Tekken 8 (鉄拳8) is an upcoming fighting game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The eighth main installment in the Tekken series, the game is set to be released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X and Series S.
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According to director Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken 8 gameplay will focus on "aggressiveness" and will have a new "Heat" system, in addition to returning gameplay features from Tekken 7, such as Rage system-based attacks and “Screw”. The gameplay will reward aggressiveness rather than those who "turtle up". There will also be a focus on stage destruction, character reactions to these, and making the gameplay enjoyable to watch as well as play, since Tekken is now a high level E-Sports game. This new system was based on reception to the predecessor.[1] Rather than recycling content, all the character models and stages are completely new and are meant to be an improvement over previous games. In contrast to Tekken 7, which is powered by Unreal Engine 4, Tekken 8 will be powered by the Unreal Engine 5, making it the very first major fighting game to utilize this latest game engine.[1]
