Tekken games and showing off new hardware go together like Jin Kazama and being punched in the face. For a 16-bit kid like me, seeing King grapple his way to domination in Tekken 3's bright blue Skyring was a revelation. Likewise, Tekken 6 on PS3 showed me why the leap from standard definition to high definition was really such a big deal. Now, with Tekken 8 making the decision to only release on current-gen consoles – the only big fighter to do so, with Mortal Kombat 1's Switch version remaining an oddity – I'm finally starting to understand the power of the new consoles. We're in the Golden Age for fighting games, and Tekken is the new king.
Release date: January 26, 2024
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Bandai Namco
