Care Esports recently organized a Tekken 8 tournament in Japan featuring senior citizens from local care homes. The participants clashed to win the King of the Iron Fist title. In this groundbreaking ...

Harada thinks it should be a mode rather than a game. When it comes to fighting game franchises, especially ones that have a long life, the urge to “reinvent yourself” is prominent after a few entries ...

The full tournament is available on the Care e-Sports Association YouTube channel. Sakai mains Claudio, using him to defeat powerful opponents like the 95-year-old Reiko Yokota’s Jun, the 74-year-old ...

At Evo 2025, we caught up with Tekken Series Director Katsuhiro Harada, Game Director Kohei Ikeda (Nakatsu), and Producer Michael Murray to discuss the latest character, Miary Zo, along with touching ...

Care home tournaments challenge stereotypes and spark national attention. A 73-year-old woman defeating her opponent in a Tekken 8 final may sound like an internet oddity, but in Japan, it’s part of a ...

Some history was made overseas in Japan earlier this month, as the Mie prefecture’s Care Esports Association hosted its 12th annual Care Esports Cup, bringing gaming to senior and elderly individuals ...

Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas has expanded into Tekken 8 esports with the signing of South Korean player Oh ...

The first Tekken came out in 1994 and the franchise is now in its eighth installment, with millions of copies sold every time a new version is launched. Players choose from a stable of fighters ...