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Heihachi Mishima Is Not Dead; Returns To Tekken 8

At the start of the Tekken 8 top 6 tournament at EVO 2024, Tekken producers Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray showcased a new video teasing the next character in the Season 1 Pass DLC. And yes, it's who you think it is despite exaggerated rumours. After stating that he's completely dead last year, the Tekken developers decide to bring Heihachi...

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Tekken 8 Tier List For July 2024 According To One Of The Best Players In The World

Tekken 8, the latest 3D fighting game from Bandai Namco, is still going strong in the fighting game esports circuit despite some setbacks brought in by the game's first DLC character/long-time capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo. As a result, the game's 1.05 patch fixed a lot of issues and changed up the game's meta. How's it looking? According to top p...

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Nike and Bandai Namco to Release Tekken 8-Inspired Sneakers

Nike and Bandai Namco have teamed up to launch a special collection of sneakers inspired by the popular 3D fighting game, Tekken 8. Named the "Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist," this collaboration is part of Tekken's 30th anniversary celebrations and is based on two iconic characters: Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama. The first desi...

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CEO 2024 Fighting Game Tournament Results & Highlights

One of this year's other big fighting game tournament just came and went during the weekend: the Community Effort Orlando fighting game tournament (or CEO 2024). This year's show took place in Daytona Beach, Florida from 29 June to 1st July GMT+8, and features a Tekken World Tour Master Event circuit alongside other notable fighting game tournam...

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After Six Long Years, This King Of Fighters Game Is Shutting Down

All good things have to come to an end, even free-to-play games that seemingly can live forever. Publisher Netmarble has announced that it will be shutting down and ending the services of its online action RPG title The King of Fighters AllStar, its collaboration with SNK that's basically a spin-off of The King of Fighters fighting game series. ...

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Street Fighter 6 Season 2 DLC Wishlist (And Beyond): Who Should Be The Next World Warriors?

With Street Fighter 6's Season 1 Character DLC done and dusted, we're now in Season 2 of the current Capcom fighting title. We already have the following added in the game's base roster: Rashid, A.K.I, Ed, and Akuma. Each of them offer a lot in terms of different playstyles, from A.K.I's poison nonsense to Akuma's legacy barrage of moves to contras...

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Tekken Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Fandom Art Campaign

The iconic Tekken series is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and Bandai Namco Entertainment is inviting fans to join in the festivities with a special campaign that spotlights fan creativity. The "TEKKEN FANDOM Campaign - Illustration" gives artists a unique opportunity to showcase their work and potentially see it featured in Tekken 8.   ...

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Filipino Pro Player AK Wins Combo Breaker 2024 Tekken 8 Tournament

Score one for Southeast Asia, as a renowned Tekken 8 player has taken the gold in this week's major fighting game tournament. Alexandre "PBE | AK" Laverez has won this year's Combo Breaker 2024 Tekken 8 tournament, which took place in Illinois, USA, during the 3-day span of 25 to 27 May GMT+8. AK has been winning all of his matches, staying in w...

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Tekken 8 Sales Go Beyond Two Million Worldwide

Bandai Namco has announced that Tekken 8 sales have surpassed two million units worldwide. According to the developer/publisher, the game managed to sell one million in its first day of launch. Tekken 8 was originally launched for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 26 January 2024. Check out our review here and head on over here to fight Hara...

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Tekken 8 Creator Katsuhiro Harada Reveals How To Increase Controller Response On PC

If you've been experiencing input lag or related problems while playing Tekken 8 on PC, Tekken creator Katsuhiro Karada himself has the solution. On his Twitter account, he posted: This is an IMPORTANT notice for users of the PC version of #TEKKEN8 . We know that many of you use a controller plugged into USB when playing TEKKEN8. "Please us...

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Tekken 8 Tier List According To A Top Japanese Law Player (February 2024)

While it's way too early to have a definitive tier list for this year's top 3D fighting game Tekken 8, it doesn't mean we should ignore one that's made by a player who has had 1,300 high-level matches since the game's launch. Enter Yuttari Yuki, one of the top Law players in the world, who came up with his early impressions tier list for Tekken ...

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Check Out How Malaysia Celebrates The Tekken 8 Launch: With A Good Ass Tournament!

Last weekend on 28 January was one to remember for fans of the Tekken series, as well as fighting games in general. Fighting game group (and friends of Kakuchopurei) Infinite Carnage organized a Tekken 8 Fan Fest Launch at ATO Gaming Cafe TTDI. The event was free to join, with cosplay, Tekken Museum, Ultimate Tekken Ball, and a good old-fashione...

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Tekken 8 Fans Really Want Final Fantasy VII’s Best Girl In The Ring

Tekken 8 is out right now, and already Twitter is abuzz with who should be on the guest list roster for the game's future downloadable content. It all started with fans of the game stating that they want Final Fantasy VII's best girl to be in the Bandai Namco 3D fighting game roster. The one who is alive by default in the original game: Tifa Loc...

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Tekken 8 Unleashes The Fury Of Devil Jin In New Trailer

Bandai Namco has finally revealed the anticipated Tekken 8 gameplay trailer of Devil Jin, also known as "Black Wings of Ruin" in action. Fans can get a closer look at what Devil Jin is bringing into the fighting ring in this new instalment. The 2-minute trailer shows Devil Jin's unmatched ability against Jin Kazama and Jun Kazama. Every hit has ...

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How To Find & Fight Katsuhiro Harada In Tekken 8

Tekken 8 is now available for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. You can check out my full review of the game by heading here. There are multiple modes in the latest entry of the iconic fighting game franchise, but did you know that you can actually fight a virtual version of Tekken franchise creator Katsuhiro Harada himself? Yes, you can! I wa...

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Tekken 8 Review: Offense Is The Best Offense

Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Genre: Fighting Game, Esports Tekken is one of the most iconic fighting game franchises in the world, next to Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Everyone has their favourite fighting game franchise and Tekken is mine as I grew up playing it more than anything else. It's been seven years since Tekken 7 (and tha...

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Tekken 8 Shows Lee Chaolan’s High-Tech Battle Suit In New Trailer

Bandai Namco has released the latest Tekken 8 gameplay trailer showing the playable character Lee Chaolan in action. The two-minute video showcases Lee's smug personality and his manipulative style of play, especially evident when he shouts, "Marvelous!". In terms of his fighting style, Lee described it as "Martial Arts," suggesting the use of h...

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Here’s How You Can Get Into Tekken 8’s Year 1 Pass DLC Early [Update]

Update: we've updated the story to reflect the Year 1 Pass DLC 72-hour early access period. The original story stated that the main game is accessible three days early, which it isn't (and is standard practice for some fighting game titles like GBVS Rising and Mortal Kombat 1, hence the confusion). Nonetheless, Kakuchopurei regrets the error. Du...

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Tekken World Tour Finals 2023 – Teams, Schedule, & Results

Get ready for the next battle! The Tekken World Tour Finals 2023 happens this weekend at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans from the 12th to 14th of January 2024, featuring Tekken 7. The Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ) happens on the 12th. For the World Tour Finals, 19 players qualify via the Tekken World Tour 2023 Leaderboard and 1 player will quali...

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Succession’s Brian Cox Is The Last Person I Expected To Narrate Tekken Lore…

When you think video game history recaps, you expect this generation's flavour of YouTube content creators or esports aficionado, or even a "retired" esports-turned-content-creator doing the reading and VO for such a project. If we're talking fighting games like, oh say, Tekken, to coincide with the upcoming release of Tekken 8 later this month, I'...

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