Namco releases Facebook arcade games Comments by Tom Bramwell

USD10? Many complained that the XBLA versions were too expensive at 400MSP (USD5).

Sweet Jesus. Its like the game development equivalent of someone's Dad turning up at the local night club and trying to get down with the kids.

Way to "not get it" Namco.

Also, what kangarootoo said.

@kangarootoo [ Burkey likes this]

You like the Namco Facebook games? Or my usertag?

/confused

Why should I have to download anything?

Yeah, I reckon kangarootoo summed that up pretty much perfectly. It's hard to know even where to begin talking about how ill-advised these releases sound, so, erm, I won't.

It's not like you are forced to play or purchase right? Whine on.

Make it stop!

Every cool thing seems to be getting targetted by these dinosaur games corporations. IPhone has some amazing indie stuff for 59p to 5 quid and facebook is just a simply but cool meeting place.

Queue EA and Namco and now IPhone has a premium store with download content and microtransactions and facebook gets a fully not integrated ancient arcade games add on!

Why didn't Apple and Facebook tell them to frak off when they had the chance?

Facebook cool?

Facebook is a lot of things. Cool? hmmmm, perhaps not:)

Namco. Cunts.

@canIdoyabombsforya

Oh you know what I mean! :)

Whoa, whoa, whoa... I must have missed the memo. Facebook is cool???!!!!

Yes. The memo was sent on facebook though, tagged alongside a bunch of useless applications.

@Hamflank
It's not like you are forced to play or purchase right? Whine on.

It's not like you are forced to read comments right? Whine on.

Yes nerds, something millions of people sign up for and use is the actual definition of 'cool' as opposed to your definition which is along the lines of 'aloof thing that as soon as it becomes popular must be a sellout'.

Its all relative. Facebook is far cooler than a bunch of gamers discussing games on an internet forum. FACT.

Quake 3 is running in a browser, How can they not get Pac-Man to run?

Namco in yet another 'give us your money' non-shocker.

"Why didn't Apple and Facebook tell them to frak off when they had the chance? "

Because Facebook obviously like their advertising money, and/or not being involved in legal issues surrounding floods of apps hitting Facebook which infringe on Namco's copyrights.

I'm with the 'Namco don't get it' crowd here. Sounds like the guys in marketing had a brilliant idea ("Hey guys, Facebook!!11",) then gave a shit spec to lazy developers who didn't think or want to pipe up and say "hey there's a better way..." And thus we have this.

A browser based applet supported by in-game advertising would've made more sense in this day and age, but then I can't see Facebook being too chuffed with someone getting their own advertising revenue via their site.

The more I think about it, the more I think business simply got in the way of a good, commendable execution here.

"Its all relative. Facebook is far cooler than a bunch of gamers discussing games on an internet forum. FACT. "

But we know we are c#nts and to a point remain anonymous.

Facebook is like a worldwide online phonebook with pictures, except way more intrusive. I 'm waiting for privacy to be cool again ;)

Put your privacy settings to friends only and it's not intrusive at all.

"Yes nerds..."

IRONOMAN is ironing his boxers right now, but he'll be along shortly.