Street Fighter X TEKKEN, to be developed by Capcom, will feature TEKKEN characters making their debut in the Street Fighter world (tentatively planned for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®). Meanwhile, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.’s TEKKEN X Street Fighter will feature Street Fighter characters bringing the fight to the TEKKEN universe. This collaboration is one fighting games fans have been dreaming of.

‘Street Fighter’ Series Producer Yoshinori Ono, Capcom:

“This is history we’re making. Two fighting games that have rivalled each other are finally standing on the

same stage. This isn’t just a showdown between TEKKEN and Street Fighter, but a decisive battle for Capcom and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., so I’m going to give it my all.”

‘TEKKEN’ Series Director Katsuhiro Harada, NAMCO BANDAI Games:

“The ultimate dream match-up is about to be realized. With this astonishing collaboration, a new chapter in fighting game history begins. The Street Fighter and TEKKEN development teams have a great relationship. However, I see this new project not as a collaboration, but as the competition of the century between two legendary fighting game franchises.”

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Street Fighter X TEKKEN (Produced by Capcom):

Street Fighter is best known for its well-polished 2D game play, and Street Fighter IV is an exemplary addition to the series. And now, in the new game based on the Street Fighter IV engine, the TEKKEN characters will be stepping into the ring to fight. Featuring two-on-two Tag Team Fighting, together with Battle and Training Modes, this title will push the series beyond its limits.

The European version of the game features the English voiceover with fully localised subtitles in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. The exclusive new strategy guide has been written by two passionate North American fans of the game in collaboration with the entire fan community, offering European fans a unique and exciting insight into the innermost workings of the game universe.

Demon’s Souls is a darkly beautiful and uniquely captivating RPG experience that takes players on an unforgiving journey into the kingdom of Boletaria, a blighted fantasy universe inspired by medieval Europe. The revolutionary online connectivity delivers a seamless adventure for an enhanced single player experience or an exhilarating multiplayer game. Work together to overthrow awe-inspiring bosses, or alternatively, force your way into the games of other skilled players, challenging them to deadly PvP battles.

Along your journey you can leave hints and clues for those who will come after you, and whether intentionally or through your own inadvertent demise, bloodstains you leave behind will let your successors view a replay of your death, giving them clues to help them avoid your unpleasant fate. Unprecedented in its depth and subtlety, peerless in its relentlessly challenging gameplay, Demon’s Souls is the ultimate action RPG.

Awarding it a review score of 9.4/10, IGN described the game as “utterly unique“ and one that “absolutely, positively should not be missed”. UK magazine GamesTM credited it as being “a game unlike any other ever made” while awarding a perfect score of 10/10. Alongside the media plaudits, the game has inspired a committed audience of passionate fans around the world.

Featuring the game text-localised in five European languages, a brand new hardback artbook filled with mesmerizing concept and game art images, a new strategy guide written by the fans, plus the deeply atmospheric original soundtrack of the game on CD, the limited edition retail pack of Demon’s Souls is available now across the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, only for PS3.

Online features include:

Player Match: take on rival ninjas to sharpen your skills or just for kicks with the following match types:
Quick Match: play deadly ninja roulette with random opponent selection;
Custom Match: choose opponent search criteria and pick your fights;
Create Match: host a match and wait for opponents to take you on;
Ranked Match: challenge and defeat players around the world to improve your global ranking and become the true ultimate ninja. The same three match types apply as for Player Match;
Ranking System: compare your skills and strengths with players the world over and climb your way up the global rankings;

The game also features a new and improved Support Characters System where players can call upon allies for help in battle. Now there’s even more ways to prove your ninja worth.

LYON, FRANCE – 24 May 2010 – NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. today confirmed that it will distribute The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings from Polish developer CD Projekt RED across EMEA and Asia Pacific. The sequel to the multi award-winning hit PC role-playing game The Witcher, which has sold in excess of 1.5 million copies worldwide, is scheduled for release in 2011.

“We’re very excited and proud to be adding The Witcher 2 to our line up for 2011,” said Olivier Comte, VP Marketing, Sales & Publishing, NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “The team at CD Projekt RED is one of the most passionate and skilled in the world, and they are committed to delivering the best possible experience to their fans, which leads me to believe we will have an amazing game on our hands.”

“I’m very happy that we can put the last piece of the worldwide puzzle in place by confirming NAMCO BANDAI as our European distribution and marketing partner,” said Adam Kiciński, CEO of CD Projekt RED. “We’ve already put a lot of sweat and love into the Witcher 2, which we think and hope will be one of the best ever RPGs, and we’re looking forward to sharing more details in the coming months.”

The second instalment in the role-playing saga continues the morally ambiguous adventures of notorious witcher Geralt of Rivia with a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline which defines new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration. In addition to the epic story, the game features an original, brutal combat system that uniquely combines tactical elements with dynamic action, letting players feel every sword blow.

