Tekken 6 News
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Tekken 6 sells over 3 million copies worldwide
Namco Bandai has revealed that Tekken 6 (aka "the best fighting game on the planet" - Namco's words, not ours) has shifted over three million copies globally since launch. The figure brings life-to-date sales of the Tekken franchise to a whopping 39 million units. Apparently, over one m...
- Posted Aug 6th 2010
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Rumor: Tekken 7 unveiled in Madrid
Eurogamer.pt is reporting that Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has formally announced the development of a seventh instalment in the venerable beat ‘em up franchise during an event in Madrid. That’s about all we know on the subject unfortunately, with Harada only offering conf...
- Posted May 27th 2010
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Tekken's Heihachi Mishima voice actor dies, aged 57
The voice behind Tekken’s Heihachi Mishima, Daisuke Gori, has been found dead in a suspected suicide in Nanako, Japan. He was 57. According to reports, Daisuke was discovered in the street having died from what authorities believe to be a knife wound to his arm. Furthermore, a knife and wi...
- Posted Jan 19th 2010
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Tekken 6 getting online co-op update
Tekken 6 is getting a pretty significant online update that will allow players to fight side-by-side. The Scenario Campaign sets two players against several opponents in various stages. This feature was typically only available as an offline single player mode with an AI companion, but this update w...
- Posted Jan 12th 2010
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Tekken 6 update to 'improve online experience'
Namco Bandai seems to understand complaints about the problems with the online experience in Tekken 6, as the company sent out an email briefly announcing a forthcoming downloadable update. Our recent review of Tekken 6 pointed out the difficulties we, like many other gamers, had with the online com...
- Posted Nov 5th 2009
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Namco reveals Tekken 6 online features
Namco has spilled the beans on Tekken 6’s extensive online component ahead of the hotly anticipated beat ‘em up’s release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this month. As well as taking part in both competitive and cooperative online game modes, PS3 owners can look forward to ...
- Posted Oct 9th 2009
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Tekken 6 gets UK release date
Namco Bandai has announced an October 30 launch date for its hotly anticipated brawler Tekken 6 in UK territories. In addition, the company also priced up both the Arcade Stick and Collector’s Edition bundles, which will be available for £149.99 and £69.99 each, respectively. Th...
- Posted Aug 11th 2009
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Namco unveils GamesCom line-up
Namco Bandai has lifted the curtains on its software line-up for the upcoming GamesCom event later this month. Among the highlights are flagship titles such as Tekken 6, Katamari Forever and Tales of Symphonia. See below for the full list. For those out of the loop, GamesCom runs through August 1...
- Posted Aug 10th 2009
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Tekken director: Unlockables are 'outdated'
Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has declared that the process of unlocking additional characters in fighting games has now become redundant, noting that Tekken 6 will feature all 40 playable fighters available from the start of the game. Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Harada stated, “Why we locke...
- Posted Jul 3rd 2009
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Namco unveils UK Tekken 6 bundles
UK beat ‘em up fanatics will be able to get their mitts on a pair of wallet-draining Tekken 6 Collector’s Edition bundles when the game hits stores later this year, developer Namco Bandai has confirmed. First up, and in a similar deal for those in the U.S., Namco is offering a specia...
- Posted Jul 2nd 2009
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