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Bandai Namco decided to reveal not one but two new roster additions to Tekken 8 during EVO 2023, as we got a new character and a returning one First off, we're getting a new character by the name of Azucena, who basically has the weird superpower of being faster than your fists all from drinking[...]

Bandai Namco dropped a brand new trailer and a character reveal for Tekken 8 this week before the team starts their CNT The trailer does a pretty good job of giving you a look at how the latest entry in the fighting game series will play, while also showing off the latest addition in Claudio[...]

Bandai Namco announced today that they are now taking registrations for the upcoming Closed Network Testing for Tekken 8 The company will hold two separate sessions across two weeks, with a Week 1 CNT on PS5 only, and a Week 2 CNT across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC What's more, no subscription is required[...]

Bandai Namco dropped two new videos this week for Tekken 8, showing off Nina Williams and going more in-depth about what's changing for this game First off, Nina is looking mighty deadly in a new purple and black getup, as the silent assassin is back to inflict hard hits and deep cuts on her opponents[...]

Bandai Namco is celebrating a Tekken 7 milestone of selling over 10 million units with a brand new update with some added features The game has been out for over five years now, and while Tekken 8 is on the way in 2023, players are still flocking to the most recent edition of the franchise[...]

Bandai Namco kicked off Sony's State of Play livestream today with a look at Tekken 8, set to be released next year The video showed off what feels like gameplay footage, but didn't have the usual meters and other information on the screen This was straight-up a presentation of a fight on a very specific[...]

Back in March of this year, anime fans learned that Netflix was bringing the world of fighting video game franchise Tekken to animated series life with Tekken: Bloodline Set to tell the origin story of Jin Kazama and set around the events of the video game Tekken 3, the anime was given a spotlight at[...]

Bandai Namco revealed new details for the return of Tekken World Tour 2022, including the fact that in-person events will happen The word came down during Combo Breaker 2022 as the company revealed it would be expanding the tour to incorporate 16 global regions, as they will have competitors face off in bouts to fight[...]

SEGA and Bandai Namco have come together for another crossover as Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown meets Tekken 7 It's pretty cool being in the future where all of these game licensees get to have fun with each other, even if it is just on a cosmetic level And man, is this one ever on[...]

Currently available on auction at ComicConnect's website. The three exclusive characters from Soul Calibur II are as follows: Link (from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series) for the Nintendo Gamecube console, Todd McFarlane's comic book antihero character Spawn for the original Xbox, and, in the case of this game for the PlayStation 2, Heihachi, from the Tekken series[...]

Ultimate video showed off everything we needed to know about Tekken's Kazuya Mishima arrival. As usual, series director Masahiro Sakurai sat down at his desk and showed off the character and everything he can do. You seem to have a bit of the devil in you, son! Courtesy of Nintendo. The short version is that it's a mix[...]

Bandai Namco announced today they are bringing back the Tekken Online Challenge for a new tournament in 2021 Last year's tournament was an amazing success for everyone involved, despite the pandemic keeping everyone at home Now this year's event has a new sponsor with ASTRO Gaming joining them as the official headset, as well as[...]

Bandai Namco finally revealed the latest character coming to Tekken 7 as Lidia Sobieska will be joining the roster tomorrow The fictional young Prime Minister of Poland has a few new moves for you to master as she is more of a counter striker than anything else This means for those of you who are[...]

Bandai Namco revealed today that a brand new character is coming to Tekken 7, and it appears this one is totally original The reveal happened during the Japan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtable #2, where it was revealed during the livestream that "a new character will be entering the King of Iron Fist Tournament in early[...]

Bandai Namco revealed a few new details to the upcoming Season Four Pass in Tekken 7, along with new screenshots of Kunimitsu After being teased a few weeks ago in a trailer promoting season four, we now have a trailer and confirmation that this is a brand new Kunimitsu According to the lore of the[...]

