Dante Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 After Itagaki decided to leave due to unpaid bonuses, it looked as though things might just end with that. Then came the rumor that around three dozen employees would follow suit. Now it seems like Tecmo has been dismembered and is just waiting for the inevitable OT. A lawsuit was filed in Tokyo District Court just yesterday on behalf of all 300 of Tecmo's remaining employees, and according to one translation claims that "Tecmo has falsified documents and accounting procedures in regards to employment statuses, overtime pay and various lapses in employment standards when filing documents for labor inspections." Additionally, a Famitsu article on the same topic also notes that employees were not getting their overtime pay, nor were they well-compensated for working on public holidays. The Google Translation of the original Japanese story is a bit dry and difficult to follow (as is to be expected from a computer translation) but specific words such as "forge" and "impersonation" hint at the kind of trouble Tecmo could be facing before this is all over. Whatever happens, we just hope that the talent from Tecmo's various projects all end up alright and get the compensation they deserve. We're certainly no experts, but from what we hear, Japanese game devs (heck, game devs in general) are run pretty ragged and really do deserve their bonuses. www.xbox360fanboy.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Not surprising at all. I wonder if they'll start up a new studio with the same people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 MS will buy some franchises i think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 MS will buy some franchises i think... Might look like this; Nintendo - Fatal Frame, Rygar & Tecmo Super Bowl. MS - Ninja Gaiden & DOA Capcom - Monster Rancher & Super Swing Golf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMad Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Damn. If those are all the franchises Tecmo own I'm suprised they didn't go under sooner considering how competitive the industry is these days. Microsoft investment has probably kept them alive for the past few years. As long as the Ninja Gaiden series lives on I'm not too concerned about the validity of this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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