Kojima Productions hires Konami veteran Jay Boor for Global Head of Marketing and Communications

[ActWan]

"I'm very happy to have Jay back on board with the team at such an exciting time," Hideo Kojima said in a statement. "He's creative, passionate about games and will be instrumental in helping us deliver on the vision planned for Kojima Productions as an independent game studio."

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"It's such an amazing feeling to be back working with legendary game creator, Hideo Kojima and the incredibly talented Kojima Productions team," Boor added. "Mr Kojima's approach to game design is unlike anyone I've ever worked with in the industry.
The game experiences he creates are genre-defining, as well as thought-provoking, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how we can push narrative boundaries and grow the awareness around Kojima Productions in neat and unique ways."

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Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com...-hires-konami-veteran-jay-boor-to-lead-comms/

That might mean Aki Saito left or got moved from his role? I certainly hope he is still there as a translator at least, as he was a great translator and even the actors of DS praised his translations on set, saying it was important and helped them understand Kojima's intentions more clearly.

 

[Pyro]

I'm not sure where this leaves Aki Saito either OP. He's been pretty dark on Twitter since June 1st (might not mean much, but he was pretty active up until then/that was after the release date had been announced). He's been with Kojima since at least MGS3 and joined KojiPro Dec 10th, 2018. Maybe because it's a global position and not just communications but marketing means Saito's taken a more internal/Japan role?

 

[JehutyRunner]

I'm not sure where this leaves Aki Saito either OP. He's been pretty dark on Twitter since June 1st (might not mean much, but he was pretty active up until then/that was after the release date had been announced). He's been with Kojima since at least MGS3 and joined KojiPro Dec 10th, 2018. Maybe because it's a global position and not just communications but marketing means Saito's taken a more internal/Japan role?

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Funny you should say that: Kojima Productions just told me he's still there.

Long time vet Aki Saito still at Kojima Productions following comms shuffle - Play Diaries

Jay Boor comes in as global head of comms and marketing, but known Kojima translator still with Kojima Productions.

www.playdiaries.com

 

[Cyberia]

 

[Deleted member 54216]

Makes sense

 

[Cyberia]

 

[xir]

remember this dude ran IGN 2 decades ago

 

[scitek]

Cool, but does he have any experience with any companies in the gaming industry?

 

[JehutyRunner]

Cool, but does he have any experience with any companies in the gaming industry?

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Konami and Riot Games, among others.