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E3 09: Namco Bandai teases its E3 line-up sans Splatterhouse photo

Namco Bandai has a handful of exciting videogames set and ready to be put on display at this year's E3, but Splatterhouse is not one of them, oddly enough. With the game's development being the clusterf**k that it was, I suppose it might do Splatterhouse some good to sit this one out until it's best suited for a major showing.

What exactly is the company showing off, then? I'm glad you asked. Here's the line-up:

What am I personally most excited to see more about? Active Life, duh! But seriously, if we shot video of Hamza doing a demonstration of that game, it would be pretty funny, I'd like to think. For any of you attending E3, there's also going to be a Tekken 6 tournament complete with prizes.

Check after the break for more details on that.

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES TEASES PLANS FOR E3  

Company to Feature Demos from Explosive Fall Line Up and Host TEKKEN® 6: Bloodline Rebellion Arcade Tournament

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 28, 2009) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced highlights of its plans for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 2-4, 2009.  At its booth, E3 attendees will be able to enter a two-day TEKKEN® 6: Bloodline Rebellion tournament and preview nearly a dozen titles from a variety of consoles including – the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii™.  NAMCO BANDAI Games’ diverse lineup offers exciting new iterations of top-tier franchises, licensed brands and new properties encompassing multiple genres for players of every age and skill level.  NAMCO BANDAI Games will be located at South Hall, Booth 801.

The main event for show-goers will be hands-on gameplay time with the company’s exciting new titles releasing later this year.  Attendees will have a chance to enter the latest King of Iron Fist Tournament with TEKKEN 6 and play an exciting new game mode for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 system, experience the brutal world of Grant City as both a vice cop and his canine companion in Dead to Rights®: Retribution on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, find the most robust and feature-packed portable fighting game with SOULCALIBUR®: Broken Destiny on the PSP System, get an extreme workout with Active Life™: Extreme Challenge for Wii and much more.  With games covering all genres and platforms, there’s something for everyone at the NAMCO BANDAI Games booth.

As an added draw for E3 attendees, NAMCO BANDAI Games will host a two-day TEKKEN 6: Bloodline Rebellion arcade tournament at its booth on Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4.  Sign-ups will begin Tuesday, June 2, at the booth, with competitions running at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on June 3 and June 4.  The winner of the 2 p.m. tournament will be invited to compete against the winner of the 4 p.m. tournament for a grand prize on each of these days.  







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Danielzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 17:26
Danielzilla
Wow, 4 games I don't care about. Incredible Namco, incredible.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 17:28
EternalDeathSlayer
Sounds pretty lame, actually.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 17:36
Chris Carter
This is nothing against the story itself, just Namco's lame lineup:

1) SF4, Blazblue, and KOF all take precedence over this rehash.
2) I thought the first game was terrible, but hey, it could be...a rental this time.
3) A Portable version of another played-out franchise!
4) Just what I always wanted. Another one of these picture-perfect Wii games.

How about another "Tales of", the new Katamari PS3 game, or even another Namco Museum, you tools!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 17:47
Holyetheline
They suck pretty hard this year.... Soulcalibur might be good... maybe?
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 18:12
Kalmah
Only Tekken 6 caught my attention.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 20:39
Chronic Logic
Just look at Active Life, they make double dutch look awesome. Now that's a game I can get behind.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 20:39
Chronic Logic
Just look at Active Life, they make double dutch look awesome. Now that's a game I can get behind.
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