SD TEKKEN Interview: Takeyama

November 21, 2008

Our final interview is with the mighty Takeyama! In Tekken 5: DR, he was taking on the competition with Ganryu and now he’s doing the same in Tekken 6 with Bob.  He ends our week long special feature with his insight on the series… click below to check it out.

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SD TEKKEN Interview: Matador

November 19, 2008

Next up for our interview feature… Matador!  In Tekken 5: DR, Matador destroyed the competition with his fierce Ganryu and in Tekken 6 he has switched to another ‘big’ character in Bob!  As a former SBO champion and a Tekken legend in Japan, we had a chance to pick his brain about his thoughts on rivalry and the newest installment of the series… click below for the full interview!

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SD TEKKEN Interview: Tetsuo

November 19, 2008

Continuing our interview week, we have another one of Japan’s top Lei players, Tetsuo!  Tetsuo is a veteran of the game and continues to amaze Tekken fans with his very stylish Lei play and masterful use of Lei’s ha ha step.  Click below for the full interview!

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SD TEKKEN Interview: Burimaru

November 18, 2008

Next up on our interview feature is the top Bryan player in Japan!  Buriburimaru! (Roughly translates to the sound you make while taking a poop, ninja style)… In addition to yesterday’s interview with Ranca, we have also included the original Japanese text from our interview for our international readers! Click below for the full feature!

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SD TEKKEN Interview: Ranca

November 17, 2008

First up on our Japanese Tekken Player Interview Special Feature is well-known Lei player “Ranca.” We ask him his feelings on the new Tekken and his experience with the series itself.  Follow the link to check it out as well as some videos of the man in action.

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Japanese Tekken Player Interviews!

November 12, 2008

SD TEKKEN was able to organize an interview session with some of Japan’s top Tekken players during Tougeki 2008, which took place earlier this year. We would first and foremost like to thank Ranca and Arus for making all of this possible!  Over the course of next week we will be posting interviews with some of Japan’s best Tekken players!  Below is a schedule for who we will be posting interviews with, so please look forward to it!


Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion Vids!

November 9, 2008

Check out our TEKKEN 6 section for links to the latest vids of Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, taken from the location test held in Japan.

SDTEKKEN – TEKKEN 6 NEWS BLOG


Tekken 6 TGS 08 Developer Interview

November 6, 2008

GAMETRAILERS has put up an exclusive interview from TGS 08 with the developers of Tekken 6.  They ask questions regarding the Xbox 360 release, the upcoming Bloodline Rebellion, and much more.  Check out the interview by following the link below.

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Tekken 6 Arrives In San Diego

October 21, 2008

Tekken 6 has finally arrived in San Diego. It’s now up and running at the Tilt in Mission Valley Mall.  The cost per play is unfortunately $1.50.  Here is the address for those of you that want to check it out!

Mission Valley TILT
1640 Camino Del Rio North
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 299-9807
MAP/DIRECTIONS

Follow the link for pics of the machine.

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TEKKEN 6 On Xbox 360

October 8, 2008

In a GameSpot Interview from Tokyo Game Show, Katsuhiro Harada revealed Tekken 6 would not only be coming to PS3 but to the Xbox 360 as well!  Game is expected to hit console Fall 2009.  More news as we get it.  Interview can be seen after clicking the link below.

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TEKKEN 6 Not Coming To PS3! But Bloodline Rebellion Is!

October 7, 2008

Namco Bandai held a special press conference yesterday (just a few days before Tokyo Game Show), where they went over new and upcoming titles and other special announcements.  One of the announcements was that Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion will be heading to the PLAYSTATION 3 (no word when) and will have MORE content than the arcade version (big surprise!)… IGN was at the event and mentioned in their latest podcast that the PS3 will NOT be getting the regular version of Tekken 6, which was released late 2007 in arcades.  More news as we get it!


Bloodline Rebellion New Challengers!

September 14, 2008

Special thanks to the good members of Tekken Zaibatsu Forums, some NEW information on Tekken 6: Bloodilne Rebellion has surfaced!  Two NEW characters!  Alisa Boskonovich and Lars Alexanderson join the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 6!  Expect more news later this week as Namco will be showing off T6: Bloodline Rebellion at the 46th annual AM Show in Tokyo, Japan! Check our TEKKEN 6 section for more news and info as it is released!

