VS Studio Welcomes Veteran Tekken Creator Kohei Ikeda as Game Designer
Kohei Ikeda, the longtime director behind the Tekken 8 project, 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 announced his exit from the Japanese entertainment giant in June, noting that he would keep pursuing fresh challenges within the gaming industry. At the time, he kept his next …
Aug. 19, 2026, 6:49 a.m.