Maybe that’s why the series has passed me by. I’m from South Yorkshire originally, so anytime someone says the word Tekken it sounds like ‘taken’ to me. I genuinely know nothing about Tekken, but the UE5 trailer seems cool.

You can expect to see more of Tekken 8’s characters, story and new features soon though. What they do say is that these are linked to the new engine, which apparently pushes “the feeling of power in battles continuously further”. Bandai Namco say they’re working on “groundbreaking new features”, but aren’t giving those away. There aren’t too many more details about Tekken 8 to go on yet. Not sure that’s achievable just by punching things very hard, but okay.

He’s angling after world domination, see. This time around it’s dads against lads, with Jin Kazama facing down the dastardly Kazuya Mishima. They say they’re aiming to be “immersive” with Tekken 8, which continues the story following Heihachi Mishima’s defeat. Watch on YouTube Tekken 8 is the latest in the long-running fighting game series from Bandai Namco.īandai Namco teased a new instalment in the Tekken series during EVO last month, so it’s not that surprising one’s cropped up now.

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