VS Studio Welcomes Another Tekken Veteran as Kohei Ikeda Joins as Game Designer
Kohei Ikeda, the longtime director behind the Tekken franchise, has officially become part of Katsuhiro Harada’s newly formed VS Studio, taking on the role of game designer. After a two‑decade tenure at Bandai Namco, Ikeda publicly announced his departure in June, noting that he would continue to pursue fresh challenges within the video‑game industry, though he kept the specifics of his next move…
Aug. 19, 2026, 6:49 a.m.