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Important Change to Rewards!

The summer con season is well underway and we hope that some of you have had the lucky pleasure to have gone to some and experience and learn about new and upcoming titles as well as interact with fans.

As you may have already known, the grand prize for Hokage's Room was a trip for two to Comic Con in San Diego which was unfortunately unclaimed. Since it was unclaimed, we'd like to give you another opportunity to win a trip to a gamer's extravaganza! This time, we really hope you'll be able to make your claim so head on over to the Rewards section for more details!

The fifth-annual Penny Arcade Expo 2008 will be held in Seattle, WA from August 29th - 31st with a nice line-up that inlcudes NAMCO BANDAI Games. It's a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers that we're sure Naruto fans will really enjoy! They call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas they've got concerts, panel discussions, the weekend-long Omegathon event, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers. Even with all this amazing content the best part of PAX is hanging out with other hardcore gaming fans. This will be the place to be see even MORE Storm action!

We would really like a hardcore Naruto to claim this great prize this time around so if no one has claimed it by August 12th, Hokage's Room will determine an appropriate winner to take the grand prize of going to the Penny Arcade Expo 2008.

Good luck to all!

Posted Jul 22, 2008 by the_hokage | 43 Comments | Share It

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Demo Storm for FREE at the PS Store TODAY!

The wait is finally over! If you have been wanting to test the demo for NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm you can now head on over to the official Storm site where they will walk you through the simple process of getting the demo from the PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN)! You may have received our newsletter saying that you can demo it on Qore (you can, but it isn't free, unfortunately), but it IS free at the PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN). What are you waiting for? Go demo it NOW!

Want to let your friends know about this exciting news? Head on over to the Send a Link section to earn ryo for letting your friends and family know! Remember to submit your questions for Mission 40 for the developers of Storm and you just may have your question answered!

Let us know what you think of the demo if you've already begun to play it!

Posted Jul 17, 2008 by the_hokage | 195 Comments | Share It

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm on PS Qore & More!

Have you heard? The NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm demo was finally released on PlayStation Qore earlier this month but the FREE download from the PlayStation Store will be starting on the 17th of July! How neat is that?!

Wait, did you want even more great news about NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm? You got it! NAMCO BANDAI Games recently had a booth at the Anime Expo in LA where lucky fans got to demo and test out the game. Want to see what the booth had to offer fans? Head on over to the Galleries to check out the neat photos then take a look at the videos below and let us know what you think!

Posted Jul 11, 2008 by the_hokage | 54 Comments | Share It

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MORE Naruto PSP Skin Winners!

Last week, quite a few of you earned lots of bonus ryo for letting us know that you pre-ordered your copy of NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 25,000 ryo to be exact.

Five lucky pre-orderers also earned themselves an awesome Naruto skin for their PSP's but we promised that we'd announce the other 5 winners this week. The other 5 lucky pre-orderers who get to skin their PSP's Naruto style are:

- patrolzero

- naruto1383

- animewatcha

- BLUERON

- Fear_My_Rasengan

Congratulations to you! Enjoy your new PSP skins!

Posted Jul 3, 2008 by the_hokage | 51 Comments | Share It

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm Art Announced!

A few months ago, NAMCO BANDAI Games came to Hokage's Room for help in choosing the official box art of the upcoming PlayStation 3 release of NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm. We're happy to announce that the community's favorite was chosen by NAMCO BANDAI Games! That's right -- You had direct say in the packaging of the game! Check out the official art:

What do you think?

Posted Jul 1, 2008 by the_hokage | 125 Comments | Share It

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Gametrailers.com Ultimate Ninja Storm Exclusive!

Yes! Another exclusive look into the development of the highly anticiapted NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm is now available at Gametrailers.com! We can't get enough of all these exclusive looks into this next big title and hope you can't either... because this is only the beginning of what's to come!

If you've already checked out the game play on On the Spot and are sharing it with your friends, give them another reason to be excited about this next NAMCO BANDAI Games Naruto release by letting them know about this new trailer! If you want to earn some bonus ryo just for watching the trailer and passing it along to your friends and family, remember to go to the Send a Link section to use your special links!

Aren't you excited for all the news on NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm? We sure are!

