Taka Kawasaki, studio head at Epic Games Japan, recently discussed excitement for "Tekken 7" in apress release on Monday. Kawasaki said that the partnership between Bandai Namco and Epic Games is perfect for the next game because it will lead to great results.
"The Tekken franchise is beloved and we couldn't be more excited to be working with the talented team at Bandai Namco," Kawasaki said. "This marriage is perfect - the most powerful engine in gaming along with one of the most enduring brands in fighting games. We have no doubt that these forces coming together will yield fantastic results."
Bandai Namco producer, Katsuhiro Harada also released a statement on Monday after announcing the release of "Tekken 7" at the Evolution Championship Series on Sunday.
Harada talked in a prepared statement about using the powerful Unreal Engine 4 and said it will help the game's visual quality. He also mentioned that using the engine will help bring it to a variety of current consoles.
"The power and flexibility means that we can focus our efforts on making Tekken 7 the best possible game without worrying about spending time creating a stand-alone graphic engine," Harada said. "With Unreal Engine 4, we could rapidly achieve visual quality expected on next-gen platform and go beyond it. Not only is Unreal Engine 4 powerful and easy to use, but it allows us to immediately bring Tekken 7 to any platform we desire."
According to Polygon, the game will be the first one since "Tekken 6" in 2007 and will use the Unreal Engine 4.
The company did not reveal a release date but they did leave Tekken fans with a teaser trailer that hints that there will be more information revealed at the fighting panel during the San Diego Comic-Con on July 25th.
You can check out the trailer below:
