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Tekken 8 Game Adds DLC Character Miary Zo on December 4
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Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed in a new trailer on Sunday for its Tekken 8 fighting game that DLC character Miary Zo will join the game on December 4. Early access begins on December 1. The game will also add the Baobab Horizon stage at the same time.
Miary is the fourth character announced for the Season 2 Character & Stage Pass. The game adds returning DLC character Armor King on Monday.
The first releases in Season 2 were Anna Williams on March 31, followed by Fahkumram on July 11.
Tekken 8 launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in January 2024. The game featured 32 characters at launch. The game crossed 2 million copies in sales worldwide in February.
The story of the newest entry, Tekken 8, takes place nearly six months after Tekken 7. The Guinness World Records recognize the Tekken franchise as having the longest running narrative in video game history.
Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Nina Williams, Jun Kazama, Paul Phoenix, Marshall Law, King, Lars Alexandersson, Jack-8, Ling Xiaoyu, Asuka Kazama, Leroy Smith, Lili, Hwoarang, Bryan, Azucena, Claudio, Raven, Devil Jin, Lee Chaolan, Alisa Bosconovitch, Victor Chevalier, Reina, Leo, Steve, Dragunov, Feng, Yoshimitsu, Shaheen, Kuma, Panda, Zafina, and Lee Chaolan were all playable characters at launch.
Eddy Gordo was added to the game in April 2024 as the first DLC character, followed by Lidia Sobieska in July 2024, and Heihachi Mishima in September 2024. The game added Clive Rosfield, the protagonist of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI game, as a playable character in December 2024.
The Tekken: Bloodline anime series, which follows the storyline of the Tekken 3 fighting game, premiered on Netflix in August 2022.
Sources: Press release, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe's YouTube channel
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