Tekken 6 gets October US release

By Oli Welsh Published 23 June, 2009

Europe, Japan and Asia soon after.

Namco Bandai has announced an October 27th release for Tekken 6 in North America, promising it will appear in Europe, Japan and Asia "shortly thereafter".

That date applies to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. There will also be a PSP version, but the press release doesn't give it a more precise release date than the autumn.

Namco also revealed that it would be selling the game bundled with a wireless Hori arcade stick and an art book for USD 149.99, but there's no word on whether this deal will make it to Europe.

Tekken 6 has been in Japanese arcades since late 2007, but arrives on consoles - including, for the first time, Xbox - with an all-new Scenario Campaign beat-'em-up mode for solo and co-op play.

More at the Tekken 6 gamepage.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Gnort #1 3 years ago

    That means Europe may only get it in November. That's much later than I was expecting.

  • woodnotes #2 3 years ago

    Tekken used to be a BIG deal, especially in the PSOne days.

    But I've barely seen anyone talking about this. How's the arcade version?

  • Vice.Destroyer #3 3 years ago

    Looks like this christmas is going to give us an astonishing amount of good games to choose from. I'm excited, but I am no longer the fighting machine I used to be. The dedication to look out for frame advantage and stances and learn about 400 moves per character has completely left me.

  • robg #4 3 years ago

    Someone needs to learn what thereafter means.

  • jaguarwong #5 3 years ago

    @facticusmaximus

    I'd disagree on DOA4,

    If you take out the horribly broken Tag mode I thought it was a vast improvement over the previous games on every front.

    The interactive environments are still peerless, the online mode and lobby is the best of any fighter (almost any game at all) and most importantly it was a far more balanced and more technical game - which led it to being taken seriously in hardcore fighter circles - more so than the last few Tekkens in fact which, for me anyway, have been ruined by the juggle mechanic.



  • jaguarwong #6 3 years ago

    You have a point.
    Last gen people seemed happy to play average fighters like Bloody Roar, SoulCalibur 3 and the like without much complaint.

    I'm loving the retro thing you mention though, currently addicted to Bit. Trip Beat on the Wii actually!

  • jaguarwong #7 3 years ago

    Ah I see.

    You know what, I reckon the point still stands. (It's easier on me that way!)

    Back to Tekken 6, I can't help but wonder if the hype train would be at a little more like full steam if it was still an exclusive title?

  • Skire #8 3 years ago

    I really loved the first and second Tekken on the PSX, when it still was a 2D fighter. But ever since they added the Z-axis they lost me. Also releasing this 2 years after the arcade version is pretty lame I think.
    Edited by 1 at 23/06/09 @ 14:10

  • Sharks #9 3 years ago

    As long as it's released by the end of the year I'm content