Tekken 8 Closed Beta Announced

thegamer.com:

You’ll have your first chance to play Tekken 8 next month, as Bandai Namco has opened up registrations for the first closed beta network test.

While the network test will first open up exclusively for PlayStation 5 for a week, it’ll then also be available on Xbox and PC, provided you register before June 27.

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After appearing on the Steam Database at the end of May, it’s now been confirmed by Bandai Namco that the network test starts on July 21 for PlayStation 5 players, running from 9PM BST until 8AM BST on July 22. The second test will then run for PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC via Steam from July 28 at 9AM BST to July 21 at 8AM BST. PlayStation players who get into the first test will also get access to the second one, giving you double the time to fight.

During the test, you’ll be able to play across five stages with all 16 of the characters currently revealed: Jin, Paul, Xiaoyu, Kazuya, Lars, Jack 8, Nina, King, Asuka, Lili, Nina, Leroy, Hwoarang, Law, and Bryan, who was accidentally leaked by Bandai on its European Twitter page only a few weeks ago.

That’s only 15 characters, though. The final one was revealed in the same trailer as the network test: Claudio Serafino, making a return from his debut in Tekken 7. Claudio is one of the more out-there characters in Tekken’s canon, which is impressive considering there are bears, demons, and kangaroos, being an Italian exorcist who fights using his own special brand of sorcery.

He’s not the fastest or strongest, but his magic makes a big threat in the mid-range, and his Starburst mechanic in Tekken 7 allowed him to gain access to even wilder moves, provided he could keep on dealing damage to your opponent. The trailer for the