Quent @quent11.bsky.social

@quent11.bsky.social

[Quent @quent11.bsky.social @Quent11]

just finished #DeathStranding2 @KojiPro2015_EN and after months of problems to finish a game, I found my love for gaming again. Thank you so much @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN

[Kohei Ikeda（Nakatsu） @nkt_dreamer]

Announcement:
After 20 incredible years, I have left Bandai Namco Studios.
Thank you all for your support.

【ご報告】
バンダイナムコスタジオを退職いたしました。20年間、本当にありがとうございました。

#TEKKEN #TEKKEN8 #鉄拳8

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada spoke about the contradictions of human nature:

“Some people dream of having a swimming pool at home, while those who have one hardly ever use it. Those who have lost a loved one feel a profound sense of loss, while others often complain about their living relatives. Those without a partner long for one, while those who have one often don't appreciate it. The hungry would give anything for a meal, while the satiated complain about the taste of their food. Those without a car dream of owning one, while those who have a car are always looking for a better one.”

The key to happiness is gratitude: truly seeing and appreciating what we already have, and understanding that somewhere, someone would give anything for what we take for granted.

[KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) @KojiPro2015_EN]

December 16
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has reached its 10th anniversary 👍
Thank you so much to everyone who continues to support us.

#KJP10th #KojimaProductions

[WWE @WWE]

One final goodbye.

Thank YOU, @JohnCena. 🫡

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025.
With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close.

My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas.
I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me.
The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator.

Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity.
And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars.
Those memories are also deeply precious to me.
In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect.
Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.”
During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance.
His words quietly supported me in making this decision.

Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day.
Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company.
Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me.
To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude.
I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date.
Thank you very much for everything.

【Postscript】
Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest.

For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event.
So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement.
Listening to it brings back many memories.
Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years.

‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://t.co/PUFOWt3R6M

December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary -
Katsuhiro Harada

[日本語版 (Japanese version)]
このたび、2025年末をもちまして、私はバンダイナムコを退職することにいたしました。
長く携わってきた『鉄拳』シリーズが30周年という大きな節目を迎え、ひとつの区切りとして最もふさわしい時期であると考えたためです。

私の原点は、日本のゲームセンターや、海外コミュニティの小さな講堂やコミュニティセンターで、まだ小規模なトーナメントをサポートしていた時代にあります。
アーケード筐体を自ら運び込み、「鉄拳もぜひ遊んでみてほしい」と声をかけながら、目の前の参加者と向き合った日々。
あの場で交わした言葉や空気が、私という開発者の核を形作りました。
時代が変化しても、あの経験が自分の中心にあります。
そしてトーナメントシーンが大きく成長した後も、皆さんは旧知の友人のように私に声をかけ、会場で対戦したり、バーで『一緒に飲もう』と誘ってくれました。
それらもまた、大切な思い出です。

ここ数年間、私生活においては友人達との死別があり、仕事においては、私が尊敬する多くの先輩方の引退や逝去に触れてきました。
そうした出来事の積み重ねが、私に『開発者として残された時間』について考える契機を与えました。
その過程で、私がもう一人の父親のように敬愛する久夛良木健さんにも相談し、貴重な助言と励ましのお言葉をいただきました。
この言葉もまた、今回の決断を静かに後押しするものとなりました。

そして、この4〜5年をかけて私の担ってきたすべての業務やストーリーや世界観、そして責務をチームに段階的に引き継ぎ、今日に至ります。
振り返れば、VR作品（サマーレッスンなど）や『ポッ拳』、ソウルキャリバーシリーズをはじめ、自社他社問わず数多くのプロジェクトに携わる機会に恵まれました。
いずれのプロジェクトも新しい発見と学びに満ち、かけがえのない経験となりました。

これまで支えてくださった皆様、世界中のコミュニティの皆様、そして長年ともに歩んできた仲間たちに深く感謝申し上げます。
次の歩みについては、改めて皆様にお伝えいたします。
これからも、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

+あとがき
2025年末をもって退職致しますが、2026年1月末のTWT FINALには顔を出してほしいと会社からお願いされていることもあり、FINALにはゲストとして顔を出すと思います。
これまで30年間『いつかやるよ』と言い続けてやってこなかったトーナメントイベントでのDJですが、その代わりとして“最初で最後のDJ風60分ノンストップ鉄拳ミックス（私による初編集DJ mix）”も、今回のポストに合わせて公開します。

‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://t.co/PUFOWt3R6M

様々な思い出が蘇ります。改めて皆さんありがとうございました。

2025年12月8日 - 鉄拳30周年最終日 -
Katsuhiro Harada

[TEKKEN @TEKKEN]

A message from the #TEKKEN8 team.

[OnThisDayInGaming @OnThisDayGaming]

Shenmue for Dreamcast was released on this day in Europe, 25 years ago (2000)

[Wowhead💙 @Wowhead]

World of Warcraft released on this very day in 2004. Happy Anniversary!

[ヘルット @SumoFollower]

Cute playstation ad at Ryogoku station.

[Lulit @OneLoveLulit]

髙安関が手形を押すシーンがありました
『X秒後の新世界』という番組の最初です
TVerでどうぞ☆

[sumostats @sumostatscom]

Takayasu 高安 is unstoppable 👊👊👊

[OnThisDayInGaming @OnThisDayGaming]

The Dreamcast was released on this day in Europe, 26 years ago (1999)

[Chimp @CHIMPUSX]

He wanted some love.

[Rangchu ランチュ @rangchu123]

Best scene in tekken8.

[日本相撲協会公式 @sumokyokai]

＜宝富士引退＞
宝富士改め桐山親方より、皆様へメッセージ。

#sumo #相撲 #宝富士 #引退

[Hakkeyoi! Sumo News and Stats @Hakkeyoi_Sumo]

- Takarafuji Intai -

Former Sekiwake Takarafuji has decided to retire at the age of 38.

He will stay with the Kyokai under the name Kiriyama Oyakata.

It is now time to sit down, let the old bones rest and watch the next generation grow.

We'll miss you as a rikishi 🫂

[Sumo Soul 相撲魂 @TheSumoSoul]

Takarafuji - Treasure of Fuji - now 38 years old, is retiring. He would have dropped to makushita next basho. He’ll stay in the JSA and take the elder name/kabu of Kiriyama. https://t.co/3N3Uyq3w8D

[Lulit @OneLoveLulit]

宝富士が現役引退💐桐山襲名へ　
幕内在位78場所、1398回連続出場

"宝の富士"とはお目出度いしこ名だなぁと常々思っていました
部屋で後進を指導する姿を楽しみにしています
https://t.co/CVluNv7iLo

[Lulit @OneLoveLulit]

#秋場所2025中日
琴櫻ー髙安
下手投げで髙安！二勝目☆
これぞ髙安！ヤッスーーー！！！
立合いごめんなさーーーい！

[日本相撲協会公式 @sumokyokai]

＜八日目の様子＞
幕内取組
#若元春（６勝２敗）　寄り切り　#霧島（４勝４敗）
#髙安（２勝６敗）　下手投げ　#琴櫻（５勝３敗）

#sumo #相撲 #九月場所 #秋場所