Tekken 8 San Diego Comic-Con Panel To Be Headed by Mike Tyson, Cris Cyborg, Austin Creed and Other Latest News

Tekken 8 is headed to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, 21st July with The Art of Fighting panel. Bandai Namco has now revealed that boxing legends like Mike Tyson, Cris Cyborg and Xavier Woods will be heading the panel. In other news, the PlayStation 5 download size of Tekken 8 has been shared online ahead of the closed network test set to start on 21st July on the platform. Here are the details of the latest updates on Tekken 8.

Tekken 8 at San Diego Comic-Con

Tekken 8 continues to be one of the most anticipated fighting games of the year, released eight years after the last main instalment. The title will now be presented at the San Diego Comic-Con on 21st July with a panel titled The Art of Fighting. Bandai Namco announced in a blog post on 19th July that Mike Tyson will be headlining the panel, alongside MMA Grand Slam Champion Cris Cyborg, and WWE star Xavier Woods, a.k.a. Austin Creed. They will be accompanied by game director Katsuhiro Harada and producer Michael Murray. Esports shout caster Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez will be moderating the panel.

The panel aims to bring together “real world fighting” and “entertainment fighting worlds,” with the stars talking about the shared themes, evolution of fighting techniques over the ages, both in real and simulation. With these stalwarts of the fighting world presenting Tekken 8 at the San Diego Comic-Con, we are left wondering if they’ll feature in the game as well. Tekken 8 already has a wide roster of fighters, with 16 characters revealed until now. The Art of Fighting panel will take place from 2pm to 3pm PDT on 21st July (2:30 am to 3:30 am IST, 22nd July).

Tekken 8 PS5 download size revealed

In other news, closed network tests are set to start soon, for PlayStation 5 on 21st July, and Xbox Series and PC players on 28th July. Ahead of the first round of CNT, PlayStation Game Size has revealed the download size for Tekken 8 on PS5, to be as large as 13.594GB.

Tekken 8 upcoming hands-on details

The release date for Tekken 8 has not yet been officially revealed, but with a launch scheduled for this year, it cannot be long from now. Until then, Tekken 8 will next be presented at EVO 2023. Bandai Namco has announced via Tekken’s official Twitter handle that the game will soon be playable at selected events worldwide, starting with EVO 2023. Players will have the opportunity to experience a hands-on session with the game during the event on 4th and 5th August.