Knights Contract Works Its Magic This February

What witch doesn’t wish she had an executioner at her command? Slash down those calendar days, because Knights Contract has gone gold for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Gamers can expect the title in-hand on February 22.

Namco Bandai Black Friday Sale from Your Phone or PC

Running from November 25 to December 1, Namco Bandai will be having a Black Friday sale for different operating systems. The sales will be across all app stores so you don't even have to get out of bed or hurry to the stores to get them.

Namco Bandai Reports Net Loss for First Half of 2010

Compared to the report of last year of the same time frame, Namco Bandai's net loss for the first half of 2010 was an improvement. The net loss was tallied at 1.93 billion yen, or $24 million, which is a major gap from the previous 6.04 billion yen, or $74 million net loss. This was thanks to an increase in sales of roughly 174 billion yen, or $2.3 billion. Their latest game, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, fell 200,000 copies shy of the forecast 1 million copies expected to be shipped.

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom: Developer Diaries

Plenty of news lately surrounding Namco Bandai's upcoming action adventure Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom: first, the revelation that the game will be launching a week early, on November 23, 2010, along with the release of the demo for 360 and PS3 yesterday.

Today, we have another treat for you: two developer diary videos plus a slew of screenshots. Hit the break to enjoy these!

Review: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

When I played Enslaved at E3 earlier this year, I knew it would be a good game. I knew I would be interested in playing it, and I had the impression that it would be one of this year's best adventure titles, even if the combat felt somewhat wonky to me at that time. What the brief bit I played at E3 did not convey to me was that I would be playing through one of the most captivating stories I would ever come across within the bounds of digital entertainment. The tale of Trip and her Monkey, a story loosely based on a 500 year-old Chinese novel, is captivating and extremely well-written, and despite a few technical hiccups throughout the journey, Enslaved is easily one of the best games I've played all year.

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Now Releasing November 23

Usually when a publisher announces a release date change, it involves a delay. However, today Namco Bandai revealed the game will actually be releasing a week earlier than originally scheduled, on November 23 (instead of November 30).

Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition

As most of you know, Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas is coming out October 19 to North America (October 22 in Europe). In case you're looking for a little more than just the game, a couple Collector's Editions have been revealed, depending on whether you want a retail or digital copy.

Tales of the Abyss May Be Hitting the 3DS

The eighth addition to the Tales series, Namco had released Tales of the Abyss back in October 2006 on the PS2. Now there has been news that the game will be making its ways to the 3DS in Japan "in full 3D glory". There has yet to be news of its release in North America and Europe. Don't lose hope though, the 3DS has yet to even receive a measly release date in North America - so who knows what will happen?

Street Fighter X Tekken Gameplay Footage

In case any of you haven't heard the big news by now, Capcom and Namco Bandai are planning on releasing two new fighting games, bringing together Tekken and Street Fighter in what seems to be one of the most exciting crossovers in the history of the genre. The already-hyped game isn't set to release until at least 2012, but there was some gameplay footage for Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken that was shown at Comic-Con this year. The footage features none other than the stars of Street Fighter and Tekken --Ryu and Kazuya.

Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter Announced

Attendees of the "Street Fighter Mania!: SSFIV and Beyond" panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday got a huge surprise when Capcom's Yoshinori Ono revealed not only Capcom's development of Street Fighter X Tekken, but also announced the development of Tekken X Street Fighter by Namco Bandai. The crossover games feature characters from both series and use different engines respectively.