Tekken 8 Update Unleashes Ghost vs. Ghost Battles and New Costumes

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More than a year ago now, Tekken 8 made its debut on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Since then, Bandai Namco has consistently provided fresh content for their hit fighting game, such as the upcoming fighter Anna Williams in Season 2. This update also includes some improvements like bug fixes, balance adjustments, and a brand-new feature for the Tekken Fight Lounge.

In version v1.13, the main enhancement in today’s update for Tekken 8 introduces a new Ghost vs. Ghost mode. This innovative feature lets players make their Ghost characters engage in battles with other Ghost characters within the Tekken Fight Lounge. To initiate a Ghost vs. Ghost battle, players just need to interact with another player in the lounge and choose “Battle Ghosts.” The update will introduce five Special Ghosts, which can be obtained by winning matches against them. These Special Ghosts will remain active until the next scheduled maintenance on April 1st. Furthermore, the Revival Costume for Heihachi has been added to the Tekken Shop.

Here are the full patch notes for today’s Tekken 8 update:

Tekken 8 Update 1.13 Patch Notes

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Application Date and Time

Starting approximately at 7:00 PM on Monday, March 10th (Pacific Daylight Time), the sequence was implemented.

Maintenance Date and Time

11th of March, Tuesday, from 10:30 to 15:00 in Japan Standard Time is equivalent to 2:30 to 7:00 in Central European Time and 18:30 to 23:00 on the previous day (Monday) in Pacific Daylight Time.

Keep in mind that the date or time could be altered unexpectedly. During this maintenance period, all online resources might become temporarily inaccessible.

Impact of the Update

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The application of the update data will affect the following modes and features:

“DOWNLOADED REPLAYS” / “MY REPLAY & TIPS”

Replay data from before the update will no longer be playable.

“ONLINE REPLAY”

All replay data from before the update will be deleted.

The details of the update are as follows:

“TEKKEN SHOP”

“Heihachi Costume 01” Added

  • Revival Costume for Playable Character “Heihachi”

“TEKKEN SPECIAL DEAL” Available

  • Selected items available at special prices during the event period.

“TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”

Added “Ghost vs. Ghost” Feature

  • What is a Ghost?: An AI-learned replica of the player that grows based on battle actions
  • Added a new feature allowing battles between the player’s Ghost and other players’ Ghosts in the Lounge
  • By talking to another player in the Lounge and selecting “Battle Ghosts,” players can initiate a match
  • Before the battle, players can choose one of the following three strategies, which alter the Ghost’s behavior even if using the same Ghost:
    • AGGRESSIVE: A combat style focused on offense
    • DEFENSIVE: A combat style focused on defense
    • BALANCE: A combat style balancing offense and defense
  • The “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature will continue to receive updates according to the following schedule:
    1. March (v1.13):
      • Implementation of the “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature
    2. May (v2.01):
      • Addition of features such as Ghost data deletion and AI learning ON/OFF toggle
      • Opening of “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” within “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
      • “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” will be available real-time battles between player-trained Ghosts
    3. June (v2.02):
      • Implementation of a feature allowing players to give commands to AI Ghosts during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles
      • Implementation of a feature enabling AI Ghosts to learn and refine their behavior based on player evaluations during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles

Five Special Ghosts Appearing with Obtainable Character Panels

  • Defeat Special Ghosts in battle to obtain one character panel per victory
  • Character panels feature five fan art designs collected from the “TEKKEN FANDOM Campaign”
  • Special Ghosts will appear in the lobby until just before maintenance for the next update scheduled on Tuesday, April 1st
  • In the next update, these Special Ghosts will be replaced with five new ones

Option to Hide Player Information Displayed on Avatars

  • Added a “Hide” option to the player information toggle, which can be switched by pressing [R3/Right Stick/N]
  • Player information can now be cycled in the following order:
    • “TEKKEN 8” in-game player name ⇒ Platform account name ⇒ TEKKEN ID ⇒ (NEW) Hide ⇒ Player name

“PLAYABLE CHARACTERS”

Character Move Behavior Fixes and Balance Adjustments

  • As a major balance adjustment is planned for the “Season 2” update on Tuesday, April 1st, no balance adjustments will be implemented in v1.13, which precedes this update.
  • The latest information on Season 2 will be announced in the upcoming “TEKKEN Talk Live” events.

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