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Harada clarifies that he will not be leaving Bandai Namco to explore new opportunities #opentowork
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Development on Tekken 8 continues with Harada onboard, and the game continues to receive fresh content.
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Harada may only have one more Tekken in him due to his age and future development plans.
Tekken Recently, fans became alarmed by news spreading that Katsuhiro Harada may be ending his career at Bandai Namco, and the game's producer has offered a clarification. This comes after changes to Harada's LinkedIn page, which many believe indicate he will resign. Tekken team.
Harada was part of the team that brought Tekken to life since its inception, although not always in the same role At first he gave voice to some people. Tekken character in his first release and later directed the game starting with Tekken 3– Although his role in the series has changed at times, many fans have expressed concern over the idea of him leaving the company and the series' development team completely.

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Harada recently made changes to his LinkedIn profile, which shocked fans. Genki initially reported that Harada had added the hashtag #opentowork to his profile. This is thought to mean that he is looking for work outside of Bandai, however, Harada has clarified this. Explaining that he wasn't going anywhere. And just wants to expand his horizons by talking to more people, Harada is sure. Tekken Fans need not worry about this. And Genki has retracted the original post.
Tekken 8 Development Continues With Harada Onboard
Although fans were initially concerned, it doesn't make sense for Harada to leave the team at this time. Tekken 8 Still getting fresh content The game had just released patch 1.11 a few days before this worrying development. And also more Final Fantasy 16Clive's to Tekken 8 List of recent fighters Tekken 8 It is teasing and laying the groundwork for season 2 as well, which will arrive in spring 2025, although future updates to the title are likely already planned. But it was surprising to see him leave for a while. Tekken The game is still getting content.
Because of this, Harada may still leave the series in the near future. Harada previously spoke about his future with the series. Noting that he probably only had one more story. Tekken in him due to his increasing age and “How did this play out in Japan and its development?” It's worth noting that there was almost a decade between releases. Tekken 7 and Tekken 8Therefore, if the development cycle of the next installment is similar. Players can still see Harada taking on a leading role. Tekken 9 In the 2030s, in any case Players need not be worried about his departure at this point.