Delight Works announced on Tuesday that game developer
Yoshinori Ono will be the company s new president and chief operating officer as of May 1.
Delight Works founder and current COO Akihito Shōji will assume the role of chairman and chief executive officer on the same day.
Ono is perhaps best known for his time in
CAPCOM. Beginning in 1994, he worked initially on sound for several titles such as
Street Fighter Zero. He then became the sound manager and sound director for various versions of
Street Fighter III. He transitioned into the producer role for
Shadow of Rome and
franchise, announced on Thursday that the game will end service on June 30. The game already stopped selling Ryōshi Suishō (Spirit Crystals), the in-game units of currency, on Thursday, and the staff plan to begin accepting refund applications on June 30.
The announcement added that the development team tried to make improvements to the game s events and mechanics, but decided to halt the game s service after taking into consideration the difficulty of developing games in the current environment.
The game had just launched for iOS and Android devices in December last year.
Sega producer