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Negan’s Gameplay Trailer Unveiled For ‘Tekken 7’
First, Bandai Namco blew me away with Street Fighter‘s Akuma being in Tekken 7. Then they blew me further back with Art of Fighting‘s Geese Howard in that same game. Final Fantasy XV‘s Noctis, I couldn’t care about any less than I already do. But then they announced The Walking Dead‘s Negan, and I was back on my butt.
Today, Bandai Namco released a gameplay trailer showing Negan and his trusty baseball bat Lucille dishing out punishment on the other fighters. Negan is part of the Season 2 DLC pack for Tekken 7, which also includes returning veteran fighters Craig Marduk, Armor King, Julia Chang, Lei “I’m totally not based off of Jackie Chan” Wulong, and Anna Williams. While Negan’s arrival still has yet to be determined, Marduk and Armor King are set to arrive for the game on December 3rd.
As you can probably guess, Negan’s gameplay trailer recreates the iconic scene from The Walking Dead where Negan plays a little “Eenie Meenie Miney Mo”, except the fighters aren’t going to take it kneeling down. And yes, the dubbing is a little weird for Negan (because Japan), but bringing a bat to a fighter feels so right.
I’m still not giving up my love for Yoshimitsu, however. Sorry, guys.
Tekken 7 is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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