Thursday, June 9, 2011

Namco Bandai Announce Tekken Hybrid For The PS3, Has Tekken Blood Vengeance 3D + Tekken Tag Tournament HD

Namco Bandai have announced Tekken Hybrid for exclusively for the PS3 this November. Tekken Hybrid is a collection that will have the Tekken Blood Vengeance 3D Movie and Tekken Tag Tournament HD game all on one Bluray, as well as some other unannounced content. Tekken Tag Tournament HD is a HD Remake of the Playstation 2 game Tekken Tag Tournament. Namco Bandai have also released new trailers for Tekken Blood Vengeance 3D and Tekken Hybrid.


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Press Release

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (June 7, 2011) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that TEKKEN® Hybrid, a collection of the new full-length 3D compatible feature film TEKKEN®Blood Vengeance 3D, TEKKEN®Tag Tournament HD, and additional content yet to be announced, will be releasing on Blu-Ray exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system this November. TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD is a high-definition remake of the PlayStation®2 classic, TEKKEN Tag Tournament.

TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D will be presented as a special NCM Fathom event for one night only in over 375 theaters across North America on July 26 before a home entertainment Blu-Ray release as part of the TEKKEN Hybrid set, and as a standalone DVD release from BANDAI Entertainment Inc . Set in the rich Tekken universe, TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D follows Xiaoyu Ling, seasoned martial artist and high school student, tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on the mysterious student Shin Kamiya. Before she can make any progress in the investigation, Shin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Digging deeper into Shin’s background in an attempt to rescue him, Xiaoyu learns about the frightening underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima…and the late Heihachi Mishima’s conspiracy that’s stained with blood.

Created in full CG, TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D is being produced by Digital Frontier (Resident Evil: Degeneration, Death Note and Appleseed), with the screenplay written by Dai Sato (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Cowboy Bebop) and the score composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto (Ogre Battle, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Tekken 6). Directing the project will be Youichi Mouri, who directed the opening movies for both Tekken® 5 and Tekken® 6: Bloodline Rebellion. Tickets for the TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D special cinema event , plus a complete list of locations, are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

“Tekken Tag Tournament is considered one of the best titles in the Tekken franchise, and one of the greatest fighting video games of all time, so we’re thrilled to be bringing this property into HD for current generation gamers,” said Carlson Choi, vice president of marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games America. “Including the remake as part of TEKKEN Hybrid alongside TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D allows our passionate fans to immerse themselves in the storied histories of the Tekken characters on their path to the King of Iron Fist Tournament.”

"TEKKEN Hybrid is breaking new ground for both the Tekken series and the movie industry, with a full length 3D CG animation event shown in the theaters, while the home entertainment release will included special features such as a full HD version of the acclaimed title, TEKKEN Tag Tournament, which has been one of the highly requested titles from fans of TEKKEN series,” said Tekken creator and project director Katsuhiro Harada. “Of course, TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD will also include a version of the popular TEKKEN Bowl as well. And the content announced today might not be all we have up our sleeves for TEKKEN Hybrid.”

For more information on TEKKEN Hybrid, plus details for the DVD release of TEKKEN Blood Vengeance, please visit: www.namcobandaigames.com; http://www.facebook.com/Tekken; http://www.twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN; or http://www.twitter.com/FilthieRich.

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About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.namcobandaigames.com or www.facebook.com/namco.

TEKKEN® Hybrid & © 2011 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
TEKKEN® BLOOD VENGEANCE & © 2011 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
TEKKEN® TAG TOURNAMENT HD & © 1999 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Press Release © 2011 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.

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