Tekken 7 is shaping up to be the next big evolution in the venerable series. From promising to finally resolve and deepen the long-going feud between mainstays Heihachi, Kauzya and Jin, the game also features new elements that could really shake up the gameplay, like Rage Arts.

Tekken Project Director, the eminently cool Katsuhiro Harada, sat down with James Varoutsos to talk about the challenges of bringing Tekken 7 into the next generation, and what lingering influences the Tekken X Street Fighter project (which is still on hold) may have had on the title.