Tekken 6 GGL Championship Tournament

From/De: Namco Bandai

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES TEAMS UP WITH GGL GLOBAL GAMING for TEKKEN® 6 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

Get ready to battle as NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., teams up with GGL Global Gaming to exclusively host a national online tournament for TEKKEN 6®, the newest installment to the highly acclaimed fighting game franchise. From now until October 29, players can sign up on GGL’s official tournament site (tekken6.ggl.com) to vie for a share of $10,000 in cash, exclusive collectibles, and of course bragging rights that accompany the competition.  In addition, the top four online tournament fighters qualify for an all expenses paid trip to San Francisco where they will battle against the finalists from San Diego Comic-Con, PAX, and EVO in the North American “Best of the Best” Championship.  Competitors will have a chance to win even more amazing prizes which include a TEKKEN 6 arcade unit, a life-size Kazuya and Jin statue, and an all expenses paid trip to represent the US in the TEKKEN 6 Global Tournament.

A must-have for fighting aficionados, TEKKEN 6 sees the return of many familiar faces and new characters to create the largest line-up in franchise history.  Adding to the already robust gaming experience, the dynamic and destructible environments will enable players to punch their enemies through concrete walls or kick them through floors to open a whole new battleground.  With robust character customization, online gameplay, and a new action Scenario Campaign mode, TEKKEN 6 will be the best “King of Iron Fist Tournament” yet.

TEKKEN 6 is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and will be available on October 27, 2009 with a MSRP of $59.99. The premium TEKKEN 6 fight stick bundle will be available for $149.99, while supplies last. For more information on the game please visit: www.tekken.com or www.namcobandaigames.com. For additional information regarding the GGL tournament, visit: tekken6.ggl.com.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer based in Santa Clara, CA.  The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including the PAC-MAN®, SOULCALIBUR®, Naruto™ and Tekken® brands.  For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and our products log onto www.namcobandaigames.com.

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ABOUT GGL GLOBAL GAMING

GGL GLOBAL GAMING (www.ggl.com)  is the leader in providing Social Networking for the world’s Video Gamers by providing a global community/platform for online gamers, competition tools, and the services for aggregating scores and performance data across games, regardless of platform, software or type of “gamer”.  GGL connects videogame publishers to all sorts of gamers and allows gamers the opportunity to enter into a variety of online competitions and create their own leagues (fantasy sports-style).  GGL captures achievement and performance data from numerous sources and allows gamers the ability to access, share and compare the  data in a competitive, social environment.  Publishers utilize their relationships with GGL to market and distribute games and content; while reaching out to GGL’s millions of gamers.  Gamers utilize GGL to go online, meet & make friends and compete with them while reviewing their stats and performance and managing their “gamer lives”.