Gaming · 23. Mai
Harada Leaves Tekken, Founds VS Studio With SNK, and Accidentally Teaches a Master Class in Career Pivots
What the Tekken legend's move from franchise veteran to studio founder reveals about creative ownership, industry leverage, and the future of fighting games.
- Deep specialization in one area of game development builds career capital that generalist skills alone cannot replicate; go deep, not just broad.
- Authentic community presence is a professional asset: developers who communicate openly about their work build leverage that survives any single employer or project.
- Senior career pivots in games are usually structured collaborations; knowing what you bring to a partnership is as important as knowing what you want to build.