Six unannounced characters from Tekken 8‘s roster have been leaked after one too many closed community checks.
Starting in July, Bandai Namco hosted a number of closed community checks for Tekken 8. The primary of which was unique to PS5 homeowners; after this, one other take a look at was opened as much as gamers on Steam. Sadly, this was the primary mistake.
One of many many applications which are accessible to PC gamers is a software known as Cheat Engine. This may be downloaded by anybody and permits the consumer to clean the reminiscence of video games revealing hidden content material and even, in some instances altering the sport to offer gamers extra sources, well being, or ammo.
Due to Cheat Engine, PC gamers have been capable of exploit the copy of Tekken 8 and scrub its reminiscence and knowledge for unannounced content material. Whereas not all video games work with Cheat Engine, gamers have explicit luck with single-player Steam video games.
After the compatibility was confirmed, these with Cheat Engine put in managed to seek out six beforehand unannounced characters; Alisa, Raven, Steve, Shaheen, Yoshimitsu, and Zafina. This partial roster leak nonetheless leaves some anticipated characters out. There’s Kuma, Panda, and Robert “Bob” Richards. Nevertheless, his inclusion was hinted on the new Occasions Sq. stage.
Earlier than this leak, the most up-to-date roster information we had heard from Tekken 8 was Bryan Fury again in Might. Fury’s character announcement was totally different from the standard ones as as an alternative of launching straight on social media; he debuted as a part of a match.
VGC reported that Fury was initially meant to debut throughout the Combo Breaker combating match. Sadly, the teaser video was uploaded to an official Instagram account earlier than supposed and was seen by too many followers earlier than it was taken down.
It appears as if Tekken 8 goes from one string of dangerous luck to the subsequent in terms of asserting its roster. Whereas it is nice to see what this upcoming title has in retailer for gamers, it is exhausting to see years of exhausting work minimize brief by these with brief endurance.
Whereas the discharge date has but to be confirmed, Tekken 8 will likely be accessible to play on PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC.
