Tekken 7 Developer Q&A Video: Character Development

Make sure you put the subtitles on when you watch the video this time. Tekken 7 Developer Q&A video #2 is up and this one has Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray discuss what goes into Tekken 7's character development. They go over the several factors that contribute to creating new fighters such as what goals they plan to achieve with the character, what kind of character they should be whether it is a newbie friendly or complex character and the compatibility of the fighting style within the game. An interesting thought piece if you were curious on what were some of the brainstorming that went into designing some of your favorite characters. You can check out the Developer Q&A video below.

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Tekken 7 Developer Q&A Video: Tournament Mode

Tekken Project leads Katsuhiro Harada & Michael Murray discuss Tekken 7's Online Tournament Mode in a new Developer Q&A video. They both discuss the new mode and what it means for players online; particularly the not so hardcore Tekken fans that grind Ranked Mode or have gone out to enter the tournaments. This new mode will hopefully give newcomers a small dip into the competitive Tekken scene in a tournament format. This Q&A video is part of a small ongoing Q&A video series so be on the look out for more in the future. Video courtesy of Bandai Namco Europe.

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Japanese Players Yuu, Nobi & Take Share Their Tekken 7 Tier Lists

Yuu, Nobi & Take of Mushin Tekken are back with Volume #2 of their Tekken Attack YouTube show. This volume discusses their thoughts on the game balance and character ranking so they do discuss which characters in the game do better than others. They took turns creating the character lists in the background but then later pool their thoughts together to come up with their placings for the tier list. The Tier Lists listed here are for arcade Tekken 7 Fated Retribution and is current as of May 2017. That being said, the console version of Tekken 7 does differ from arcade T7FR balancing wise so there's that to factor in going into the console release. For now, check out Yuu, Nobi & Take's thoughts on a tier list.

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Tekken 7 PC Details Revealed - Graphic Settings, Denuvo, Steam Cards & Emoticons

Bandai Namco Europe community manager Isshak Gravi confirmed in a new post on Tekken 7's steam forums a small list of details relating to the PC release. These details were locked down for release and are now able to be announced and they include the PC version graphic setting menu, Mouse & Keyboard support, use of Denuvo; Steam cards, emotes and background images. Check out the images release and details all below.

Tekken 7 Steam Forum Thread ≫ https://steamcommunity.com/app/389730/discussions/0/1291817208491607885/

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Bandai Namco and Twitch Announces the TEKKEN World Tour

Bandai Namco and Twitch have come together to announce the TEKKEN World Tour. The TWT is a international tournament series with a prize pool of $200,000 with region locked leaderboards across the Americas, Europe & Asia-Pacific which will eventually culminate in the World Tour Grand Finals. Top 5 placers from each region as well as this year's Tekken 7 EVO champion will make up the 16 players in the Grand Finals. It's a bright start for competitive Tekken and now with the game in everyone's hands real soon. Check out the announcement trailer and website for the Tekken World Tour below:

TEKKEN World Tour ≫ http://tekkenworldtour.com/

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