Former EA Exec Kudo Tsunoda Joins Microsoft Options

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Former EA Exec Kudo Tsunoda Joins Microsoft Posted by XanTium | January 25 19:11 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From gamasutra.com: [QUOTE] According to new media reports independently confirmed by Gamasutra, the flamboyant Kudo Tsunoda, former head of EA's now-closed Chicago Studio (Def Jam: Icon, Fight Night series) has accepted a new position with Microsoft Game Studios. A report in a new GameTap Read article indicates an anonymous Microsoft staffer is reported as confirming that Tsunoda has joined Microsoft; further, the report suggests that he is working, presumably in an oversight/production role, at a new Gears of War title for the company. Independent sources have confirmed to Gamasutra that this move is part of an in-progress re-organization from Microsoft senior vice president Don Mattrick, who took over for Peter Moore in 2007 after a stint at EA. [/QUOTE] Full Story: gamasutra.com

[proger]

Someone from EA working at Microsoft?

Ahh, we're fucked.

[HotKnife420]

Interesting they used the term 'flamboyant' to describe him...

[Bandit5317]

Good to see someone joining Microsoft's entertainment division, as apposed to more news about someone leaving.

[readmore]

Anyone else get the feeling EA and Microsoft may be up to something? Joining forces for the next Xbox maybe?

[Mr_Milenko]

It's a conspiracy I tell ya! Microsoft, PC Operating Software Monopoly Corporation, EA Console Software Monopoly Corporation, One day in the not too distant future a console will be released call the Super Xbox Station 420 DS right and the operating system will be based on Windows NT(NT, XP, Vista etc) The games will be released by EA, under its many many different licenses and studios, and when theres an error the light it has on the front will blink red, and the screen will go blue with a picture of John Madden going "Oops it seems your system broke before the game winning field goal" and there will be a whole bunch of nonsense drawn on the screen and for some unknown reason every time you try to restart the system you get the pleasent sound of McDonalds' Hamburglar going Rabble Rabble Rabble..

Translation: EA and Microsoft may very well be merging in the near future? As for the rant.. I thought it was funny..

[djtonic]

Anyone else get the feeling EA and Microsoft may be up to something? Joining forces for the next Xbox maybe?

Nope.

Just someone from one huge company joining another huge company. EA does not need Microsoft for anything!

But, good news as the other poster said! People have been falling from microsoft almost as fast as babies from Britney's yickey va-jay jay! Finally someone climbed up in there to plug the hole.

~D~

[miggidy]

Finally, I'll never have to say "I hate EA but I have to admit that the Fight Night series is good".
Now I can simply say, "I hate EVERYTHING about EA!".


I always thought Kudo was a talented guy, the Fight Night series was very cool under his direction.
And I think EA really phucked him and his team over when they shut his studio down.
I'm happy for him that he's found a home in MGS. Hopefully MGS will let him direct his own games instead of just allowing him to oversee other people's games....

[englishnamja]

This is really intresting news... im ohhh so glad I logged into xbox-scene today... whoohooo I needed this news... without this news my life would completely be empty...god this news is important..!!!

[0794]

Good to see someone joining Microsoft's entertainment division, as apposed to more news about someone leaving.

agreed, don't know much about this guy, but experience is always welcomed...