RIP Takeshi Miyaji, Game Arts co-founder and Grandia creator
by Matt Keller on Aug.01, 2011, under News
Japanese developer G-Mode issued a statement earlier today informing the public that its CEO Takeshi Miyaji passed away suddenly on July 29, at age 45.
Miyaji founded Game Arts with his brother Yoichi at just 19. He worked on many games at the company, including Silpheed and Lunar: The Silver Star for the Mega CD, Alissa Dragoon for the Mega Drive and the Grandia series, which he created.
In 2000, Miyaji broke away from Game Arts and founded G-Mode, which primarily worked on mobile games until it gained control of arcade developer Data East’s back catalogue in 2004.
G-Mode did not comment on the cause of Miyaji’s death. Ryu Okoriyama, CEO of Gaia Holdings will replace Miyaji as G-Mode’s CEO.
Via Andriasang
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August 1st, 2011 on 19:28
Very sad for the industry to see someone like this depart. Helped pioneer one of the most enjoyable RPGs available and crafted the best battle system the genre had ever seen.