Jul 26, 2011 21:21 GMT  ·  By

Great news for Tekken fans and PlayStation 3 owners, as it has just been announced that a special Tekken Hybrid release will be made available later this year, including a full game, in the form of the original Tekken Tag Tournament in high definition, a prologue for the upcoming Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and a full CGI movie, called Tekken Blood Vengeance.

After the mixed reception for Tekken 5, Namco is working hard on quite a lot of projects centered around its famous fighting game franchise, chief among which being Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and its own take on the crossover with Capcom's Street Fighter, Tekken X Street Fighter.

Until those games are finished, however, a very special Tekken Hybrid release is coming before the winter holidays this year, which is set to include quite a lot of goodies.

First up is a high-definition remastered version of Tekken Tag Tournament, which brings back the popular game made originally for the PlayStation 2.

"Pair up in the tag-team arena with the likes of King, Jun and Kazuya Mishima and unlock the classic Tekken Bowl mode in this definitive fighting experience originally released on PlayStation 2 and now remastered in full HD for PlayStation 3 – complete with PlayStation Network trophies."

After once again going through the classic Tekken Tag Tournament experience, gamers will be invited to jump into a prologue for the upcoming sequel to the first title, with four characters available for play.

"Get an early insight into Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for PS3. Featuring full 3D support, this special prologue version will feature four playable characters that appear in the movie Tekken Blood Vengeance; Alisa, Xiaoyu, Devil Kazuya and an as yet unannounced character. More details on this later."

Last but not least, speaking of the Tekken Blood Vengeance, the CGI movie will also be included on the Blu-ray disc, in full 3D, and exposes some more intrigue from the world of the fighting game.

"Set after the events of Tekken 5, this brand new, feature length, 3D CGI movie digs deeper into the corrupt underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Ling Xiaoyu and Alisa Bosconovitch uncover dark secrets that could destroy the Mishima family for ever, but will they survive long enough to reveal all?"

Tekken Hybrid is currently scheduled to appear exclusively for the PlayStation 3 later this year.

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