Tekken-Regisseur Katsuhiro Harada gründet von SNK unterstütztes VS Studio

Katsuhiro Harada hat in Tokio das neue Entwicklerstudio VS Studio gegründet, das sich auf die Kreation von Spielen konzentriert. Das offiziell am 1. Mai gegründete Studio erhält Investitionen und Unterstützung von SNK als konsolidierte Tochtergesellschaft. Dies markiert Haradas Rückkehr zur Spieleentwicklung, nachdem er Bandai Namco im letzten Jahr verlassen hatte.

Harada teilte die Philosophie des Studios, über Traditionen hinauszugehen, um Perfektion zu schaffen. Er erklärte, dass VS Studio Technologie, Sensibilität und Fachwissen kombiniert, um ultimative Spielerlebnisse zu liefern. Der Regisseur betonte zudem sein Ziel, eine Umgebung zu schaffen, in der Entwickler ihre beste Leistung erbringen können, und lud neue Teammitglieder ein, die diese Vision teilen.

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