Tekken 7 and 8 director Kohei Ikeda joins Harada's SNK-owned VS Studio

Kohei Ikeda, game director of Tekken 7 and Tekken 8, announced on his X account on August 18, 2026 that he has joined VS Studio, the SNK-owned developer founded by former Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada. Ikeda left Bandai Namco in June after 20 years. VS Studio has not revealed its first project. A third Tekken veteran, Yuichi Yonemori, serves as chief creative officer.