SOURCE – CLUB-FC


TEKKEN 6 BLOODLINE REBELLION Revealed!

August 28, 2008

Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion has been announced!  It will be officially shown at the upcoming Amusement Show from September 18 – 20 in Tokyo, Japan!  It will be an upgraded version of the existing Tekken 6 game and is slated for an arcade release in December!  Apparently, arcade operators in Japan have gotten the heads up about this new version of Tekken 6, so if you haven’t heard about it yet, you will soon! Thanks for the heads up Reno!

More info as it comes!

SOURCE – KOBAYAN.JP


TOUGEKI 2008 RESULTS!

August 18, 2008

Tougeki 2008 the Super Battle Opera went down in Japan this past weekend and played center stage to the biggest Tekken 6 tournament to date! The best players from around the world joined in on a three man tournament of epic proportions.  Tekken Zaibatsu has a report with the results and a bunch of other info about the players and events!  Look forward to some exclusive SDTEKKEN interviews from some of the players present during Tougeki 2008!  Click below for all the info…

SOURCE – Tekken Zaibatsu – Tougeki 2008 Results Are In!


More Tekken 6 Machines Showing Up In America!

July 19, 2008

In addition to last week’s news of more Tekken 6 arcade machine locations in the US, this week we found out that two more arcades have Tekken 6 available for play!  One at the New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and the other at New Roc City Fun House in New Rochelle, New York!  The only bad news is that both locations have Tekken 6 up and running for $3.00 USD per play… Here are the details for each location:

New York New York Hotel and Casino
3790 Las Vegas Blvd.
South Las Vegas, Nevada

New Roc City Fun House
19 LeCount Place
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 637-7575


Interview With Qudans!

July 15, 2008

Special thanks to TimSozai for the heads up!  Recently TimSozai, Max, and Cheng got a chance to interview one of the legends in the competitive Tekken scene, Qudans from South Korea!  Qudans is currently serving mandatory national military service and has been away from the Tekken scene.  During his time off he was nice enough to participate in an interview for Tekken fans.  Click below for the full interview!

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TEKKEN 6 Shows Up In Wisconsin!

July 9, 2008

Special thanks to Mist~Demon for the heads up!  The US has been blessed with more and more Tekken 6 machines showing up, the latest sighting is at the Regency Mall in Racine, Wisconsin!  This marks the first Tekken 6 machine in the middle Western area of the country.  Here are all the details:

Paul’s Video Arcade
5564 Durand Ave
Racine, WI 53406

More information can be found here.


Two More Tekken 6 Machines In California!

July 6, 2008

Just this past week two big name arcades, Sunnyvale Golf Land and Milpitas Golf Land, both received Tekken 6 arcade machines!  Now there are three Tekken 6 machines in California and bumps up the total number of T6 machines in the US to SIX!  Here is the information for the newest arcade locations:

Sunnyvale Golfland / SVGL
855 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Milpitas Golfland / MGL
1199 Jacklin Rd.
Milpitas, CA 95035


New TEKKEN 6 Character Rankings

June 4, 2008

The latest issue of Tougeki Damashi Vol. 9 has two character tier ranking lists, one from Japan and one from Korea. The Korean Tekken 6 ranking list was provided by Tougeki 2007 finalist HelpMe while the Japanese ranking list was compiled by long time Tekken player Kenbou aka Tarechichiganryu. Click below for the full character tier lists!

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More Tekken 6 Machines In America!

May 20, 2008

Thanks to the information provided on the Tekken Zaibatsu forums, word has it that a handful of TILT arcades have imported Tekken 6 from distributors in Asia! Houston, TX now has two Tekken 6 machines and Rhode Island gets one too! Here are the details for each machine:

The Galleria TILT
5015 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77081
$1.50 per game

Warick Mall TILT
400 Bald Hill Road
Warick, RI 02886
$1.50 per game

Where will Tekken 6 show up next?