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 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.
]]>Street Fighter is finally big on PC. The release of Street Fighter 6 has not only demonstrated that to be the case, it also showed that the long-running fighting game series is capable of outselling even the most popular fighting games on Steam.
The fighting game scene on PC has never really been massive, at least when you look at the different games' Steam numbers at launch and beyond. The only major player in the space has, unsurprisingly, been Mortal Kombat - but NetherRealm's reign is seemingly over.
Having debuted less than 24 hours ago, Street Fighter 6 is now firmly Steam's most played fighting game ever, having peaked at 65,873 concurrent players (via SteamDB). Even setting aside the potential for the player base to grow further throughout the day, and over the weekend, this is already a new record for the series.
More importantly, it overtook Mortal Kombat 11's 35,147 peak concurrent, which the NetherRealm game set at its launch in 2019. Setting aside free-to-play hits like MultiVersus with its massive 153,433 peak concurrent, Street Fighter 6 is far and away the most popular premium fighter ever on the platform.
At the time of writing, 45,508 players are currently discovering the silly wonders of World Tour mode, duking it out online against other players, or simply having some friendly matches against local players. That's enough to land it at number 13 on Steam's charts, and it's already the top-selling paid game on the platform.
With its modern controls, a suite of modes for players of all skills to enjoy (something Street Fighter 5 severely lacked), and a modern visual style that strikes a balance between realism and graphical fidelity - Street Fighter 6 always looked well-positioned to change things forever for the series, and the fighting game genre as a whole.
Find out why this is a revolutionary fighting game in Alex's Street Fighter 6 in-depth review at the link.
]]>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‘s Kazuya Mishima arrives in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a new DLC character tomorrow, Nintendo has announced.
]]>Tekken boss, Katsuhiro Harada, has clarified comments he made about the status of Tekken X Street Fighter, saying the project isn't totally dead, after all.
]]>According to Tekken boss, Katsuhiro Harada, the long-awaited crossover game Tekken X Street Fighter is definitely dead and was about 30% done before development was halted.
]]>Tekken's Kazuya Mishima is coming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a new DLC character, Nintendo has revealed during its E3 2021 Nintendo Direct.
]]>Bandai Namco has announced Tekken 7's next character: a DLC fighter called Lidia Sobieska, who is the fictional Prime Minister of Poland.
]]>During the latest Japanese Fighting Game Roundtable, Bandai Namco has teased another newcomer for the Tekken 7 roster.
]]>Ever wanted to enter Tekken 7’s King of Iron Fist Tournament as a Final Fantasy character that isn’t Noctis from FFXV? Then you’re in luck.
]]>Tekken veteran and Bandai Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada would like to work with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company on a Pokken sequel.
]]>Season Pass 4 will launch for Tekken 7 this fall, Bandai Namco has announced.
]]>Fahkumram is the next fighter coming to Tekken 7.
]]>Tekken 7 is getting a feature that the game's top players will be able to take full advantage of.
]]>Fighting game veteran Katsuhiro Harada will mute you on Twitter if you keep spamming him with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC requests.
]]>Evo organisers got into a little bit of trouble with David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake.
]]>Bandai Namco revealed the first details on Tekken 7's third season, including the return of martial artist Zafina and the introduction of Leroy Smith, a brand new fighter to the series.
]]>During last night's Tekken World Tour Finals, Namco unveiled the first trailer for Negan.
]]>Tekken 7 dropped a couple of big announcements at the EVO 2018 fighting game tournament over the weekend.
]]>A new Humble Bundle is ready for you, and it's full of brawling fun.
]]>If you're a comic fan, some new videogame tie-ins are going to release next month - all on the same day, in fact.
]]>Tekken 7 has introduced another character from a different fighting franchise into the fray.
]]>FF15's protagonist is racking up fighting game experience.
]]>Tekken 7 developer Namco saw that nobody actually played tutorials in fighting games, so it decided to include the tutorial into the story mode.
]]>Street Fighter 5 and Tekken 7 are both getting DLC characters from old beat-'em-ups.
]]>Fighting game lore is incredible.
]]>Tekken 7 has been updated. Here's what you get.
]]>Tekken 7 is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was released on PC yesterday.
]]>The king of 3D fighters makes a triumphant return.
]]>Tekken 7 is just a few days away, let's see if it can compete with other fighting game heavy hitters.
]]>Watch some newcomers and classic characters duke it out in the new Tekken 7 trailer.
