{"id":1284161,"date":"2026-03-24T04:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:54:54","slug":"tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Tekken&#8217;s Harada isn&#8217;t worried about his future absence damaging the series &#8211; won&#8217;t be hard to &#8220;continue with someone else&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Katsuhiro Harada spoke to Eurogamer at Evo earlier this month about the future of the Tekken series without him at the helm. The legendary game director had previously stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/tekken-8-leads-uncertain-future-tekken-team\">that the next Tekken game could likely be his last before <\/a>leaving for other ventures..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tekkens-harada-isnt-worried-about-his-future-absence-damaging-the-series-wont-be-hard-to-continue-with-someone-else\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katsuhiro Harada spoke to Eurogamer at Evo earlier this month about the future of the Tekken series without him at the helm. The legendary game director had previously stated that the next Tekken game could likely be his last before leaving for other ventures.. 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