Tekken 8 Leaks: Game Roster Unveiled via Closed Network Test

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 31 July 2023, 12:07 am

The latest installment of the famed arcade fighter series is coming, with Tekken 8 seeing new leaks about who its character roster would be once the new game launches soon. Dataminers have taken the opportunity to scour the game's new character roster via the Closed Network Test from Bandai Namco which aims to test its servers.

For the past weeks and months since Tekken 8's announcement, the team has already teased character reveals, but this new leak centers on the full list of who to expect from the new game.

Tekken 8 Leaks: Character Roster Revealed

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The first character roster leak for Tekken 8 is here, and according to VGC, this was fished out of the Tekken 8's Discord channels and communities who were discussing the game.

As per the leak, here is the full list of characters officially confirmed, and what the game would offer on its initial release:

Paul Phoenix
Marshall Law
King
Hwoarang
Ling Xiaoyu
Jin Kazama
Bryan Fury
Lili
Lars Alexandersson
Claudio Serafino
Nina Williams
Leroy Smith
Kazuya Mishima
Jack-8
Asuka Kazama
Jun Kazama
Raven (Default Type A)
Zafine (Default Type A)
Steve (Default Type A)
Alisa (Default Type A)

Yoshimitsu and Shaheen were also part of the list, making this initial release bring a 21-character roster for gamers to enjoy soon.

Tekken 8's Closed Network Test

The leak that was relayed earlier is thanks to the data miners that talked about the game via the Discord communities, which came from Bandai Namco's Tekken 8 Closed Network Test which went live to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X gamers last July 28.

(Photo : Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Initially, the beta opened for PS5 exclusively last week, from July 21 to 24.

This new schedule will span from July 28 to July 31, with select CNT users from the PS5, Xbox Series S and X, and Steam platform users.

Bandai Namco's Tekken

Tekken is one of the most famous and renowned arcade fighting games of all time, spanning different games, adaptations, and spinoffs throughout the years, highlighting the famed drama of the Mishima family. It centers on a dystopian world where poverty is apparent and massive families hold high-stakes martial arts tournaments to get a shot at money and fame.

It was revealed that Tekken 7 would finally have a successor after a massive six years in the industry since it was first released in 2015. Back in EVO 2022, Bandai Namco gave the world a teaser that confirms Tekken 8, with Kazuya Mishima's different iterations throughout different Tekken games, and finally, grinning with his devilish smile at the end that shows his present form.

While Tekken 7 brought down the head of the Mishima family, Heihachi, towards the game story's end, it does not stop there as a successor is back to bring his tyranny to the world.

Tekken 8 is coming, and while it brought teasers of its upcoming characters to gamers, this new leak centers on the massive character roster to expect when the game drops next year.