Tekken Revolution is free-to-play, launches on PS3 this Tuesday

A brand new Tekken game is coming out exclusively on PlayStation 3 this week. And it will be free-to-play. Namco Bandai has announced the next...

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A brand new Tekken game is coming out exclusively on PlayStation 3 this week. And it will be free-to-play.

Namco Bandai has announced the next game in its iconic fighting franchise. Tekken Revolution will launch on PlayStation Network this week with eight characters and will let players play offline in Arcade Mode and offline in online ranked and player matches.

Unlike Dead or Alive 5: Core Fighters, Namco Bandai is making their free-to-play game more than just a piecemeal release of a previously released game. Whereas Team Ninja's take on F2P has players purchasing more characters, Tekken Revolution integrates free-to-play aspects into the core gameplay itself.

For example, characters can now be leveled up in three attributes: strength, endurance, and vigor. "Develop a defensive tank character with high HP to withstand knockout blows while offense focused players can create a damage-inflicting character with low health but high critical hit rates to devastate opponents with a flurry of attacks," Namco Bandai describes. As is our experience with free-to-play games, there will likely be a number of purchasable boosters to make earning XP faster and give you an edge in the competitive scene.

There are also new Special Arts and Critical Arts moves being integrated into the gameplay, which Namco Bandai says will "help newcomers deliver hard-hitting attacks and advanced players to employ new strategies with their favorite fighters."

Here's the trailer:

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    June 9, 2013 3:30 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Tekken Revolution is free-to-play, launches on PS3 this Tuesday.

    A brand new Tekken game is coming out exclusively on PlayStation 3 this week. And it will be free-to-play.

    Namco Bandai has announced the next...

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      June 9, 2013 3:59 PM

      You're out of punches for today. Come back tomorrow or buy a 100-pack for $0.89!

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      June 9, 2013 4:46 PM

      You cant do that 10 hit combo until you buy the "Jin combo DLC" for 1000 Tekken points.

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      June 9, 2013 4:50 PM

      Gotta make 100,000 low kicks to unlock the high kick.

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      June 9, 2013 7:10 PM

      Well, I'll download it.
      All I can do is hope things like devils eye beam, true ogres fire breath, yoshimitsu's seppuku, little dragon thing's puff of flame or whatever they have this time, you dont have to buy more than once.

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      June 9, 2013 10:09 PM

      You asked for this! lol... no.

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