]]>Akuma takes on Katarina and Lili in new Tekken 7 gameplay on PS4.
]]>Tekken 7 pre-orders come with Eliza, the sleepy immortal fiend.
]]>Tekken 7 will be with us this summer.
]]>Apologies in advance for slighting anyone hanging out for - let me check my notes - yes, Mutant Storm Empire.
]]>We're finally going to get a release date for Tekken 7.
]]>Kuma and Panda will return as playable characters in Tekken 7, Bandai Namco announced during the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2016 Global Final.
]]>The new Tekken 7 trailer dropped at the Golden Joysticks.
]]>Tekken 7's TGS 2016 trailer is action-packed.
]]>Tekken's boss goes deep on balancing Akuma, becoming an eSport and dealing with fan feedback.
]]>Tekken 7 went big at gamescom 2016. Here's how we benefited.
]]>Tekken 7 cast reveals fresh from EVO 2016.
]]>Tekken 7 is a richer game for adopting Street Fighter moves, says Alex Donaldson.
]]>Tekken 7 will release for PC, PS4 and Xbox One in early 2017, a new trailer has confirmed.
]]>Tekken 7 could be the first game in the series to land on PC.
]]>Pokken Tournament is nearly here. Get. Hype.
]]>EVO 2016 is still months away, but has already started to deliver reveals.
]]>Summer Lesson may well be releasing in the west at some point.
]]>Professional badass Eric Jacobus takes on Lei Wulong's list of moves and combos in his latest video.
]]>If you want to main Shadow Mewtwo in Pokken Tournament, you'll want a first-run copy.
]]>Tekken 7 will inevitably come to consoles all over the world - but when?
]]>Tekken x Street Fighter hasn't been shelved.
]]>Katsuhiro Harada - creator of Tekken - and his team have been working on a VR project for Project Morpheus since last year, and they've put together a new tech demo for E3.
]]>Yoshimitsu made his debut in Tekken 7 yesterday, and while we got to see some of his moves in his intro video, we've finally got in-depth footage of him in action.
]]>Tekken publisher Bandai Namco ran an April Fool's gag this year about a crossover between the fighter and arcade classic Galaga. Except it was true.
]]>Tekken 7 producer and director Katsuhiro Harada has unveiled the latest fighter for the upcoming game, and it's a Saudi Arabian character named Shaheen.
]]>Tekken 7's newest character, Lucky Chloe, is exclusive to Japan, East Asia and Europe.
]]>The creator of Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, is making a game for Sony's Project Morpheus.
]]>It appears fans looking forward to Tekken 7 may finally learn more about the Devil Gene and its origins. Maybe.
]]>Tekken series producer and creator Katsuhiro Harada plans on getting back to work on new games this year.
]]>PS5 won't be a piece of hardware, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada reckons, it'll be a cloud-based service instead.
]]>Sony has published details of a huge fighting game sale on PSN, fierce dragon-punching money off the price of many PS3 brawlers from now until June 5.
]]>Another batch of Street Fighter x Tekken Version 2013 update videos have been released by Capcom Fighters over on Capcom Unity. The videos show off some of the changes coming to Juri, Jin, Hwoarang, Lili, and Marshall Law. The patch is expected to go live in four days on January 29, so be on the look out for the official patch notes. Until then, you can look over the list of changes complied by players through here.
]]>Tekken has been a fighting institution since the series launched across arcades in 1994. Dave Cook speaks with chief producer Katsuhiro Harada on the series's birth and evolution.
]]>Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has two more tutorial videos available for you to watch. One is for Angel and the other Ancient Ogre. Each character are pre-order DLC characters. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 launches September 10 in North America and September 14 in the UK on PS3 and Xbox 360.
]]>Namco Bandai has confirmed the upcoming fighter has 3D capabilities at gamescom 2012.
]]>Katsuhiro Harada seems to have reached the end of his patience when it comes to the constant complaints and demands of Tekken fans.
]]>Asked about the possibility of a new live action Tekken film, as reportedly announced during the Cannes festival, franchise creator Katsuhiro Harada tweeted what seems like a partial denial, asking fans not to go "jumping the gun" in believing rumours. The first Tekken film was quite poorly received, with Harada himself judging it "terrible".
]]>Character renders for Angel, Ogre, and Kunimitsu popped up on Gamespot yesterday in the assets section for Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The shots were quickly removed, as the character haven't been announced for the title as of yet, but Shoryuken quickly grabbed the shots before removal. Go have a look. TTT2 launches on PS3 and Xbox 360 in September.
