What's next Harada: evolving the fighting game genre and Esports
Wonkey ON Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 3:50AM 
It's that time of the year again where E3 takes place, and although there isn't anything new to present for the Tekken or SoulCalibur side of things, figureheads from Bandai Namco were in attendance once again to do an E3 coliseum panel with Geoff Keighley. The panel for this year is focused on the strengths of Fighting games in the Esports business, but similar to the interview from last year, Geoff is slightly awkward since he doesn't have a FG background and throws out his ideas on where they could go or evolve into that might not really resonate with those inside the community. Video archive of the 'Strength of Fighting Games in Esports' session is now available for people to catch up over on YouTube. I also have a written transcript of the panel added down below so feel free to read that if you want to skip most of the 'soooo, uhhh, anooo' air time.
- E3 Coliseum Host: Geoff Keighley
- Tekken Franchise Director: Katsuhiro Harada
- Tekken Franchise Producer: Michael Murray
- TEKKEN 7 & SOULCALIBUR VI Brand Manager: Mark Religioso
- Senior Esports Specialist BNEA: Cesar Solorio
The Strength of Fighting Games in Esports ≫ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkMEc-cIGdg
