Yasuda’s exit from Tecmo comes in the wake of numerous lawsuits launched against the company, reports Kotaku.
In early June Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki filed a lawsuit against Tecmo for “unpaid completion bonuses” and a separate suit against Yasuda for “disingenuous statements” made towards him.
Later on in the month two Tecmo employees launched a class-action suit on behalf of 300 of the publisher's staff demanding compensation for wages that went unpaid while employees were placed on a "flexible hours" working scheme at the company.
Tecmo later denied reports that dozens of staff were set to walk out of the company and file lawsuits against it for unpaid bonuses, asking journalists to “handle news reports concerning the above matters with care”.
Current chairman of the board Yasuharu Kakihara will succeed Yasuda as Tecmo president from September 1.
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