2023 was a hell of a yr for combating video games, with Road Fighter 6, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising and Mortal Kombat 1 all releasing. Now Tekken 8 is imminent, and which means it’s time for the advertising to ramp up.

New character trailers have been dropping weekly, culminating within the 2023 Tekken World Tour, which noticed the opening for the upcoming Bandai Namco fighter launched. Nonetheless, it additionally introduced the primary wave of DLC, together with an enormous shock character rejoining the ranks.

Eddy Gordo confirmed as Tekken 8’s first DLC character

Introduced on the finish of the Tekken 8 opening film, which was launched on the Bandai Namco YouTube channel, Tekken 3’s Eddy Gordo would be the first spherical of Tekken 8 content material.

Eddy is slated for a Spring 2024 launch. Three different characters are additionally being teased for Tekken 8 Season 1. The names and particular launch dates of these characters have but to be introduced.

Eddy is a fan-favorite who was one of many marquee characters of 1997’s Tekken 3. He’s a capoeira grasp who was falsely imprisoned for the homicide of his father. Eddy breaks out of jail to enter the King of Iron Fist Event to persuade the Mishima Zaibatsu to assist his quest for revenge, however he ultimately learns Kazuya Mishima is his father’s killer.

Since Tekken 3, Eddy has appeared in each recreation, although his appearances in Tekken 4 and 5 had been restricted to being a hidden character. For these video games, Christie Monteiro was the resident capoeira fighter.

Eddy would return as a full-fledged fighter in Tekken 6, working alongside the Tekken Power with Kazuya’s son, Jin Kazama. In Tekken 7, Eddy stays on the hunt for Kazuya, although his story mode sees him contending with Fortunate Chloe as a substitute.

For followers, Eddy’s look is a welcome inclusion. Many had taken observe within the months main as much as launch that whereas Tekken 3 mainstays like Jin, Hwoarang, and Xiaoyu had been within the recreation, Eddy was lacking.

Developed and revealed by Bandai Namco Leisure, Tekken 8 is about six months after Tekken 7. The sport guarantees to be the conclusion of the continuing Mishima narrative, because it focuses on a remaining battle between Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama.

Tekken 8 releases January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC.