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Rock Paper Shotgun Tekken 8 Feedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feed/tag/video-games/tekken-8The latest Tekken 8 articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enFri, 13 Dec 2024 12:56:18 +0000Tekken 8's next fighter is Clive, actuallyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-next-fighter-is-clive-actuallyBrendan CaldwellFri, 13 Dec 2024 12:56:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-next-fighter-is-clive-actuallySide viewFinal Fantasy XVIPCSquare EnixTekken 8RPGThird personFantasySingle PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer CompetitivePS5

Earlier this week we heard rumblings of a new character announcement for Tekken 8, and at the same time a trailer dropped a big unmistakable hint for red-dressed rabble rouser Anna Williams. Turns out that unmistakable hint was mistakable. My mistake. At last night's Game Awards we learned that the next fighter to come to the game will be... Clive? From Final Fantasy XVI? Sure. Why not.

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Tekken 8's next character will be revealed this week, and clues point to a certain lady in redhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-next-character-will-be-revealed-this-week-and-clues-point-to-a-certain-lady-in-redBrendan CaldwellMon, 09 Dec 2024 13:12:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-next-character-will-be-revealed-this-week-and-clues-point-to-a-certain-lady-in-redSide viewTekken 8PCSingle PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

The big question a Tekken player always wants to know is: which DLC character is coming next? Well, you'll know by the end of the week, as the studio is planning to reveal this at Geoff Keighley's winter festival of expensive advertising, the Game Awards. However, there may already be some clues in a trailer they've just released, which suggests some sisterful slapping is overdue. The trailer also promises new moves for all characters in a Season 2 update next spring, along with some minor presents in a winter update due sooner than that. But yes, come see for yourself.

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The Tekken director failed to get KFC's Colonel Sanders in the fighting game, but here are 10 other corporate mascots he could tryhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-tekken-director-failed-to-get-kfcs-colonel-sanders-in-the-fighting-game-but-here-are-10-other-corporate-mascots-he-could-tryBrendan CaldwellMon, 30 Sep 2024 15:14:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-tekken-director-failed-to-get-kfcs-colonel-sanders-in-the-fighting-game-but-here-are-10-other-corporate-mascots-he-could-trySide viewI Love You, Colonel Sanders!PCTekken 8Single PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

The long-running chief of the Tekken series, Katsuhiro Harada, once tried to convince KFC to let him use Colonel Sanders as a character in the fighting game, according to an interview with TheGamer. "[They] weren't very open to the idea," added game designer Michael Murray, who sat in on the interview. "[Colonel Sanders] appeared in games after that. So maybe it was just him fighting against someone [that] was posing a problem for them."

Never mind, Harada. Here's a few other corporate characters you could try to squeeze into Tekken 8.

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Heihachi rises from the dead as Tekken 8's third character DLChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heihachi-rises-from-the-dead-as-tekken-8s-third-character-dlcBrendan CaldwellMon, 22 Jul 2024 09:59:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heihachi-rises-from-the-dead-as-tekken-8s-third-character-dlcSide viewTekken 8PCSingle PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingBandai Namco GamesMultiplayer Competitive

Heihachi Mishima, the mustachioed malevolence of the Tekken series, is going to be the next DLC character for Tekken 8. He was last seen with his loving son Kazuya, who threw him into a volcano. Of course, to be fully submerged in impossibly hot liquid rock is merely a long-running family prank for the cast of this 3D fighting game, sort of like forcing your granddad to do the ice bucket challenge, but with lava. Nobody truly expected the horn-haired headbutter to be fully removed from the series. But I am a little surprised to see him back so soon.

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A bot in Tekken 8 is demolishing players by only pressing one button over and overhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-bot-in-tekken-8-is-demolishing-players-by-only-pressing-one-button-over-and-overBrendan CaldwellMon, 29 Apr 2024 10:15:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-bot-in-tekken-8-is-demolishing-players-by-only-pressing-one-button-over-and-overSide viewTekken 8PCSingle PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

Button mashing is advised against in fighting games if you want to climb the ranks. But those of us who've been destroyed by unpredictable little brothers going ham on a joystick know a secret. Sometimes spamming works. One Tekken 8 player is proving this point. They have programmed a bot of Eddy Gordo, the whirling Capoeira fighter, to slap the same button repeatedly, and nothing else, while broadcasting its performance against real players on Twitch. The bot is doing surprisingly well.

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Elden Ring publishers Bandai Namco cancel at least five games, target future “emphasis on quality”https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-publishers-bandai-namco-cancel-at-least-five-games-target-future-emphasis-on-qualityMatt JarvisFri, 16 Feb 2024 19:24:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-publishers-bandai-namco-cancel-at-least-five-games-target-future-emphasis-on-qualitySide viewElden RingPCAction AdventureRPGMultiplayer CooperativeSingle PlayerXbox OneBandai Namco EntertainmentPS5Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconTekken 8FromSoftwareThird personPS4FightingShooterXbox Series X/SBANDAI NAMCO StudiosMultiplayer Competitive

Coming off of 2022’s biggest game in Elden Ring has been a tricky time for Bandai Namco, it seems. The publishers have announced that they have cancelled “at least” five games in the works to help overcome a significant drop in income over the last year, adopting a new approach to development that will focus on quality.

