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The new Tekken champion is Japanese and is 92 years old

In an unprecedented event, Hisako Sakai, a 92-year-old Japanese woman, was crowned champion of Tekken 8 during the Care Esports tournament held in November. This tournament is part of a series organized by Care, an entity that seeks to promote the social and mental well-being of the elderly in Japan by creating an environment where seniors can participate in esports competitions. The elderly are making a strong impact Since 2019, Care has been holding these tournaments in the prefectures of Mie, Gifu, and Aichi, bringing together senior competitors who compete in various video games. In […]

In an unprecedented event, Hisako Sakai, a 92-year-old Japanese woman, was crowned champion of Tekken 8 during the Care Esports tournament held in November. This tournament is part of a series organized by Care, an entity that seeks to promote the social and mental well-being of the elderly in Japan by creating an environment where seniors can participate in esports competitions.

The elderly are coming in strong

Since 2019, Care has been holding these tournaments in the prefectures of Mie, Gifu, and Aichi, bringing together senior competitors who compete in various video games. In this latest edition, the event was streamed live on Care’s YouTube channel, offering professional production and real-time commentary, allowing a global audience to enjoy the exciting matches. The competition included players up to 95 years old, highlighting both the technical mastery and the excitement experienced during the contests.

The tournament, whose matches were described as some of the most experienced of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, showcased moments of true climax, where Sakai demonstrated his skill by defeating seven rivals, earning him the trophy. After his victory, he expressed his happiness at receiving the recognition, an emotion that resonated among the enthusiastic spectators who applauded his gaming prowess.

The competition not only focused on technical skill but also highlighted the social aspect of gaming among older adults. With post-game sessions that included interviews and statistics, Care is setting a precedent in the esports universe, demonstrating that the passion for video games transcends generations. Although there is still a long way to go, the organization hopes to expand these tournaments nationally in the future.

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is an absolute failure with critics and audiences

The CEO of SNK, Kenji Matsubara, has stepped down just weeks before the launch of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, amid a critical context for the company. Although the reason for his departure has not been officially confirmed, it is speculated that the game’s performance and the effectiveness of the advertising campaign have played a significant role in this decision. Neither critics nor the public show interest in the game. Despite receiving good ratings on Steam and an 80 on Metacritic, City of the Wolves has not managed to meet expectations […]

The CEO of SNK, Kenji Matsubara, has stepped down just weeks before the release of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, amid a critical context for the company. Although the official reason for his departure has not been confirmed, it is speculated that the game’s performance and the effectiveness of the advertising campaign have played a significant role in this decision.

Neither the critics nor the public are interested in the game

Despite receiving good ratings on Steam and an 80 on Metacritic, City of the Wolves has not met sales expectations. In its first eleven days, the game sold only 6,302 copies in Japan and reached a peak of 4,674 simultaneous players on Steam, figures that fall short of its beta and other competing titles like Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6. Despite an unprecedented advertising campaign that included high-profile sporting events and a notable collaboration with figures like Cristiano Ronaldo, the game failed to make it into the top 20 bestsellers on PS5 in both North America and Europe.

During his tenure, Matsubara led a transformation at SNK, seeking to expand its development division and strengthening its sales and marketing areas with a global vision. However, the failure of ‘City of the Wolves’ has called into question the effectiveness of these strategies. With Matsubara’s departure, the company now faces the challenge of redefining its strategy in a competitive market.

The current situation of SNK is critical, and its ability to manage this transition and return the company to the path of profitability will be essential for its future. Matsubara, who will continue as an advisor, leaves a mixed legacy in one of the most iconic developers in the world of video games.

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This dead person is very much alive: one of its most beloved characters returns to Tekken

Llega un nuevo personaje a Tekken 8 y, sorprendentemente para sorpresa de muchos, es un personaje que todos dábamos por muerto.

This weekend has been the EVO. If you don’t know it, it is the biggest competitive event in the world of fighting games. Here the best players from all over the globe come together to find out who is the best, every year, in all kinds of games. Generally, the most popular and well-known games are the ones that receive the most attention, but this is a true celebration of video games. That’s why there are also lots of smaller tournaments and exhibitions of lesser-known games.

