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Tekken 8 Director Kohei Ikeda Joins Harada's VS Studio
Kohei Ikeda, the game director behind Tekken 8, has left Bandai Namco to join VS Studio, the newly formed fighting game developer founded by Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada under SNK. Ikeda is stepping into a game designer role at the studio, reuniting him with his longtime collaborator Harada at what is shaping up to be one of the most talent-rich new studios in the fighting game genre.
The move marks another significant acquisition for VS Studio, which continues to attract veterans from the Tekken lineage. With both Harada and Ikeda now under the same roof, the studio is quickly establishing itself as a serious force in competitive fighting games, and anticipation is building around whatever project the team is working on.
Key Insights
- 1Kohei Ikeda, director of Tekken 8, has officially joined VS Studio as a game designer.
- 2VS Studio was founded by legendary Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada and operates under SNK.
- 3Ikeda's move reunites him with Harada, with whom he collaborated on the Tekken series at Bandai Namco.
- 4VS Studio is rapidly assembling a roster of Tekken veterans, signaling serious ambitions in the fighting game space.
- 5The studio's current project remains unannounced, but the talent pool is generating significant industry buzz.
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