It’s finally official - The King of Iron Fist Tournament 8 will arrive early next year for PC and consoles - and pre-orders will begin immediately!
At this year’s Gamescom Opening Night, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada officially revealed a new trailer for Tekken 8 - which showcases new game modes and content, characters joining the 32 fighter launch roster, and the release date - which is January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam for PC!
A fan favorite ninja who debuted from Tekken 5 returns, and a new fighter who is very much into coffee joins The King of Iron Fist Tournament 8!
Debuting during the Tekken 7 Finals over at this year's Evolution Championship Series - two new character trailers for Tekken 8 spotlight the returning Raven and the new challenger Azucena! Check them out below!
In case you didn't meet or see the new characters coming to Season 3 of Bandai Namco Entertainment's smash hit fighting game Tekken 7 - here is the EVO 2019 reveal trailer presented by none other than producer Katsuhiro Harada himself.
Meet the first new characters for Season 3 in the returning Zafina (with Azazel bonded to her left hand) and new character Leroy Smith!
TEKKEN 7 Season Pass 3 Reveal Trailer | PS4, XB1, PC
Watch out for the Season 3 Pass content and more from Tekken 7 soon./
In case you weren't aware or have been too busy this weekend to notice - Bandai Namco Games has FINALLY released the long awaited conclusion to the Mishima saga and the latest entry into the Tekken fighting game series in "Tekken 7" - now out for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Check out the very creative "Your Fight" launch trailer:
Tekken 7 Launch Trailer
And here's the opening cinematic for the game.
Tekken 7 - The Mishima feud
Tekken 7 is now available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide.
It's been 20 years since Namco decided to count to 3 with Tekken, and that game has remained embedded in the hearts and minds of fans of the franchise as well as Playstation owners that got the game when it was released for the console the following year. On this day back in 1997, Tekken 3 was released in arcades - bringing the series to a whole new level and introducing protagonist Jin Kazama into the fold along with a handful of new fighters who would become staples in the series. The game is considered one of the greatest video games of all time, and is one of the best-selling Playstation Games of the original console's era as well.
For Nostalgia's Sake, here's the intro again to the PSX version of the game:
Tekken 3 intro
And via Did You Know Gaming, here are some interesting facts about Tekken 3 and other games in the franchise as well.
Tekken - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Caddicarus
As a tribute, here's a collage with my collection of Tekken games including Tekken 3, and a picture of me meeting the man and series director Katsuhiro Harada back in 2009!
After a long and patient waiting period for fans who have endured the forthcoming news of when exactly the game will get its home console edition release, Bandai Namco Games and Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada have dropped the long awaited news via Facebook at last - Tekken 7 is coming to Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam this June - combining all the features that were present in the vanilla arcade release and its "Fated Retribution" update.
TEKKEN 7 - Rage and Sorrow Traile
Check out the brand new "Rage and Sorrow" cinematic trailer that confirms the release date, as well as teasing new elements coming from the story of the game that promises to finish the "Mishima Saga" storyline once and for all.
Tekken 7 hits PS4, Xbox One, and PC on June 2, 2017.
Coming to arcades next week in Japan as an early release of the game itself, Bandai Namco Games has released the opening cinematic to their next installment in the long-running Tekken fighting game series, with Kazuya Mishima facing off against his own father Heihachi Mishima for the intro to Tekken 7!
Tekken 7 Intro
It's all going down soon and hopefully brings a reasonable conclusion to the Mishima saga. The question now is... Where is Jin Kazama? Tekken 6's ending so the son of Kazuya down after fighting Azazel... So will he return as a secret character in future updates and the console version? Only time will tell.
For now, only 20 characters are expected to be in the first early release of the game. Thanks goes to Event Hubs for the updates on the story.
The King of Iron Fist Tournament celebrates 20 years of existence in the video game world... And Tekken franchise director Katsuhiro Harada is ready to unveil to the world the first look of the latest installment in the series in action, as he and Bandai Namco Games announce that Tekken 7 will begin location tests for the game in Tokyo and Osaka from October 3-5!
As reported and detailed by Famitsu, the event will also feature special Bana Passport gift cards for the first 100 players to sign up and answer questionnaires given, as well well as special stickers that those who attend the location tests will receive. Event Hubs also reports that the game will make use of Online Matchmaking, which is a first in the series as well.
