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Friday4th Oct 2019
News Tekken 7 Patch 3.01 Causing Crashes When It Was Supposed to Fix Minor Bugs
KO
Tekken 7 has a new update on PlayStation 4. Patch 3.01 was deployed yesterday at the time of writing, and the small download was supposed to fix a few minor bugs -- bugs that have popped up after the game entered Season 3 last month. However, things haven't quite worked out the way that they should have, as players are running into some nasty...
Monday9th Sep 2019
News Tekken 7 Season 3 Patch 3.00 Is Ready for the Next Battle on PS4
Round 3, fight
Tekken 7's big Season 3 patch is available to download now on PlayStation 4. It's a not-so-bad 1.8GB in size, but don't let that fool you -- this is a hugely important update for the brawler. With the release of Zafina tomorrow as part of the title's new season pass, this patch prepares the game for what's next. If you haven't see...
Thursday5th Sep 2019
News Tekken 7 Season 3 Patch Notes Are Here, Huge Balance Changes for All Characters
Season 3 out next week
Update: As promised, Bandai Namco has released the full patch notes for Tekken 7 Season 3. They feature all of the changes coming to every character, significantly overhauling the balance of the game. You can find the full list of tweaks through here. Alongside the patch notes, Season 3 has a confirmed release date. The new...
Monday2nd Sep 2019
Random American Rapper T-Pain Pulls Off a Sweet Leroy Smith Tekken 7 Cosplay at Convention
Get ready for the next battle
We don't post stories about cosplay very often, but this one's turning heads. American rapper, singer, and producer T-Pain showed up to Dragon Con 2019 in Atlanta this past weekend dressed up as Leroy Smith -- the new original character coming to Tekken 7 later this year. Leroy, a martial arts master who was revealed...
Tuesday13th Aug 2019
News Tekken Soundtracks Hit Spotify and Other Music Streaming Platforms
Jukebox mode
Tekken is a series that's never quite gotten the praise that it deserves for its music. Fans of the the long running fighting game franchise know that it's produced countless banging tunes over the years, from pounding hard rock beats to thumping electronic tracks. Ever since the days of the original Tekken on the PSone, the series has...
Monday5th Aug 2019
News Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Left Unimpressed by Evo Tournament Gag
"You also failed to consult me, or Konami"
After apologising for what the Evo fighting tournament deemed a "little joke", the backlash towards the event's fake Metal Gear Solid character tease has continued. So much so that the original voice actor of Solid Snake, David Hayter, has chimed in with his own thoughts on the controversy. As you can...
News Evo Forced to Apologise for Misleading Metal Gear Solid Gag
Kept you waiting, huh?
Fighting game tournament Evo has had to apologise, after a misleading gag led fans to believe that Metal Gear Solid star Solid Snake would be added to Tekken 7 as a DLC character. The tournament showcased a trailer featuring the gruff voiced soldier in an infamous Codec call, and many took this as a tease for some kind of...
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Update: It turns out the Metal Gear teaser was a joke. Original Story: Harada and friends have really gone and done it this time. Tekken 7 Season 3 was announced at Evo 2019, which will include four new characters, one new "feature", and one new stage. Returning Tekken 6 character Zafina is among the newcomers, alongside brand new original...
Monday22nd Jul 2019
News Tekken 7 Celebrates 4 Million Copies Sold with Super Cool Updated Artwork
Party time
Tekken 7 has been a real success story for Bandai Namco. The long running series has always been popular -- especially back in the days of the mighty Tekken 3 on PSone -- but in an era where most fighting games are struggling to rack up big numbers, Tekken 7 continues to sell, even after two years on the market. The fighter has now...
Monday15th Jul 2019
News Tekken 7 Team Tournament Delivers One of the Most Hype Sets You'll See All Year
Super Strongstyle
Strongstyle, a legendary community-ran Tekken tournament, returned for the seventh time this past weekend. Taking place in San Jose, California, it featured some of the best Tekken 7 players in the world, but this was a team tournament -- something that we don't see all that often here in the West. Teams were made up of three...
