The first two Katamari games, produced by future playground designer Keita Takahashi, were memorable for inventing a new style of play while railing against rampant consumerism. Players rolled a ...

Is Katamari Damacy really that fun? That always seemed to be the age-old question regarding Namco’s ridiculously-eccentric sleeper hit. The way Katamari exploded in underground popularity led to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the news that we have an all-new Katamari game on the ...

Nicole Celic is a Bronx-born and raised librarian who plays more video games than she reads books. A lifelong gamer who dabbles in game development, she also teaches at the City University of New York ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Katamari series proves that having simple game mechanics, a funky soundtrack, and psychedelic colors are all it takes to entice fans to come back ...

Katamari fans, we have good news, and we have bad news. The good news is, the franchise is getting a brand-new game set to release in April of this year. The bad news is, not only will this be a ...

When the original Katamari Damacy first rolled onto the scene in 2004, it turned heads because its unique concept and distinctive sense of style made it entirely unlike anything else out there. Now, ...

Classic gamers rejoice, RollerCoaster Tycoon and a new Space Invaders game are also coming to the service. Classic gamers rejoice, RollerCoaster Tycoon and a new Space Invaders game are also coming to ...

READ MORE: Team Kaiju on the current state of multiplayer FPS titles, and what it plans to bring to the table Katamari is a weird game. To a mainstream audience, it might be a hard pitch. In it, the ...

Without an ounce of hyperbole, I can confidently say that Tap My Katamari is the most egregious game I’ve played all year. Let’s unpack that a bit. Tap My Katamari takes the quirky, beloved cult ...

It's "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" meets "Super Mario Brothers." The hit Japanese video game "Katamari Damacy" is taking the United States by storm so completely that American fans have begun ...