One of the biggest personalities in fighting games is leaving Tekken behind, and has released an hour-long mix of classic tracks from the series to mark the occasion.

Tekken has been a tentpole fighting game franchise since it first debuted on the original PlayStation in 1994, and an instrumental figure to its ongoing success is Katsuhiro Harada.

Harada, 55, has worked on the Tekken franchise since its inception, but he stepped up as a director on 1997’s acclaimed Tekken 3. He’s served as an executive director and producer on the franchise ever since, while being a general manager at publisher Bandai Namco.

In a post on X, Harada announced he’s officially leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025, bringing an end to his work on the Tekken franchise after 31 years.

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