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With the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7 set to kick off in three months, Titan Comics will be releasing a new Tekken comic book series in May 2017. Cavan Scott (Doctor Who, Vikings: Uprising) will be handling the story, while Andie Tong (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) will be providing the interior artwork.

Titan states that this new series “will tap into Tekken’s rich history, and will feature memorable characters from the celebrated video game canon including Jin Kazama, Heihachi Mishima, Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix.”

From writer Cavan Scott:

I’m so excited to bring the explosive world of Tekken back to comics. I’ve been a fan of the series ever since I slipped the first game into my PlayStation back in 1995. We’re having great fun delving into the series’ history to bring back some familiar faces, along with all the fan-favorite fighters you’d expect. There’s going to be intrigue, danger and, of course, knock-out battles galore!

CraveOnline has released a series of covers by Alex Ronald, Andie Tong, Anton Kokarev, Jimbo Salgado and Nick Percival: two featuring Heihachi battling Devil Jin, one of Heihachi and Kazuya that looks similar to the cover of Tekken 7, one showcasing Nina facing off with Yoshimitsu and a fourth with various characters.

They also released a pair of interior pages for TEKKEN #1, depicting Paul, Jin and Ling Xiaoyu about to face off with Heihachi in an epic clash!

Tekken #1 is planned for a May 2017 release in both physical and digital formats.

Sources: CraveOnline; via Fighter’s Generation

Now that we’re in March, the PlayStation Blog has released its list of free games that it will be offering to PlayStation Plus subscribers. While the highlight of this month is Disc Jam, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late is included this month, for PlayStation 3.

Developed by French Bread and Ecole Software, and published by Arc System Works/Aksys Games, this unique title sports an eccentric cast of characters, as well as some unique mechanics, such as the “Grid Grind” (GRD) system that functions as a tug-of-war between opponents, rewarding the first to fill this meter with a damage boost called Vorpal. Though the title’s latest version, Under Night-In Birth EXE: Late [st] is only available in Japanese arcades–with no word of a console release–the game still sees competitive play at a number of events, including last month’s Anime Ascension, so it’s certainly worth giving it a try.

If you’re a Plus subscriber, you can pick up the game for free right now on the PlayStation Store.

Source: PlayStation Blog