There's a long legacy of guest characters in fighting games. And the variation in quality between guests is as huge as the list is long - the tradition deals the rough with the smooth, to be honest. In Tekken alone, we've had Gon from Masashi Tanaka's manga (a farting dinosaur), Negan from The Walking Dead (a boring fart), and Akuma from Street Fighter (a tough old fart).
]]>The Tekken World Tour final is soon approaching, with the best of the best Tekken 8 players duking it out in Tokyo for glory, money, and bragging rights. While some fantastic Tekken will be present for all to see, one thing that won't be there is a new character trailer. Instead, that'll be shown off later in the year, leading many players to look to Geoff Keighley for some hope on The Game Awards stage.
]]>Tekken 8 faced some serious criticism due to Bandai Namco's decision to sell Heihachi's new stage seperately from the season 1 DLC pass. Now, following community uproar, Bandai Namco has reneged on its original decision, giving the stage out to season pass owners alongside some in-game currency to help sweaten the deal.
]]>I've played Guilty Gear: Strive, Tekken 8, and Street Fighter 6 against people in the states over the weekend, and I think it's safe to say that the war for better netcode in fighting games is pretty much won at this point.
]]>Over the weekend, Chinese Tekken 8 player xiaochenchen (XCC) made a scorching run through the bracket at Thaiger Uppercut. To call this an unexpected result is an understatement. People know that there's a fighting game space bubbling away in China, but fairly or unfairly, it's not held in the same regard as other countries. XCC was set to potentially throw a brick through such misconceptions, but was unable to. Due to the rules of the Tekken World Tour, he was disqualified.
]]>Heihachi is back from the dead. Again! In Tekken 8's upcoming update, everyone's favourite grandad has survived his trip to the lava and is in the ring yet again. But, his return brings with it a lot of questions. What's with his new moves? What's the thought process behind his return, and where does this leave Reina - his protege, of sorts - now that he's back?
]]>Listen up folks. Are you a fan of Tekken 8? Have you wanted six inches of Jin Kazama, all to yourself? if you've said yes to both of those you're in luck...because new Tekken 8 figurines of Jin Kazama (and King) are now for sale for the low, low price of £15.
]]>In an interview with VG247 on the past and future of the Tekken series during its 30th anniversary, Tekken 8 executive producer Katsuhiro Harada, via translation from producer Michael Murray, has stated that the pair might have just one more Tekken in them before handing off the reins to someone else.
]]>It's wild to think that Tekken has been around for 30 years, as long as the PlayStation itself. Though Tekken is now seen as one of the foundational IPs in the fighting game genre, that hasn't always been the case. The erstwhile 3D fighting series has observed the rise and decline of arcades, endured five console generations, sat through the rise of PC gaming, and spearheaded international online play whilst cultivating a community of fighting game fanatics over the decades. But why has it lasted so long where other games have fallen, and where does the series go from here?
]]>Tekken has had a few licensed characters over the years, but apparently series director Katsuhiro Harada once asked if Colonel Sanders could be in it.
]]>It's been a great year for fighting game events. Not only did Evo 2024 — the biggest fighting game tournament in the world — wrap up after breaking records, but we've seen growth across the genre, and across the globe. It feels like more attention than ever is on a historically niche style of game, as well as the culture of high level play surrounding it.
]]>Earlier this year, we saw the biggest open bracket video game tournament conclude - Evo 2024. With over 16,000 tournament entrants and many spectators alongside them, Evo made clear to the Las Vegas crowd that it's not going away any time soon. Or, well, you could argue it said the opposite! Not in terms of a permanent goodbye, but more of a holiday abroad, as Evo international events in France and Signapore were announced live during the Sunday finals.
]]>Ever since I've been playing video games, I've been playing them on a pad. The lovable Xbox 360 pad. The brilliant PS4 pad. These days, the bulky and boisterous PS5 pad. I have never owned an arcade stick. This was not for lack of want - an arcade stick even today is a sign of gaming prestige as a Ferrari is for driving. Imagine my shock when earlier this year this all changed with the Vitrix Pro FS. In my late 20's, without kids nor mortgage, an ever-expanding waistline and ever-receding hairline, I am in theory the ideal market for such a product. It felt natural on my lap.
]]>Heihachi Mishima, a major character who seemingly died at the end of Tekken 7, is back! He'll be making a return to Tekken 8 as part of the game's current DLC season pass, and releasing in Autumn of this year.
]]>Director of Tekken Katsuhiro Harada has spilled the beans on the creation of one of Tekken's most beloved costumes, including internal discussions around the concept and whether or not it would be understood by overseas players.
]]>A new hero is lurking in the lower ranks of Tekken 8 right now. JinMashima is dominating not only the Twitch.tv Tekken 8 category, but also the ranked ladder by mashing a single button over and over. Through repeatedly slamming 3 as hard and fast as they can, the whold world is witness to perhaps the purest Eddy Gordo experience of all time.
