'Tekken 7: Fated Retribution' release date, latest news, updates: Longtime producer shares experience with latest installment

"Tekken 7: Fated Retribution," the seventh installment of the "Tekken" franchise will be launched early 2017 and a lot of fans are already excited about it. Recently, the King of the Iron Fist Tournament has concluded in San Francisco and Gamespot had a chance to speak to Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of the franchise.

The producer has stated that "Tekken" as an eSports is growing, but as of now players do not have much time to play with it since it has not been released yet. He and his team are hoping that the community will continue growing once the home system version of the game has been released.

Moreover, Harada was also asked regarding the difference between the "Tekken" franchise and other fighting games. He explained that the models and environment of "Tekken" are mostly 3D while the other titles have 2D models. With this, the 3D really makes an impact on the gameplay and it makes the game more enjoyable.

Asked if there is going to be any changes in the home system version of the latest entry, Harada said, "Obviously we don't want to change the formula people expect. That said, with all the Tekken games, we always add extra content. One of the big features is the story mode, in addition to the arcade mode. Other modes, for example, consistent of some type of gallery that allow you to catch up on story elements of the past installments."

The producer was also able to explain how the Unreal Engine 4 made the game better. "Being able to use Unreal Engine and to have our work and the graphics appear relatively quick gave us much more time to work and focus on the actual game design elements," he said. 

"Tekken 7: Fated Retribution" has no definite launch date yet, but it is expected to arrive during early 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.