In a nutshell: Still the most popular beat ‘em-up in the world, Tekken is already confirmed for the PS3 and looking every bit as good as you’d expect. But what characters and features are being planned for the next generation version…? The lowdown: Although it was only shown as a short teaser trailer at E3 Namco have actually let slip a number of hints as to what to expect in the finished game. In the trailer itself all that was shown was Jin Kazama and new character Lili fighting it out and being interrupted by Hwoarang on a motorcycle. It’s not clear however whether the footage was real-time or pre-rendered and this may be intentional as Namco claim they want to get the point where the two are indistinguishable. They’re also keen to make use of the PS3’s tilt sensors, with the suggestion that you’ll be able to break out of holds just by shaking the joypad. Most exciting moment: After Hwoarang crashes through a stain glass window on his motorbike Jin is transformed into Devil Jin, but after seeing himself outnumbered drops a whole building on his two rivals with a laser beam. It looks fantastic. Since you ask: Although the game was shown at Sony’s E3 media briefing Namco hasn’t actually said it’s an exclusive. Considering the two company’s history together though it’s pretty much a given. The bottom line: The King of Iron Fist tournament returns and it’s looking better than ever. HARRISON DENT