Thursday6th Jun 2019
Random Tekken Director Harada Takes on World Champion in Tekken 7 Match
The father of Tekken steps up
Always good for a laugh, Tekken director and producer Katsuhiro Harada popped up at the latest Fighting Tuesday, a weekly fighting game event held in Tokyo. Iconic sunglasses equipped, Harada took the fight to a number of Tekken 7 players, and even faced off against Rangchu, the current Tekken World Tour Champion...
Thursday28th Feb 2019
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.20 Out Now on PS4 Alongside DLC Characters Julia and Negan
Get ready for the next battle
The final big update (supposedly) for Season 2 of Tekken 7 is now live on PS4. Weighing in at around 1.7GB, patch 2.20 adds new stage variants, new music, a "simple select" option when rematching, and an improved warm-up mode for when you're waiting for a scrap. It also fixes a few bugs, apparently, and there's a whole...
Monday25th Feb 2019
News Tekken 7 Season 3 Is a Possibility, Says Director Harada
Team's keeping its options open
Tekken 7 is something of a fighting game rarity. The title launched back in 2017 and was immediately popular, but its biggest achievement is how it's actually managed to maintain a lot of its momentum. With a competitive scene that's gone from strength to strength and sales breaking 3 million copies last year, Tekken...
Sunday17th Feb 2019
Evo Japan has a new champion
Arslan_Ash, a relatively unknown Kazumi player from Pakistan, just won the Tekken 7 tournament at Evo Japan 2019. The event welcomed many of the game's very best players from all over the world, but none of them could stand in Arslan's way as he dismantled the competition. Arslan popped up on the global Tekken scene...
News Julia Joins Tekken 7 Alongside The Walking Dead's Negan Later This Month
Old and new
The final two DLC characters included in Tekken 7's second season pass are arriving before the month is out. Both returning fighter Julia Chan and guest lunatic Negan -- yes, the guy from The Walking Dead -- are releasing on the 28th February. During Evo Japan, where the release date was announced, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada said...
Monday3rd Dec 2018
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.10 Out on PS4, Armor King and Marduk Available to Download Now
Tekken it to the next level
As promised by Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada, new DLC characters Armor King and Marduk are available to download now on the PlayStation Store. They release alongside patch 2.10, which weighs in at 1.5GB and naturally provides support for both of the new fighters in Tekken 7. The update also adds new customisation...
News Panda Player Wins Tekken World Tour 2018 Finals in Unprecedented Tournament
Unbearlievable
Going into the Tekken World Tour 2018 Finals no one was betting on Rangchu -- a South Korean player who specialises in using Panda and Kuma, two literal bear characters -- to win the tournament. After a whole year of competitive events across the globe, the finals were attended by the 20 top ranking players in the world. Rangchu had...
News Armor King, Marduk, and Julia Confirmed for Tekken 7 Season 2, First Two Out Tomorrow
Return of the king
During the Tekken World Tour finals, director Katsuhiro Harada took to the stage before the top 8 to reveal Marduk, Armor King, and Julia as Tekken 7 season 2 DLC characters. They've been redesigned and reworked, and the best news of all is that Marduk and Armor King are out tomorrow. That's the 3rd December, just in case you're...
Sunday18th Nov 2018
News The Next Tekken 7 DLC Character Will Probably Be Revealed Next Month
Pray for Armor King
If you're one to keep up with the competitive Tekken scene, then you'll likely already know that the Tekken World Tour finals are happening next month. On the 1st and 2nd December, the highest ranked Tekken 7 players will be facing off in Amsterdam in the hope of being crowned the King of the Iron Fist. At last year's event, we...
Saturday20th Oct 2018
News Super Cool Tekken 7 Art Celebrates Over 3 Million Copies Sold
Party time
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada has shared some really nice Tekken 7 artwork over on his Twitter account. The drawing features every character in the game -- minus guest characters Akuma, Geese, and Noctis, and DLC characters Lei and Anna -- as they celebrate the title's success. Tekken 7 actually crossed the three million mark earlier...
