Left according to press reports in 2019 Kojima productions Studio co-founder and veteran Kenichiro Imaizumi settled in the European division of the Chinese Tencentsay site sources Video Games Chronicle. The Tencent Europe office is based in Amsterdam and is responsible for finding investment opportunities in the region and developing the WeChat messenger.
The reasons for leaving Imaizumi are still unknown and are not commented on by representatives of Kojima Productions. According to rumors, disagreements with other studio managers could have become a reason.
With Hideo Kojima, Imaizumi worked for almost 20 years and was one of the founders of the new independent game designer studio, where, as a corporate director, he oversaw all production Death stranding. In the days of Konami, he was the producer of all parts Metal gear solidstarting with Sons of Liberty.
Tencent is the second largest Asian corporation with a market value of $ 490 billion, investing in 800+ companies. Besides what belongs to her Riot gamesShe also owns 40% of the shares Epic games and shares in Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, parent company of PUBG Corporation Bluehole and others. At the beginning of the year Platinum games She said she received an investment package from Tencent, which will help her to remain independent and start publishing her games on her own.
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