Tekken 7 - Full-Length SDCC 2014 Trailer
Announced a month ago and as the 7th canonical installment in the series, Tekken 7 will serve, according to Harada, as the conclusion to the long running Mishima Bloodline saga that involves series mainstays Heihachi,Kazuya, and Jin Kazama. The story will also answer what happened to Kazuya's mother Kazumi Mishima, and why Heihachi had to kill her and what the mystery surrounding the Devil Gene is all about.
No release date has been given for Tekken 7, but it uses the Unreal Engine 4 will come out for arcades first before hitting consoles.
Besides showing off some insane fighting game skills in the Evo Championship Series, fighting game fanatics were able to bear witness to the Evo build gameplay demonstration of Namco Bandai Games' Tekken Tag Tournament 2! As archived and recorded by Gamespot, here's gameplay footage straight out of Evo 2k11 presented by Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada that was uploaded to YouTube for the world to see!
TTT 2 Evo 2k11 Gameplay Footage 1
TTT 2 Evo 2k11 Gameplay Footage 2
TTT 2 Evo 2k11 Gameplay Footage 3
TTT 2 Evo 2k11 Gameplay Footage 4
Slated for an Autumn 2011 release, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will blast into arcades first before making its way to consoles inevitably!
Next to Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition, Capcom has premiered a new trailer for their next upcoming crossover fighter, Street Fighter X Tekken. It's pretty much self explanatory also. If you know Final Fight, you know who Poison is, (and what she REALLY is). You Tube andKotaku deliver the trailer goods, and there's also Dhalsim, Steve Fox, and Yoshimitsu joining the SFXTekken slugfest.
Via his official Twitter account, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has unveiled to fans worldwide the official intro to Tekken Tag Tournament 2! Anyone familiar with the series will get a kick out of this, as a familiar tune from the original TTT PS2 release makes a surprise remix return! Click and see for yourselves!
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade Intro
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is slated to hit arcades on Autumn this year!
During the recent San Diego Comic Con, Capcom and Nacom dropped the bombshell by revealing Street Fighter X Tekken to the entire world. Now, with Capcom styled fighter already seen and under development, Namco unveils their contribution to the newest crossover dream match by giving gamers a first look at Tekken X Street Fighter!
Oh yes, your eyes don't deceive you here! The King Of Iron Fist Tournament's best fighters are going to take on Capcom's World Warriors on their own turf, and obviously, that means the SF Fighters will supposedly make the transition into a true 3D fighting game environment! Via Kotaku, the teaser poster featuring Jin and Ryu (as well as their evil counterparts in the background) was shown at this year's Gamescom by Capcom's Yoshinori Ono and Namco's Katsuhiro Harada. It's confirmed that we won't be seeing Namco's take until after Street Fighter X Tekken comes out, but fans have a brief glimpse of things now with this art spread, as well as an early, unfinished 3D Model of Ryu using Tekken graphics, and he's wearing a white colored version of Paul Phoenix's Gi!
Without any more details to convey, Tekken X Street Fighter is still a title TBA. Stay tuned for more updates, and for more on the story, visit Kotaku!
Everybody thought the Iron Fist was over. Think again! A Eurogamer post reports that in a conference in Madrid, Tekken series Director Katsuhira Harada announced that Tekken 7 was in the early stages of production! Yes, the seventh installment of The King Of Iron Fist Tournament is coming, and even with no details up yet, you can bet that it will continue the saga and bring back fan favorite characters and introduce new ones in the sequel! As for the narrative, it will definitely continue the Mishima bloodline storyline, which ended in a cliffhanger scene in the last game, Tekken 6. If one follows the Tekken Force story mode starring Lars and Alessa, the endings shows Raven's organization finding the unconscious body of Jin Kazama in the sandy remains of Azazel's temple, after the young CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu gave his life to end the demon's threat to the world once and for all. How Namco plans to take the story along from there is beyond me, but it's a sure bet that we'll be seeing Jin again... or at least his fate in the announced sequel.
