Hajime Tabata

Hajime Tabata
田畑 端
Tabata at Lucca Comics & Games 2016
Born (1971-05-05) May 5, 1971 (age 53)
Iwate Prefecture, Japan
OccupationCEO of JP Games

Hajime Tabata (田畑 端, Tabata Hajime, born May 5, 1971) is a Japanese game director, the previous Luminous Productions COO and Head of Studio who formerly worked for Square Enix and currently the CEO of JP Games.

He was the Head of Square Enix's Business Division 2[1] and part of the Final Fantasy Committee that is tasked with keeping the franchise's releases and content consistent.[2]

Tabata resigned from Luminous Productions and Square Enix Group on October 31, 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "第2ビジネス・ディビジョン". Square Enix. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  2. ^ "What Does Square Enix's Final Fantasy Committee Do?". Siliconera. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Makuch, Eddie. "Final Fantasy 15 DLC Canceled, Director Hajime Tabata Leaves; Square Enix Posts $33 Million Loss". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 8 November 2018.