MCM x EGX event organiser ReedPop has announced that Bandai Namco’s fighting game series Tekken will be taking to the EGX Arena in 2024, via a major Tekken 8 tournament.
This will put the best of the best against each other in one of the UK’s first major tournaments for this title, following the recent VSFighting XII.
After the EGX Tekken 7 tournament in 2023 (which was interrupted by Just Stop Oil protestors), EGX Arena is back again in 2024 in collaboration with Bandai Namco, bringing with it a prize pool of £5,000 for competitors to battle over.
The tournament will be held from October 26th to 27th 2024, giving top players the chance to claim the title of champion fighter at EGX and MCM Comic Con.
The tournament will be livestreamed on the EGX Arena Twitch channel, allowing fans of Tekken 8 to get involved and be a part of the EGX community.
Tekken also celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and the latest entry in the series delighted fans with a cast of iconic characters including Jin, King and Nina, as well as brand new fighters Azucena, Victor and Lidia. The game has an average Metacritic score of 90.
Taking place from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October at ExCeL London, EGX is billed as ‘the UK’s biggest video game fan convention, where gamers from around the world come together to share their passion for gaming’. For the first time, EGX is taking place alongside MCM Comic Con.
EGX 2024 will also offer players the chance to play the upcoming releases, attend panels and talks from industry top professionals and discover titles in the Rezzed Zone and The Leftfield Collection.
It was recently announced that Pokémon and Uncharted voice actors, plus the Natural Six cast, would be offering meet-and-greets at MCM Comic Con x EGX.
Potential competitors can register for the Tekken 8 tournament at MCM x EGX here.
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