Tuesday11th Sep 2018
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.01 Fixes a Few Broken Moves, Out Now on PS4
#NerfedLars
Tekken 7's mega Season 2 update released last week, balancing the entirety of the character roster while also adding new moves. However, it hasn't gone quite as smoothly as planned. Just hours after the patch landed, proficient players started noticing questionable alterations. Some moves, like Lars' now infamous super-fast and deadly...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
News Tekken 7 PS4 Patch 2.0 Out Now, Introduces Season 2 Gameplay Changes and Balancing
Return of the king
It's a big day for Tekken 7 players, because update 2.0 is finally here. With this patch, Bandai Namco's fighter enters Season 2. The new wall bounce mechanic has been added, alongside expanded easy combos and an assist system. Improvements have also been made to online rankings, and the game's menus have been overhauled. The...
Wednesday5th Sep 2018
News Tekken 7 Trailer Goes Over Everything That's New in Season 2
Costumes, combos, the lot
Tekken 7's got a new trailer that breaks down all the new features of Season 2. Once again, additional characters Lei Wulong and Anna Williams are highlighted, but this time we get to see unique custom costumes. The video also delves just a little deeper into how the new auto combo and assist systems will work. In...
Tuesday4th Sep 2018
News Tekken 7 Season 2 Patch Notes are Gigantic, Buffs and Nerfs to All Characters, New Moves
Tekken it higher
Good lord, the Tekken 7 Season 2 patch notes are insanely lengthy. Alongside the release of Lei Wulong and Anna Williams as the season's first two DLC characters on the 6th September, an update will roll out which brings a crazy number of gameplay changes to the table. The new wall bounce mechanic will be added to the game,...
Friday24th Aug 2018
News Tekken 7 Trailer Shows Off Character Buffs and the New Wall Bounce Mechanic
Boing
Those of you who watched the recent Tekken World Tour tournament in Tokyo may have already seen this trailer when it was shown live on stream, but now it's available in HD on the official Tekken YouTube channel. The footage highlights numerous character buffs, including the addition of wall bounce attacks as well as completely fresh...
Sunday19th Aug 2018
News Tekken 7 Season 2 Characters Lei and Anna Launch in September Alongside Huge Gameplay Changes
Tekken it to the next level
The second season pass for Tekken 7 has a release date, and Bandai Namco has confirmed that it'll launch alongside a slew of gameplay tweaks and changes, as well as balancing adjustments. What's more, returning characters Anna Williams and Lei Wulong -- both part of the second season pass -- release on that same day. The...
Tuesday7th Aug 2018
News Tekken 7 Season 2 Screenshots Showcase Lei and Anna's Sweet New Character Designs
Back in style
Lei Wulong and Anna Williams are returning to Tekken thanks to Tekken 7's second season pass. The two veteran fighters appear to play as you'd expect, utilising many of the same moves that they've had throughout the series, but as with just about every legacy character already in Tekken 7, the duo have been updated with slick new...
Monday6th Aug 2018
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Breaks Record for Highest Ever Views in EVO History
Rock the dragon
Despite not being the main event at EVO 2018, Dragon Ball FighterZ still managed to break viewership records on Twitch. The top 8 on the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament on Sunday night peaked at a whopping 258,000 concurrent viewers, more than any other game has ever managed in EVO history. The finals for Dragon...
News Tekken 7 Season Pass 2 Announced, Lei Wulong, Anna, and... The Walking Dead?
Plus new game mechanics
Well, we never saw that coming. After hinting that nothing too huge would be shown at EVO 2018 for Tekken 7, director Katsuhiro Harada took to the main stage following the game's tournament and revealed... A lot of stuff. First off, Tekken 7 is getting a second season pass. This will include six new characters,...
Monday9th Jul 2018
Rumour Second Tekken 7 DLC Season Pass Leaked
Return of the king
Over the last couple of months or so, during various Tekken 7 tournaments, series director Katsuhiro Harada and designer Michael Murray have been teasing the game's future. Naturally, these public appearances have sparked a lot of speculation, with many fans predicting that Tekken 7 is probably getting a second wave of...