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Tekken 8 review: the difference is slight but we still like the fighthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-reviewBrendan CaldwellTue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-reviewSide viewTekken 8Single PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentWot I ThinkBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

When I am faced with Death, and that grim skeletal mouth asks me to choose the game we play to decide my fate, I have long believed I will pick Tekken. I'm not confident I will best the reaper in Iron Fist combat. But I cannot pass up the adrenally depraved possibility of successfully performing a ten-button airborne combo on mortality made manifest. It would be rad. It would be absurd and beautiful and I know, for a fact, that Death will play as Panda.

But will we play Tekken 8? Or roll back to Tekken 7? Hmmm. Let's find out.

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Tekken 8’s first DLC character will be series regular Eddy Gordo, kicking off its season pass this springhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-first-dlc-character-will-be-series-regular-eddy-gordo-kicking-off-its-season-pass-this-springMatt JarvisMon, 15 Jan 2024 19:10:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-first-dlc-character-will-be-series-regular-eddy-gordo-kicking-off-its-season-pass-this-springSide viewTekken 8Single PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

Tekken 8’s first DLC character will be a familiar face: Eddy Gordo, the capoeira pro who has previously appeared in the mainline roster of the fighting game series since 1997’s Tekken 3.

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Tekken 8's eye-grating colourblind mode is causing concern among accessibility expertshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-eye-grating-colourblind-mode-is-causing-concern-among-accessibility-expertsMatt JarvisMon, 01 Jan 2024 17:50:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8s-eye-grating-colourblind-mode-is-causing-concern-among-accessibility-expertsSide viewTekken 8Single PlayerBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingMultiplayer Competitive

The director of Tekken 8 has responded after a video of the upcoming fighting game’s colourblind mode was reported to have caused migraines and vertigo among players, with accessibility experts expressing their worries that the filter could cause even more serious side effects among those with epilepsy and other photosensitive conditions.

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Tekken 8 comes out next January with a very literal Arcade Modehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-comes-out-next-january-with-a-very-literal-arcade-modeKaan SerinTue, 22 Aug 2023 20:02:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-comes-out-next-january-with-a-very-literal-arcade-modeGamescom 2022Side viewGamescom 2023Bandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingTekken 8

This year is shaping up to have a killer line-up of fighting games between the launches of Mortal Kombat 1 and Street Fighter 6, but unfortunately, Tekken 8 won’t be completing the holy trinity as it just got a new release date: January 26th 2024. Not too far away from 2023’s punch-a-thon, though, and to tide us over, publisher Bandai Namco dropped a brand new trailer at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live. Bears, arcades, and lots of kicking down below.

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You can now sign up for Tekken 8's closed network testshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-now-sign-up-for-tekken-8s-closed-network-testsLiv NganFri, 09 Jun 2023 13:52:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-now-sign-up-for-tekken-8s-closed-network-testsSide viewBandai Namco EntertainmentBANDAI NAMCO StudiosFightingTekken 8

The fighting game hype continues, as Bandai Namco has just opened up registration for Tekken 8 closed network testing. You better hustle if you want in though, as selection is happening on a first come, first served basis.

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New Tekken 8 trailer brings the family drama and a new rosterhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-tekken-8-trailer-brings-the-family-drama-and-a-new-rosterRachel WattsFri, 09 Dec 2022 05:27:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-tekken-8-trailer-brings-the-family-drama-and-a-new-rosterThe Game Awards 2022The Game AwardsBandai Namco EntertainmentFightingTekken 8

Bandai Namco revealed a new trailer for Tekken 8 at this year's The Game Awards and wow did they bring the drama for this one. Not only did we see a montage of increasingly gritty brawls, but also some new info about the fighters we'll be seeing in this, octequel(?). Cast your eyes over the trailer below.

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Tekken 8 brings the fight to PC in Unreal Engine 5https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-brings-the-fight-to-pc-in-unreal-engine-5CJ WheelerWed, 14 Sep 2022 10:27:06 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-brings-the-fight-to-pc-in-unreal-engine-5Tekken 7TekkenBandai Namco EntertainmentFightingTekken 8

Tekken 8 is happening, and it’s running in Unreal Engine 5. The fighting octequel was revealed during yesterday’s Sony State Of Play livestream. Bandai Namco haven’t given a release window for the game yet, but PC is a confirmed platform alongside current-gen consoles. Take a look at the real-time rendered trailer below, and brace yourself for a hefty dose of the punchings.

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Bandai Namco seems to be teasing Tekken 8https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bandai-namco-seems-to-be-teasing-tekken-8Jay CastelloMon, 08 Aug 2022 13:50:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bandai-namco-seems-to-be-teasing-tekken-8Tekken 7TekkenBandai Namco EntertainmentFightingTekken 8

Bandai Namco have released a teaser for...well, something Tekken related, although exactly what is open to interpretation. The brief trailer, shown yesterday at Evo 2022, replays the moment from Tekken 1 in which Kazuya Mishima drops his father's body off a cliff, before cutting to a much more modern looking Kazuya and the simple invocation: "GET READY".

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