Summary
- Fahkumram will return in Tekken 8 with a tragic backstory and will be part of the upcoming version 2.03 update.
- Three updates are planned for Tekken 8 in Season 2, with new costumes, stages, and a Pac-Man collaboration.
Tekken 8 has announced the upcoming return of vicious Muay Thai fighter Fahkumram, along with several other improvements that will be coming to the fighting game over the spring and summer months. Three different updates for Tekken 8 have been announced between now and the end of summer, bringing new costumes, stages, and Fight Pass rewards.
Season 2 has already brought Anna Williams back to Tekken 8. The younger sister of longtime Tekken series fighter Nina Williams made her highly requested return in late February with a brand-new look that polarized the game's community, and two more returns are planned before the season's end, in addition to the reveal of an entirely new fighter.
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As revealed in a new trailer, the next character to make their return will be original Tekken 7 character Fahkumram. Making his initial debut as part of Tekken 7's Fated Retribution DLC, Fahkumram debuted at the Tekken World Tour 2019 tournament to the excitement of fans. Covered in tattoos and bulging muscles, this martial arts champion has a tragic backstory, forced to fight for a corrupt military organization that took his wife and daughter captive after he refused to throw one of his professional matches. Fahkumram's return is announced near the end of the new trailer, as he bursts forth from a sealed metal container, which is reminiscent of his original reveal, in which he emerged from a similar device lowered by a helicopter and unleashed pain on fellow fighter Craig Markduk.
Tekken 8's Announced Upcoming Season 2 Content
Version 2.01 - May 13
- Tekken Ghost Showdown
- Cyber Phantom Pack
- Vigilante Pack
Version 2.02 - June 3
- Karate Kid: Legends Hoodie
- Karate Kid: Legends Vision Takeover
- Kuma Costume 01 (Tiger)
- Panda Costume 01 (Calico)
- Dragunov Costume 01
- Kuma/Panda Color costumes
Version 2.03 - Summer
- New Fighter Fahkumram
- Pac-Pixels Battle Stage
- Pac-Man Hit Effects
- Pac-Man 45th Anniversary T-Shirt
- Pac-Man Plushie Ghost Pack
- Pac-Man Ball
- Pac-Man Head
- Ready Pac-Man
- Play Pac-Man
Fahkumram is scheduled to arrive at an unannounced date over the summer in the game's version 2.03 update, but there are still two other updates to come in Tekken 8's Season 2 before then, which both have solid release dates. Version 2.01 arrives on May 13, bringing with it the free Tekken Ghost Showdown mode in the game's fight Lounge, alongside two new packs available for sale in the game's shop. The 2.02 update follows on June 3, launching a collaboration with Karate Kid: Legends and bringing a variety of free and paid new costumes. But the 2.03 update looks like the biggest of them all, introducing a Pac-Man collaboration that will introduce the colorful Pac-Pixels stage and multiple other additions like new hit effects, wearable accessories, and more.
Along with all these changes, there will be more balance adjustments to the game's roster in each update. The game has received sharp criticism in recent months for its unbalanced gameplay starting with the launch of Season 2, and emergency patches to Tekken 8 have just been the start of efforts to get the gameplay feeling more even again.
Tekken 8
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 99%
- Released
- January 26, 2024
- ESRB
- t
- Developer(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, Arika
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
Tekken 8 brings the fight to the latest generation of consoles, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Feel the power of every hit in Tekken 8, the latest entry in the legendary fighting game franchise from Bandai Namco. Utilising the power and realism of Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 pushes the envelope for fighting games by taking full advantage of the power of the latest generation of consoles. Ground-breaking new features, breathtakingly detailed character models and dramatic environments make this one of the most visually stunning and immersive titles in the genre yet. Tekken 8 picks up after the gruesome battle that ended in Heihachi Mishima’s defeat in Tekken 7, focusing on a new rivalry, pitting father against son as Jin Kazama stands in defiance against Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.
- Franchise
- Tekken
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
