June 19, 2006

TEKKEN® Dark Resurrection Receives Highest Honors at E3 2006

The new fighter on the PSP® system from the highly acclaimed TEKKEN® series cleans up at E3 2006 winning multiple accolades and awards.

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that its highly anticipated fighting title, TEKKEN® Dark Resurrection, exclusively on the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, packed a powerful punch when it debuted at E3 2006 as it took home some of E3’s highest honors including a nomination for best fighting game by the coveted Game Critics Awards and the top prize for Game Spot’s E3 2006, “Best Fighting Game” and “Best PSP Game” awards.

Blowing other fighting games out of the water at E3 2006 with its superior control, pristine graphics, and impressive scope of moves for each character, TEKKEN Dark Resurrection, came out a clear winner during E3 2006. IGN bestowed its “Best PSP Fighting Game” award on the title, commenting “…there are so many attacks available per character it's ridiculous…and the quality of the visuals is among the highest of any PSP title yet released. ’Anticipation’ doesn't even begin to describe our feelings in the least.”

“TEKKEN Dark Resurrection is one of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ showcase titles for this year and we are thrilled with the tremendous positive feedback we have received from the press, critics and public thus far,” Yoshi Niki, Product Group Director at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., said. “The in-depth fighting experience, advanced control scheme and incredible graphics that have made the TEKKEN series one of the most popular fighting games in the world will hold true in this new portable version as TEKKEN Dark Resurrection is set to be the premier fighter for the PSP system when it launches this summer.”

Here is a complete list of E3 awards TEKKEN Dark Resurrection has received:

Awards:

1up

• Runner-up: Best Fighting Game
• Runner-up: Best PSP Game

E3 Game Critics Awards

• Nominated: Best Fighting Game

GameSpot

• Winner: Best Figting Game
• Winner: Best PSP Game

GameTrailers

• Nominated: Best Fighting Game

IGN

• Winner: Best PSP Fighting Game
• Runner-Up: Best Fighting Game

Jive Magazine

• Winner: Best Fighting Game

Modojo.com

• Honorable Mention

Hitting store shelves in Summer 2006 for the first time on the PSP system, TEKKEN Dark Resurrection, is the must buy fighter of the Summer season. For more information and explosive fighting screens check out the Namco Bandai Games official website at http://www.namcobandaigames.com/

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