Kohei Ikeda, the sport director of Tekken 8, has joined Katsuhiro Harada at not too long ago shaped and rival SNK developer Vs Studio.
Ikeda introduced the transfer on Twitter, the place he revealed he had additionally left Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 crew to affix his former boss on the new studio. Whereas the primary sport developed by Vs Studio continues to be a thriller, the pair will presumably work on it collectively.
They will be joined by Yuichi Yonemori, one other Tekken veteran, who additionally left Bandai Namco earlier this yr. These three super-senior Tekken builders – Ikeda, Harada, and Yonemori – have reunited beneath a brand new roof.
“I’ve joined Vs Studio as the subsequent step in my journey,” wrote Ikeda on X. “Engaged on video games once more with two of my former bosses feels nostalgic in some ways, whereas on the similar time, the joy of making one thing fully new makes each day extremely fulfilling. I am actually trying ahead to seeing what we will create collectively!”
It is the newest in a string of excessive profile departures from the Tekken 8 crew. As talked about, Yuichi Yonemori left Bandai Namco in Could, while Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada left in December. He had been hinting at a departure for a lot of months, saying he wouldn’t be worried about the series in his absence.
Vs Studios, announced in May, is a brand new studio financially supported by SNK,identified for the King of Fighters and Metal Slug collection, with a purpose to “mix know-how, sensibility, and world-class experience” in response to Harada.
What these three Tekken builders will lead growth of is anybody’s guess. Many naturally assume it’s going to be some type of one-on-one preventing sport, however that is not been confirmed as of but. Perhaps we’ll discover out quickly?