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Tekken 8 game director bids goodbye to Bandai Namco following series boss Katsuhiro Harada's exit last year, but doesn't do an hour-long DJ mix

Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco, kicking his way through an exit door that had long-time series producer and general advocate for the virtual graps Katsuhiro Harada pass through it late last year. Harada's since set up a new studio, dubbed VS Studio, under Fatal Fury publishers SNK. All Ikeda's...

Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco, kicking his way through an exit door that had long-time series producer and general advocate for the virtual graps Katsuhiro Harada pass through it late last year. Harada's since set up a new studio, dubbed VS Studio, under Fatal Fury publishers SNK. All Ikeda's said about his future plans so far is that he'll "continue taking on new challenges as a game developer".

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