Tekken 8 will be at the game awards, Bandai Namco has confirmed. The announcement has come through a kind of video message starring series director Katsuhiro Harada, though he is not quite as full as Christmas cheer as his Santa hat suggests. The video also shows some gameplay from the initial Tekken 8 reveal trailer.
It could be that at The Game Awards, Harada and Bandai Namco will be confirming the release date for Tekken 8. It’s been seven years since the release of Tekken 7 in arcades and five since the launch on console, and while it’s received plenty of updates and new characters that included Negan from The Walking Dead and… the in-universe Polish Prime Minister, six years is a long time for any fighting game. We’re now seeing fighting games last for an entire console generation, supported by seasons of content, significant overhauls with updates and character additions, and so it’s time for Bandai Namco to look to release Tekken 8 to make the most of the new generation.
Looking back on Tekken 7 at launch, we awarded it a mighty 9/10 in out review, saying: “Tekken 7 is a phenomenal fighting game experience and one I’d highly recommend. It’s by no means perfect, as the game is not without a few technical issues online, some long loading times, and minor continuity errors, yet as far as most people will be concerned, it delivers a stunning, up-to-date fighting game experience from one of the masters of arcade fighting games. A solid return to form.”
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