posted 06/25/2012:Final Fantasy XI producer leaves Square Enix
June 25, 2012 12:06AM PDT
By Jonathan Toyad, Associate Editor
Square Enix veteran Hiromichi Tanaka is leaving the company due to health reasons.
During the Final Fantasy XI-themed Vana Fest event held in Japan over the weekend of June 23, in Yokohama, Japan, Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka announced that he will be leaving Square Enix.
FF XI's producer Hiromichi Tanaka parting ways with the company. (image credit: Famitsu)
According to a Famitsu article detailing the event, the main reason for Tanaka's departure from the publisher is personal health issues. Tanaka said that he has to cope with a major illness, which he wishes not to specify, that had led to his final decision of leaving the company. He also stated that he will be returning to the Japanese game development scene as a solo creator.
His replacement is Akihiko Matsui, who is known as the battle designer for Final Fantasy XIV. Tanaka was a veteran in the company, having joined in 1983. He was one of the developers responsible for the creation of Final Fantasy I, II, and III. He also took the helm as a producer and battle designer for Xenogears and Chrono Cross.
In related news, the Vana Fest 2012 event highlighted the announcement of a new Final Fantasy XI expansion called Seekers of Adoulin. Apart from new map areas and quests, the expansion will be introducing two new classes: the geomancer and rune fencers. The expansion will be out in 2013.
By Jonathan Toyad, Associate Editor Born and raised from a jungle-laden village in Sarawak, Malaysia, Jonathan Toyad has been playing games since the early 90s. He favors fighting games, RPGs, and rhythm titles above every other genre, and occasionally spaces out like Pavlov's dog to video game music on his iPod.
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hrumpf...my opinion.Too bad Toriyama and Kitase aren't leaving with him.
June 25, 2012 12:06AM PDT
By Jonathan Toyad, Associate Editor Square Enix veteran Hiromichi Tanaka is leaving the company due to health reasons.
During the Final Fantasy XI-themed Vana Fest event held in Japan over the weekend of June 23, in Yokohama, Japan, Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka announced that he will be leaving Square Enix.
FF XI's producer Hiromichi Tanaka parting ways with the company. (image credit: Famitsu)
According to a Famitsu article detailing the event, the main reason for Tanaka's departure from the publisher is personal health issues. Tanaka said that he has to cope with a major illness, which he wishes not to specify, that had led to his final decision of leaving the company. He also stated that he will be returning to the Japanese game development scene as a solo creator.
His replacement is Akihiko Matsui, who is known as the battle designer for Final Fantasy XIV. Tanaka was a veteran in the company, having joined in 1983. He was one of the developers responsible for the creation of Final Fantasy I, II, and III. He also took the helm as a producer and battle designer for Xenogears and Chrono Cross.
In related news, the Vana Fest 2012 event highlighted the announcement of a new Final Fantasy XI expansion called Seekers of Adoulin. Apart from new map areas and quests, the expansion will be introducing two new classes: the geomancer and rune fencers. The expansion will be out in 2013.
By Jonathan Toyad, Associate Editor Born and raised from a jungle-laden village in Sarawak, Malaysia, Jonathan Toyad has been playing games since the early 90s. He favors fighting games, RPGs, and rhythm titles above every other genre, and occasionally spaces out like Pavlov's dog to video game music on his iPod.Follow Email
hrumpf...my opinion.Too bad Toriyama and Kitase aren't leaving with him.
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