Junichi Masuda leaves Game Freak, joins The Pokmon Company | Jobs Roundup: June 2022
GamesIndustry Staff
Wednesday 1st June 2022
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Junichi Masuda
Game Freak co-founder and managing director Junichi Masuda has stepped away from the company to pursue a new creative role at The Pokémon Company.
As chief creative fellow, Masuda will work on more areas of the Pokémon franchise outside of video games.
During his time at Game Freak, Masuda contributed heavily to the development of the first Pokémon titles Red and Blue, and went on to serve as director on later games, including Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
"I would like to express my heart-felt thanks to all Pokémon fans," Masuda said. "I hope to transcend the boundaries of video games by trying to offer greater surprises, fun and excitement to people all over the world, while doing my utmost to connect people, expand the circle of 'play' and to help bring about a richer world for us to share."
Brice Vinocour
Mobile developer and publisher Homa Games has appointed Brice Vinocaur as its new VP of marketing and communications.
Prior to the role, Vinocaur served as head of business marketing for Southern Europe at Meta, where he focused on business growth as well as working with external companies on their digital brands.
"I'm very excited and proud to join Homa Games at this particular moment of the company's history, as marketing is becoming a growth engine for the brand and the business," Vinocaur said. "Homa Games already has strong
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