Tekken 8 will showcase many summer updates coming to Season 2 in an upcoming special livestream. On July 6 at 10:00 P.M. CST, fans will witness new Fahkumram gameplay, new Atelier Yumia collaboration items, and much more.
For those interested, tune into the live stream below when it starts so that you can get all the details on Season 2’s summer updates:
Tekken 8 Season 2 Summer Updates Livestream
Additionally, Bandai Namco recently released update 2.02 for Tekken 8. This patch introduced character balance changes, new TEKKEN SHOP items, and additional functions to TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE. Particularly, this patch focused on refining offense and defense and adjusting the Heat system. Moves with strong guard crush potential will now consume more Heat. Moreover, if the first hit of a Heat Smash misses, the rest of the move will no longer auto-track, giving players better counterplay opportunities.
As for patch 2.03, it will focus on smaller-scale balance adjustments and fine-tuning the meta. Select characters will receive buffs without disrupting the overall balance. Also, blocking rage arts will offer different frame advantage. More information will be revealed in the future, but 2.03 will be the last large-scale balance update of the year. Tekken 8 update 2.03 will release on July 8.
Also, Bandai Namco announced that Tekken 8 DLC character Fahkumram will release in Summer 2025 as paid content. Fans can expect two more characters to arrive this year in autumn and winter, with an extra stage arriving in winter. The character arriving in autumn will be a returning character, and the winter character will be a new challenger. Additionally, a PAC-MAN stage will be coming this summer.
The developers are aware that certain added moves and adjustments shifted too heavily toward offense in Season 2. As a result, they will be addressing issues in the following two stages:
- Resolving issues that can be addressed quickly
- Resolving issues that need to be reviewed over time based on fan feedback.
The overall goals with Season 2 are to improve the Heat System and improve controls to strengthen defensive techniques.
Tekken 8 is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Lastly, Tekken 8 is officially a part of the EVO 2025 main game lineup.