Beautiful Katamari is rolling towards Xbox 360 and we've got a trailer of it to show you. In it, you'll get to see some pleasantly familiar action, as the Prince collects skyscrapers, buns and goodness knows what else in his titular Katamari. There's also the promise of HD graphics (a given, really) and downloadable content. But is it really beautiful? The Katamaris on show look a bit higgledy-piggledy to us. We wanted only SHARP things. Or something. Decide for yourself by watching the ... » Read More

4 Jul 2007

Confirmed: Beautiful Katamari Damacy cancelled on PS3

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Confirmed: Beautiful Katamari Damacy cancelled on PS3

Rumors had been going around that Beautiful Katamari Damacy for the PS3 was canned. Famitsu magazine have confirmed today that, the game has been cancelled for the PS3.
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2 Jul 2007

Katamari shuns PS3 for Wii

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Namco Bandai's bonkers Beautiful Katamari roll-'em-up is back in the news. A rumor has now popped up hinting that the series has shunned PS3 in favor of Wii. A rumor spreading around the internet via IGN suggests that "sources close to Namco Bandai" are reporting all work has ground to a halt on the PS3 version of Beautiful Katamari. It gets better. Or worse - if you're Sony. These sources say that all resources are being channeled into a version for Wii. Apparently those same sneaky sources ... » Read More

30 Jun 2007

Rumor: Beautiful Katamari skips PS3, Goes Wii

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Rumor: Beautiful Katamari skips PS3, Goes Wii

IGN.com writes:
"Namco Bandai revealed earlier this year that it was developing the next-generation Katamari Damacy sequel, Beautiful Katamari, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Up until recently, the developer continued to work on both versions of the project. However, sources close to Namco Bandai tell IGN that the studio ran into some trouble with the port of the game to PlayStation 3 and these issues, coupled with the stalled sales of the system, have led to the project's quiet cancellation. Looking to better-than-expected sales of Wii, the company has, say insiders, re-shifted resources to ready a Wii build of Beautiful Katamari instead."
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20 Jun 2007

Beautiful Katamari will not be released on Xbox Live Arcade

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Beautiful Katamari will not be released on Xbox Live Arcade

The world shook when news broke that Beautiful Katamari would be 360 exclusive, according to rumours. When Gamespot, on the very same day, posted a preview of the game and mentioned the Xbox live Arcade, it seemed all was explained. Now though, checking back to Gamespot sees all reference to the XBLA game gone.
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18 Jun 2007

Beautiful Katamari Xbox360 Screens & Official Info

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Beautiful Katamari Xbox360 Screens & Official Info

GameersReport told you this weekend about a new exclusive game that MS snagged, Beautiful Katamari. Well, today they have the official info and first screenshots from the game for you. The game will be natively HD, and it will also feature an all-new soundtrack.
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18 Jun 2007

Beautiful Katamari rolls onto Live Arcade

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Beautiful Katamari rolls onto Live Arcade

The next instalment in the much-loved Katamari Damacy series, Beautiful Katamari, will be released via Xbox Live Arcade later this year.
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16 Jun 2007

More confirmation that Beautiful Katamari is an Xbox 360 exclusive

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - More confirmation that Beautiful Katamari is an Xbox 360 exclusive

Silconera writes that "Originally Namco Bandai announced Beautiful Katamari as a Playstation 3 and an Xbox 360 game, but shortly after Namco Bandai's Editor's day N'Gai Croal mentioned on Level Up it was going to be an Xbox 360 exclusive. This isn't a rumor, he is absolutely right about Beautiful Katamari being a 360 exclusive. Check out Namco Bandai's fact sheet for Beautiful Katamari, it only mentions Xbox 360 as the platform."
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16 Jun 2007

Namco Bandai Gamers' Day 2007 event recap

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Namco Bandai Gamers' Day 2007 event recap

Bob Workman of GameDaily XL writes: "Namco Bandai Games wanted to push for a big gaming year, and, boy, did it get it. The company held its annual Gamers' Day event this week at the Supperclub in beautiful San Francisco, and I was able to attend, along with my crazy AOL GameDaily cohort Libe Goad. Needless to say, the event was a blast, and brushed aside a few doubts on announced projects -- they rock just like the company said they would. "
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15 Jun 2007

PS3 loses Katamari to Microsoft?

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According to Newsweek's Level Up column, Microsoft could be close to securing the next Katamari Damacy game, Beautiful Katamari as an Xbox 360 exclusive. Namco Bandai announced the next-gen installment for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 earlier this year, but according to Level Up an exclusivity deal between Microsoft and Namco Bandai is "very close" to fruition. It'd make sense in theory, considering the developer's recent love for Microsoft's box, which includes the gorgeous RPG Eternal ... » Read More

15 Jun 2007

Namco quiet on Katamari rumours

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Namco quiet on Katamari rumours

Namco Bandai has remained quiet on rumours that Beautiful Katamari will be released exclusively on Xbox 360.

The company told Eurogamer this morning that until it announced its plans and a publisher for Europe it couldn't possibly comment on speculation.

Even Microsoft remained tight-lipped, offering no comment on what would surely be a high-profile exclusive-snatch. Then again, it's E3 next month.
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27 Apr 2007

More Katamari screens roll in

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Following up once more on last week's announcement we've got another batch of Beautiful Katamari screenshots, thanks to Japanese site Game Watch. The screens give us our first look at Beautiful Katamari's new cousins in action, as well as the boosted levels of junk you can fling around on screen. Apparantly it'll be out on Xbox 360 and PS3 before the end of the year and the official Japanese website is up for you to poke around. To indulge your inner accumulator, click the above Images tab to ... » Read More

26 Apr 2007

Beautiful Katamari details roll in

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Beautiful Katamari details roll in

Xboxic has cooperated with OXM again to give the online community an early preview of upcoming material. The idea of the game hasn't changed too much from previous installments in the series: it revolves around a Prince and his Katamari, a rolling clump of objects. Starting out small, the idea is to roll over lots of different objects in the environment to pick them up and grow the ever more colorful ball. Each stage has its own bizarro objective, such as achieving a specific size for the katamari, or collecting a set amount of specific objects onto the ball.
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24 Apr 2007

Beautiful Katamari Gets Official Site

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360 - Beautiful Katamari - Beautiful Katamari Gets Official Site

Namco Bandai just announced Beautiful Katamari for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 last week, and more recently they have launched the official site for the game.
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20 Apr 2007

First Beautiful Katamari shots rolled out

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As we reported yesterday, Namco-Bandai's bonkers Japanese roll-'em-up is making its way to Xbox 360 and PS3 and we've got the first screens of Beautiful Katamari Damacy, as it's currently known, right here. If you haven't been fortunate enough to experience the joys of Katamari, you play as that little green dude with the hammer-like head and you roll around a sticky ball - called a Katamari - to pick up small objects around a giant house. As more stuff accumulates on your Katamari, it gets ... » Read More

19 Apr 2007

PS3/360 Katamari: First look

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Everyone's favorite fruitloop puzzler - that's Katamari Damacy, if you haven't had the pleasure - has been confirmed for an appearance on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in the guise of Beautiful Katamari Damacy. The brand new game, boosted with online features and bigger, more complex environments, was revealed in the latest issue of Japanese gaming bible Weekly Famitsu. We've uncovered this brilliantly eccentric bit of artwork for the game, and a single screenshot, though they unfortunately ... » Read More