6 sources
Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda joins Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio
Kohei Ikeda, former director of Tekken 8, has joined Katsuhiro Harada's newly formed VS Studio, reuniting with the former Tekken producer.
Key points
- VS Studio is a new development team owned by SNK.
- Kohei Ikeda previously worked as director and chief producer on Tekken 8.
- Katsuhiro Harada was a long-time producer for the Tekken series before founding VS Studio.
- This marks another high-profile departure from Bandai Namco's Tekken team.
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