NAMCO BANDAI GAMES RELEASES TEKKEN® 5: DARK RESURRECTON™ ONLINE FOR THE PLAYSTATION®3

For The First Time In The History of The Series, the Famous Fighter is Now Online

Santa Clara, Calif., August 30, 2007– Leading video game developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that TEKKEN® 5: Dark Resurrection™ Online is now available to download on the PLAYSTATION® Store exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. This is the moment TEKKEN fighting fans have been waiting for, as players everywhere will now be able to test their superior TEKKEN skills outside of their own living rooms with players from all over the continent via the PLAYSTATION® Network. The new online mode will allow players to create custom matches, join ranked fights, check out other people's fighting styles in the online lobby and be ranked based on their scores on online leader boards.

About TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection Online

TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection Online will dominate the online fighting world as it boasts a ton of new online modes including Opti Match, Quick Match, Custom Match and Friend Match, making it easy to find opponents to fight with anywhere, anytime. Players will also have the opportunity to study their opponents by viewing battles in the lobby while waiting for their turn to conquer and trash talk each other via voice chat. The online update also includes two new single player modes, including Practice mode, where players can hone their fighting skills before battling online, and Survival mode, where players must use their superior TEKKEN skills to defeat as many opponents as possible, one after the other, in a fight to the finish.

TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection was released earlier this year for download on the PlayStation Network for the PLAYSTATION3 system for $19.99. The game features stunning 1080p graphics and classic TEKKEN gameplay. The online update, TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection Online, is now available for the low price of $9.99 in addition to the $19.99 for TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection. TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection Online may also be bought for a $29.98 bundle, which includes the online update and TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection

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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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