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Tekken 8: Release Date, Character List, Gameplay Leaks & More

Everything we know about Tekken 8, from the gameplay to the roster, release date, platforms, and more.
Tekken 8: Release Date, Character List, Gameplay Leaks & More

After seven long years, developer Bandai Namco Studios finally revealed Tekken 8. The title will continue after the events of Tekken 7, bringing next-gen advancements to the popular fighting series. This guide will cover everything we know about the release date, platforms, gameplay, story content, and fighters revealed thus far. 

Update on 26 January 2024 - We've updated this article with the latest news and info for Tekken 8.

Latest Tekken 8 News & Leaks

Just below we'll keep you updated on any news in the lead-up to release, including any roster leaks:

12 January 2024: Panda reveal trailer for Tekken 8!
2 January 2024: Kuma is back in Tekken 8!
19 December 2023: Official Tekken 8 Story Trailer!
17 November 2023: Legendary fighters return!
9 November 2023: Victor Chevalier gameplay reveal
25 October 2023: Tekken 8 closed beta test ends! Had fun?
8 September 2023: Tekken 8 exclusive content and Jukebox mode!
24 August 2023: Brand-new Tekken 8 gameplay trailer & more!
16 June 2023: Sign up for the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test!

Learn how you can sign up and get into the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test (CNT) and when it kicks off.

1 June 2023: Tekken 8 beta soon?

Tekken 8's beta might be coming soon as the game has been sneakily added to Steam's database, according to SteamDB.

22 May 2023: Tekken 8 official Discord server & Hwoarang reveal

5 May 2023: Lily gameplay trailer reveal
10 April 2023: Crossplay for Tekken 8 confirmed.
24 March 2023: Lars Alexandersson gameplay trailer
9 March 2023: Jin Kazama gameplay trailer revealed!
24 February 2023: Kazuya joins the fight in Tekken 8
10 February 2023: Nina Williams gameplay trailer for Tekken 8 revealed!
27 January 2023: Checked for any new info on Tekken 8

We've checked for Tekken 8 information and news to add to this article.

11 January 2023: We should see more of Tekken 8 in 2023

With Tekken 8 getting announced at The Game Awards 2022, we should see more information about the next big fighting game from Bandai Namco come in throughout 2023, so stay tuned.

December 16 - Updated confirmed list of Tekken 8 characters/fighters.
  • Jin Kazama/Devil Jin
  • Kazuya Mishima/Devil Kazuya
  • Jun Kazama
  • Lars Alexandersson
  • Jack-8
  • King II
  • Marshall Law
  • Paul Phoenix
December 9 - New Tekken 8 Story & Gameplay Trailer Revealed At The Game Awards

Bandai Namco has shared their best look yet at Tekken 8 with a new Story and Gameplay teaser trailer at The Game Awards.

You can watch the minute-long trailer just below, along with a few more details nabbed from the trailer description, which also gives a few more insights into some of the returning characters.

"Father. Son. Mother. This family reunion is going to be explosive. TEKKEN 8 is bringing back old grudges to the new generation – Kazuya, Jin, Paul, King, Law, Lars, Jack-8 and…the return of Jun Kazama! Get ready for the next-gen battle and look forward to a lot more in the next edition of Tekken – old and new!"

8 December: Watch The Game Awards 2022 live!

We are 100% certain that Tekken 8 will show up at The Game Awards 2022, so get ready!

Tune in the watch The Game Awards 2022 via the YouTube stream embedded below. It kicks off on 8 December at 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT and 9 December at 00:30 GMT.

2 December 2022 update - Tekken 8 reveal incoming!

A credible report suggests we will see a Tekken 8 reveal at The Game Awards 2022. Hopefully, this will even include some gameplay. Read our news piece about the Tekken 8 reveal and get ready for 8th December 2022.

18 November 2022 - Tekken 8 might not release in 2023!

According to a new rumor/leak, it appears that Tekken 8 has a chance of not releasing in 2023. The leak notes that the aim is to release Tekken 8 in the fiscal year 2023, which in Japan begins in Q2 2023 and ends in Q1 2024.

When Will Tekken 8 Be Released?

Update: Tekken 8 has now been released, launching on 26 January 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and Windows PC.
tekken 8 release date jin kazuya heihachi
The events of Tekken 8 will follow after Heihachi Mishima’s death. (Picture: Bandai Namco Studios)

Tekken 8 Gameplay & The Story So Far

Tekken 8 will follow the story of two main characters, Jin Kazama and father Kazuya Mishima, continuing the tragic saga of father and song grudge matches.

The new entry of Tekken 8 will continue after the events of Tekken 7, where Jin proclaims to destroy Kazuya and the cursed Mishima bloodline along with him.

Check out the Tekken 8 announcement trailer from the Sony's State of Play in September 2022 below.

In a PlayStation Blog post, Katsuhiro Harada, the Executive Producer and Director at Bandai Namco Studio, explains what you are seeing in the trailer: "This trailer was actually taken directly from a certain part in the current work-in-progress Tekken 8’s story mode, played on PlayStation 5. In other words, all the character models, backgrounds, and effects are the same ones that are used in-game.

"Although this was captured from the story mode, it is not a pre-rendered movie made for the trailer but rather real-time rendered footage, running at 60 frames per second, similar to how you would experience the game in versus battle modes."

As mentioned previously, Tekken 8 will include new gameplay using Unreal Engine 5. Giving your fights more stunning and destructive visual effects

Tekken 8 Character List

Here are the confirmed characters in the Tekken 8 roster:

  1. Alisa Bosconovitch
  2. Asuka Kazama
  3. Azucena (newcomer)
  4. Bryan Fury
  5. Claudio Serafino
  6. Devil Jin
  7. Dragunov
  8. Feng Wei
  9. Hwoarang
  10. Jack-8
  11. Jin Kazama
  12. Jun Kazama
  13. Kazuya Mishima
  14. King
  15. Kuma
  16. Lars Alexandersson
  17. Lee Chaolan
  18. Leo Kliesen
  19. Leroy Smith
  20. Lili
  21. Ling Xiaoyu
  22. Marshall Law
  23. Nina Williams
  24. Panda
  25. Paul Phoenix
  26. Raven
  27. Reina (newcomer)
  28. Shaheen
  29. Steve Fox
  30. Victor Chevalier (newcomer)
  31. Yoshimitsu
  32. Zafina

It's also worth noting that Eddy Gordo will join the game in Spring 2024 as part of the Tekken 8 Season 1 Pass. Eddy is the first of four characters, presumably with the three remaining characters added in summer 2024, autumn 2024, and winter 2024.