Bandai Namco has shared only a glimpse of an upcoming Tekken project.
On stage at EVO 2022, after the grand finale of Tekken 7, Bandai Namco shared a trailer for their next Tekken 7 update. At the end of the trailer, they showed the iconic Tekken cutscene where Kazuya Mishima throws his father, Heihachi Mishima off a cliff.
The moment the cutscene zooms in on Kazuya’s face, it immediately switches from the 1994 PlayStation version of Kazuya to a very modern looking version of the character. “Get Ready” then appears on the screen before the trailer fades to black. You can skip to the 1:40 mark in the video below to watch the teaser.
Get your fists ready for more 👊
📣 A free update with battle balance adjustments will be rolled out to #TEKKEN 7
🗓 #TWT2023 Global Finals will be held on February 4-5, 2023 in Amsterdam
…watch till the end! pic.twitter.com/47cMCc0VXI — TEKKEN (@TEKKEN) August 8, 2022
Series director Katsuhiro Harada made a brief appearance on the official EVO stream, but didn’t elaborate on the tease at all. While we don’t know for sure yet, it’s probably safe to assume that this teaser points to Tekken 8. However, the teaser specifically uses footage from the original Tekken, so there’s a chance it could be a remake or reboot of the series. There’s still nothing official from Bandai Namco about this project, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
Tekken 7 was originally released in 2017 and has received a lot of DLC support since launch. We gave the game a 9.5 in our Tekken 7 review, saying that the game “strikes a good balance between being accessible to newcomers to the series and retaining much of its technical tradition.
For more fighting game news from EVO, check out SNK’s announcement of a brand new Fatal Fury game, Dragon Ball FighterZ return netcode, and PlayStation’s EVO survey on NFT.
Screens – Tekken 7 [Version 3.00]
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