Digital Foundry checks out graphical power of Tekken 7 & its predecessors

The go-to people for graphics analysis at Digital Foundry got the chance to show off how each version of Tekken 7 is running and made a visual retrospective of the series.

DF's Thomas Morgan explains in detail how the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro and PC differ. This includes variances in resolution, post-processing effects and load times. A full text analysis, with screenshot comparisons, can be found here.

Dave Bierton talks about the evolution of the series and the hardware that powers each game. While Tekken has been a multiplatform series in recent entries, it has been one of the franchises that grew alongside Sony's PlayStation line of consoles before that shift. This growth starts all the way back at the original Tekken for the first PS system and the similar Namco System 11 arcade hardware.

Videos for the Tekken 7 graphical analysis and the series/tech evolution can be found after the jump!

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Group Brackets for London's Premiere Tekken Tournament Lionz Den 2 Now Available

The next big Tekken-exclusive event will be in London, England, with 128 players from all over the world competing.

The second iteration of the Lionz Den tournament series reached its player cap and released the group brackets that you can find from the image on the left. With players from England taking most of the spots, players from neighboring European countries and the rest of the world will be attending including Italy's Harry Potter, South Korea's JDCR and Help Me and the United States' KOR.

The tournament will take place on April 4-5, 2015, and will be streamed by Realmenace on Twitch. You can follow organizer Lion-O on Twitter for updates on the event.

NorCal Strongstyle Match Videos Spotted On Level Up Your Game & Avoiding the Puddle

If you been watching Tekken streams the past couple of days, you probably seen some matches from NorCal Strongstyle. For those who missed them, here is another chance.

Level Up Your Game and Avoiding the Puddle were hosting a couple of recorded matches from Strongstyle courtesy of organizer Bronson Tran. Most of the matches feature players from SoCal against various opponents. You can find the videos after the jump! Also follow LUYG and ATP on Twitch!

As for the official reveal of Strongstyle, stay tuned and follow IPLAYWINNER on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

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Japan Offering Rewards to TTT2 Players in Tekken 7

Avoiding the Puddle is reporting that the official Tekken Net website for Japan is now offering rewards to players who import their Tekken Tage Tournament 2 card data into the new site for Tekken 7. 

Players who import their data will have their TTT2 ranks transferred to the new game, be given 100,000 gold in Tekken 7 and also have any tournament-won titles added to their new T7 profile. They will also be given an exclusive lifebar customization featuring Tekken series stalwart Mokujin. The lifebars show the character and have a wooden theme.

Players have until March 17 to receive the awards by importing their data. There is no indication at this time as to whether this offer will be extended to other regions as they receive Tekken 7.

Three Day South Korean Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Event at Green Game Land Arcade Announced

While Tekken 7 is coming soon, South Korea will have another special Tekken Tag Tournament 2 event in one of the nation's major arcades while waiting.

"Tekken the King Tournament" will be taking place in Seoul's Green Game Land arcade on Feb. 13-15. The three days will have players JDCR, Secret, Jundding, Nin, Saint, Help Me and Lowhigh play in a round robin format to determine who will will be the winner.

The tournament will be streamed at Green Game Land's Twitch channel with commentary from arcade patron Malgu. You can tune into the event at 1:00 a.m. PST/4:00 a.m. EST.

Major Japanese Tekken Team Tournament Mastercup.7 To Be Streamed On Twitch

The premiere Tekken tournament series in Japan will be broadcast live on gaming's biggest streaming service.

One of the latest videos on the Mastercup YouTube channel revealed that the seventh edition of the team tournament series will be on Twitch. The tournament stream will be split for Japanese viewers (Game Newton) and English viewers (official Tekken channel).

Over 170 five-man teams from Japan and all over the world will be competing to win so don't miss it! It will be airing on Nov. 2, 2014, in Japan's time zone (UTC+9:00) so make sure to prepare in case you live outside the area.

Check out the stream announcement, as well as a special promotional combo video, for the event after the jump!

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Norcal Strongstyle Footage Teased in Avoiding the Puddle Live, with Guest Bronson Tran

Still waiting for footage of Norcal Strongstyle to surface? Here is a little snippet!

