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Following the news that Sony’s Japan Studio is being reorganized, another producer has left the company. This time, it is Masami Yamamoto, who debuted as a producer at the Tenchu series.
Yamamoto would continue to work on several titles, including Tokyo Jungle, Sacrifice of the soul, i Transmitted by blood.
On Twitter, Yamamoto revealed that he left Japan Studio on February 28, and ended a 25-year career at Sony. “Well, from now on I can make games for any platform …” he wrote. “What a strange feeling!”
How Kotaku previously reported, several high-profile creators they have left Japan Studio. In an official statement, Sony wrote that it was reorganizing the studio to “further strengthen business operations.”