]]>Lidia has been announced as the second season 1 DLC character for Tekken 8, returning from Tekken 7 where she first appeared in the game's later seasons. She's set to release in Summer 2024, though no exact date has been revealed.
]]>To help you out, we've written this quick guide that'll run you through everything you need to know about the Evo Japan schedule. It'll answer a variety of questions like when is Evo Japan? Where do I watch Evo Japan? And who can forget, what games are at Evo Japan!
]]>Eddy Gordo has been released for Tekken 8. The game's first DLC character and age-old fan favourite, players new and old have flocked to the game to try out the fighter – and see what's come to the game in the assosiated patch. However, his arrival was marred by serious issues that've tarred the game's generally glowing perception.
]]>Tekken 8 fans have been asking game director Katsuhiro Harada to put a Waffle House stage in the game, but as much as you might want it, Harada doesn't think it will be easy.
]]>A familiar threat has found itself plaguing the online lobbies of Tekken 8. They may not be common, but giant metal cubes, pink hats and other absurdly large objects are haunting Bandai Namco's excellent new fighting game, just like they did in Tekken 7 and Soul Caliber 6.
]]>It sure is looking like Tekken 8 has a bright future ahead of it, as the fighting game has managed to hit two million copies sold in its first month.
]]>A portion of the Tekken 8 community is up in arms around the recent announcement of the Tekken Shop, an avenue for paid cosmetics that'll offer a steady supply of classic character costumes and other fancy items for players to buy with in-game currency. The big problem? These weren't in game at-launch.
]]>Ok, sit down. According to the world’s most famous Tekken developer, Vin Diesel nearly got to play Tekken 6 ahead of the rest of us, but sadly, he was never able to thanks to a couple of factors related to the stage of development the game was at.
]]>Tekken 8 boasts a huge roster of characters to choose from at launch. The base version of the game has 32 fighters, with even more being added further down the line with DLC.
]]>Evo 2024- the world's biggest fighting game tournament - has revealed the line-up of games that'll take the main stage later this year in Las Vegas. Even if you don't care about the competitive side of gaming, those with a taste for exciting new reveals and announcements should mark their calanders.
]]>Tekken 8 features a lot of firsts. It also marks some possible lasts. To me, an arcade nerd, one particular first and last stands out from the crowd: this is the first Tekken game to launch on home consoles before it hits arcades. With the way the wind is blowing, this also probably means that we’ve already seen the last Tekken release that is arcade-first, back with the 2015 arcade release of Tekken 7.
]]>According to Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada, most players haven't seen the ending of Tekken 8. This narrative conclusion was apparently 25 years in the making.
]]>Tekken 8 hasn't even been out for a week yet, and the online leaderboards are already being topped by boosters. These players, who artificially inflate their ranked points, now dominate the top spots worldwide in Tekken 8.
]]>Tekken 8 fans would love for Final Fantasy 7's Tifa to make a guest appearance, and the game's director is well aware of how much they want her in.
]]>Tekken 8 has only been out a day, and already players are going absolutely wild with the character customisation tool. Not only have they been pulling off rad new looks for the various fighters, they've been recreating other beloved figures from across video games, anime, and film.
]]>Tekken 8 is suffering from success, as the initial wave of players trying to jump online has lead to widespread server issues. This has lead many attempting to try the game out to run into crashes across all platforms.
]]>I do my best to create a 1-to-1 recreation of Margaret Thatcher in the Tekken 8 avatar creator for 20 minutes, before giving up and heading into an online lobby at 11PM. There, I lounge at the beach and practice some combos before an American reviewer hops online and sits down at a cab. He buries me alive. I download each replay and pick them apart. I mess around with some other characters, and chuckle one of them transforms a salmon into a giant missile. Tekken is truly back.
]]>Tekken 8 is almost here, and to get you excited about the future of the latest instalment, Bandai Namco has revealed the first DLC character will be fan favourite Eddy Godo.
]]>Update: This 'leak' has since been addressed by Producer Michael Murray, who has stated it was fake. The full Tweet can be seen below.
]]>Tekken’s most famous developer, Katsuhiro Harada, has responded to criticism of how the series handles its black characters from fans who’re keen to see Eddy Gordo revealed for Tekken 8.
]]>“If you've noticed, some people are like ‘yeah, we need to teach people how play new games,’ and then they just have a long-ass tutorial where you go through a menu and pick all the stuff, and it teaches you what it means in the game,” says Tekken 8 producer (and long-time Tekken advocate), Michael ‘Mishimaikeru’ Murray.
]]>Get ready for the next battle: Tekken 8 is getting a massive new demo, and it is landing soon.
