IGN: "I left the event feeling that way about much of Tekken 8. It’s rare for a fighting game to truly move the needle and advance the genre because of how well-established and codified it is. Even truly great fighters often don’t manage to do it. But over the last few years, we’ve had several fighters, from Guilty Gear: Strive to Street Fighter 6, push the genre forward in exciting ways. Tekken 8 feels like it has the potential to be the next name on that list. It’s a tall order, and we won’t know until January. But if you told me Teken 8 was highly seeded in its bracket, I’d believe you. We’ll just have to wait until January to run the sets and find out how everything holds up on the biggest stage, when the lights are shining brightest."
Tekken 8 Season Pass 3 adds four characters and a new stage, with Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Jr. confirmed for 2026.
Bandai Namco reveals Miary Zo, a new Tekken 8 character from Madagascar, whose gameplay trailer confirms her connection to the legendary True Ogre.
I think people where hoping a future announcement would be Tifa Lockheart from FF7. It feels like they knew that but couldn't deliver so they introduced this character who still has ties to Ogre but can also easily be cosplayed as Tifa with all the ingame outfits Tekken has.
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Paul looks nothing like Hercule/Mr. Stan from DBZ but that didn't stop people from cosplaying him as that.
Tekken 8 downloadable content character Miary Zo will launch on December 1 for Season 2 Character Pass owners and December 4 for all users, Bandai Namco announced.
They had to do something to make her stand out as a newcomer closing a season pass. I get it, but I wonder if they'll do anything with it in the next story now that [spoiler] is back in the fray much like Azazel and Zafina. Probably not, though.
