Bandai Namco has revealed who would be the second DLC character in Tekken 8, together with information of free updates coming all year long.
Lidia Sobieski can be DLC fighter quantity two, and can be added to the sport this summer time with an early entry interval for Character 12 months 1 Cross homeowners.
Lidia – who made her debut as a DLC fighter in Tekken 7 – is the prime minister of Poland, and a karate professional.
Whereas Lidia can be paid DLC, Bandai Namco additionally shed new gentle on a number of the free updates coming to the sport this 12 months.
Battle changes can be made to the sport sooner or later this spring, then in the summertime, a brand new stage referred to as Seaside Resort and a Picture mode can be added.
This can be adopted within the autumn by a brand new story that includes Eddy Gordo (who was the sport’s first DLC character).
Additional modes are coming at a later date, together with On-line Follow and Ghost vs Ghost.
Tekken 8 launched in January to crucial and business success, however since then followers have been expressing disappointment on the gradual enhance of monetisation within the recreation.
Round a month after its launch, Bandai Namco added microtransactions to the sport, together with a Tekken Store the place gadgets may very well be purchased for actual cash.
This was adopted by information in April that a Tekken Battle Cross was being added, which might add a dwell service component with free and premium tiers, very like a Battle Cross in different video games.
The announcement angered some gamers, who felt that having already paid $70 for the bottom recreation and having been totally conscious that DLC characters have been to be anticipated, they have been now seeing different types of microtransactions being added post-launch.
