EVO2007 LIVE!

August 24, 2007

Our friends at SHORYUKEN.COM and TEKKEN ZAIBATSU are LIVE from Green Valley Ranch Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV streaming the qualifying pools and semi-finals of EVOLUTION 2007 WORLD FIGHTING GAME CHAMPIONSHIPS! Don’t miss out on all the great matches! Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection starts tomorrow, Saturday, August 25th at 4 PM PST! Check the link below to watch previously recorded footage and live streams!

OPERATOR 11 – EVO 2007 WORLD FINALS


THE WAIT IS OVER…

August 24, 2007

Namco has confirmed that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE for the PlayStation Network will be available at the end of August for North America!  With just one more release week for the PSN in August, that narrows down the release date to August 30th!  So mark your calendars, cancel plans, and put on a diaper, ONLINE ownage is coming!  …and of course, the wonderful practice mode.  Thank you Namco! :)


T5DR ONLINE… WHEN!?

August 22, 2007

We originally put our money on both August 16th, then the following August 23rd as the forthcoming release date for T5DR ONLINE in the US… Sadly it is not coming out this week! But it is coming, SOON! Namco Bandai Games Inc. is working on some quality issues with the title for American gamers and while there is no concrete date, it is soon. How soon? “Within the next couple of weeks…” as told to us by Namco from their Online Gaming media event which happened earlier tonight. So there you have it folks! Release date for USA is to be announced. But be rest assured the wait is ALMOST over!


EVO WORLD 2007 Schedule

August 20, 2007

EVOLUTION 2007 World Finals takes place this weekend August 24 – 26, 2007 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, NV (15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip!). With the hectic last minute planning going on, we’ve put together a quick visual of the scheduled events to help keep you organized. Check out all the info by clicking below! (Updated: Added Weekend Weather Forecast.)

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Leah Dizon’s L.O.V.E U!

August 12, 2007

Our favorite Tekken fan, Leah Dizon has just released her third single titled “L.O.V.E U” and is showing great success in Japan! Click below for more information on her newest single and of course some Tekken related goodness!

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SBO2007 Results & Finals!

August 11, 2007

The biggest fighting game tournament series in Japan is already underway! Tougeki 2007, also known as the Super Battle Opera, is an international affair with talent from Australia, Korea, England, USA among other countries! Check out our quick report on the T5DR tournament by clicking below!

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T5DR ONLINE Impressions!

August 1, 2007

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE is finally up on both the Japanese & Hong Kong PlayStation Stores! SD TEKKEN got a couple hours of hands-on time with the upgrade and we are VERY pleased! US fans don’t fret! T5DR ONLINE will be coming out in North America mid August! Click below for our impressions and some details regarding the upgrade!

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EVOWEST Finals!

July 31, 2007

Thanks to RoyalFlush for making all this possible!  The top 8 finals of the Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection tournament at EVOWEST 2007 are now online!  Check out our media section for all the goods!

EVOWEST 2007 MEDIA


New PS3 Korean Stick!

July 31, 2007

Saulabi recently released a new arcade stick for the PC and PLAYSTATION 3! The Saulabi 4K Arcade Stick is based off of traditional Korean arcade stick design and features a sleek new all black design similar to that of the PS3. Korean arcade sticks are popular amongst Mishima users in the US, make sure you get yours now at Play-Asia while they are still in stock! Click below for more details on this hot arcade stick!

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EVOWEST & Comic-Con Recap!

July 29, 2007

It’s been an exciting weekend! If you’ve been keeping up, you know that SD TEKKEN held an open gaming room at San Diego Comic-Con International and held our 6th annual Comic-Con TEKKEN tournament! In addition to Comic-Con festivities… EVO WEST also took place this weekend, in grand fashion! Click below for full results from both Tekken tournaments, pictures and a brief rundown of what went down this past weekend!

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T5DR ONLINE JPN Next Week!