Built from the ground up by CD Projekt RED, the new, proprietary game engine is responsible for the game’s beautiful visuals as well as its sophisticated gameplay mechanics, and puts players in the heart of the most alive and believable world ever created in an RPG game. All the elements that made the first game such a global hit with fans, the captivating story, dynamic combat system, beautiful graphics and more, are all executed in a much more advanced and sophisticated way in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, promising an unrivalled role-playing experience.

Before working for several computer manufacturers in senior sales and purchase manager functions, Stanley worked for 5 years at Gameworld Distribution in the Netherlands as Key Account and Sales Manager. He has over 10 years experience with the Benelux retail. Next to this he has got a lot of experience in non-traditional concepts, corporate accounts and markets with gaming products.

The successful growth of Gbooster accessories is due to the high quality of the product and good priced products. Behind the Gbooster accessories, which contains a complete line-up for all game-platforms like Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, stands a high value manufacturer which manufacturers products for OEM-brands like Microsoft Xbox 360, Playstation, Trust, Philips.

Next to the existing line-up, Gbooster will soon unveil an additional generic line-up of accessories under a different brand name. On top of this complete Gbooster line-up of accessories, Namco Bandai Partners Benelux holds exclusive European licenses for game-accessories for all platforms from Studio 100© and Cartoon Network©. This line-up includes accessories with K3, Huis Anubis, Mega Mindy, Ben 10 and Disney brands. Namco Bandai Partners and Gbooster are also capable of making exclusive custom made gaming products for retail and non traditional channels.

Stanley will work closely with Stefan Koppers – Sales Manager Namco Bandai Benelux – and Head of the manufacturer situated in London UK. Stanley will be fully responsible for the Gbooster accessories line-up, the generic accessory line-up and all licensed accessories involving retail, non-retail in special deals, business to business, trade and new business in all possible concepts on a daily bases.

More than 150 years in the future, the world has transformed into an unrecognizable state where all that remains are a dwindling human population and merciless robots left over from wars long past. In Enslaved, players take on the role of Monkey, a strong and brutish loner, and his AI partner Trip, a technologically savvy but sheltered young woman from a peaceful community. Both become captured by a mysterious slave ship, which are rumored to harvest people and take them out west never to return. As they each attempt to escape, Trip realizes quickly that Monkey, with his raw strength and power, is the only hope she has of making the perilous journey back home. She hacks into a slave headband to enslave Monkey and link them together – if she dies, he dies. Her journey has now become his.

Players must make sure both Monkey and Trip work together as they skillfully navigate through the world and survive against the dangerous enemy obstacles that lie in wait. Monkey will deftly wield his trusty staff weapon to attack and defend against enemies, using a combination of melee attacks, blocks and counters. He will also be able to perform spectacular takedown moves, allowing him to rip an enemy apart piece by piece, take its weapon for his own use or destroy it in one final blow.

Ninja Theory has raised the standards for video game development by enlisting highly talented professionals from other entertainment industries. Emmy, Golden Globe and Bafta nominee actor and director Andy Serkis, renowned for his roles in film as “Gollum” in The Lord of the Rings and the title role “Kong” in King Kong, and villain King Bohan in Heavenly Sword has been tapped to not only direct, but portray the lead character of Monkey. Considered to be the “go-to” talent for performance capture acting, Serkis continues his work with Ninja Theory for Enslaved. As with Heavenly Sword, Serkis is a major contributor to the character and script development, casting and directing for the title. Likewise, world-class musician and composer Nitin Sawhney, whose versatility and talent have helped him score more than 40 films and release eight studio albums, has returned to create the riveting score for Enslaved. Adding to the cavalcade of talented professionals is Alex Garland, novelist and screenwriter who has penned works including the novel The Beach and the movie screenplay for 28 Days Later. Enslaved is Garland’s first video game specific project. He serves as a co-writer and has been heavily involved with creating the script and in-game dialogue.

LONDON, UK – 4th AUGUST, 2009 – ZeniMax® Europe Ltd today announced that Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, will publish WHEELSPIN™, a futuristic racing game developed by Archer Maclean’s studio, Awesome Play, for Wii™. Due out in autumn 2009, WHEELSPIN is a high-energy racing, high-impact game spread across a wide range of inter-planetary tracks and features three engaging modes as well as robust multiplayer options.

Whether you play in Solo, Race, or Battle Mode, you will find yourself racing around unpredictable race tracks at exhilarating speeds of up to 650kph! While Solo mode challenges you to beat times to unlock stages, discover short cuts, and find secret spanners dotted throughout the levels, Race mode throws you into a frenzied race against seven other cars across tracks that twist, turn, and launch cars through the stratosphere. Battle mode is an all out test of aggression versus mobility as you use an arsenal of weapons at your disposal in an all-against-all battle.

