The latest Tekken 8 character reveal of Bryan Fury wasn’t supposed to happen as early as it did, and longtime series director Katsuhiro Harada wasn’t happy about it. Tekken 8 was officially announced during a PlayStation State of Play last September, following a brief but ominous teaser at EVO 2022. Since then, publisher Bandai Namco has promised that Tekken 8 will be much more aggressive than the entries that came before it thanks to its new Heat and Rage gameplay mechanics.Tekken 8 has also slowly revealed the various fan-favorite combatants who will be returning for the next battle, including some Tekken characters that haven’t been seen in over 10 years. The latest Tekken 8 character reveal came earlier this week, with the resurrected police detective Bryan Fury emerging from the shadows to enact his revenge once more. As it turns out, Fury’s involvement in Tekken 8 was leaked ahead of schedule, upsetting Harada.In a now-deleted tweet, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada spoke out about the recent Tekken 8 character leak, which he says was the fault of Bandai Namco’s European division. “What the xxxx Bandai Namco Euro,” Harada’s message read. “That’s why I warned you years ago not to post on a timer. Well, I’m going home now, thanks! Ha ha ha.” Shortly after this, Tekken 8 producer Michael Murray posted a tweet of his own, apologizing to Harada, the Tekken 8 development team, and the Tekken fanbase for the oversight.
This is far from the first time that Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray have voiced displeasure with the development of Tekken 8. Back in April, the pair sat down for an interview and said they weren’t entirely happy with Tekken 8’s alpha build graphics. However, they were optimistic that Tekken 8’s lightning would improve as the game nears its planned launch later this year, and Harada and Murray also discussed the challenges in deciding which members of Tekken’s large and eclectic cast of playable fighters would return to the latest installment.
Bandai Namco has now officially confirmed that Bryan Fury will be among these returning Tekken 8 characters, but his initial reveal wasn’t without backlash beyond Harada. While fans are certainly excited to see the undead cop-turned-remorseless killer in Tekken 8, not everyone was happy with how his presence was leaked to the public before Bandai Namco was ready to unveil him.
Tekken 8 is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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