You can watch this teaser trailer below (and get your fill of Siegfried).

If you still want more, check out the official website. Right now they’ve got a “like on Facebook to reveal this image!” thing going on, which is kind of silly, but…whatever floats your boat, I guess.

There are some shows that have the power to draw people in as they are innocently passing through the channels and leave them completely entranced. I have found that Antiques Roadshow has that power over me. It’s a crazy fascinating combination of people, the crazy things they bring, and how much some of them are worth. Soon we will be able to capture that enchantment and become more enmeshed with that world as Namco brings the treasure hunt straight into our PC’s.

In Antiques Roadshow the game, players will be able to find hidden treasures, restore them, and then take them to the Antiques Roadshow to get them appraised as they follow Julia on her journey to solve a mystery that has haunted her employer’s family for generations.

Antiques Roadshow is now available for preorder at NamcoGames.com for $9.99 and will be launching in the end of this month! Happy Appraising!

According to Namco’s Vice President of Marketing, Carlson Choi, “PAC-MAN Kart Rally is easy to pick up and play, making it appropriate for all skill levels. With PAC-MAN’s 30th anniversary wrapping up, we are excited to continue the celebration by bringing another title that involves such an iconic brand to mobile devices.”

The Namco PC hit Mishap:  An Accidental Haunting has been released for the iPhone and iPad.  In this hidden object games, you play as the Burtons, a young couple who have just moved in to their dream home. As they are preparing to move, they are visited by a self proclaimed paranormal expert who helps the couple get rid of ghosts by finding hidden objects. Mishap features 32 rooms and is full of riddles and mini games.

Mishap: An Accidental Haunting is now available from the Apple Apps Store. The iPhone version is $4.99 while the iPad version is $6.99.

Rating: E for Everyone

PASS (PC) / BUY(XBLA)

@CandiceHatesYou and @violetzombie team up for a joint review of the new Puzzle Quest game, now available for the PC (via Steam), Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live), and the Nintendo DS.

Puzzle Quest 2: PC – Manda

Ultimately, the PC version is completely unplayable. After installing this bad-boy on two systems, its glitches and freezes made it impossible to do little more than sit idly on the screen and twiddle ones thumbs until the badness went away. I got three battles into the game before giving up entirely.

Glitchiness aside, the lush graphics and improved game-play were certainly something to call home about. I really enjoyed the fact that I could play mini-games to loot rooms, bust down doors, and put out fires. This game feels like a real RPG with puzzle elements instead of a puzzler with RPG elements (unlike the first Puzzle Quest).

I did get much, much farther in the Xbox 360 version of this game but, y’know, Candice has got that covered.

Puzzle Quest 2: Xbox 360 – Candice

Admittedly, I was never a puzzle girl. sure. I rocked out some Tetris and of course, I would play the odd amount of puzzlers whenever I was bored — but did I seek them out? No. Not once did I ever think; “Man, I really want to get on some Bejeweled right now!” and that was because none of them got me as engaged as Puzzle Quest 2 did. True, I played the first title and I enjoyed it, but it didn’t make me feel like it was half-puzzle and half-RPG like this one did. Admittedly, I was coaxed into this due to shiny colors and mindless entertainment — but I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was more than that.

The first Puzzle Quest had flaws that I could go on for hours about, how it felt less like a roleplaying game and more like, well, just a puzzler. You never got to actually see enough of your character other than staged art and you weren’t guided through the process in a way that made it fluid to the seasoned RPG gamer. If you went into it thinking it was a mixture of both, Puzzle Quest 1 certainly didn’t help you continue that train of thought. It was just too chaotically thrown together and I worried that notes weren’t listened to or taken into consideration this time around. I was wrong though and happily, I got to create my character and take my Barbarian through a town, kill me some rats and go seeking through an ice cave for a huge Troll. New to Puzzle Quest 2 are the actual close-up shots of your character moving through the maps of town and the world. You’re no longer left to imagine what your character looks like or even the people he’s speaking to. It’s no longer just wipe-screens where inanimate characters are drawn into a background resembling where you just went to. It’s actually… gasp, like an RPG.

Going through the puzzles is not just about killing enemies, but also things like looting boxes, bashing through doors and many other scenarios. The fact is, you never feel like the game talks down to you or even wants to trick you into thinking it’s not a puzzle game. It surely wants you to feel like you’re involved in a puzzle, but it gives you enough of an RPG feel that you keep wanting to get to the next town, the next boss and the next level.

Personally, I dug it. As someone who generally only plays puzzle games when I’m bored — I found myself happy to put this on and give it a go. I may not be far, but let me tell you, my Barbarian is going to bring the pain to the next Troll that gets in her way.

Namco Bandai Games America was created long ago to bring video games like Pac-Man to America. Namco Networks America was created to work on mobile and social games.

Now the two will combine into one company to merge and take advantage of the talent each of them have in the mobile and console space.

“We strive to make games accessible to gamers across multiple platforms. Combining the companies’ deep pools of talent and resources is the best way for us to achieve our goal of broadening our consumer base,” said Kenji Hisatsune, President, CEO and COO of Namco Networks. “I am very excited about uniting these dynamic groups and look forward to delivering top-notch content that’s appropriate for multiple gaming platforms and communities.”

The game runs on the same engine as Street Fighter IV, and classic Tekken characters are making the transition to the Street Fighter universe while keeping their signature moves and art style of the series. Just like in Street Fighter IV, you’ll be fighting in 2D with 3D models. The game will also include Tag Team gameplay with two fighters working together for special combos.

During the panel, Ono had these comments to make about the origins of this project: “This is history we’re making.  Two fighting games that have rivalled each other are finally standing on the same stage.  This isn’t just a showdown between Tekken and Street Fighter, but a decisive battle for Capcom and Namco Bandai Games.  So I’m going to give it my all.”

The debut trailer is below, and below that, we’ve got a gallery of screenshots. Enjoy!

Namco has teamed up with Firemint to bring the hit game, Flight Control to Java, Brew, Rim, Windows Mobile, and Android. Scheduled for a July release, this version of Flight Control promises the same addictive gameplay, four different airfields and 10 types of aircraft. Non iPhone mobile gamers will be able to join the fun!

Namco also released PAC-Match Party HD for the iPad. This Match-3 Puzzle Game, includes 30 levels of crazy combos and power-ups.

In celebration of Pac Man’s birthday, Namco released a Flash version of PAC-Match Party.

Accompany this two great titles, Namco added Isaac Newton’s Gravity HD for the iPad. This physics-based puzzle game promisses 100 brain-teasing levels of fun.

Despicable Me: Minion Mania, PAC- Match Party and Isaac Newton’s Gravity HD are all available from the Apps Store & the Flash version is available at http://pacman.com/en/games/flash/pac-match-party.

Yeah, his “real” birthday isn’t until tomorrow (the original Pac-Man game was released in the U.S. on May 22, 1980), but he’s still one of the most recognized video game characters ever. And the best part is that he hasn’t lost relevance – he’s the best symbol of retro gaming around!

People still love him (the largest Pac-Man game ever involved turning Manhattan into the game board back in 2004), and Namco (the game’s original creators) are giving back a little of that love with a special contest in which the grand prize is a specialized Smart Car.

From May 21 through August 20, if you live in the U.S. or Canada and are over 18, you can visit Pac-Man’s official website and fill out an entry form to get in on the sweepstakes. The car’s winner will be announced on September 3, 2010.