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Extended Play Download Days (price drop on DLC) (News)

Sep 5, 2008

For a limited time only (well, until the end of October) the Xbox Live Marketplace is running an 'Extended Play Download Days' promotion which is offering some pretty good savings on some of the more popular DLC.

Games include:
Mass Effect
Lost Odyssey
Forza Motorsport 2
Oblivion
Guitar Hero 3
Beautiful Katamari

Beautiful Katamari - Gory death in cutesy game (Video)

Jun 2, 2008

Console Cameos - Real-world systems hidden in your games (Video)

Feb 21, 2008

Console Cameos (Feature)

Feb 20, 2008

Most of us play games to escape reality. For a few brief moments, the trials of the material world trickle away and your only concern is how many goddamn gold coins you can collect in an hour. Then, out of nowhere, a friggin' Xbox 360 console shows up in the actual game and all your suspended disbelief goes right out the window. And it happens more often than you'd think. So often, in fact, that we had little trouble in amassing a large ...

Beautiful Katamari gets official release date (News)

Feb 5, 2008

Atari has finally concreted the Beautiful Katamari date as 29th February in Europe.

It follows a bit of indecision by the publisher, which said February then changed its mind to March.

However, we were treated to a demo for it at the end of January, so you can hop on Live now and roll things up as if you were in control of a giant magical snowball.

MS apologises for Beautiful Katamari demo mistake (News)

Jan 31, 2008

MS asks Gold members to "hold tight" as Silver members hit the download button.

Microsoft has apologised this morning for releasing a demo of upcoming rolling collect-em-up Beautiful Katamari that's only accessible by Xbox LIVE Silver members

Beautiful Katamari appears on Xbox Live Marketplace for European gamers (News)

Jan 30, 2008

The Xbox 360 demo for Beautiful Katamari was released in North America but wasn't available to those of us living in the UK or other parts of Europe. The demo has now been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace for these regions as well as Australia and New Zeland.

Beautiful Katamari rolls into Europe in February (News)

Jan 10, 2008

Atari has announced that Beautiful Katamari, the latest instalment in the acclaimed series, is to be released across Europe for Xbox 360 in February.

This all-new Xbox 360 title will feature high-definition visuals, an original soundtrack, all-new online multiplayer features and more.

EGM December 2007 Review Scores Roundup (News)

Oct 23, 2007

The review scores from EGM #222 (December 2007) are revealed:

* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock: 9, 8.5, 8
* Sega Rally Revo: 7.5, 7, 7
* Conan: 5.5, 5.5, 5.5
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008: 8, 7, 5.5
* Clive Barker's Jericho: 3, 4.5, 4.5 (Shame of the Month)
* The Simpsons Game: 7, 6.5, 7
* Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War: 4, 6, 4
* Folklore: 5.5, 7.5, 8
* The Eye of Judgment: 8, 8, 8
* Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 8.5, 9.5, 9
* Halo 3: 10, 10, 9
* Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation: 6.5, 6.5, 8
* Half-Life 2 Orange Box: 10, 9.5, 10
* Beautiful Katamari: 7, 4.5, 4
* Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations: 9, 7, 7.5
* Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness: 7.5, 7, 7
* Silent Hill: Origins: 7.5, 7, 7

Warning: New Beautiful Katamari DLC is a Ripoff (News)

Oct 20, 2007

Gaming Today reports a ripoff and advises you not to buy Beautiful Katamari and encourage this kind of business practice:

Beautiful Katamari's "downloadable" content includes four new levels, each costing 200 Microsoft Points. The problem: the content is stuff that is already on the disc, only you aren't able to access it until you fork over even MORE money than you already have paid for the game.

i.e., You're paying additional money for keys to unlock the content that is already on the disc. Four separate keys, each costing 200 points.

