{
  "id": 1885882,
  "title": "VS Studio adds another Tekken veteran as Kohei Ikeda joins as game designer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/vs-studio-adds-another-tekken-veteran-as-kohei-ikeda-joins-as-game",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:49:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/vs-studio-adds-another-tekken-veteran-as-kohei-ikeda-joins-as-game-designer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kohei Ikeda, a veteran game designer from the Tekken series, has joined VS Studio as a game designer. Ikeda, who had been with Bandai Namco for twenty years, announced his departure in June but did not disclose his future plans, stating he would continue taking on new challenges as a game developer. He expressed excitement about returning to game development with two of his former bosses, sharing that he is looking forward to creating something new together. VS Studio, led by Harada as president and CEO and CCO Yuichi Yonemori, was launched earlier this year with the support of SNK. Harada emphasized that the studio aims to deliver the best gaming experiences worldwide by combining technology and knowledge with passionate colleagues.",
  "summary": "Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has joined Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}