Leroy Smith & Asuka Kazama Revealed for TEKKEN 8

Bandai Namco revealed Leroy Smith & Asuka Kazama for Tekken 8 at Evo Japan 2023. Leroy, who has long been one of the most popular characters for competitive play, has received an expanded move list, and Asuka has also been updated with a new 'Spirited Peacemaker' outfit.

The characters were introduced by Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray immediately after the final of the Tekken 7 tournament, accompanying the announcement with gameplay trailers:

Tekken 8 is being developed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The team has kept the release date a secret, but the fighting game may go on sale as early as 2023. 

According to plans, Tekken 8 is now one of the publisher's most important games in development. The product is described as "to release in 2023 or later", which means it can be presented to the public in the fiscal year 2023, starting after March 31, 2023. Of course, this still leaves a chance for a release window in early 2024, as the fighting game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 only for the latest generation of PlayStation and Xbox home consoles.