Square Enix announced that Studio Istolia President Hideo Baba left the studio in December 2018, and at the end of March 2019, the publishing company itself.
Hideo Baba is best known for producing the Tales of series for Bandai Namco Entertainment. In October 2016, he joined Square Enix and became president of Studio Istolia, which was founded in February 2017, where he worked on a new role-playing game codenamed Project Prelude Rune. In September 2018, it was confirmed for release on the PlayStation 4.
"Along with the changes in Studio Istolia's management policy, I resigned as company president at the end of December 2018 and left Square Enix at the end of March 2019," Hideo Baba said in a press release. Thanks again to Square Enix Group for giving me a varied experience. I will continue to support everyone behind the scenes, and sincerely look forward to the continued growth of the Square Enix Group."
What will happen to Project Prelude Rune now, Hideo Baba and Square Enix did not comment.
Source: 3dnews.ru