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Served at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment for 25 years, the game creator Motohiro Okubo, who was the producer of “Soul of Sword 6,” “Tekken 7,” and “PAC-MAN 99”, yesterday (8/31) In the evening, he announced on Twitter that he had resigned from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment on the same day and transferred to a game company in Shibuya.
Motohiro Okubo joined NAMCO before the merger of NAMCO and BANDAI, and it has been 25 years. During the period, he participated in the production of many games. His recent works include PS4 / Xbox One / PC fighting games “Soul of Sword 6” and “Tekken 7” and Nintendo Switch’s online battle royale game “PAC-MAN 99”.
Motohiro Okubo (TGS 2018 interview archive photo)
Yesterday, Okubo officially announced on Twitter that he had resigned from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment on the same day, and said that he would transfer to a game company in Shibuya from tomorrow (9/1). In the article, he expresses gratitude to the people he has contacted during his 25-year career, especially those who have come into contact with Soul Sword 6 because he has gained a lot of power from players all over the world.
Okubo also shared in a Twitter post the 9 million sets of commemorative colored pillows given to him by the Tekken and Soul of Sword development team before leaving. There are commemorative illustrations of “Soul of Sword 6” and “Tekken 7” on the front and back. As a producer, he Also appeared in the illustrations in the form of guest appearances side by side with the heroes.
Although Okubo revealed that after leaving BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, he will immediately transfer to a game company in Shibuya. However, there are many game companies headquartered in Shibuya, including Cygames, DeNA, mixi, FuRyu, COLOPL, CyberAgent, etc. In addition, it may also be the Sakura studio opened by NetEase in Japan. Therefore, it is difficult to confirm the specifics without Okubo’s disclosure.
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