That means there are a lot of people at EVO. And every fighting game fan looks in its direction. That’s why it’s also the great weekend for video game companies to make genre-related announcements. Something we haven’t exactly been lacking. Even if it’s not difficult to highlight one above the others.

Bandai Namco has taken the opportunity to introduce the new character that will be added to Tekken 8, the third since the game was released earlier this year. This new character will be Heihachi Mishima, one of the most important characters in the Tekken franchise. Confirming in its new trailer that it will also come with an extension of the base game’s story, which will expand with a new chapter that will tell Heihachi’s story, it seems that Tekken 8 still has a lot to say.

And the surprise has been remarkable because, in theory, Heihachi was dead. Although it is not the first or second time he was considered dead, this time it seemed that, after being thrown into a volcano instead of a cliff, they had managed to finish him off. Big mistake. Mishima is still alive and now, among the playable characters, he has another daughter, Reina, who seems to be among his possible allies. Although we still have to find out what his plans are for the future.

How long will we have to wait to know more? Until next autumn. It is then when the release of Heihachi is confirmed. So far, two new characters have already been released, Eddy Gordo and Lidia Sobieska, and with the addition of Heihachi Mishima, there is only one more character left to be revealed to complete the year 1 season pass. So we will have to be attentive to the surprises that Bandai Namco has in store for us.

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Tekken 8 is a premium fighting game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. This is the eighth installment in the entire Tekken franchise.

Tifa in ‘Tekken 8’? For now, Square is looking the other way, pretending they haven’t heard anything

“We know it’s appealing, and I understand. But we haven’t decided anything yet regarding the guest characters.”

With the trend of crazy crossovers in video games (a trend that, by the way, was invented by ‘Super Smash Bros’ before ‘Fortnite’), there are those who, more than asking, demand that their favorite characters come together in a game like ‘Tekken 8’, which, having the door open for the famous “season passes”, has already made fans ask, without a doubt, for Tifa Lockhart to make her appearance sooner or later. And the game director understands it, but he can’t do much more either.

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Tifatality

It makes sense, of course: after all, the character from ‘Final Fantasy VII’, reimagined for the remake, fights using kicks, punches, and martial arts. There are many who have been asking for it for years, and Katsuhiro Harada, the head of ‘Tekken’ (in general), has finally given his opinion on Twitter: “We know it’s appealing and I understand. But we haven’t decided anything about guest characters yet”.

If what Harada intends is to calm the spirits, of course he has achieved the opposite, because now it has been interpreted as if it has not been a resounding “No” and the more we insist, the sooner we will get it. We all learned something from ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’. For now, the only confirmed character for ‘Tekken 8’ that will return via DLC is Eddy. Who knows, maybe one day we will have Tifa falling off the famous cliff and making a handful of people happy.

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A beloved character arrives in ‘Tekken 8’ and the internet is flooded with memes

It has been quite a surprise because he was recently destined to be a filler secondary character: the great Eddy Gordo will move to the rhythm of samba, expanding the roster of fighters.

The new ‘Tekken 8‘ has not been released yet and we already know which will be the first character to arrive through DLC in the first season. There will be one in each season of the year, and it has been quite a surprise because he was recently condemned to be a filler secondary character: the great Eddy Gordo will move to the rhythm of samba expanding the roster of fighters.

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Eddy Gordo, press that button

Interestingly, on that same day, just before its announcement, the famous Spanish account Chocu made a viral rap dedicated to the character (“Nina y Ana, las hermanas peleonas, ante mi capoeira solo son espectadoras“), and it was only the beginning of Twitter remembering the legacy of a character that we have all taken at some point when, instead of learning the combos, what we wanted was to pound buttons and see if, by chance, we could defeat much more experienced opponents.

The most talked about issue with the new Eddy is a braided hairstyle that many have compared to Michael B. Jordan in ‘Black Panther’ and others have said it has made him more sexy. The reactions on the Internet, of course, have not left anyone indifferent, and there are those who believe that it’s all a smoke screen and he will be able to have the traditional hair style by customizing him. Cheap controversies? Of course. What would video games be without them?

