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sad day for tekken, it is what it is

yesterdays local i got sent to losers r2 then locked in and won 7 straight sets, ggs 😵‍💫

@hidetone @FATEesports insane, congrats!

It was really hard keeping this one a secret🥹 Excited to grind this year and represent @FATEesports ~ 2026 we goin up 🌊🌊🌊

my 2025 Tekken offline events wrapped, 20 events total. 🥇x10 🥈 x5 🥉 x1 more events this year for sure, SoCal scene is so sick :)

I am raising serious concerns regarding Raef’s Tekken Dojo events and their impact on TWT qualification. Upon examination, it is obvious that he heavily inflated the numbers leading to a maximum number of points. During Raef’s Jeddah Dojo 4, a large number of start gg accounts were created simultaneously. These accounts follow an identical, Ai-like naming pattern with no meaningful variation. The chances of over 50 people signing up with these similar names is extremely low. Additionally, the event shows zero disqualifications despite being a fully populated 96-player Dojo, which is highly unusual. Multiple notable players, who consistently place well in most tournaments got very unusual placements. What makes this situation more concerning is that the same naming patterns reappear in a Dojo held two weeks earlier, using different accounts but identical names. The similarities are difficult to overlook. You have identical name structures very consistent formatting and clear signs of auto-generation with no attempt to mask. These details are easily verifiable by reviewing the brackets and the attached screenshots. The fact that these dojos were approved AT ALL shows either gross incompetence or an intentional sweeping under the rug of the situation in order to avoid negative press toward the TWT. If nothing is done about this blatant cheating, it will eliminate ALL integrity from the Tekken World Tour. An average person looking at this would know it is blatant cheating. Shadow20z should take the spot as the person currently sitting at 21st place. You can check out this dojo yourself and come up with the conclusion: start.gg/tournament/jed…

@rafraft313 @Joiiitk this guy is pretty good

Crazy that im in this. Competing itself was an accident because my bestfriends decided to sponsor my first ever tournament(Chain Shift).Shoutout to all of socal and @Joiiitk. Hopefully I get to compete more next year.

@Harada_TEKKEN Thank you for everything.

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 on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7… 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 on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7… 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

@_anupa this shit took me forever

@Speedkicks here's what I got

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i breathe this stuff like it's air, goodbye everyone 🥀

@SperoGin @KingJae this is why you're the goat

@KingJae I was asking for my time to be compensated to provide quality eddy content you knew you’d receive. You came to me for free stuff at the time & we never interacted before. Not sure what world you live in, but asking for free things from strangers is called Panhandling where I’m at

I will do anything for money 👏🏾 Very weird on the ‘clown’ talk as I have had no interaction bad with you but guess private vs public is different ✅

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Friday and Saturday dub at locals🥇🥇 I had to reset the bracket in both tournaments for the win. Very happy with my playstyle recently. I gotta keep going to tournaments 😅 no more laziness

@hidetone remember to hit the other guy harder than they hit you, good luck 🤞

Time to lockin for PAX

@Chayssse_ can't imagine it, you guys are built different

@pullup_bb Try living in Vegas 🫠

it's so hot I can't play tekken properly my brain is melting

@ShinyEspeonDP like a 2. easy to learn quickly but high ceiling

@pullup_bb On a scale of 1-10 how hard is it to learn got too much time on my hands

@Postie_75 yea I've enjoyed the community aspect of Pokemon a lot, but once I can actually get my hands on Gundam product I'd rather be playing that 😅

@pullup_bb TCG tourneys are so fun, I wish Pokémon TCG was more fun (to me) because its so well funded/supported