On a sad note, Tekken 7 will be the first game in the series that the late Daisuke Gori will not be present in. It will be sad to see a game without the original voice of Heihachi, but if they decide to recast the role or reuse his existing audio clips, let's hope it pays tribute to the actor's work on the character at least.
Tekken 7 is currently in production. Stay tuned for more details!
I'm taking the fast trip back to nostalgia lane again, all because I happened to pick this up today, and boy, what a rush this game gives me! It's all coming back!
I've always been a fan of the Ridge Racer series. Despite the realism and fine tuning Sony's Gran Turismo series offers, nothing beats the old arcade feel that Namco's driving simulation series offers, and with that exhilaration comes the thrill of speeding up, overtaking your adversaries, and crossing that finish line to the sound and smell of sweet victory. Since the age of the original Playstation, the 'Racer series has remained strong and prolific, spawning numerous titles and sequels that continue to showcase the great lengths technology will go to make racing games as real (or unreal) a driving experience as they come. However, the one title that sticks to my head like a golden egg is the third installment of this illustrious series that, in my opinion, redefined the Ridge Racer experience altogether - Rage Racer.
Released way back in December 3, 1996 for the Playstation, Rage Racer was in ways the precursor to Gran Turismo in terms of delivering an advanced single player career driving game experience. In that mode, Players could use the money they win from races to buy and customize other cars and rides, which become available for purchase as the game progresses. Courses start off easy at first, but more challenging one ones pop up as they are completed, offering more prize money and better competition to take on. There are a total of 5 Classes the player must breeze through, as well as an Extra Gran Prix mode that, upon completion, brings on Class 6, which is the finale of the game and offers more secret cars to purchase at the shop menu. Car manafacturers were entirely fictional, but most of the vehicle models were patterned after existing ones, even including a Truck and a Mini Cooper in the mix.
Rage Racer Intro
Like the past games, Rage Racer takes on an arcade style of gameplay, relying on speed and drifts to make it past obstacles and sharp turns in a race course. The player can choose between Automatic Transmission and Manual Transmission, with the latter providing a more "realistic" approach to controlling the car. Fundamentally, the game was still Ridge Racer, taking a lot of liberties from the Arcade game "Rave Racer", but adding some console elements and tweaks not present in the other games. Graphics were pretty much a step forward in Rage compared to its predecessors, and aside from the customization and single player options, this game formally introduced the female mascot and face of the series, Ms. Reiko Nagase. She happens to provide the game with some much needed fan service, and is most probably the announcer that speaks as you make waves in the game.
Rage Racer Gameplay
What is probably the big highlight of the game for fans like myself is the outstanding Electronic Music soundtrack produced by Namco's then new sound team. Unlike the other games, the sounds were more jazz and techno based, with tracks like "Hurricane Hub", "Lightning Luge", "Rage Racer", and "Silver Stream" being among the popular choices. The latter song happens to be my favorite track among the bunch, and it's the kind of song that makes for some smooth listening when you're driving fast.
Rage Racer OST - Silver Stream
Back in it's day, Rage Racer was phenomenal for a racing game in the PS1. Before Gran Turismo changed and defined the genre as we know it, this was the best driving experience players could enjoy and zip themselves into. Namco always delivered some quality products, and their Ridge Racer series, despite having some bumps and skids on the road, always came up as solid presentations in the end. I'm glad to have run into this classic again, and it's sweet to pop it in the ol' PS1 and enjoy it despite its age.
Oh yes, your eyes don't deceive you here! The King Of Iron Fist Tournament's best fighters are going to take on Capcom's World Warriors on their own turf, and obviously, that means the SF Fighters will supposedly make the transition into a true 3D fighting game environment! Via Kotaku, the teaser poster featuring Jin and Ryu (as well as their evil counterparts in the background) was shown at this year's Gamescom by Capcom's Yoshinori Ono and Namco's Katsuhiro Harada. It's confirmed that we won't be seeing Namco's take until after Street Fighter X Tekken comes out, but fans have a brief glimpse of things now with this art spread, as well as an early, unfinished 3D Model of Ryu using Tekken graphics, and he's wearing a white colored version of Paul Phoenix's Gi!
Without any more details to convey, Tekken X Street Fighter is still a title TBA. Stay tuned for more updates, and for more on the story, visit Kotaku!
