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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Kudo Tsunoda goes to Microsoft for next Gears of War

Kudo Tsunoda, former boss of now-defunct Electronic Arts Chicago (shuttered last November), is now over at Microsoft.

Tsunoda, the rock star (both in work output and persona), has Fight Night 2004 under his belt, and was working on the working-titled Marvel Fighting Game (which better see new life, or I'm going to be peeved).

GameTap, who reported the story, even goes so far as to say, "His hire is part of a reporting reorg being implemented by [new Xbox Boss Don] Mattrick, say sources--who also say Tsunoda is project lead on an upcoming Gears of War title."

Dude seems talented, so let's hope his early Midas' touch benefits the Microsoft stable. At the very least, he arguably has a big enough personality to go toe-to-toe with the Gears folks.

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