Tekken 7 was announced today by Bandai Namco Games as “TK7 Project” at the EVO 2014 fighting games event. Tekken 7 carries the slogan “Are you ready to take the fight to a brand new level?”
Watch the Tekken 7 “The Final Battle” Teaser Trailer here:
At this year’s EVO Championship Series event held in Las Vegas Nevada, Tekken series Director/Chief Producer Katsuhiro Harada announced his latest project with a teaser video for Tekken 7 (working title) which will be powered by the Unreal 4 engine.
Here’s what we know so far about Tekken 7:
• The character roster will include fan-favorites Heihachi, Kazumi and Kazuya.
• The game will be powered by Unreal Engine 4 for next-gen graphics, although it supports anything from iPhone, PS3, Xbox 360 to PS4, Xbox One and high-end PCs. No platforms were confirmed at this time.
• A full version of the above trailer, alongside more information about Tekken 7 will arrive on July 25th at Bandai Namco’s San Diego Comic-Con Fighting Panel!
Here’s the Tekken 7 logo as a big 1080p wallpaper.
Click on the thumbnail to see the full-size image:
Quotes from the creators:
“The power and flexibility means that we can focus our efforts on making TEKKEN 7 the best possible game without worrying about spending time creating a stand-alone graphic engine,” said Katsuhiro Harada, TEKKEN series Executive Producer/Game Director at BANDAI NAMCO. “With Unreal Engine 4, we could rapidly achieve visual quality expected on next-gen platform and go beyond it. Not only is Unreal Engine 4 powerful and easy to use, but it allows us to immediately bring TEKKEN 7 to any platform we desire.”
“The Tekken franchise is beloved and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with the talented team at BANDAI NAMCO,” said Taka Kawasaki, Studio Head at Epic Games Japan. “This marriage is perfect – the most powerful engine in gaming along with one of the most enduring brands in fighting games. We have no doubt that these forces coming together will yield fantastic results.”