Bandai Namco has revealed a little bit of what's on the way for Tekken 7, as they're about to launch Season 4 into the game During the Japan Fighting Game Publisher's Roundtable livestream this week, it was revealed that the Season 4 Pass was coming soon, and with it would be new characters and changes[...]

This past week, Red Bull announced the launch of a brand new esports series with Class In Session: Anakin's Tekken Academy The show will be hosted by professional esports player and Red Bull Athlete, Hoa "Anakin" Luu, as he will be presenting an educational gaming video content series where he will teach you the tricks[...]

Laced Records and Bandai Namco have come together to bring a new set of soundtracks to life as the original Tekken and Tekken 2 albums head to vinyl Both of these will be specially remastered and pressed onto audiophile-quality, 180g heavyweight vinyl LPs As well as being displayed in a deluxe sleeve featuring original artwork. What's[...]

Because when the virus is eventually contained or runs its course, people will get back to their normal lives, and it looks like they want to be on the forefront for esports. Credit: Bandai Namco Effective immediately, the following events have been removed as official qualifying rounds for the TEKKEN World Tour 2020 (TWT2020): TEKKEN World Tour 2020 (TWT2020) Norcal[...]

Bandai Namco revealed details this week about the return of Tekken World Tour 2020, as the series returns for its fifth year The event will have over 30 locations across the globe All of them spanning different categories like Masters, Challengers, and Dojo The entire system will be kicking off at the Tokyo Tekken Masters[...]

Probably one of the weirdest things Bandai Namco could have released this week for Tekken 7 is a brand new track from Leroy Smith The man has released a new hip-hop track showing off his mad skills both in combat and on the mic If you're not familiar with the character, he learned how to[...]

During the Tekken World Finals, we got two more character reveals for the Tekken 7 Season Three pass, as we're getting one familiar name and one new entry Back in August, Bandai Namco revealed we'd be getting two more, but failed to really talk about who might be coming in Now we know that we're[...]

Netmarble has revealed this week that they will be doing a Tekken 7 crossover event in The King Of Fighters AllStar mobile game The news was revealed through a Twitch livestream and elaborated more through the The Hollywood Reporter, as Netmarble and Bandai Namco will be doing a one-off event This is a rare chance[...]

Credit: Bandai Namco Hey, Tekken fans: If there's something you want from the game, you probably shouldn't just sit and spam the developers. Tekken director and producer Katsuhiro Harada took to Twitter today to air his frustrations with fans continually tweeting at him People can't get enough of continuously yammering away about who they want to see[...]

Bandai Namco made their grand announcement about Tekken 7's Season 3 at EVO 2019 yesterday, revealing two new characters and two on the way The reveal showed one returning face and a brand new addition to the series First, we didn't have to go very far back for the familiar as Zafina will be coming[...]

It's one hell of an earned promotion as Jarada has been the keystone to making Tekken what it is today His job will include overseeing a number of major titles under the brand including Ace Combat, SoulCalibur, Dark Souls, and the Tales Of series, not to mention still having a say on the esports front[...]

Not so much in the case of Tekken 7 director Katsuhiro Harada, who has a habit of speaking his mind on social media and not caring too much about how it affects people Today, Twitter is abuzz about a series of posts Harada made in which he basically rants about how he's tired of not[...]

It's been a minute since Bandai Namco announced that The Walking Dead's Negan would be coming to Tekken 7, and haven't said much about him since That all changed today when Bandai Namco let AMC release the full trailer for his addition to the game be released on their Twitter account And people have been enjoying[...]

Some awesome news dropped today from Bandai Namco as the last three characters for Season Two of Tekken 7 were revealed The primary two that got their own trailers this time around are Craig Marduk, who has been around since Tekken 4, and Armok King who goes all the way back to Tekken 2 While[...]

A little bit of a short notice from Bandai Namco, but the company has announced the Tekken World Tour 2018 global finals will happen in Amsterdam The company released details today about the tournament, taking place from December 1st-2nd at the Theater Amsterdam in the Netherlands, along with ticket costs for admission to the event[...]