July 27, 2007

We apologize that we haven’t been doing our daily site updates lately… We’ve been slaving away at our gaming room at the San Diego Comic-Con! (We’ll have the site fully updated again once the weekend is over)… But we gotta upload this news for Tekken fans right now! … Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE is finally here! Coming out next week August 1st in Japan, gamer’s all over the world will finally get to enjoy ONLINE Tekken for the first time ever! Click below for more details about the upcoming release!

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TEKKEN 6 Development Interview

July 23, 2007

In the August issue of Arcadia Magazine, the development team for Tekken 6 was interviewed and they gave their thoughts about the upcoming game and why the changes were made to the current system. Click below and check out the full interview!

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EVOWEST & SDCC!

July 22, 2007

EVO WEST and San Diego Comic-Con International are happening this week! Make sure you support the fighting game scene and attend San Diego’s biggest tournament in years! SDT has compiled a small reference guide for those of you visiting our beautiful city, so check out our EVO/SDCC player’s guide! The guide will be updated regularly throughout the week so keep checking! Also if you need any specific information on San Diego, make sure you leave a comment and ask us!

EVOWEST 2007: Player’s Guide to San Diego

Also SD TEKKEN will be throwing a Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection tournament at SDCC on Friday, July 27th! It will take place on the Mezzanine level, game room 17B! Hope to see you there(More details later)!


Tekken ONLINE Updates!

July 17, 2007

At the Sony Playstation Premiere event in Japan just yesterday, Namco Bandai Games announced that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE will launch in Japan this August!  In other news, as expected, NBGI also announced that Tekken 6 will have online play!


Electric Cancel 6.5 Results

July 10, 2007

Electric Cancel 6.5 took place at the Brens Event Center at UC Irvine this past weekend on the lucky day of 7/7/7 (Also 20th Anniversary of Metal Gear!). Josh “Arario” Park took 1st in Singles Tourney while U.S. SBO representatives Team [MATE] took 1st in the Team Tourney! Click below for more details, results, and media from the tournament!

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First TEKKEN 6 VS Media!

July 6, 2007

It has begun! The Tekken 6 location testing is underway in Japan! Both Tokyo and Osaka locations have started the Tekken 6 fun! Click below to see the first VS match play vids from Tekken 6! Or check out our TEKKEN 6 NEWS BLOG!

EDIT: 07/07/07 – Hey guys! Keep checking our T6 section as we will be updating it throughout the weekend with new vids and info!

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Play-Asia Summer Sale!

July 5, 2007

Our friends at Play-Asia are having another Summer sale going on! This time you can get 20% off any item in stock(as long as it hasn’t been released within the last 30 days. The sale ends on Thursday, July 12th! Don’t sleep on these great deals! Click below to check out SDTEKKEN’s recommendations from the sale!

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TEKKEN-OFFICIAL Updates T6 Site!

July 2, 2007

TEKKEN OFFICIAL just updated their official Tekken 6 site with a bunch of goodies!  Check our Tekken 6 News Blog for more information on the update!

TEKKEN 6 NEWS BLOG


Good Game, Peace Out!

June 26, 2007

Our friends over at SHORYUKEN.COM have been working on a special project, the likes of which we have never experienced before! GGPO is an all new approach to online fighting games. Let’s face it, fighting games online have never been that fun… Until now! After participating in the public alpha release of GGPO we are very pleased with the results! This is a revolutionary step forward for fighting games online, no longer are the competitive gamers hindered by lag or latency issues… For once we can play and showcase our true skills! After tasting great online play for a fighting game, I can only hope that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE plays anywhere close to good as GGPO! Make sure you click below for more information on the GGPO project!

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Soul Calibur IV Goes ONLINE!

June 25, 2007

With the recent announcement of Tekken 5: DR going online, their fighting game cousin, Soul Calibur is now confirmed for ONLINE play as well! According to 1UP.COM’s latest information, Soul Calibur IV for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 will feature online play as well as other network features! This should be a good indication that Tekken 6 will be online for home consoles as well! Click below for the full report!

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