Tekken

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Summary

Tekken is a fighting game and the first entry in what would become the Tekken series and franchise. It was one of the earliest 3D animated fighting games applying many of the concepts found in Virtua Fighter by Sega. Contrary to traditional fighting games that involve inputting commands as rapidly and accurately as possible, Tekken slows the action down by emphasizing rhythm, strategy and deception over speed.

Genres

Fighting

Platforms

Arcade

Developers

Namco

Release Date

December 8, 1994 (30 years and 5 months ago)

Publishers

Namco

Franchises

Tekken

Community

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Tekken News

8/20/19

Peruvian Tekken Players Shock Visiting Korean Powerhouses

A trio of strong South Korean competitors traveled to Peru last weekend for a major Tekken 7 event, but they were…

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 20, 2019

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Perfect Character Balance Is 'Boring,' Says <i>Samurai Shodown</i> Director

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Perfect Character Balance Is 'Boring,' Says Samurai Shodown Director

During Evo 2019, I sat down with Samurai Shodown director Nobuyuki Kuroki to discuss his work on the new game. Since…

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 7, 2019

Culture

Two Women Say They Were Sexually Assaulted At Red Bull's Evo 2019 Party

Last night, Red Bull hosted its annual official after-party for the Evolution Championship Series at the HyperX…

Maddy Myers

PublishedAugust 5, 2019

8/5/19

An Evo 2019 Joke Had Fans Thinking Snake Would Be In <i>Tekken 7</i>

An Evo 2019 Joke Had Fans Thinking Snake Would Be In Tekken 7

Tekken games have had some seriously far-out guest characters like Final Fantasy XV’s Prince Noctis and The Walking…

Heather Alexandra

PublishedAugust 5, 2019

8/4/19

Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada announced at Evo 2019 tonight that Tekken 7 will receive a third season of downloadable content. This season will include the return of Zafina as well as debut a brand new original character, Leroy Smith. The existing cast will also receive updated moves.

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 4, 2019

8/4/19

Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique steamrolled his competition to win Tekken 7 at Evo 2019. The Pakistani competitor has been on an absolute tear since his surprise victory at Evo Japan, and this latest championship ties a nice little bow on his burgeoning Tekken career.

Ian Walker

PublishedAugust 4, 2019

Culture