{"id":671687,"date":"2026-04-04T07:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/is-bandai-namco-teasing-the-next-tekken\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:24:43","slug":"is-bandai-namco-teasing-the-next-tekken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/is-bandai-namco-teasing-the-next-tekken\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Bandai Namco Teasing The Next Tekken?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/is-bandai-namco-teasing-the-next-tekken.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bandai Namco revealed a big update for Tekken 7 during this weekend\u2019s EVO tournament, which may have also teased the next entry in the long-running series.<\/p>\n<p>A trailer running down the Tekken 7 balance update, which arrives on August 17 and introduces balance adjustments and new tactics, concluded on a tantalizing note.&nbsp;A clip of Kazuya\u2019s semi-infamous Tekken 1 arcade ending, in which he drops Heihachi off a cliff before giving a cheesy smile to the camera, transitions to a smirking modern Kazuya with a message of \u201cGet Ready.\u201d The clip begins at the 1:40 mark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gziHz9D00T0\" width=\"\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fans have excitedly interpreted this footage as a teaser for Tekken 8. That would make sense; Tekken 7 launched on consoles in 2017, so it feels like the right time to begin&nbsp;hinting at the next entry. Perhaps it\u2019s a different&nbsp;Tekken project entirely. Or Bandai Namco simply thought this would be a humorous footnote to wrap up its Tekken 7 news.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/08\/08\/is-bandai-namco-teasing-the-next-tekken\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco revealed a big update for Tekken 7 during this weekend\u2019s EVO tournament, which may have also teased the next entry in the long-running series. A trailer running down the Tekken 7 balance update, which arrives on August 17 and introduces balance adjustments and new tactics, concluded on a tantalizing note.&nbsp;A clip of Kazuya\u2019s semi-infamous Tekken 1 arcade ending, in which he drops Heihachi off a cliff before giving a cheesy smile to the camera, transitions to a smirking modern Kazuya with a message of \u201cGet Ready.\u201d The clip begins at the 1:40 mark.&nbsp; Fans have excitedly interpreted this footage as a teaser for Tekken 8. 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