Tekken 7 Dev Diary: Leroy Smith & Fahkumram

Tekken 7 Director Nakatsu and Producer Michael Murray sit down to discuss the two new faces of Tekken 7 in Season Pass 3. From the conception of the character designs to the motion capture of the real world martial arts, to even the music featured in the reveal trailers, the head figures behind Season 3 share all the interesting behind-the-scene details in bringing these characters to life. Check out the latest dev diary now available for viewing over on the Bandai Namco US YouTube channel:

Bandai Namco Entertainment America ≫ https://www.youtube.com/user/NamcoBandaiGames

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The early days of Tekken with Masanori Yamada

While it was no secret that the early years of Tekken development were a turbulent storm, no one could predict the impact that came with the rise of the very first PlayStation. Masanori Yamada was the main programmer for Tekken 1 through to Tekken 3 and found himself on the forefront of emerging new technology. Talking with Polygon, Yamada-san reminisces on his older and more hectic days of developing Tekken games while under corporate deadlines and the advancement of 3D graphics. "We were all told not to go home without authorization, even on weekends,” he explains during a dinner session with former Sony developers and businessmen. Yamada goes on to conclude that he misses the early days when it came to video game development considering the level of challenge and innovation needed at the time and compares them to the level today where he voices concerns that the games themselves aren't changing much. There's a broad range of topics covered in this conversation with Archipel/Polygon so you can find some snippets posted down below but check out the full documentary style interview for the bulk of the history behind gaming development during the times:

[Polygon] The early days of Tekken ≫ https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/12/2/20992483/staying-up-all-night-and-riding-in-a-car-trunk-the-early-days-of-tekken

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Core-A Gaming's Interview with Qudans & Jeondding

A great and enlightening video interview featuring both Qudans and Jeondding from Korea has come forward from Core-A Gaming. Gerald Lee sits down with both players to find out about their beginnings with Tekken and how they got to where they are now. The interview here make for a nice retrospective piece on these legends as they stroll down memory lane to some notable highlights in Tekken tournaments. You can check out the new interview over on Core-A Gaming's YouTube page:

Core-A Gaming ≫ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7njg__VOy3n-SvXemDHvg

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Soul Calibur 6 - Sophitia Character Introduction Video

Get familiar with Sophitia in Soul Calibur 6 in this new showcase/breakdown/introduction like video with the game's producer Motohiro Okubo providing developer insights. She appears younger this time around so Okubo-san hopes you find her fun to play and look forward to how she appears within the story. You can find the Sophitia character video up on Bandai Namco's official channels:

Bandai Namco Europe ≫ https://www.youtube.com/user/NamcoBandaiGamesEU

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Tekken Retrospective 1993-2000 - Nostalgic Gamer Documentary

@tng_matthew is the author, director, and voice behind a number of incredible documentaries for various videogames you can see on his channel The Nostalgic Gamer. His most recent endeavor covers the history of Tekken. He goes over the various phases in production and the visionaries responsible for the Tekken series it's become from the original all the way to Tekken Tag Tournament.

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