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Moved to FarmVille: Former Tecmo Koei boss at Zynga Japan photo

Wow, what a move. First you're at the house of boobs, ninjas and warriors, and then you move to a place where crops and farmer hats are the most popular things. 

I'm sure former Tecmo Koei boss Kenji Matsubara got over the difference in coolness quick. It's no secret that Zynga and their Facebook games are a huge success. The company recently expanded to Japan, and Matsubara is now heading up operations there. He stepped down from his position at Tecmo Koei last year and kept quiet about his plans until now. A press release says that current CEO Robert Goldberg will step aside for Matsubara, and will likely take up some other position in the company.

Now let's get some ninjas and volleyball in FarmVille. Or Chinese warriors in CityVille.








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Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2011 09:08
Black Nexus
That's a hell of a change ain't it.
Portable Nerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2011 09:09
Portable Nerd
You know what this means right? Overly blessed farmgirls and volleyball tournaments on your farm coming soon!
Regnier's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2011 09:57
Regnier
Koei is just terrible
Kilesduan's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2011 10:56
Kilesduan
I wonder if this move has anything to do with that fan who left graffiti on tecmo koei's office entrance recently.
Sæglópur's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2011 13:43
Sæglópur
Tecmo Koei sucks. Zynga sucks. Good fit.
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