An intriguing screenshot of the Tekken 6 character select screen shows just how many playable characters there will be in the game: 40. To be exact, there are 37 confirmed players (yes, Lili's there in the list, so you can breathe easy now), with three of them yet to be confirmed including the Final Boss of the game.

One of the new shining stars of the roster is Bob, that truly formidable Tekken fighter that just about hits as hard as he looks.

We couldn't wait to see him in action (well, aside from the videos that are already in circulation in the the internet), and we also couldn't wait to find out who's going to be the next big baddie in the latest Tekken game.

It's great that Namco Bandai's Tekken 6 will go online - a godsend considering that the other hard-hitting fighting game for the PS3 (Virtua Fighter) won't have an online multiplayer mode. Here's a partial list of playable characters from the source:

• Anna Williams
• Armor King
• Asuka Kazama
• Baek Doo San
• Bob
• Bruce Irvin
• Bryan Fury
• Christie Monteiro
• Craig Marduk
• Devil Jin
• Eddy Gordo
• Feng Wei
• Final Boss (TBA)
• Forrest Law
• Ganryu
• Heihachi Mishima
• Hwoarang
• Jack-6
• Jin Kazama
• Julia Chang
• Kazuya Mishima
• King
• Kuma
• Lee Chaolan
• Lei Wulong
• Leo
• Lili
• Ling Xiaoyu
• Marshall Law
• Miguel
• Nina Williams
• Panda
• Paul Phoenix
• Raven
• Roger Jr.
• Sergei Dragunov
• Steve Fox
• Wang Jinrei
• Yoshimitsu
• Zafina