Bandai Namco unveils Tekken 7

Bandai Namco have unveiled Tekken 7 during the Evolution Championship Series.

Tekken 7, the latest installment in the famous fighting franchise, will be powered by the Unreal Engine 4 and developed in collaboration with Epic Games.

“The power and flexibility means that we can focus our efforts on making Tekken 7 the best possible game without worrying about spending time creating a stand-alone graphic engine,” said Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken series Executive Producer and Game Director at Bandai Namco

“With Unreal Engine 4, we could rapidly achieve visual quality expected on next-gen platform and go beyond it. Not only is Unreal Engine 4 powerful and easy to use, but it allows us to immediately bring Tekken 7 to any platform we desire.”

Taka Kawasaki, Studio head at Epic Games, also said: “The Tekken franchise is beloved and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with the talented team at Bandai Namco. This marriage is perfect – the most powerful engine in gaming along with one of the most enduring brands in fighting games.

“We have no doubt that these forces coming together will yield fantastic results.”

The announcement trailer is shown above.