Beautiful Katamari (Review)

Oct 19, 2007

Oct 19, 2007 The first thing we noticed upon firing up Beautiful Katamari was that we were constantly steering our ever-expanding sticky ball straight sideways into the wall. Because the analog sticks on the Xbox 360 are offset, instead of being side-by-side as they are on a PS2 controller, you may need a few minutes to adapt before you can guide your adhesive sphere properly. The second thing we realized was that, despite the move to fully HD graphics, it looks, feels, sounds, and plays ...

Beautiful Katamari (Screenshots)

Oct 17, 2007

Beautiful Katamari Now Available for Xbox 360 (News)

Oct 16, 2007

Beautiful Katamari for Xbox 360 is now available on store shelves all over North America, Namco Bandai announced today. Katamari on the 360 boasts bigger levels, an online mode and carries a $39.99 price tag, which is a little lower than your usual next current-gen game.

Ace Combat 6, Beautiful Katamari Hit Gold Status (News)

Oct 2, 2007

The two titles in Namco Bandai's double dose of Xbox 360 holiday gaming goodness--Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Beautiful Katamari--are complete and have entered the manufacturing process, a milestone frequently known as "going gold."
Project Aces' Ace Combat 6 and its unique blend of realistic licensed aircraft and sci-fi elements will bombard stores October 23. A limited edition of the game, which packs Hori's ACE-EDGE Flightstick, will be available on the same day for $149.99.

Trailer Trash (Feature)

Sep 28, 2007

Sept 28, 2007 Beowulf Beowulf: The Film will be out in November, and will be sharing a publicity budget with a Game of the same name. The film is produced by Robert Zemeckis (this isnt the last Zemeckis reference in this weeks Trailer Trash - youve been warned), and features an all star cast including Angelina Jolie, John Malkovitch, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover, and others. This trailer for the game, however, stars a sword falling into a puddle over and over while some repetitive-looking ...

Beautiful Katamari Damacy - "Guru Guru Gravity" 09-27-07 (Video)

Sep 27, 2007

TGS 2007: New Katamari game coming to PS3, but not Beautiful Katamari (News)

Sep 22, 2007

There's been some confusion about whether the Xbox 360 title Beautiful Katamari is also headed for PS3 or Wii, especially after the game showed up on the Namco Bandai website as being so last week.

Speaking with Beautiful Katamari director Jun Morikawa at the Tokyo Game Show, he clarified that Beautiful Katamari specifically will not be appearing on the PS3 -- but, that the series will definitely be making its way to the console soon.

Beautiful Katamari Achievement List Revealed by x360a (News)

Sep 14, 2007

Beautiful Katamari becomes the first game to have a full list of 1250 points revealed right from the beginning, though three of them state "download stages" which points to mandatory downloadable content before gamers will be able to unlock every achievement. No word if this content will be free or not, nor when it will be available.

Ace Combat 6 heading to PS3 with Beautiful Katamari, Eternal Sonata? (News)

Sep 11, 2007

According to an interview at the French website Jeux Video, (see the first alternative source below,) the producer of Ace Combat 6 has revealed the possibility of a PS3 version of the air simulation game.

In addition, earlier the official site for Beautiful Katamari listed PlayStation 3 and Wii versions as "TBD" ("To Be Determined,") The website has since then been updated, and the PS3 and Wii listing removed after being spotted and reported.

In a similar fashion, Eternal Sonata (aka Trusty Bell in Japan) is also listed as "TBD" for PlayStation 3 -- but interestingly, no Wii. The unintentional listing has also been discovered and removed.

Altogether which seem to be an interesting coincidence. 1UP speculates that Beautiful Katamari and Eternal Sonata will be announced at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2007, (i.e., the second alternative source below.)

Note: Snapshots of the evidences were taken by Kotaku before the websites changes and are attached below.

