Bandai Namco Entertainment has officially announced that the Tekken World Tour will continue in April 2024. The event will be the first major tournament highlighting Tekken 8 after its release later this month.
A free Tekken 8 demo is available now, allowing players to try out the game’s single-player modes before launch. Only a few weeks remain before the launch of Tekken 8, and Bandai Namco is releasing various trailers focusing on each character on the roster. The latest trailers have focused on characters that are returning from Tekken 7, such as Alisa, Dragunov, and Zafina, legacy characters like Lee Chaolan, and upcoming DLC characters like Eddy Gordo.
Tekken World Tour 2024 Details Revealed
Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that the Tekken World Tour will continue in April 2024. The announcement comes a few days after the Tekken World Tour 2023 Finals, where Arslan Ash once again won the event. The tournament will kick off on April 13 with EVO Japan. The event will partner with Chipotle, Venum, and Victrix by PDP.
Bandai Namco recently revealed the opening movie for Tekken 8. The sequence shows off many of the game’s major characters such as Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama, Reina, Victor, Nina Williams, and more. The trailer ends with the reveal that the game’s first DLC character will be Eddy Gordo, who will be available in spring 2024.
The Tekken 8 demo is out now featuring the first chapter of “The Dark Awakens” story and a sample of Arcade Quest. In addition, players gain access to Super Ghost Battle after clearing the first chapter of Arcade Quest in the demo. The Versus and Gallery modes are also available with partial access. Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Paul Phoenix, and Nina Williams are the four playable characters for the Tekken 8 demo. Save data doesn’t transfer to the full version, however.
Lastly, Tekken 8 launches January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Tekken 8 physical and digital pre-orders are now available, and players can score new Paul Phoenix avatar costumes as an added pre-order bonus.
