Takeda Joins The Mortal Kombat 1 Roster Next Week, First Gameplay Revealed

Takeda Joins The Mortal Kombat 1 Roster Next Week, First Gameplay Revealed

Mortal Kombat 1’s final Year 1 DLC fighter arrives next week, and it’s Takeda Takahashi. The young Shirai Ryu warrior makes only his second appearance in a Mortal Kombat game and looks every bit as capable as his older clanmates, Scorpion and Smoke. 

Although Takeda was Kenshi’s son in his debut appearance, Mortal Kombat X, the remixed timeline of Mortal Kombt 1 has changed him to Kenshi’s cousin. Like Kenshi, Takeda grew up a Yakuza but was more faithful to the clan than his cousin. As such, the Yakuza tasked Takeda with killing Kenshi, and the two battled, with the latter coming emerging victorious. Takeda was mortally wounded in the battle and rushed to the aid of the Shirai Ryu, where Kenshi protected him from being killed by the Yakuza for failing his mission. This causes Takeda to have a change of heart and join the Shirai Ryu to wage war against Earthrrealm’s criminal underground and, eventually, the evil forces of Outworld. 

Takeda still utilizes the Shirai Ryu fighting style, including his signature pair of bladed whips. He also sports shurikens, a barrage of teleporting flame attacks, and an aerial grapple best described as mid-air corkscrew piledriver. Check Takeda out below.  

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Takeda will be available on July 23, both as a standalone purchase and as a free download for Kombat Pack owners. The same day also sees previously revealed Kameo fighter Ferra become available to buy. Both Takeda and Ferra will be playable for the first time during Evo 2025 this weekend. 

For more on Mortal Kombat 1, check out our review as well as the trailers for previous DLC fighters Homelander, Omni-Man, Ermac, Peacemaker, and Quan-Chi.

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Nike And Tekken 8 Are Tag-Teaming Up For Foamposite One Shoe Collaboration

Nike and Bandai Namco are teaming up to release a Tekken 8-inspired shoe that will be available for purchase this September. Dubbed “Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist,” these shoes will be available through Nike, SNKRS, and select retailers in-store and online for $250, as reported by Sole Retriever. 

Nike And Tekken 8 Are Tag-Teaming Up For Foamposite One Shoe Collaboration

The shoes themselves are inspired specifically by Tekken 8’s primary antagonist, Kazuya Mishima, as the colorway of the shoe is basically a spin on his outfit in-game. Sole Retriever describes the shoes as featuring an iridescent Foamposite material across the design’s upper region in armory navy, with a faux crocodile skin texture across the Foamposite material, and black hues over the leather eyestays, shoe collar, and tongue. 

Check out the Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist shoes for yourself below: 

As you can see, the shoes also feature the Tekken logos, a Fist logo with Tekken’s signature lighting, and a nice box to hold the shoes. 

Sole Retriever reports that a second colorway in this lineup is on the way and it will reference Jin Kazama, although there’s no images of what it will look like yet. 

These Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist shoes will cost you $250 when they release this September. For more, read Game Informer’s Tekken 8 review. 

[Source: Sole Retriever]

Are you going to pick these shoes up this September? Let us know in the comments below!

Double Dragon Revive Is A New Fully 3D Take On The Series

Double Dragon Revive Is A New Fully 3D Take On The Series

The Double Dragon series has been around since the arcades in 1987 and has managed to maintain a surprisingly consistent release cadence in those more than 35 years. It was only last year that we played Double Dragon Gaiden, a pixelated throwback brawler (or belt-scroll action game, per its official YouTube description) take on the franchise.

This next entry is decidedly more modern, with fully 3D visuals. It’s not the first time the series has explored this dimension, but it is a rare occurrence. The game is being developed by Yuke’s, the developer that worked on the WWE 2K franchise until 2K19 and most recently developed AEW: Fight Forever. It is being published, or presented by, as the trailer implies, Arc System Works, the developer behind Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Double Dragon Revive is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and One, and PC sometime in 2025.

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For a whole lot more on Double Dragon, but maybe not the version of Double Dragon you’re thinking, head here to read all about the 1994 movie. Back in 2019, I tracked down the film’s director, James Yukich, to talk about the bizarre film’s trajectory, what went wrong, and what he would have done differently had he been giving a chance to try making the film again.

Theme Park And Rollercoaster Simulator Planet Coaster Is Getting A Sequel

Theme Park And Rollercoaster Simulator Planet Coaster Is Getting A Sequel

Planet Coaster 2 arrives later this year and its big update, alongside all the rollercoaster and theme park simulation gameplay of the first title, is the inclusion of water park mechanics. You will be able to create water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and more. You will also be able to visit your friend’s parks and build together in a shared sandbox mode (though you will apparently have to build one at a time) across platforms. You can check out the announcement trailer below.

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Frontier is promising its first look at gameplay on July 31, and Planet Coaster 2 will arrive later this year for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. To read Game Informer‘s Planet Coaster review, follow the link.

Finding The Best Characters In The Concord Beta | GI Live

Finding The Best Characters In The Concord Beta | GI Live

Concord is in beta this weekend and Alex Van Aken and I decided to jump in, play a few rounds, and figure out which characters we liked from the impressive roster. Together we discovered that Lennox, the hot sauce eating green man seen in the game’s trailer shouts “exploding knife!” when he throws his exploding knife, but he had nothing on It-Z who had a great SMG, the ability to clone herself when she dodges, and teleportation ability making her easily and indisputably the best character in the game. Alex also liked Duchess. You can check out the archive of the full stream below.

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For a while lot more on Concord, which releases on PlayStation 5 and PC August on August 23, head here to read about how it plays like Destiny meets Overwatch.

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