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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.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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