PS3 and Wii to get Beautiful Katamari (News)

Sep 11, 2007

Sept 11, 2007 The crazy rolling world of Beautiful Katamari is heading to PS3 and Wii, it appears. Namco Bandai's website now lists both platforms as being on the Beautiful Katamari roll call, although neither version has a release date - they're both down as "TBD." And in related news, the site's also listing Xbox 360 RPG Eternal Sonata as destined for PS3 now too. Again, a release date for the PS3 version is down as "TBD." Source: Kotaku Courtesy of CVG. ...

Bandai Namco Site Lists Beautiful Katamari For PS3 And Wii (News)

Sep 11, 2007

Bandai Namco has now listed Beautiful Katamari for the Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii on their official site. Beautiful Katamari was first listed as an Xbox 360 exclusive now it seems they have a Playstation 3 and a Nintendo Wii version of the game in development.

First online with Katamari, Ace Combat (Preview)

Aug 23, 2007

Aug 23, 2007 Plenty's already been said about Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari, but until this week no one had seen a drop of full-on multiplayer action. Both games promised the feature, and had been explained through text, but now we've finally spent some quality time with two of Namco's biggest hitters. Oh, and we dabbled with Tekken 5's new online mode on the PlayStation Network, but more on that later. Being the insatiable Ace fans that we are, Fires of Liberation was our first stop. ...

Katamari 360 goes crazy online - new details (News)

Aug 16, 2007

Aug 16, 2007 We expected more than a simple VS mode in Namco's Beautiful Katamari on 360, but the bonkers rolling game has got way more planned... A new "Thingy Battle" scenario will have four players from around the world take on each other in a competition to roll up the most of a specific item chosen by the King of all Cosmos (your giant dad). The player to finish with the most of that item apparently wins the "love of the king," if you really want it. And in addition to the usual ...

Beautiful Katamari demo hits XBL Marketplace (News)

Aug 14, 2007

Thevideogamingreport reports that a "Beautiful Katamari" Demo has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace and is ready for download.

E3 07: Beautiful Katamari trailer rolls in (News)

Jul 11, 2007

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 ...

Confirmed: Beautiful Katamari Damacy cancelled on PS3 (News)

Jul 4, 2007

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.

Katamari shuns PS3 for Wii (News)

Jul 2, 2007

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 ...

Rumor: Beautiful Katamari skips PS3, Goes Wii (News)

Jun 30, 2007

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."

Beautiful Katamari will not be released on Xbox Live Arcade (News)

Jun 20, 2007

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.

Beautiful Katamari Xbox360 Screens & Official Info (News)

Jun 18, 2007

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.

Beautiful Katamari rolls onto Live Arcade (News)

Jun 18, 2007

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

More confirmation that Beautiful Katamari is an Xbox 360 exclusive (News)

Jun 16, 2007

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."

Namco Bandai Gamers' Day 2007 event recap (News)

Jun 16, 2007

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. "

PS3 loses Katamari to Microsoft? (News)

Jun 15, 2007

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 ...

Namco quiet on Katamari rumours (News)

Jun 15, 2007

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.

Beautiful Katamari - hands-on (Preview)

May 25, 2007

Three years ago the world was treated to a deviously simple idea that erupted into a worldwide gaming phenomenon - roll a sticky ball over stuff until it grows so large that it usurps everything from ants to clouds to islands. Since that fateful introduction, the Katamari series has seen a new game each year and commanded a strong, faithful audience despite each release handling just like its predecessor. So what's all the excitement about then? How can people consistently go crazy about a ...

More Katamari screens roll in (News)

Apr 27, 2007

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 ...

Beautiful Katamari details roll in (News)

Apr 26, 2007

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.

Beautiful Katamari Gets Official Site (News)

Apr 24, 2007

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.

First Beautiful Katamari shots rolled out (News)

Apr 20, 2007

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 ...

PS3/360 Katamari: First look (News)

Apr 19, 2007

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 ...

Secret Achievments (Unlockable)

Nov 15, 2007

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Unlockable: Endless Mode (Unlockable)

Oct 17, 2007

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Achievements (Unlockable)

Oct 16, 2007

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