As we've spoken about plenty of times already, mods are a big reason why many games tend to stay relevant even years after their original release. This is especially the case with fighting games, where people can customize their characters with more control than the base games will allow, or even swap them out with different characters entirely. But we've already seen Street Fighter publisher Capcom hit back against fanmade mods, and now the company behind Tekken seem to be doing the same.

Tekken modding website TekkenMods reportedly got hit with a legal threat from brand protection company OpSec Security on behalf of Bandai Namco for a certain mod, according to site admin Dennis Stanistan. The threatening email informed them that Bandai Namco owned the Tekken IP, which TekkenMods is supposedly using without permission. It instructs them to delete all copyrighted material for one specific mod, a kinda spoilery outfit swap for new waifu Reina. Here it is in its entirety:

Stanistan also posted his reply to the legal threat, reminding them that TekkenMods' home page banner clearly states the site is not affiliated with Bancai Namco, and pointing out the reference to a single specific mod when the rest of the site could also technically qualify for copyright infringemenet. He also said he forwarded the complaint to the creator of the mod, who then decided to delete it himself. No harm, no foul, I suppose. 

Tekken fans are already expressing their disappointment in Bamco, especially after they were pushing for microtransactions in Tekken 8. What this means for the future of Tekken modding remains to be seen, but it seems to be safe for the time being.

What do you guys think of this? Are Bamco going too far? Leave your thoughts below!