Bandai Namco has announced that a demo for TEKKEN 8 is now available on PS5, allowing PlayStation owners to try out the latest installment in the fighting series ahead of its release on January 26, 2024.
Here’s what TEKKEN fans should find in the demo for TEKKEN 8, according to a press release that Bandai Namco shared Thursday:
- STORY: “The Dark Awakens” Chapter 1
- ARCADE QUEST Chapter 1 (content is adjusted for the demo version)
- SUPER GHOST BATTLE
- VERSUS Mode – with Jin, Kazuya, Paul & Nina as playable characters. Available stages are URBAN SQUARE (Evening), YAKUSHIMA and SANCTUM
- Gallery, with highlighted cutscenes from TEKKEN to TEKKEN 7
And here’s Bandai Namco on the new TEKKEN 8 Story Trailer, which is now available to watch for those who want to get an idea of what the Mishima family has been up to lately, including a peek at other favorites that include Paul, Jack, and Devil Jin:
…the Story Trailer released today focuses on the main story of TEKKEN 8, The Dark Awakens. After Heihachi’s defeat, the world has gone into chaos with Kazuya wreaking havoc with his G Corporation. Jin Kazama, his son and wielder of the Devil Gene, is the only one that can stop him. The Dark Awakens tells this epic fight with dynamic cinematics and sequences smoothly changing between cutscenes and battle.
A demo for TEKKEN 8 will be available for Xbox Series X|S and PC on December 21.
Bandai Namco has also released a gameplay reveal trailer for Yoshimitsu, showing off the classic character’s all-new look in the latest TEKKEN game:
“Yoshimitsu is ready to slice and dice the competition in TEKKEN 8!” the publisher wrote before showing off his new costume in full.
