There is still no exact from Japanese game developer Bandai Namco on the release date of the highly popular video game franchise Tekken 7 on the Xbox One and the PS4 platforms. However, fans of the video game were given some hints that game director Katsuhiro Harada will make an important announcement on the release date during next month's Tokyo Game Show 2015.

The much-anticipated Tokyo Game Show 2015 will be held from September 17 - 20 and there were reports that Bandai Namco, reported Christian Today. To recall, Bandai Namco used the same event last year to announce the introduction of a new character Catalina from the game's official roster.

Many loyal fans of the video fighting game are hoping that Bandai Namco will again use the event to make a major announcement on the release an Xbox One and PS4 versions of Tekken 7.

However, some reports have doused cold waters into this expectation and claimed Harada is focused in developing new features for Tekken 7 and will not be making any new announcement for new generation consoles for the popular fighting game.

Reports said that Harada wants to incorporate an online play for the arcade version of Tekken 7 if there is enough demand for such feature. During the Game Developers Conference event a few months ago, Bandai Namco released a trailer showing off a possible version for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 although no official release date is coming from the company as of yet.

An arcade version of Tekken 7 has already been release in Japan early this month. However, gamers in the U.S. were given the opportunity to test the latest installment of Tekken in selected Round One outlets in Chicago and Seattle.

The six U.S. locations are:

As part of the first phase, Bandai Namco has selected six U.S. sites as part of localization test. Those sites were confirmed on the official Tekken Facebook page. Here are the locations:

Dave and Buster's New York
234 W. 42nd St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036

Dave and Buster's Dallas
9450 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75231

Dave and Buster's Milpitas
940 Great Mall Dr.
Milpitas, CA 95035

Round One Puente Hills Mall
1600 S.Azusa Ave, Suite 285
City of Industry, CA 91748

Round One South Center Mall
2351 South Center Mall
Tukwila, WA 98188

Round One Stratford Mall
152 Stratford Square
Bloomingdale, IL 60191

Meanwhile, Tekken 7 will have a new character named Claudio Serafino, from Italy, who, instead of focusing on revenge, is actually introduced to stop evil creatures.

Not much is said about Claudio but as Tekken.wikia.com described him, "Claudio has almost slate blue asymmetrical eyes, black hair and pale skin." In addition, "He bears a massive tattoo on his right arm which is partially visible through the black bandages (which are secured by a single chain and lock). A similar tattoo can be seen under his left eye as well."