]]>The Hollywood Reporter has a story up stating that Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew will be lending his talents Tekken: Rise of the Tournament. The film is to be a prequel to the 2010 movie Tekken. The report also states the casting director is going to choose actors who resemble their in-game counterparts instead of going after more familiar stars. A release window or production schedule wasn't provided.
]]>Capcom has released a new set of Street Fighter X Tekken screenshots, artwork and videos for your consideration. Posted below the break, you will find a gallery with images featuring Balrog, Juri and Vega from the Street Fighter series, along with Paul, Law and Xiaoyu from the Tekken franchise. Be sure to check out the videos below as well, as there are a couple surprises for you: Mega Man and Pacman. SFxT releases on PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America on March 6 and on March 9 in Europe. Details on regarding the Vita and PC versions "will be announced soon."
]]>Speaking to Gamasutra, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada has described the small ideas from which the mighty Tekken series grew.
]]>Namco hasn't really begun development of a planned Wii U outing for Tekken.
]]>"I'm thinking about Itagaki and when [former 1UP editor and Q Entertainment's James Mielke] was with you guys that was a big topic -- the 'what are your five most hated games?' article where he said 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were all Tekken, right? If Itagaki was still making Dead or Alive, I'd like to ask, out of all the current Tekken titles we have planned, what's his favorite. His answer would probably be Dead or Alive anyway, and that he hates all Tekken, but it'd be an interesting question. In the past, Itagaki had always mentioned various things about Tekken and stuff, especially on 1UP in his articles with [Mielke]. And there were a few times when I got p**sed at what I saw, but I'm kind of realizing that when I saw what he was saying -- after he quit Team Ninja, I think he was asked about fighting games and what he thought, and apparently Itagaki said, 'Well I don't make fighting games anymore, so I'm not really in a place to comment on that' -- I felt kind of sad when I saw that." - Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada, speaking to 1UP about Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki's infamous trash-talking of the series.
]]>Namco has released a few shots of Tekken 3D: Prime Edition on 3DS. Upon release the game will include 40 characters, and a copy of the 3D CG film Tekken: Blood Vengeance. There isn't and exact US date for this just yet, but GameStop has a placeholder of December 31 for it. We'll send a mail. Thanks, D'toid.
]]>Capcom has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming brawler epic Street Fighter X Tekken. Apart from being unnaturally gorgeous, the trailer also shows off a gaggle of new characters. Be careful though as this trailer is actually slightly NSFW. Why is that? Because at about 3:55, a bear farts in Guile's face. That's not a joke. It's horrifying.
]]>If you thought the earlier shorts post was large, wait until you get a load of this one. Okay, we lied. It's smaller - but not by much.
]]>It's official: Poison, Steve Fox and Yoshimitsu will be playable characters in Street Fighter x Tekken. Capcom revealed the news at Comic-Con this week, and has also released a cinematic trailer, gameplay trailer, and a fews screenshots. Still no exact date, but it's next year sometime. Thanks, sf4db.
]]>As if the feet and all of the yellow don't give it away as it is, Capcom has released another teaser for Street Fighter X Tekken. It is obviously Dhalsim, but you be the judge yourself in the video posted below. The game is slated for release sometime next year.
]]>Katsuhiro Harada, the father of Tekken, doesn't have anything in the works for PS Vita, but he's intrigued by the possibility of GPS-based features for the fighter.
]]>Loads of goodies were announced today for Tekken folks, and you really need to get caught up on all of it. Click the link below and become in the know.
]]>Yoshi Ono was in Miami last week for Capcom's Captivate event to demo Street Fighter X Tekken, confirm ten characters and explain mechanics. This is knock-out awesome.
]]>Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has rung a death peal over Western arcades, but feels classic fighter games have a strong future both in and outside Japan.
]]>The Iron Fist is set for a bit of a shake up in its latest instalment, Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Famitsu has detailed interactive environments and the return of equippable items and weapons.
]]>Gouri Daisuke, the voice of Tekken's Heihachi, has died aged 57.
]]>On PSU. There are photos of Cung Le as Marshall Law and Jonathan Foo as Jin Kazama. The movie's out in 2009, according to IMDB. Still no pictures of Luke Goss as Steve Fox, and that's what keeps us staring at the ceiling at night, frankly.
]]>Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki, famed as the pock-skinned driving force behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, hasn't minced words regarding Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 and Namco's Tekken series in a new interview with Destructoid.
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