TEKKEN 8 Season 2 release date: Enter Anna Williams!

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

“Lovely Tom’s craving for a good time.”

TEKKEN 8 Season 2 draws near. The upcoming season features new game editions, early access to Anna Williams, and so much more. Read on for the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 release date and more.

TEKKEN 8 Season 2 Countdown

TEKKEN 8 Season 2 countdown

Here is our live countdown to the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 maintenance. According to the game's official X page, after "a few hours" of maintenance, players with early access to Anna Williams will be able to duke it out as her and test out her bazooka named "Lovely Tom." She will be part of the TEKKEN 8 Spring DLC update.

Anna Williams is part of the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 Character Pass (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Anna Williams is part of the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 Character Pass (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

TEKKEN 8 Season 2 Character Pass gets brand-new challenger

Aside from Anna Williams, other fighters in the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 Character Pass will include two returning ones plus a new challenger. This was revealed during the TEKKEN Talk Live Season 2 Special event.

In Japanese, Yasuda Esports and Katsuhiro Harada said that one of the TEKKEN 8 Season 2 fighters will be a new character. To be specific, the new character will be one that's completely new and original to TEKKEN.

TEKKEN 8 Season 2 release date and time

  • U.S. West (PT) – March 31 in a few hours after 2:30 p.m. PT
  • U.S. East (ET) – March 31 in a few hours after 5:30 p.m. ET
  • Europe (CEST) – March 31 in a few hours after 11:30 p.m. CEST
  • Japan (JST) – April 1 in a few hours after 6:30 a.m. JST
Anna Williams release dates (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Anna Williams release dates (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

TEKKEN 8 Anna Williams release date

As noted, early access to Anna Williams will begin either on March 31 or April 1 depending on your time zone. Those without early access will be able to play as her on April 3 or April 4.

Anna Williams' movelist and controls in TEKKEN 8 (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Anna Williams' movelist and controls in TEKKEN 8 (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

That's all for now. Are you ready for TEKKEN 8 Season 2? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.