TEKKEN Enters the Free-To-Play Arena Today in North America and Tomorrow in Europe<\/i><\/p>\n
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA \u2013<\/b> Leading video game publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games. today unloaded a one-two punch to the free-to-play<\/b> landscape by releasing TEKKEN REVOLUTION\u2122<\/i><\/b>, the latest title from their 42+million unit selling TEKKEN\u00ae<\/i> franchise, exclusively for PlayStation\u00aeNetwork on the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system in North America and on the 12th<\/sup> of June in Europe. The long-running TEKKEN<\/i> series continues to revolutionize the fighting game genre by offering the full TEKKEN<\/i> gameplay experience free-of-charge to the millions of PlayStation 3 system owners connected to the PlayStation Network.<\/p>\n Crafted by NAMCO BANDAI Games\u2019 internal TEKKEN<\/i> development team, TEKKEN REVOLUTION<\/i><\/b> provides fighting game fans and newcomers alike the hard-hitting gameplay of the famed franchise.\u00a0 Choose from an initial cast of eight iconic TEKKEN<\/i> characters to train and battle with against AI opponents in Arcade Mode and fearsome rivals spanning the globe through online Ranked and Player Matches. \u00a0New bone-crushing special moves have been implemented and some command inputs revised to lower the barrier of entry for new players and allow advanced players to employ new strategies.\u00a0 For the first time in TEKKEN<\/i> history players will be able to level-up their characters, increasing three key attributes; Strength, Endurance and Vigor, to create a combatant tuned to individual play styles.\u00a0 Develop a defensive tank character with high HP to withstand knockout blows while offense focused players can create a damage-inflicting character with low health but high critical hit rates to devastate opponents with a flurry of attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are extremely proud that the TEKKEN<\/i> franchise will be the first in the fighting game genre <\/i>to adopt the free-to-play business model for the console market,\u201d said Katsuhiro Harada, TEKKEN series director.\u00a0 \u201cBy going free-to-play, we hope to open up the fighting game community to a larger audience. We are excited to see everyone\u2019s reaction to the Special Arts, Critical Arts, and the character enhancement system but we also have several major updates with added content scheduled so we hope everyone will stay tuned!\u201d<\/p>\n TEKKEN REVOLUTION<\/i><\/b> is now available for download free on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 system.\u00a0 For more information on TEKKEN REVOLUTION or other NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, please visit http:\/\/www.namcobandaigames.com.and<\/a> http:\/\/\/www.facebook.com\/namcobandai<\/a>. To join the TEKKEN<\/i> conversation, please follow http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Harada_TEKKEN<\/a>..<\/p>\n You can view the trailer for Tekken Revolution on youtube here: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wPMUYhYmhyo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TEKKEN Enters the Free-To-Play Arena Today in North America and Tomorrow in Europe SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA \u2013 Leading video game publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games. today unloaded a one-two punch to the free-to-play landscape by releasing TEKKEN REVOLUTION\u2122, the latest title from their 42+million unit selling TEKKEN\u00ae franchise, exclusively for PlayStation\u00aeNetwork on the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer<\/p>\n