Game development pioneer Yu Suzuki has joined Tokyo-based Premium Agency as executive game producer, the group has announced.
The industry veteran Suzuki will advise on a number of social and mobile projects, but also for living-room devices.
Premium Agency has said Suzuki will oversee a new, as yet unknown, fighting game for Kinect.
The impact this new role has on Suzuki’s relationship with Sega is unknown. Sister site Develop, which broke the story, has contacted Sega for comment.
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UK games charity Into Games has today opened applications for IG50 2026, its annual programme that recognises 50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds. The announcement comes as Ubisoft joins as the headline sponsor and as Into Games confirms that 11 winners from the previous 2025 cohort have been placed in paid roles in the UK games industry through its Boost placement programme.
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