TAG VS is due out next week in Japan on 30 September 2010 for ¥5229. Its American release, re-titled Tenkaichi Tag Team, has gone gold and is ready for release 19 October 2010for $39.99:

DRAGON BALL Z®: TENKAICHI TAGTEAM GONE GOLD FOR THE PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) SYSTEM

Intense Two Vs. Two Action Heading to PSP® system this October

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Sept. 22, 2010) – Leading video games publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Dragon Ball Z®: Tenkaichi Tag Team has gone gold for the PSP® system. With 70 playable and deeply customizable characters, multiple modes, and gameplay, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team is chock full of Dragon Ball Z action for your portable PSP system.

For the first time ever Dragon Ball Z fans can enter into high-impact two vs. two combat in Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team for the PSP system. Play solo or team up via Ad Hoc mode to tackle memorable battles in a variety of single player and multiplayer modes, including Dragon Walker, Battle 100, and Survival Mode. Dragon Walker Mode takes fans through the entire epic Dragon Ball Z story arc from the Saiyan saga to the Majin Boo saga. Battle 100 Mode tasks players to relive the most epic encounters and newly created scenarios from the Dragon Ball Z world in ever-increasingly difficult situations.

Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team will be available throughout North America for the PSP system on October 19, 2010 with an ESRB rating of T for Teen and will carry an MSRP of $39.99.

Namco-Bandai also released a batch of ten new screen shots yesterday:

If you have not been keeping up with the game, this PSP release is getting a pretty hefty character roster in its own right. The 70 characters are slowly being revealed over on its Japanese website, though some of the “unannounced” characters have been divulged through prior trailers and screen shots… such as our favorite “Freeza Soldier A”.