Bandai Namco Games announced Tekken 7 will arrive on the Xbox One early in 2017.
Microsoft made the announcement at its press briefing today in advance of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big game trade show in Los Angeles that officially begins tomorrow. Fighting games are a small but highly beloved part of the worldwide, $99.6 billion global game market, and they have drawn a competitive, engaged esports scene.
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During E3, Microsoft said it will give Tekken Tag Tournament 2 via backward compatibility for free to Xbox Live Gold Members. Katsushiro Harada, the game director, said the game will have a story mode.
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