Norcal's Bronson Tran presents the first in a huge series of matches from Norcal Strongstyle on Avoiding the Puddle Live with Aris and co-host Rickstah. The featured match has Aris fight against South Korean champion Saint in the round-robin phase of the tournament. The video is also your first glimpse at what's in store for the production end of these matches.

The guys also talk more about the event as well as all things Tekken. Check out the archived episode after the jump!

To those waiting for the footage, please follow IPLAYWINNER on Twitter and Facebook and Bronson Tran on Twitter for updates in the future.

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Promotional Combo Video For The Upcoming Major Japanese Tekken Tournament Mastercup 7

The seventh edition of Japan's major Tekken team tournament series has a video for you to check out after the jump!

Similar to Matadorcup 5, Mastercup 7 has a special video showing off crazy combos done by players in the national community. These combos, mostly situational, show off quirks including 10-hit combo strings, use of special items and ki charging. Other featured combos can be performed with proper execution. You can check out all of the players who participated in the combo video here!

Mastercup 7 will be the third tournament in the 5v5 team battle series to feature Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The latest iteration will take place at Tokyo Leisure Land Palette Town on Nov. 11, 2014. You can find the growing team list here! If you and your friends are going, or are already living in Japan in November, you can register now!

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Archive Of Tekken Central's TTT2 5th Battle Meister Team Tournament At South Korea

If you need some South Korean Tekken, here is a team tournament featuring some high level players in one of the nation's major battlegrounds.

Korean Tekken community website Tekken Central arranged another edition of the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Battle Meister team tournaments at Seoul's Green Game Land arcade.

The tournament composed of 16 three-man teams willing to prove who is the strongest this time around. Players including JDCR, Only Practice, Liliman, Moq and Misty are some of the many players who attended. The brackets, featuring every player, can be found here!

You can check out the archive from both prelims up to the finals after the jump!

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UNIEL Added to West Coast Warzone, Tekken Tag 2 Cancelled

The team behind West Coast Warzone has added Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late to its main roster for the upcoming tournament on Sept. 5-7, 2014. UNIEL will be replacing Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which has been cancelled "due to a lack of interest."

West Coast Warzone will be the first West Coast major featuring Under Night, so it will be interesting to see how many entrants the game attracts.

West Coast Warzone takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim-Orange County in Orange, California.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Online Matches With EVO 2013 Champion Knee

Credit: FomosIf you want to watch more from one of the best players in the Korean Tekken scene, here is your chance!

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 EVO 2013 champion Knee has uploaded his Afreeca stream archives to his official YouTube channel. He uses multiple characters and takes on Korean and Japanese players online for hours of footage. In addition, guests from the Korean scene also come by and play.

You can some videos including a two and a half-hour long ranked match battle with Japanese player Chikurin after the jump!

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Video: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Exhibition, Japan Versus The Philippines

PinoyVersus has uploaded a recent 3v3 team battle exhibition pitting some of the best players in the Philippines and Japan against each other.

The teams facing off consist of AK, Maru and Doujin for the Philippines, and Nobi, Jackller and Evo 2014 runner-up GenKids for Japan.

The event was run Pokémon style, with each match being first to four rounds instead of the usual three. The team captains AK and Nobi also face off in a final deciding match. You can find the tournament playlist, featuring other teams, after the jump!

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SDCC 2014: New Tekken 7 Information From Bandai Namco Games Panel, Tekken X Street Fighter Still In Development

Concept art for Tekken X Street FighterHere is new information from the Bandai Namco fighting games panel at San Diego Comic Con 2014 featuring the upcoming Tekken 7.

It was announced that T7 will conclude the story arc of the Mishima bloodline. The game will answer questions regarding the actions of Heihachi Mishima in previous Tekken entries.

With no gameplay footage to present, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has mentioned that the development team is working and refining the mechanics. Aside from Heihachi and Kazuya returning in Tekken 7, Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion's Lars will return.

Other information like native voice acting featured in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 returns. Namco is also looking to help newer players for getting into competitive Tekken.

Lastly, after no word on the project for quite some time, Harada declared that Tekken X Street Fighter is still in development and moving forward. Harada also mentioned that the title needs its own spotlight outside of the other games in production. No footage of TXSF was featured at the panel.

Check out the SDCC trailer after the jump!

