Namco Uncertain if Tekken Belongs in Smash Bros.

That some quantity of Namco Bandai characters will end up in the next Smash Bros. entries seems almost a certainty now that the company is developing the games with Nintendo's Masahiro Sakurai. The question is which ones?

"Obviously it’s a big priority for the company, so company-wide there are a lot of people involved with that particular project. Not just from Tekken but a lot of our franchises," Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada told NowGamer, who noted that while his team is pre-occupied with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it would no doubt be called upon to support Smash Bros. "I do think we'll support the initiative in some kind of capacity."

However, would that support come in the form of Tekken characters? Considering their radically different play styles, would Tekken characters find their way to Nintendo's juggernaut fighting game series?

"That question was one of the most frequently asked questions we got when we announced the project. Especially from abroad," Harada said. "The fans, rather than asking about Tales or Gundam, or some of our other franchises, the fans abroad saw Tekken as one of the key words and took off on that. We’re not really sure at this moment but when thinking of the playerbase who is playing Smash Bros, maybe Tekken characters is something they wouldn’t want, so I’ve been pulling back on that a bit. But I don’t know."

Smash Bros. is still very, very early in development, but the questions keep coming. Stay tuned to IGN for more as we hear it.

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The Ville, ChefVille Are Zynga’s Next Social Games

Zynga has revealed the two newest entries in its Ville series: The Ville and ChefVille.

Coming tomorrow, The Ville is Zynga’s “house and people” game and allows players to build a whole life for themselves, including a house, career and even their own appearance. Players will be able to throw parties and invite their friends, leading Zynga to call the game its “most social game to date.”

Players will unlock new objects for their home as they level up and will interact with other players to build relationships. Interactions are key, and Zynga notes that the more people you talk to, the more happiness you’ll build up in-game. The Ville will be available on Facebook tomorrow and will be coming to Zynga.com “soon.”

Meanwhile, Zynga also revealed ChefVille, a new restaurant sim that “uses food to bring friends and family together.” Players will be able to create their own kitchen and build a restaurant by combining multiple ingredients to create new dishes. Each recipe a player creates will be emailed to them, allowing them to try the dish in real life for what Zynga calls a “Game to Table experience.” ChefVille will come to Facebook in addition to Zynga.com.

Beyond The Ville and ChefVille, Zynga also hinted that FarmVille 2 is coming soon and announced the latest game in the With Friends series. The company also unveiled new games including Zynga Elite Slots and Ruby Blast.

Look out for a full rundown of Zynga Unleashed in our additional coverage later today.



Source : ign[dot]com