GAMESCOM: Namco Bandai has revealed that its upcoming 3DS title Tekken 3D Prime Edition will include a significant free bonus. Joystiq reports that a copy of 3D movie Tekken Blood Vengeance will be included on the game cartridge. Not only is it an excellent bonus feature, but it will also …
Read More »SONY: Vita line-up detailed
Sony has announced that there are more than 80 titles in development for PlayStation Vita. Several high-profile titles were showcased during the platform holder’s E3 press conference, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the cross-platform RPG Ruin, Street Fighter X Tekken and new versions of LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers. Towards the end …
Read More »Soul Calibur V confirmed
Hit sword fighting brawler Soul Calibur will return to retail next year. Soul Calibur V was unveiled at Namco Bandai’s Level Up event in Dubai, and is set for an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release. "There are new characters and there’s some new features added to make the game …
Read More »New Tekken movie revealed
A brand new movie in the Tekken franchise will be released this summer, and this time to studio is making it. Namco Bandai unveiled Tekken: Blood Vengeance at its pre-E3 event in Dubai. The firm’s Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada announced the game, and he asked fans to forget the previous …
Read More »Street Fighter X Tekken to push genre forwards
A crossover of the much-loved Tekken and Street Fighter series will keep the beat ‘em up genre fresh. That’s according to Capcom and Namco, who last week announced they will join forces for two 360/PS3 games that merge the franchises. The publishers claim the new games – one handled by …
Read More »Capcom and Namco go to war in new fighters
Capcom and Namco revealed at last week’s San Diego ComicCon that the two are collaborating on crossovers for their flagship fighting franchises. Street Fighter X Tekken is in the works for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by Capcom, and merges the two long-running franchises into one epic fighter. Like …
Read More »YEN 6bn loss for Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai have reported a net loss of YEN 6bn for the first half of the financial year. The company’s earnings saw a significant decline from the profit of YEN 1.3bn reported in the same period last year. Sales for the six months ending September 30th fell by 9.5 per …
Read More ȣ1m marketing push for Tekken 6
Namco Bandai has told MCV its will spend in excess of 1 million on marketing for its upcoming beat-‘em-up, Tekken 6. The company has prepared an extensive campaign, incorporating print, online and TV advertising, as well as the use of social media and sampling to drive sales for the game …
Read More »Namco Bandai to lead iPhone gold rush
Namco Bandai is increasing its efforts on iPhone, promising to announce a new title every week in order to be a part of the format’s ongoing gold rush”. The publisher has hired Jonathon Kromrey, a former iPod and iPhone games producer and designer at Apple, to lead its own development …
Read More »Tekken 6 finally dated
Having first been revealed over four years ago, Namco Bandai has at last named a release date of October 27th for Xbox 360 and PS3 brawler Tekken 6, according to GameSpot. That’s for North America, of course – though no European date has been confirmed, an October 30th arrival now …
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