In addition, ‘Tekken 8’ has shown its introduction video, which has nods to ‘Tekken 5’ and introduces, one by one, all the characters ready for the fight so far. There will be more, of course: How are they going to let go of the golden goose? Meanwhile, we’ll have to count the days until we see Eddy Gordo again. Who would have told us that he was the true star of ‘Tekken’ after all this time?

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Capcom announces million-dollar sales of Street Fighter 6

Capcom announces million-dollar sales for Street Fighter 6, breaking records both for the individual title and the franchise as a whole over the decades.

Although it may seem that fighting games are part of the mainstream market, nothing could be further from the truth. They are niche games that rarely manage to appeal to the general public. Or not at the level of big AAA productions. That’s why, when they achieve high sales figures, it always comes as a surprise. Because, in principle, fighting games don’t have that kind of audience.

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In that sense, Capcom is celebrating today. Because Street Fighter 6 has sold three million copies. A tremendous figure for any game, but especially significant for a fighting game, which usually doesn’t reach these numbers. Not even the game of the year nominees.

In fact, we hadn’t had any news about the sales of Street Fighter 6 for quite some time. Released for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC on June 2, 2023, the only figure we had so far is that it had sold one million copies by July 6, 2023. A high-profile release for a fighting game, even for a veteran like Street Fighter, which has put Capcom in a good position this year.

In fact, this is not the only sales information we have about Street Fighter. With these sales, Street Fighter also surpasses the 50 million copies sold of its games among all the installments of the franchise throughout its history. To be specific, they have sold over 52 million Street Fighter games over 36 years, since the debut of the first game of this historic franchise, which today seems further away than ever from ending.

But soon Capcom will have competition. Tekken 8 will be released on January 26th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. This can serve as a boost for Capcom’s game sales: nothing better for a game to continue selling than the release of a similar, yet different game. Something that Capcom knows well.

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Confused by the Tekken story so far? Brian Cox explains it to you

Confused by the Tekken storyline so far? Brian Cox explains it, focusing on the Mishima family’s history and conflicts.

In the world of video games, we already have franchises that have expanded over the decades. Some of them have wanted to develop stories, with a constantly growing cast of characters. This has led to some video games having convoluted and complex storylines to follow. Sometimes, to the point where we need summaries to understand what is happening.

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Tekken is a particularly complex franchise in terms of narrative. With many non-canon endings, several games completely removed from the official story, and the story of some characters contradicting each other even within the same installment, it is a difficult story to follow. Not impossible, but it requires dedication and probably resorting to resources beyond the games themselves and how they tell their story. Something that Bandai Namco themselves are aware of.

That’s why they have hired Brian Cox to give a summary of the story up to the events of Tekken 8. Without going into too much detail, in five minutes, he puts us in the situation of the Mishima family conflict, the disputes between Heihachi, Kazuya and Jin, and why they keep throwing each other off cliffs. Something he understands. As expected, considering it’s Logan Roy. He knows well the conflicts of family successions.

Of course, many other aspects of the franchise are left out. It does not go into details about the Iron Fist Tournament or practically any of the other participants or their interests. But that’s normal. If it did, the summary would have had to last several hours.

At the end of the day, this is a brief summary to catch up on the basics and get excited about the upcoming release of Tekken 8. With a planned release date of January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC, it’s time to go all out. Because, as Brian Cox says, in Tekken 8, fists meet destiny.

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Everyone will be able to play Tekken 8, assures its producer

Todo el mundo va a poder jugar a Tekken 8, asegura su productor, ya que no habrá ningún impedimento para que sea accesible para todo el mundo

Accessibility is a topic that we consider very important in the world of video games. That everyone can play video games as they have been conceived, regardless of their abilities, is a task that should always be welcomed and embraced. That’s why we always try to highlight when studios make this kind of effort. Because it is something that benefits everyone, not just those who need these features.

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The latest game to introduce accessibility options has been Tekken 8. Although the game demo was released on December 21st, it wasn’t until recently that the news broke. The game not only had accessibility options, but they were generously deep and intelligent. With several fully optional Color Support options, the game allows you to change the aesthetics of the game so that people with visual impairments can enjoy it without any issues.

