<s>
The	O
eighth	O
main	O
and	O
tenth	O
overall	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
director	O
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Device
8	I-Device
gameplay	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
aggressiveness	O
"	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Heat	O
"	O
gauge	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
features	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Rage	O
system-based	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Rage	O
Drive	O
having	O
been	O
separated	O
and	O
reworked	O
as	O
a	O
Heat	O
system-based	O
move	O
known	O
as	O
Heat	O
Smash	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Rage	O
State	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
have	O
an	O
access	O
to	O
use	O
Rage	O
Art	O
once	O
more	O
like	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Fated	O
Retribution	O
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Soul	O
Charge	O
state	O
from	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Heat	O
State	O
grants	O
not	O
only	O
chip	O
damage	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
changes	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
some	O
characters’	O
move	O
sets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
heavy	O
guard	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	O
can	O
also	O
dash	O
cancel	O
their	O
designate	O
moves	O
into	O
the	O
Heat	O
State	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
MAX	O
Mode	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
stage	O
destruction	O
,	O
character	O
reactions	O
to	O
these	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
gameplay	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
watch	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
play	O
,	O
since	O
Tekken	B-Application
is	O
now	O
considered	O
a	O
high-level	O
e-sports	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
’s	O
“	O
Screw	O
”	O
damage	O
property	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
ultimately	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
newer	O
juggle	O
combo	O
extender	O
system	O
that	O
puts	O
opponent	O
into	O
a	O
ground-bound-like	O
state	O
upon	O
falling	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
quickly	O
-	O
similar	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	O
-	O
whether	O
the	O
combo	O
extender	O
be	O
a	O
launcher	O
or	O
a	O
knockback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Tag	O
mode-only	O
health	O
bar	O
regeneration	O
system	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
games	O
,	O
fighters’	O
recoverable	O
health	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
recovered	O
by	O
attacking	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Device
8	I-Device
will	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
5	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
major	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
this	O
latest	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jin	O
Kazama	O
and	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
,	O
are	O
poised	O
to	O
begin	O
their	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
building	O
up	O
since	O
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fight	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
between	O
Kazuya	O
and	O
his	O
father	O
Heihachi	O
,	O
but	O
Harada	O
aims	O
to	O
surprise	O
the	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marks	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Jun	O
Kazama	O
,	O
Jin	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
missing	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jun	O
's	O
design	O
comes	O
from	O
artist	O
Mari	O
Shimazaki	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Device
8	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
tournament	O
at	O
EVO	O
2022	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
formally	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
after	O
Tekken	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
2022	O
finals	O
that	O
Arika	O
will	O
be	O
handling	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
continued	O
development	O
aside	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
,	O
including	O
for	O
the	O
recent	O
patch	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
