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Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 was crowned The Best Fighting Game at the Game Awards 2024. Game Director Harada took to the stage.
Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 has come out victorious at The Game Awards 2024 by winning Best Fighting Game of 2024. Tekken 8 beat out the likes of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero and Multiversus to the award.
The victory at The Game Awards 2024 arrives just days after Bandai Namco crowned the first Tekken 8 World Champion at theTekken World Tourin Japan.
Tekken 8 triumphs in expected victory
Tekken 8’s victory as the Best Fighting Game 2024 realistically did not come as much of a surprise. It was the latest entry in the Tekken franchise in nine years, and by far the strongest FGC title released in the last year.
“Thank you to all the gaming and Tekken 8 community. Thanks to my development and marketing team in all regions,” said Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken 8’s Game Director. “We will continue to update and improve Tekken 8. So stay tuned, and don’t ask me for [beeep].”
Tekken 8 released in February 2024 and sold 2 million copies within the first month. It launched with 32 base characters, and has so far introduced three of their four DLC characters for Season 1; Eddy, Lidia and Heihachi. The fourth and final Tekken 8 DLC characterFinal Fantasy’s Clive Rosfieldwas announced during The Game Awards 2024.
Final Fantasy’s Clive Rosfield is Tekken 8’s first guest character
Tekken 8 will introduce Final Fantasy XVI’s Clive Rosfield as its first guest character. Clive will be the final DLC character of Year 1 and release for early access on Dec. 19.
What sets Tekken 8 apart
Tekken 8 introduced additional revolutionary tools for FGC players to improve their skills. The replay system in Tekken 8 allows you to take over your character mid-replay to react differently to a tricky mix-up. The replay system also gives you tips of how you could have dodge, blocked or punished your enemies better.
Meanwhile, theSuper Ghost Battlemode grants you the opportunity to practise against an AI ghost of yourself. The Ghost learns and improves as it fights against you or from analysing your matches online. While a ghost mode has existed in previous FGC titles including Tekken 7, Tekken 8’s Super Ghost Battle took it to a new level.
On top of all these features, Tekken 8 also had a compelling story mode, a vast selection of character customization options and… Tekken Ball. Because… why not?
Despite some controversy around the release ofGenmaji Temple Stageand an initially underwhelming selection of rewards in the first Fight Pass, Bandai Namco rode the storm. With news of Clive Rosfield and thehint of Anna in Season 2, the Best Fighting Game of 2024 is looking strong heading into 2025.