When the topic started to be discussed, one person decided to comment on it in depth: Katsuhiro Harada, producer of Tekken. Since he is someone who usually comments on game development topics, he has decided to provide some more insights into the development of these accessibility options. Because this is not something that emerged for Tekken 8. These options were previously developed for a Tekken 7 trial version that included accessibility options that were not implemented in the game. Something they decided to implement, once polished, in the next installment of the franchise.

The accessibility options of this class have become much more common in the last couple of years than they were when Tekken 7 came out in 2015. This year, its direct competitor, Street Fighter 6, has added a sound-based accessibility option so that players with visual impairments can play without any problem. Therefore, it is expected that we will continue to see more news of this kind during 2024.

Tekken 8 will be released on January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. Meanwhile, the demo, including Color Support options, is already available on those same platforms.

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The producer of Tekken comments on how it has been to create one of the new characters of the franchise

The producer of Tekken comments on how creating one of the new characters in the franchise has been, going into very specific details about it.

There was a time when Japanese creators were hermetic, practically unreachable. Even if people like Miyamoto gave interviews from time to time, it was a rare occurrence. Fortunately, this happens less and less. Japanese creatives are becoming more open, more willing to talk, and that gives us a greater perspective on a side of the industry that has always been more opaque. Something that gives us an interesting perspective on some of our favorite video games.

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Katsuhiro Harada, producer of Tekken, has always been a prominent figure within the Japanese industry, but even more so since he has his own Youtube channel, Harada’s Bar. And in one of his latest videos, he has explained how the creation of one of the new characters of Tekken 8, the Peruvian Azucena, has been.

One of the most interesting things about the character is that she was created in response to the popularity of the Tekken franchise in South America. While being aware of their huge fan base in Brazil, they also noticed that there were many game lovers in Peru, particularly of Kazuya Mishima. That, along with their interest in the Nazca lines, made them want to develop a character from those lands.

Another interesting thing that this video has shown us is a glimpse into how the characters are developed. The team usually starts with a fighting style and then creates a personality around it, but with Azucena it has been the opposite. It has been the other way around.

Harada explains that he was reading anthropological studies about the Peruvian character, which led him to conceive a very specific character. A happy girl, who was always dancing, and that led him to conceive her fighting style. Very flexible and lively, like Azucena herself. Something in contrast to the initial idea of the team, who wanted the character to practice a type of boxing typical of the country.

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This has not only shed light on how Tekken characters are designed, but it has also served to show how grateful Harada is to create characters from different parts of the world. Highlighting how characters from generally overlooked ethnic backgrounds have been warmly received by those communities.

Tekken 8 will be released on January 26th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. And if you want to know more, Harada has a lot more to say about Azucena in the video itself.

Surprise Leak: Tekken 8 Launch Date Unveiled, Catching Fans Off Guard

Tekken 8 has kept us completely in the dark when it comes to its release date, but now we know it.

Even though Street Fighter 6 has a very recent release, that doesn’t mean the fighting game community isn’t already looking ahead to upcoming launches. Mortal Kombat 1 is coming out on September 14th and is making a great impression in the betas that have been playable so far. Something we can also say about Tekken 8, the other major fighting game alongside Street Fighter, except for the fact that it doesn’t have a release date. Except that it seems to have been leaked ahead of time.

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The release date for Tekken 8 would be January 26, 2024, according to Aggiornamenti Lumia. Having made numerous accurate leaks in the past, this lends credibility to their latest disclosure. Especially since they claim to have sourced this information from the most reliable place: the public Tekken 8 page on the Microsoft Store.

As of now, if you look at the Microsoft Store page, the game lacks any release date. This is understandable. If the date is to be announced today during the Opening Night Live presented by Geoff Keighley, it wouldn’t be unusual for the public details to accidentally appear when updating the game listing, allowing them to be visible long enough for a leak to occur. This aligns with the fact that Geoff himself has confirmed that we’ll learn more about Tekken 8 tonight.

Tekken 8 was announced last September 2022 during the PlayStation State of Play stream. Since then, numerous trailers introducing the game’s characters have been released, along with various open and closed betas that allowed players to extensively test the game’s systems. Although the official confirmation of the release date is still pending, all signs point to us starting off 2024 by donning our finest attire and engaging in fistfights with one of the best fighting game franchises of the moment.

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