Posted Jun 30, 2008 by the_hokage | 21 Comments | Share It

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Storm On the Spot at GameSpot.com!

Guess who's featured on the latest episode of On the Spot at GameStop.com?! NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm! You read correctly! There is some really great commentary on the game play as well as fan questions that are answered by the awesome guys at NAMCO BANDAI Games. Check out the entire segment on NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm and you just may find yourself drooling over the great graphics. It's a really great in depth-look into what you can expect this coming fall so go check it out HERE

or just watch it below:

Fans are already buzzing about it on the GameSpot forums - join in on the conversation and let them know what YOU think!

The demo will be released during E3 but if you're already dying of anticipation and want to get your hands on it as soon as you can, check out PlayStation Qore where the demo is available earlier!

Are you excited for NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm??

Posted Jun 27, 2008 by the_hokage | 39 Comments | Share It

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Status on UNH2 Pre-order Mission

The Mission to submit your proof of pre-ordering NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 is now closed and all submissions have been verified.

Thank you for your patience through the verification process. You should now see a cool UNH2 pre-order badge on your profile if you have correctly submitted your proof as well as have earned yourself the 3,000 ryo. Pre-order figurines will be shipped out shortly so if you haven't already done so yet, please go to your profile and update your shipping address so that your figurine will be shipped to you hassle-free. Make sure to list your correct shipping info so that you'll receive your figurines in a timely manner!

As you may recall, pre-orderers also had the opportunity to earn a bonus 25,000 ryo for completing the Mission. A member has been chosen for each week that the Mission was up and we are pleased to announce our randomly chosen mega-ryo winners:

- orochimaru1

- Dizzle3

- t260saga

- youngJuan

- slayer1971

- shisui_uchiha

Congratulations to you all!

Wait, did you want even more good news for your pre-orders? We're also giving away awesome Naruto PSP skins for members who pre-ordered the game via GameStop.com! We have 10 skins to give away and will tell you the first five winners today:

- avery78

- HoukouDemonWolf

- TigerC10

- mangekyo02

- naruto9098

Want to know who the other 5 winners are? You'll just have to wait until next week when we announce them!

Stay tuned and Happy NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 release day!

Posted Jun 25, 2008 by the_hokage | 23 Comments | Share It

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 Out TOMORROW!

The long wait will finally come to an end in just a few hours- can you feel the excitement run through your veins? NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress will be shipping tomorrow so you can expect your copies ready for your PSP this week!

Who's ready? Sounds like many of you are! A lot of you have some very exciting plans for the release and I thought I'd share some with you:

"Im super exited for the big release date!!! My plans are to play the first one and wait for the release of the second one. Then when I get the second one im going to pop it in then play it all day!!!" - itachidude1020

"I plan on getting it the day it comes out, since i already pre-ordered it, and playing it all day and all night in order to get all the characters to play with my brothers on wireless play! i can't wait for Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 to come out, i just can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - HoukouDemonWolf

"I am going to leave work early. Run out to Gamestop and buy a new red PSP and pick up my pre-order Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes two. Go home, order a pizza and get to playing the game. I may even put on my Naruto headband for the occasion. I am so psyched!!! My brother is going to buy it also, so I know he'll be calling me to tell me how far he's gotten. I will not lose. Believe it!!! Good times." - Jaynubian

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Those all sound like such very fun plans -  we can't wait to hear all about what you have to say! Are you ready?

Posted Jun 24, 2008 by the_hokage | 27 Comments | Share It

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 Site UPDATED!

The NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 site is now updated and packed with even more info and fun for you to check out! Have you seen their latest Story Trailer? Go check it out now then tell us what you think!

All the characters have been updated as well so you'll be ready to experience all of them when the game hits shelves NEXT WEEK! Are you ready to battle it out it out on your PSP?

So you've taken a look at the new trailer and read up on all the characters? Have you created your DREAM TEAM banner yet?! Head to the official site to make your banners to show off on your blogs and pass it along to friends then enter the Hokage's Room Mission to earn 3000 ryo! How do you earn this ryo? Easy! Check out the Mission HERE for complete details.

Are you ready for the release of NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 next week?

Posted Jun 18, 2008 by the_hokage | 37 Comments | Share It

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