Tekken 8's Upcoming Beta Has Been Cracked 9 Days Before Launch
Tekken 8's closed beta tests have been leakier than a sieve, as fans have been cracking them to play the game when they shouldn't be, and datamining them to leak vital information, including yet to be revealed character inclusions. Another beta test is scheduled to take place later this month, but thanks to Bandai Namco pushing the pre-load update out nine days early, it's already been cracked, and fans are playing the game over a week early.
Fans were tipped off to a potential crack thanks to all of the new gameplay footage circulating on the likes of Twitter and Reddit. Initially, it seemed as though Tekken 8 had suffered another major leak, but the discovery that Bandai Namco has pushed out the beta's pre-load on Steam surprisingly early all but confirmed it was the work of crackers, who will now be able to get in a whole bunch of practice before everyone else invited to the beta gets to play.
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Those that enjoy fighting games will know that getting in some early practice presents a bunch of people with an unfair advantage, especially during pre-release tournaments. Almost all fighting game fans have been in a practice mode of some kind to sharpen up their combos, and being able to practice a whole nine days longer than everyone else is going to make this upcoming beta test a little unfair in some matchups. If you get tossed around by a Hwoarang on day one, chances are you've come up against someone that's played the cracked beta.
Bandai Namco and series director Katsuhiro Harada have warned people in the past that accessing Tekken 8 betas during the hours in which they're not supposed to will result in punishment of
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