WHEELSPIN also features impressive split-screen multiplayer Race and Battle modes that allows for up to eight players to compete concurrently. The game supports a combination of Wii RemoteTM, Classic Controllers, NunchukTM, Nintendo GameCubeTM controllers, and force feedback racing wheels.

“WHEELSPIN is a frantically fast-paced game which pushes the Wii to its maximum capabilities. With nothing but your own reactions and the tilt of the Wii Remote between you and victory, this game is a truly thrilling experience”, said Sean Brennan, Managing Director, ZeniMax Europe Ltd. “Archer Maclean and Awesome Play have delivered a great game which we believe gamers will relish the chance to get to grips with. WHEELSPIN makes great use of the controllers supported by the Wii and players will find that there’s the perfect control set up for their individual gaming styles”.

“WHEELSPIN was designed exclusively for the Wii – with the intention of pushing the hardware further than any other Wii racing game to date. You have to see the graphics moving to believe its coming out of a Wii – the visuals rush past smoothly at 60 FPS all in widescreen 480P mode”, said Archer Maclean, Managing Director of Awesome Play. “We are very pleased to be working with Sean and his team at Bethesda, many of whom have been involved with my previous titles going back 20 years”.

WHEELSPIN will be released for Wii across Europe in autumn 2009. For more information on Bethesda Softworks

LYON, FRANCE – 7 July 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the completion of its purchase of Atari’s global PAL distribution operation, with the entity re-named NAMCO BANDAI Partners with immediate effect. The company distributes titles worldwide, excluding Japan and North America, from NAMCO BANDAI Games, Atari and other major international video game publishers, representing one of the industry’s strongest international retail distribution networks.

“We are very excited about working with all our valued partners in retail, media and publishing to grow what is already a successful distribution business even further as part of the NAMCO BANDAI Games family,” said Jackie Fromion, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “With our committed and experienced teams of professionals around the world we provide a first class distribution solution, and we very much hope to see a growing number of publishers taking advantage of this. Our vision is to be a successful, attractive and profitable company as well as a great place to work.”

“We are very proud to have a greatly increased international presence following the creation of NAMCO BANDAI Partners. The goal of the new organization is to make our products appeal to a wider audience, and also provide an effective distribution service which reaches the widest possible international market,” said Shu Takahara, President and CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe. “We are bringing a fantastic international team into the global NAMCO BANDAI group and together we are looking forward to a bright and profitable future with many hit games.”

Operating in 50 countries with 17 dedicated offices including UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Nordic, Benelux, Greece, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, NAMCO BANDAI Partners is one of the world’s strongest and most comprehensive video game retail distribution networks.

In the Benelux the company will operate as NAMCO BANDAI Partners Benelux, working with its partners in publishing, media and retail to bring a wide range of original, entertaining and high quality video games to market for all audiences from hardcore gamers to families and casual gamers.

In 2011 en 2012 volgen nog twee kleinere stappen: de eigen bijdrage wordt in 2011 verhoogd met 0,86 euro per maand en een jaar later met nog eens 0,73 euro per maand.

De ministerraad heeft ermee ingestemd dat het ontwerpbesluit voor advies aan de Raad van State zal worden gezonden. De tekst van het besluit wordt openbaar bij publicatie in het Staatsblad.

At the height of the Cold War, nerves are stretched to breaking point on both sides, when a deadly accident involving Russian and American planes at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport threatens to turn the uneasy stalemate into a full-blown military conflict.  It proves to be the final straw for Stalin’s Red Army who begin to advance against the NATO forces with the intention of bringing the war to a bloody conclusion.

Representing the height of Cold War era conventional warfare, Codename Panzers: Cold War features heavy armour battles between real-world heavy tanks like the American M103 and the Russian Troyanov.  The Point of Interest system takes the gameplay beyond build-and-rush tactics, with structures on the map that must be occupied to gain Prestige Points which can then be used to call in special attacks like napalm or helicopter support, or to produce additional units.  Special urban warfare tactics like building and taking cover, constructing fortifications or tunnelling are available to infantry units, while the dynamic weather conditions affect unit behaviour and limit sight range creating even more tactical gameplay depth. 

The game features enormous customization options allowing entire armies to bear their own unique livery and every single unit, including tanks, to be customized with extra equipment including flamethrowers, amphibian devices, camouflage nets and more.  Codename Panzers: Cold War features extensive online multiplayer gameplay options for up to 8 players including co-op, deathmatch and domination modes, allowing players to test their Cold War mettle against players around the globe. 

Bringing endless alternate Cold War scenarios to RTS fans, presented in painstaking detail by Stormregion’s next-generation game engine, Codename Panzers: Cold War is available now at retailers across Europe.

For more information about the game, forthcoming downloadable content, forum support and to download the single and multiplayer demos, please visit the official website at www.codenamepanzerscoldwar.com. For review samples, please contact your local PR manager.