Bandai Namco Entertainment has shared new information regarding the upcoming Season 2 of its fighting game, Tekken 8, with details on balance tweaks, DLC characters, and more.
During the latest episode of Tekken Talk, Tekken 8 developers Katsuhiro Harada, Michael Murray, Kohei “Nakatsu” Ikeda, and Yasuda Esports shared new details regarding the game’s upcoming Season 2.
New Details On Tekken 8 Season 2 DLC Characters & Stages
During the stream, the Tekken 8 developers dropped hints regarding the DLC characters that will arrive as part of the upcoming season. The new details can be seen below.
- Anna Williams
- Early Access: March 31, 2025 (PDT) / April 1, 2025 (CEST/JST)
- Official Release: April 3, 2025 (PDT) / April 4, 2025 (CEST/JST)
- Pac-Man 45th Anniversary themed stage
- Summer, 2025
- Returning Character
- Summer, 2025
- Returning Character
- Autumn, 2025
- New Challenger
- Winter, 2025
- New Stage
- Winter, 2025
All in all, the upcoming season of Tekken 8 will feature 6 DLCs, all of which can be purchased individually or as part of the Season Pass, which will be available starting March 31, 2025. Each piece of content will come with a 72-hour early access window.
Tekken 8 Season 2 Balance Tweaks Revealed
The Tekken 8 development team has also shared details on some of the character balance tweaks that will be implemented alongside Season 2. They can be seen below.
- Jin Kazama
- 2, 1, 4 string is now -10 frames on block
- Zen 1+2 no longer triggers Heat Engage
- Up/Forward + 2 is now -10 frames on block
- Down + 2 now has reduced range
- Down + 2 no longer results in a launch on Counter Hit
- King
- Mid-stance armor move now takes full damage
- Mid-stance armor move is now slower on recovery, making it easier to punish
- Command grabs now home in on opponent
- Chip damage is incurred on his throws when an opponent breaks them
- New follow-up moves added from his running stance
- Yoshimitsu
- Flash now has slower recovery, making it easier to punish
- Forward, Forward, Forward + 3 no longer does chip damage
- New follow-up moves with frame advantage have been added to his mixup ability, one of which is +9 frames on block
- Will not be able to perform his unblockable sweep after transitioning into crouch stance from Heat Engager
Tekken 8 is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
