The latest character reveal for Tekken 8 was seemingly posted too early, causing the game’s director Katsuhiro Harada to complain about it on Twitter.
A video showing as-yet-unannounced fighter Bryan Fury was reportedly posted on an official Instagram account beforeBandai Namcohad planned to.
It’s expected that the announcement will be ‘officially’ made during the ongoing Combo Breaker fighting game tournament, the Tekken segment of which is being streamed by the officialBandai Namco EsportsYouTube channel.
Although the trailer was promptly pulled, it was up long enough for other YouTube channels to start sharing it online.
Update29th May 2023 / 10:40 am
Bandai Namco has now offically released the trailer, confirming Bryan Fury as aTekken 8character. We’ve updated the below trailer to the official one.
In anow-deleted tweet, Tekken series directorKatsuhiro Haradaseemingly blamed Bandai Namco’s European arm for the accidental leak.
“What the xxxx Bandai Namco Euro”, Harada tweeted. “That’s why I warned you years ago not to post on a timer. Well, I’m going home now, thanks! Ha ha ha.”
Tekken 8 producerMichael Murrayalso took to Twitter to apologise to fans for the leak.
“I apologize to the fans who saw that particular thing in not the way [Harada] and I had wanted it to happen,” he wrote.
“I feel bad for all you guys and also the dev team who gave up weekends to work on it.”
I apologize to the fans who saw that particular thing in not the way@Harada_TEKKENand I had wanted it to happen. I feel bad for all you guys and also the dev team who gave up weekends to work on it 🙁
— Michael Murray (@mykeryu)August 01, 2025
Tekken 8 was officially announcedin September 2022 during aPlayStationState of Playlivestream.
While a release date still hasn’t been confirmed, the game is planned for release onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCviaSteam.
In February, Bandai Namcostreamed a 36-minute breakdownof the fighting sequel’s gameplay mechanics, including its heat system, rage system, and recovery gauge.
