Tekken 8 Reveals Year 2 Pass, Teases Anna Williams

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Tekken 8 will continue to receive major content updates in 2025, as revealed during a new trailer.
Among those updates is a Year 2 pass, where it looks like Anna Williams will be one of the main additions.
Elsewhere, the fourth and final member of the Year 1 pass will be revealed at The Game Awards on Thursday.

Tekken 8 isn't going anywhere anytime soon. As revealed in a new three-minute trailer, the Bandai Namco-published fighting game will receive two major content updates in the coming months. The first, a winter update, will add new customization features along with a Year 2 character pass, while the second, a spring update, will add new moves for all characters, among other additions.

As revealed in the middle of the trailer, it looks like Anna Williams, Nina's sister, will either be the first pass member or at least a member at large. During the trailer, a helicopter with a familiar red rose and lipstick kiss can be seen entering the frame before it begins to attack Nina.

It's about as obvious as a teaser can be. Oddly enough, this isn't the first time Anna will be a DLC character for a Year 2 pass, as she was also a Tekken 7 Year 2 character.

As for the rest of the pass, well, we'll have to wait a little longer to see who's in it.

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As of right now, Tekken 8 is still filling out its Year 1 pass, with an announcement set for The Game Awards on Thursday for the fourth and final character.

That being said, of the three fighters released, Tekken 8 delivered on fan demand. Eddy Gordo kicked things off as the first member, while Lidia came in during the summer. Afterwards, Tekken sent fans into a frenzy when it was revealed that Heihachi was, in fact, still alive and would be added to the game. Not only that, but Tekken 8 also got a story DLC, a franchise first. In other words, Tekken 8 did the most to keep fans engaged with fan-favorite fighters, and Year 2 looks to continue that trend.