Tag Archives: Katsuhiro Harada

When Tekken X Street Fighter finally releases, it may hit next-gen consoles instead of current offerings, according to a tweet from producer Katsuhiro Harada. Currently still “under development,” Harada said Tekken x Street Fighter’s team is “changing and considering platform strategies,” which is why news on the game has been scant for the last few months. Tekken X Street Fighter was announced at San Diego Comic Con in 2010 for PS3 and Xbox 360. Thanks, CVG.

Tekken has been a fighting institution since the series launched across arcades in 1994. Dave Cook speaks with chief producer Katsuhiro Harada on the series’s birth and evolution.

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Namco Bandai will update Tekken Tag Tournament 2′s Saudi Arabia stage after it came to light that a pattern on the level’s floor contains Arabic script which is potentially offensive to Muslims. “We didn’t know that. We will change stage design data as soon as possible. We couldn’t read that,” Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada confirmed on Twitter.

A similar issue took the Favela map out of Modern Warfare 3′s rotation earlier in the month. Thanks, Joystiq.

Namco Bandai has released a free update for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that adds a host of new characters and stages; details and videos through the break.

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Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada is hoping to convince Namco Bandai to give a western release to Project X Zone.

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 director Katsuhiro Harda is showcasing live gameplay of the game’s hidden fighters in a webcast later today.

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is on the horizon, and game director Katsuhiro Harada has shed light on how the team got Snoop Dogg involved to write some original music for the game. Meanwhile, fans have reportedly uncovered six secret characters on the Tekken Tag 2 disc. Find out who they could be here.

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Namco Bandai has confirmed the upcoming fighter has 3D capabilities at gamescom 2012.

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Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada has said fighting games need to have some button mashing-friendly design, because the love of the hardcore doesn’t translate into sales.

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Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has said the graphical power of Wii U is about the same as PS3 and Xbox 360, but the CPU is a bit slower. Speaking with Digital Spy, Harada said despite this, it’s not that big of an issue. “As far as graphical processing and such, it’s not much of an issue, but as far as the CPU goes, the clock is kinda low. I guess they’re trying to keep power consumption down so we have to come up with creative ways to get around that and that’s taking a little bit of time.” On the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 front, Harada said he’s planning to release the Wii U version of the game “as close as possible” to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, which release on September 14.

Namco and Tekken man Katsuhiro Harada has said the Super Smash Bros. project the firm is co-developing with Nintendo’s Project Sora is a “big priority for the company.”

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Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada, has reiterated his position on charging money for downloadable content that constitutes key game elements; to wit: he won’t, so long as the decision remains in his hands.

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The Wii U Game Pad’s two-screen offer has a lot of interesting potential applications, but Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada doesn’t think they necessarily fit the fighting genre.

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Producer Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed crossover Tekken x Street Fighter is destined for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 despite its late arrival.

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Katsuhiro Harada seems to have reached the end of his patience when it comes to the constant complaints and demands of Tekken fans.

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Asked about the possibility of a new live action Tekken film, as reportedly announced during the Cannes festival, franchise creator Katsuhiro Harada tweeted what seems like a partial denial, asking fans not to go “jumping the gun” in believing rumours. The first Tekken film was quite poorly received, with Harada himself judging it “terrible”.

Stace Harman ventures into the bright lights of Las Vegas to speak to series creator Katsuhiro Harada about expanding the audience of Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

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Katsuhiro Harada has said Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will not feature paid, character DLC on the retail disc.

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Tekken series producer, Katsuhiro Harada took the stage at Namco’s Gamers Day event to discuss the various features Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will contain when it lands on consoles.

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If you haven’t yet placed your Street Fighter x Tekken pre-order, consider a Korean import so you can own these amazing figurines.

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