Shubkaran R

Tech Enthusiast / Professional TEKKEN Player / Founder of @tekkenfreaks / Caster

[Kaarigar @subhannbd2]

Untold Tekken Story🫣

#tekken #tekken8 #ewc #king #kazuya

[Rohit jain @Rohit_jain86]

I just want to bring something to the attention of all Tekken players.

I recently participated in the S8UL GAUNTLET Tekken Qualifiers Tournament, where I secured 3rd place. As per the announcement, the top 2 players were supposed to receive sponsorship from their side. However, later I came across information that S8UL was considering sponsoring one additional player.

Recently, I saw posts about a bootcamp that is currently ongoing, and it appears that they have selected a third player. Ideally, if an additional player was to be selected, it should have been the 3rd place finisher. However, they have instead selected the 4th place player.

I initially thought there might be some misunderstanding, so I reached out to one of the admins and explained that, as a competitive player with more than a decade of experience, I also deserved consideration. I mentioned that if they were open to selecting beyond the top 2, then extending it to the top 3—or even clearly stating top 4—would have been fair.

However, the response I received was: “We don’t care about positions; it’s our choice—we selected him.”

I’m sharing this post out of disappointment. It feels unfair, especially for experienced players who put in a lot of effort but do not receive recognition due to such decisions.

I have participated in many tournaments, and organizers usually honor what they promise. Unfortunately, this experience has been different. @8bit__goldy @8bit_thug @MortalxS8ul @S8ulesports

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

After an intense run through the bracket, Fardeen takes it all in the Grand Final Reset and becomes the champion 👑

An incredible performance under pressure.

Massive respect to Shubham and every competitor — the level was unreal.

#rampage #tekken8 #fgc #playstation #esports

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

🎙️MEET THE VOICES OF RAMPAGE

Bringing the heat, the hype, and every clutch moment

🔥MAHARAJA
🔥LIL MAHAJAN
🔥RAGING-MODE
🔥BORNFORPJS

📅19th April 2026
📍Vortex Gaming Sanctuary
⏲️12 PM onward

Don’t miss it.

#RAMPAGE2026 #Tekken8 #VortexGamingSanctuary #audiotechnica #jbl

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

⏳ 2 days, that's it.

📅 18th-19th April 2026
💰 Prize Pool - INR 15,000
💵 Registration Fee - INR 500
📍 Vortex Gaming Sanctuary

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[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

🔔This is your reminder to register for RAMPAGE and complete your payment.

📅 Event Dates: 18–19 April 2026
💰 Prize Pool: ₹15,000
💵 Registration Fee: ₹500
📍 Vortex Gaming Sanctuary

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#rampage #tekken8 #fgc #esports #playstation

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

📢 Important Notice – RAMPAGE

Please review all tournament details carefully before participating.

📅 April 18 – Exhibition Day
📅 April 19 – Tournament Day

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#rampage2026 #tekken8 #fgc #playstation #esports

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

📢 Important Update – RAMPAGE Schedule

📅 18th April 2026 – EXHIBITION DAY
ℹ️ (Details coming soon)

📅 19th April 2026 – TOURNAMENT DAY
🏆 The Main Tekken 8 Bracket.

🎟️ REGISTER NOW - https://t.co/EoNRph1Rpg

#RAMPAGE #tournament #tekken8 #fgc #esports #india

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

⚡ RAMPAGE is almost here ⚡

📅 18th–19th April 2026
📍 Venue: Vortex Gaming Sanctuary
💰 Prize Pool: ₹15,000
🎮 1v1 | Double Elimination

⏳ Last Date to Register: 15th April 2026

🎟️ REGISTER NOW AT https://t.co/VnyNto2rI1 -
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[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

If you have registered on https://t.co/IIcwnrCWGY but have not completed the payment, your registration is still incomplete.

📅 18th–19th April 2026
💰 Prize Pool - INR 15,000
🎟️ Entry Fee - INR 500

Complete your registration now - https://t.co/8nm6KDTFjj

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

Tag your rival 👇
Settle it at RAMPAGE.
Step into the arena.
RAMPAGE brings the heat offline 🔥

📅 Apr 18 - 19, 2026
💰 Prize Pool: INR 15,000

#RAMPAGE #Rampage2026 #tekken #tournament #tekkenfreaks #vortexgamingsanctuary #indeathstroke #fgc #esports #esportsindia #playstation

[TEKKEN Freaks! @tekkenfreaks]

Stage set. Controllers ready. RAMPAGE ignites the arena! 🔥
An Invitational Online Tournament
Live on - https://t.co/78Y5HueZSP
Date: 26 February 2026 at 4:00 PM IST
#TEKKEN #RAMPAGE #InvitationalOnlineTournament #TEKKENFreaks #INDeathstroke #vortexgamingsanctuary #FGC #ESPORTS

[Shubkaran R @ragingmode]

Thank you for TEKKEN! 🌟🙏

It won’t be the same without you.

[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

[Nexus E-sports Series @Nexus_ESS]

🏆 TEKKEN Nexus 2025 WINNER 🏆

🔥 Congratulations to DNF | Mulgold for taking the crown at #TekkenNexus2025! 🎮✨

Thank you to all players, fans & partners for making this event legendary ❤️

@PlayStationIN @BNEesports

#TekkenNexus2025 #TWT2025 #HandsOnPS5

[Shubkaran R @ragingmode]

@rangchu123 It was great having you at Nexus. See you soon!🙏 🤜🤛

[Rangchu ランチュ @rangchu123]

India nexus result is 2nd place. I challenged new character.And I think it worked a little bit.
Indian people were the most kindly and food was super delicious. I can't forget this memory and I want to come again next year🔥🔥🔥

[T1 | EDGE @EDGE_1223]

Advenced to TOP8!

[DNS | ULSAN @tekkenUlsan]

I’m heading to 🇮🇳 for TEKKEN Nexus see you there and wish me luck !
#GODNF #DNFWIN

[Nexus E-sports Series @Nexus_ESS]

🥷 World’s Best Master Raven Joins Nexus 2025! 🥷

The legend @pinya219 is ready to dominate the stage at #TEKKENNexus2025! 🔥

📅 6–7 Sept 2025
📍 Pacific D21 Mall, Dwarka, New Delhi
🏆 Prize Pool: $2300

@BNEesports @tekkenfreaks @gamestoreind

#TWT2025

[Nexus E-sports Series @Nexus_ESS]

🔥 Big News! 🔥
We are proud to announce BenQ as the Official Partner for TEKKEN Nexus 2025 🎮✨

Get ready to experience next-level gaming on cutting-edge MOBIUZ Monitors – built for speed, clarity, and performance! 🚀
#TEKKENNexus2025 #TEKKENWorld2025 #BenQ #MOBIUZ #TekkenIndia