Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable featuring Harada and Okubo on August 1

A Roundtable discussion stream featuring leading Japanese fighting game figures and producers is now scheduled for the 1st of August. Staff from Arc System Works, Arika, SNK, Capcom, Koei Tecmo and Bandai Namco will come together to discuss the latest happenings in the community and their games. Katsuhiro Harada and Motohiro Okubo are both confirmed for attendence and are said to present the latest news on both the Tekken and SoulCalibur series during the broadcast. The stream is planned to go live next Saturday with an early start of 9AM Japan time.

Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable ≫ https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20200727034/

YouTube tekkenchannel Stream ≫ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09KT7pEVKk8

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Tekken 7 v3.32 patch notes

A minor adjustment patch to fix unintended issues with Fahkumram and his size in general is set for release later today. The patch notes for Version 3.32 is now available over on the Bandai Namco Asia's webpage:

Tekken 7 Version 3.32 ≫ https://bandainamcoent.asia/news/tekken-7-patch-v3-32-update/

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Large-scale update for Arcade Tekken 7 Fated Retribution Round 2 launches June 23

Season 3 content of Tekken 7 is making its way to the arcades on June 23, according to the latest notice on the official Tekken news page. The 'large-scale' update includes 4 new playable characters, a new stage addition and a list of balance adjustments which will presumably catch the arcades up with the console/PC release of Tekken 7. The guest character Negan from Season 2 is missing from this announcement so it looks like he still won't be making his way over anytime soon. T7FR Round 2 is currently operating in Japan with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in public places slowly easing so more people will have the opportunity to safely come out from lockdown and play Tekken again in the arcades eventually. Of course when that time comes, do practice your due diligence in protecting yourself from the virus. Namco Sugamo in particular have installed distancing screens on arcade cabinets as a cautionery measure. Full details on the update is expected to arrive later this month as we get closer to the launch date:

Large scale T7FR-R2 Launch Date Notice ≫ https://www.tekken-official.jp/news/?p=10634

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Legends Cup #5: East Edition | Online Tekken 7 Team Tournament with $2,000 Prize Pool

The stakes were raised at Legends Cup #5, an online US Tekken 7 team tournament held earlier this week when the community stepped in to pitch a prize pool of over $2000. This east coast centric event was free-to-enter and featured players like Pokchop, Mazen, DoomedDanny, ATLabstract and a bunch more battling out for that large slice of crowdfunded pie. LC5 was a collaboration effort between Scrub Dojo and TKNHouse eSports with Icege & Sylvanharp on commentary so enjoy over 5 hours of chaotic high stakes online Tekken. The tournament was hosted by AvgVideogameJoe so you can find the VOD over on his Twitch page. For those on the west coast, the next Legends Cup #5 is the west edition and is scheduled for Sunday, May 10th.

Legends Cup #5: East Edition Challonge ≫ https://challonge.com/lcup5EC

Twitch VOD ≫ https://www.twitch.tv/videos/610466417

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Tekken 7 v3.31 patch notes

New patch time, looks like no wingdings this go around thankfully. Version 3.31 is solely balance adjustments going by the latest Bandai Namco EU update. At a glance, Fahkumram's command throw break window is now adjusted to be standard, the tracking on Kazuya and Devil Jin's hellsweeps were reverted, some more nerfs for Leroy Smith and a round of overall character buffs to a portion of the cast. Full details are now available in the PDF document linked below:

Tekken 7 Version 3.31 ≫ https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tekken/news/tekken-7-patch-notes-331

Balance Changes PDF ≫ https://media-center.bandainamcoent.eu/games/tekken/tekken-7/TK7_changelist_v331_EN.pdf

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