CVG: ''On June 4 the Tekken Project's support team posted an update on Katsuhiro Harada's Twitter profile, reporting that the much-loved Namco producer was missing.
A day later, the team was reportedly able to confirm Harada-san was safe using his Steam activity. Although his account showed regular activity, Harada-san still had not reported to work, leading to doubt it was actually him using the account.
Thankfully, Harada-san has since resurfaced, along with an explanation for his absence: he was drinking and playing games.''
Katsuhiro Harada: "I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close."
Yeah, Tekken has been his baby so it'll be interesting to see the direction the next game takes...if they even decide to make it without him.
Gamereactor: "The Tekken series is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, veteran Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada - who has been involved with the series since the very first game - visited Sweden and we recently had the chance to talk to him."
I don't think there's been enough new characters between Tag 2 to now to warrant a Tag 3.
Besides, there's that other Tekken game supposedly not canceled.... TxSF......
Tekken tag tournament 2 is one of my favourite Tekken games ever so I would love another one :)
Tekken 8 Interview - Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada talks to MP1st about pluggers, adding the in-game shop post launch and more.
He was sick, too, as he stated on twitter, so he decided to work from home.
I had the feeling, knowing Harada, that this was some PR stunt for the next Tekken game, who knows, maybe it still is.
Oh, and on a side note: Harada is a pimp and I would gladly do tequila shots with him.
He's sick, and still looks like a badass! :D
Anyways, I think this was good for him. Remember when Ono was hospitalized for overworking or something like that? It's good Harada took a break, and cleared his mind and got away from stress by playing games and drinking some good ol' tequila!
How's that Tekken x Street Fighter development coming?
I want to get drunk and make games when I grow up!