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Second Strongstyle 5 Trailer Released

Norcal Strongstyle has released its second trailer, giving participants a better idea of what to expect at the event when it occurs on September 27-28, 2014, in San Mateo, California.

The biggest news from the trailer is that the format of pools at Strongstyle will be a 2-out-of-3, round robin format, with semifinals and top 8 being the normal 3-out-of-5 format. This decision changes preparation for the tournament tremendously, as now players will have to be prepared for a lot of sets with a potential for a large number of opposing characters.

Other news from the trailer includes a list of newly confirmed players who will attend the event, as well as Bronson Tran's rationale for there being no stream at Strongstyle. According to Tran, every match at SS5 will be recorded and the event will then be released later in a "high production package" that will feature commentary, match breakdowns and player interviews that go inside the match and explain to the viewers how it all happened.

Hit the jump for the trailer.

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All Eight EVO 2014 Intro Hype Videos Now Available For Viewing

Go check out the intros for the eight games featured at this year's EVO after the jump!

These videos, created by Seth Mussey with additional contributors, were shown to both EVO goers and stream monsters before the top eight finals of every game. They were also specifically created to accommodate the widened screen featured in the main stage.

If you missed the awesome guitar cover of the Killer Instinct theme or even the appearance of Indestructible (instrumental, no vocals, sorry!) for Ultra Street Fighter IV, watch now! You can also find EVO content including top eight for every game on the official YouTube channel and Capcom Fighters' channel!

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Final Showdown: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 & The King of Fighters XIII Notables For EVO 2014

After strong demand, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 returns for another EVO showing! While South Korea is apparently absent this year, can North America hold their ground from the attending Japanese players?! With the additional pot bonus from Bandai Namco games, the stakes will be high!

The King of Fighters XIII also comes for its third outing! With this year's attending players, KOF will still be unpredictable. What country will win this year?!

Like Sami's notable articles, I have added slashes to indicate what players are in what side of the initial pool placement. For a list of the rest of the players in these pools, check out the brackets here! Otherwise check out the notable players and brief predictions after the jump!

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Tekken Casino Coming To EVO 2014, Community Event On July 11 & 12 In The Westgate Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

The LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, now renamed the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel & CasinoThe Tekken community will have a special event on EVO 2014 weekend!

Following the conclusion of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at EVO, players can attend the community driven Tekken Casino. This event, July 11-12, will allow players to engage in "Challenge Matches" with at least eight setups available. In addition, Tekken Casino will also host a special eight-man, single elimination tournament featuring high-level players Anakin, Mr. Naps, Just Frame James, Mateo Galvan, KOR, NYC FAB, Inkognito and Lil Majin.

The event will be sponsored by Mad Catz and will be streamed on the official Tekken Twitch channel.

Tekken Casino premiered at Final Round XVII in Atlanta. EVO will be the second venue to host this special event series. If you are planning to attend EVO and want to compete with various Tekken players, read the event info on Facebook!

Bandai Namco Adding $5000 to Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at Evo 2014

Shoryuken is reporting that Bandai Namco has decided to show appreciation to the Tekken community by adding $5000 to the prize pot of TTT2 at Evo. This money will be split among the top eight finalists of the tournament.

Evolution 2014 is July 11-13 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.

Interview With Korean Tekken Player Only Practice By Tekken Mura

Here is another interview on Japanese-Korean Tekken collaborative site Tekken Mura! It's Korea's most recognized Lars/Leo/Nina player!

Only Practice is the latest subject interviewed on the site. Japanese player Shana asked OP about his origins in competitive Tekken, character choices and recent competitive experiences with Korean and Japanese players.

The translated interview by Flying Wonkey of Avoiding the Puddle can be found here! An excerpt is available after the jump!

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Match Videos From Seoul Station Gamecity Arcade In South Korea

If you can't get enough of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in South Korea, here is another arcade to check out.

Seoul Station Gamecity is named for being close to the major railway station of the same name. Similar to other Seoul-based arcade Green Game Land, Seoul Station Gamecity is a major spot for Tekken competition. Gamecity also provides PCs, rhythm games, older arcade games and more.

The arcade also uploads a large amount of matches daily on their YouTube channel. You can check out some videos featuring a variety of players after the jump! Seoul Station Gamecity can be followed on Twitter with a daily stream on their Daum channel.

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