Speculation suggests that The Game Awards 2024 ceremony is in play
The Tekken World Tour 2024 Global Finals, the finale of Bandai Namco’s official 2024 tournament circuit for Tekken 8, is scheduled to begin on December 5 and last until December 8, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. This will be the first official tournament circuit completed with Tekken 8 considering that the game was only just released earlier this year.
With Eddy, Lidia, and Heihachi already available as DLC combatants, there are a total of 35 characters that make up Tekken 8’s roster right now. There’s at least one more DLC fighter that’s expected to join via the Playable Character Year 1 Pass.
Late last night, Bandai Namco communicated to fans that there will be information pertaining to future updates for Tekken 8 revealed at the Tekken World Tour 2024 Global Finals. However, we were told outright that the next DLC fighter will not be unveiled at this event.
“New information about future updates for Tekken 8 will be announced; however, regarding the next playable character, no additional information will be revealed during the events,” read the statement. “Our team is currently working on the announcement and release later this winter to ensure we can fully meet everyone’s expectations.”
Needless to say, this has everyone speculating about the release timing of this reveal. The Game Awards 2024 is looking like a strong candidate for a reveal trailer.
Should this turn out to be the case, then it means that fans won’t have to wait too much longer after the Tekken World Tour 2024 Global Finals considering that The Game Awards 2024 ceremony is slated to start just a few days later on December 12, 2024.
Check out Bandai Namco’s full statement below:
