Overview
- Kohei Ikeda confirmed he has joined VS Studio, reuniting with Katsuhiro Harada and Yuichi Yonemori at the SNK‑owned developer.
- VS Studio was formed by Harada after his exit from Bandai Namco and is based in Shinagawa, Tokyo with Harada as president and CEO and Yonemori as chief creative officer.
- Ikeda left Bandai Namco after roughly 20 years and has worked as game director on Tekken 7 and Tekken 8 before moving to VS Studio.
- The studio has not yet announced any projects and industry observers expect a one‑on‑one fighting game as a likely direction, but that remains unconfirmed speculation.
- Harada has outlined VS Studio’s philosophy and branding to attract talent, and the concentration of Tekken leadership could shape design priorities, hiring and competition in the fighting‑game space.