Bandai Namco, Capcom begin licensing deal over online matching

Capcom has announced a cross-licensing deal with Bandai Namco targeted at improving online play in versus games like fighters.

According to the company's press release, Capcom's intent with the new agreement is "to improve the user experience while accelerating the production of titles and reducing development costs for both parties."

What this means for players is that Bandai Namco and Capcom will now each have access to some work from the other company, possibly infrastructure, when developing online matchmaking in future products. If that is the case, the companies could build off one another's work to make a more stable online experience while saving money they would each separately use for development costs. However, what exactly is being traded between the two is a mystery for now as Capcom's release is both brief and vague.

This is of course not the first cooperation between the two gaming giants, as the companies have collaborated to create several different titles such as Project X Zone and Street Fighter X Tekken, and Street Fighter's Akuma is a guest fighter in Tekken 7.

Bandai Namco Teases Tekken Announcement

With the recent reports of the U.S. getting Tekken 7 machines and the return of Tekken Crash, Bandai Namco is certainly making sure its newest fighter is making headlines across the gaming community. However, it seems that the company is not done yet.

The official Tekken Project Twitter account claims a big Tekken announcement will be coming on July 7. The tweet offered little other information, but did mention that the series recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and features an image that reads "awaken, raging fist."

For now, players are left to speculate what information could be forthcoming.

Bandai Namco Announces Tekken 20th Anniversary "Thanksgiving"

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tekken franchise, Bandai Namco is throwing a special event featuring the latest game in the series, Tekken 7, on Dec. 7. According to Avoiding the Puddle, this event will be a special exhibition tournament of the new game featuring "world champions" and will also reveal the latest information on T7. 

The event will be streamed on Niconico and will feature special guests Katsuhiro Harada, Yuriko Tiger and others. It will start at 12:30 p.m. JST and run until 6:00 p.m., meaning those in the United States should tune in at 7:30 p.m. PST/10:30 p.m. EST on Dec. 6 to watch the event. 

[UPDATE] E3 2014: Pac-Man to Join Super Smash Bros., Game & Watch Teased

During the Super Smash Bros. Developer Roundtable at E3, Nintendo has revealed a new character for the upcoming games: Pac-Man.

Pac-Man fights with basic punches and kicks, as well as pixelated fruit, ghosts and other classic Bandai Namco characters; certain moves can even change him into classic Pac-Man. His Final Smash creates the original Pac-Man playfield, complete with walls and power pellets.

Hit the jump for the Pac-Man reveal trailer.

UPDATE: This story previously said that Mr. Game & Watch was confirmed for the upcoming games. There seems to be some descrepancy as to whether Nintendo was seeking to reveal Game & Watch, or simply compare his age to that of Pac-Man. For that reason he remains unconfirmed at this time.

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Bandai Namco Adding $5000 to Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at Evo 2014

Shoryuken is reporting that Bandai Namco has decided to show appreciation to the Tekken community by adding $5000 to the prize pot of TTT2 at Evo. This money will be split among the top eight finalists of the tournament.

Evolution 2014 is July 11-13 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.

SDCC 2013: Announcements For Tekken Revolution & Online Version Of Soulcalibur II

For those who are not at San Diego Comic Con, Namco was there to announce some new content for their fighters from their panel at the event.

Following a recent poll from Namco, fans chose an unnamed female vampire character to be included in the cast for Tekken Revolution. The panel mentioned the upcoming major update for Revolution dated for the end of July which will feature additional costumes, stages, modes, characters and more.

Another announcement featured the reveal of Soulcalibur II HD Online, an updated port of the third Soul game. This version will be available on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with Tekken's Heihachi Mishima, a PlayStation 2 exclusive, included in the cast. The updated version will be available fall 2013.

In regards to Tekken X Street Fighter, the game is still currently in the works with a slide from Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada mentioning people to not ask him and not "worry about that."

Namco Bandai Announces "JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: All Star Battle"

JoJo's Bizzare Adventure, a cult classic fighter released by Capcom in the late 90s, is looking to make i's return to the scene in a big way. CyberConnect 2, the team behind the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series, is creating "JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: All Star Battle," which brings the JoJo series into the HD, 2.5 dimensional era. Namco Bandai will publish the game exclusively for PS3, and there are no details on regions or release dates yet. You can check out the Japanese announcement trailer below. Are you hype for JoJo's return?

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Katsuhiro Harada Bringing In Tekken X Street Fighter Ideas Including Fan Input

That's more like it Harada-san! Although it seems like Tekken X Street Fighter is still a bit away from release, it doesn't stop Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada from getting input from the community as well as interests on releases beyond the main platforms.

As always, Harada-san answers some of the questions and suggestions regarding his projects in Twitter. Sometimes he deals with spammers wanting characters like Karin or Michelle Chang but when someone has a genuine question or suggestion, Harada-san replies back.

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Namco Bandai Games to sponsor CEO2011

CEO 2011 is happy to announce that thanks to the Community Support of Filthie_Rich over at Namco Bandai Games, we will be receiving some Great Prize Support for the event. Namco is responsible for the entire Tekken Series as well as Soul Calibur. Both games are featured tournaments at CEO this year and we're excited to have support from the company behind the games.

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Rurouni Kenshin Fighting Game Coming to PSP

Andria Sang posted up a ton of new screenshots for an upcoming Rurouni Kenshin game that's being developed by Namco. It's been a while since I've heard the name of this anime series come up anywhere, and honestly it makes me feel like a dinosaur as I think about how long ago it was since I watched this series.

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Harada Uploads New Wallpapers

Tekken Producer Katsuhiro Harada uploaded some new Tekken and Soul Project wallpapers. He has been sneaking these pictures in on his Twitter a lot lately. We have put these pictures into our image gallery along with the other Tekken and Soul  Project wallpapers!

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New Set of Namco Wallpapers

Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada uploaded a few new wallpapers for all you NAMCO fans. These include characters such as Marduk, Kazuya and a few Soul Calibur characters as well. We've uploaded these wallpapers to our image gallery which you can check out below. 

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New Namco Wallpapers

Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada uploaded a few new wallpapers for Namco fans. One is for the Tekken Project and the other for Project Soul. We've uploaded these wallpapers to our image gallery which you can check out below.

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World Officially Ending - Capcom vs Namco Rumors

Game Informer is reporting a rumor that two very different Versus style games are being developed by the two biggest companies in the fighting game arena. Supposedly, both companies are developing their own game, pitting their characters against the rival's. Namco's game is reportedly being built with the Tekken 6 engine, while the rumor has it that Capcom's game is being developed with the SFIV engine. Given that the heads of both franchises were recently on stage together in Vegas, hamming it up, and with Ono's imminent announcement of a game, the stars do seem to be in alignment. 

Note, that these games are not continuations of the previous Namco x Capcom, an RPG. These are fighting games.

Update on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 7:18PM by haunts

Video Game - E3 2011 - The Feed

On G4's, the Daily Feed, there is mention of Namco vs Capcom as well, citing the GameInformer article. With so many major sites reporting this "rumor," it makes me wonder if this is even a rumor anymore. Can't wait for Saturday!