Tencent hires big names including Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi and Scott Warner in blockbuster game push


By Josh Ye

Tencent is hiring for at least five game-related positions in California, requiring candidates to have experience creating blockbuster games. Its recent hires include industry veterans Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi and Scott Warner, known for their work on games like Metal Gear Solid and Halo 4. — SCMP

Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings has hired Kojima Productions founding member Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi and Halo 4 lead designer Scott Warner, both industry veterans, as part of its efforts to produce block buster games and court hard core gamers in the West.

Confirming the new hires to the Post, a spokeswoman for Tencent said that Imaizumi will join as production director of Tencent Games, while Warner will head the company’s marquee gaming studio TiMi Studios in North America, which is behind games such as Call Of Duty Mobile and Honour Of Kings.

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