The Tekken saga needs no introduction: in over thirty years of history it has been able to impose itself as one of the bearing columns of the fighting game, becoming a real cultural phenomenon capable of overcoming the boundaries of the video game.
And at the center of this success there is a name that every enthusiast knows well: Katsuhiro Harada, producer and historical face of the franchise, a figure who has been able to transform his vision into a real school of videogame thought.
For the first time in history, Harada will land in Italy to meet fans in person. The occasion will be Game Ground 2025, the festival dedicated to the culture of the video game to be held in Bolzano from 17 to 19 October.
An event that, for its fifth edition, promises to transform the city into a true epicenter of entertainment, culture and digital passion. The “sensei” of the iron fist will be the absolute guest star of this edition, which will see some of the most important representatives of the videogame industry and numerous content creators from millions of followers alternate on stage.

But Game Ground will not only be meetings and talk: between gaming areas, panels, tournaments and moments of comparison, the public will be able to live three days completely immersed in the world of video game, understood in its largest dimension, the one that embraces art, technology and creativity.
The event, organized by the Beyoung Association (UPAD) with the support of the youth policy office of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, the Youth Office of the Municipality, the residence and tourism company and the Cassa di Risparmio Foundation, will take place in itinerant mode.
The symbolic places of the city – from Castel Mareccio to the Museum of Natural Sciences, from the Drin – City Circle to Twenty, to the Civic Library – will be transformed for the occasion into meeting spaces between developers, artists, players and enthusiasts.
A way to return to Bolzano its role as an open city, dynamic and deeply linked to the languages ​​of modernity.
Game Ground 2025 will not only be a celebration of gaming, but a cultural bridge between generations, disciplines and languages. 
And with the presence of a giant like Harada, this year, more than ever, the festival promises to become a meeting point for those who consider the video game not only entertainment, but an expressive means capable of telling stories, emotions and visions of the world.