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WiiSellit Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Image from DeviantArt There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise. Today, Namco [...]
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get2sammyb.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Namco reckon that the traditions of unlocking characters in fighting games as you play them are now totally outdated. Speaking with Videogamer.com, director Katsuhiro Harada explained his reasoning: “Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters. And also [...]
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Vooks.Net RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The future of Dragon Ball video games is no longer with Atari, as the franchise rights have been picked up by Namco-Bandai, taking effect from January next year
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QTEgamers (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Namco Bandai have released a trailer for their upcoming PSP game, God Eater.
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PS3 Attitude (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Dragon Ball franchise has been with Atari for quite some time, that is, until now. It looks like the series will be heading back home to its original Japanese publisher, Namco Bandai. The company states that they will publish all Dragon Ball games for five years starting January 2010. They will also take over the most recent DB games; Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo,...
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Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Namco Bandai America revealed today that they've secured the exclusive rights to produce video games based on the manga/anime series Dragon Ball in North America.
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Kotaku Australia (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
If you live in the lovely continent of North America, expect all Dragon Ball games you buy (or your parents buy you) in the next five years to have a Namco Bandai label on them. (more…)
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Atari's slow collapse continues with the loss of the company's most lucrative franchise. No, not Ghostbusters -- it's Dragon Ball , which has produced approximately a billion video games so far. The franchise will now go back to Namco Bandai, the original Japanese publisher of the series. According to a statement by Namco Bandai, the agreement will run for five years beginning in January 2010 and...
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DS-x2 headlines (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
The American division of Namco Bandai today revealed that they've secured their Dragon Ball license for five more years.
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El Mundo Tech (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
From/De: Namco Bandai Games America NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OBTAINS ALL PLATFORM RIGHTS FOR DRAGON BALL® VIDEOGAMES LOS ANGELES, Calif., (July 2, 2009) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today confirmed that it has secured exclusive North American rights to publish future official videogames for the longstanding classic anime and manga series, [...]
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TeamXbox (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Namco Bandai Games America announced today it has secured exclusive North American rights to publish future official video games for the Dragon Ball franchise across all major consoles and hand held platforms.
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Once upon a time, the Dragon Ball franchise was behind some of Atari’s highest grossing titles. Throw the words “dragon” “ball” and “budokai” on a box and Atari would be looking at money in the bank. Those days are behind us -- Namco Bandai has announced that its secured exclusive North American rights to publish all future Dragon Ball titles across all major...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today confirmed that it has secured exclusive North American rights to publish future official videogames for the
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PSPHyper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Only weeks away before its big release so Namco step up their video content upload on Tales of VS. official website.