Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Friday that it will begin closed network testing for its upcoming Tekken 8 fighting game for PlayStation 5 on July 21 and for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam on July 28.
The company also announced that closed network tests will include cross-play and that registrations for the test are currently open, reports Anime News Network.
The game is under development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco Entertainment has not yet announced a release date. Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Nina Williams, Jun Kazama, Paul Phoenix, Marshall Law, King, Lars Alexandersson, Jack-8, Ling Xiaoyu, Asuka Kazama, Leroy Smith, Lili, and Hwoarang will all be playable characters.
Tekken 7 launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Steam in June 2017. The Tekken: Bloodline anime series, which follows the storyline of the Tekken 3 fighting game, premiered on Netflix in August 2022.