]]>Tekken 8 might be one of the most confident games I’ve seen in years. Aside from the fact that it is a belter of a fighting game, the developers and marketing types at Bandai Namco seem to know that they’ve got something special on their hands. Just look at what we’ve seen from Tekken 8 so far; a wealth of trailers, some incredible roster announcement, two different online playtests ahead of launch, and – now – a massive single-player focused demo that lets you try a significant amount of the game ahead of launch.
]]>It looks as though the deluxe edition for Tekken 8 has leaked early, and with it the full first season of DLC characters for the game.
]]>Tekken 8 has finalised its base roster with the brand new Reina, a fast-moving character who might just be the series' long-time antagonist Heihachi Mishima's daughter.
]]>Heads up Tekken fans! A new Tekken 8 character has been revealed, this time a brand new addition to the series hailing from France! Victor Chevalier - voiced by actor Vincent Cassel of Ocean's 12 fame.
]]>A massive Tekken 8 leak has appeared online in the form of several screenshots. If real, these indicate the presence of an additional game mode, alternative costumes, and in-game frame data displays.
]]>At Gamescom Opening Night Live, Harada and Michael Murray took to the stage to reveal a lot of information about Tekken 8, including a release date, new characters, and a cutesy new Arcade-inspired mode that looks like it'll rival Street Fighter 6's Battle Hub.
]]>Not content with just giving us a Raven trailer this year, Harada and Michael Murray from the Tekken 8 team have just released a new trailer for Azucena.
]]>A brand new character has been announced for Tekken 8! Raven is joining the cast, making them the 17th fighter to join the roster.
]]>Tekken 8 has been hit by yet another leak, this time from Bandai Namco Europe itself, accidentally revealing two characters early.
]]>Tekken 8 may have had some of its roster leaked, as some players using Cheat Engine have uncovered some unconfirmed characters hidden in the Closed Network Test.
]]>It's the weekend. That means it's time to relax and do something fun. Basically, anything that isn't related to work.
]]>Mike Tyson, legendary boxer and main star in a overlooked but hilarious cartoon show, is stepping into the ring today. For a brawl? Yes, of sorts. He'll be appearing alongside other fighters and Bandai Namco staff for a Tekken 8 panel.
]]>Tekken 8 is getting a closed network test next month, Bandai Namco announced today. The test will be available on all three platforms the game is releasing on - so PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
]]>A Tekken 8 beta has been stealthily added to Steam today, hinting towards a closed network test becoming available in the near future. This was discovered on SteamDB, a website that monitors and tracks updates to the popular PC storefront.
]]>Don't expect any guest characters like Noctis or Akuma to pop up in a shiny new Tekken 8 trailer any time soon. According to Harada on Twitter, the team are focused on the other core Tekken characters for now.
]]>The game director for Tekken 8 has announced on Twitter that the upcoming Bandai Namco fighting game will have crossplay, something he claims to have wanted since the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One.
]]>Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed that the upcoming fighting game will feature crossplay.
]]>Bandai Namco is keeping that Tekken 8 hype going, with a new trailer that's all about series mainstay Jin Kazama.
]]>A new Tekken 8 trailer for Kazuya has just dropped, showing off the classic character in-action.
]]>Nina got a new Tekken 8 trailer over the weekend during the Tekken World Tour finals, giving us our first look at the silent assassin in action.
]]>Two men, AJ and Brian, are driving in a white van, proudly donning Republic of Ireland plates, into Northern Ireland. It takes no time at all for them to be stopped by police once they cross the border. Questioned by the cops, the pair had to explain they weren’t headed to Belfast with nefarious intent. They were heading there to pick up 30 monitors for a gaming event: Celtic Throwdown.
]]>Tonight, at The Game Awards, we got another look at Tekken 8: the highly-anticipated 3D fighting game from Bandai Namco. In the run-up to the reveal, the face of Tekken – producer Katsuhiro Harada – had been teasing something was coming... we just didn't expect this.
]]>Are you ready for the next battle? Today during the PlayStation State of Play, Bandai Namco showed off the next entry in the esteemed Tekken series: Tekken 8.
]]>Tekken 8 was teased at EVO 2022 back at the start of August with a little cinematic that took viewers back to Kazuya’s ending cutscene from the original Tekken. You know the one, it was where we learned about his favourite hobby… throwing people he’s related to into an active volcano. This new teaser has made the series’ longterm fans excited to get ready for the next battle once again, and it’s also made me think about what I would like to see from the franchise as it moves forward onto the current generation of consoles.
]]>Tekken 7 has a substantial cheating problem, and it’s been a major blemish on an otherwise excellent fighter ever since it was released back in 2015. With the tease of a new Tekken project shown off during Evo, and the transition from this fan-favourite 3D brawler to something fresh in the foreseeable future, there’s a substantial worry that Tekken 7 will be left in the lurch forever.
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