Tekken Producer Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed he has changed positions within Bandai Namco.
Speaking via his official Twitter account, Harada posted that he is now a specialized General Manager.
“I’m the general manager of develop & produce of Bandai Namco original titles from this term (ex: TEKKEN, Ace Combat, Tales of, Dark Soul, Soul Calibur, etc..). I’ll also continue with eSports’ strategy leader. Sometimes I might Tweet something unrelated to TEKKEN, but forgive me.”
The Tekken series’ Producer is now one of the team’s Game Designers, Michael Murray. He confirmed the news via Twitter:
“Woke up this morning and reached 10,000 followers! Also, officially from April I am the main producer on the Tekken franchise (including Japan, merchandising, everything related to the IP) so I look forward to further interactions with you all :)”
Harada will also be continuing his duties as “leader and supervisor” of Bandai Namco’s eSports Strategy Team.