Tekken legend Katsuhiro Harada joins SNK’s new studio
SNK today announced the establishment of VS Studio SNK, a newly founded game development studio led by industry veteran Katsuhiro Harada. SNK has invested in the studio, bringing it into the group as a consolidated subsidiary, with both companies set to collaborate on game software development. Harada spent 31 years at Namco, where he helped…  » Tekken legend Katsuhiro Harada joins SNK’s new st...
SNK today announced the establishment of VS Studio SNK, a newly founded game development studio led by industry veteran Katsuhiro Harada. SNK has invested in the studio, bringing it into the group as a consolidated subsidiary, with both companies set to collaborate on game software development. Harada spent 31 years at Namco, where he helped…  Read More » Tekken legend Katsuhiro Harada joins SNK’s new studio Source
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