E3 2016: Tekken 7 Coming to Xbox One and Steam in Early 2017

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 13, 2016

News: Bandai Namco has revealed Tekken 7 is coming to Xbox One and Steam and you can now download Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for free.

At Microsoft’s E3 press conference Bandai Namco revealed that Tekken 7 will be coming to Xbox One and Steam in early 2017 in the Americas. Tekken 7 returns the storied fighting game franchise to its purest form with bone-crushing head-to-head bouts and new developments in the game's canon storyline centered on the struggle for power amongst the members of the Mishima clan.

Tekken 7 is currently in development at Bandi Namco Entertainment Inc.'s Tokyo, Japan studio under the leadership of famed franchise director, Katsuhiro Harada. Powered by Unreal Engine 4 for the first time ever, Tekken 7 takes the graphics quality of the series to new heights; featuring highly detailed characters and dynamic environments. When it debuts on home consoles and PCs, Tekken 7 will deliver numerous modes and enhancements beyond its arcade counterpart, including a Story Mode that enables players to fully experience Tekken's canon storyline. Players will also be able to play as new fighters such as Kazumi Mishima, Claudio, Josie, Shaheen, Katarina, Lucky Chloe, Gigas, and Akuma from the Street Fighter franchise amongst an impressive stable of fighters for the first-time-ever outside of arcades.

"We're excited to bring one of the most celebrated and hardcore competitive fighting games to the Xbox One and PC gaming audiences." said Eric Hartness, Vice President of Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. "TEKKEN 7 is poised to heat up the eSports scene and taking it to Xbox One and PC audiences will further expand the pool of talented competitive tournament players nationwide. With TEKKEN 7 we're focused on electrifying the competitive fighting game tournament circuit with the hardest hitting TEKKEN game yet."

In celebration of Tekken 7's announcement for Xbox One, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be free to download for a limited time for Xbox Live Gold members starting June 13, 2016 at 11:00AM PDT and ending on June 21, 2016 at 3:00AM PDT. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is backwards compatible on Xbox One and can be downloaded via the Xbox One console, Xbox 360 console, and Xbox.com website

Take a look at the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you pick up Tekken 7 next year when it launches on Xbox One and Steam?