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[Sgt.Pepper]

Konami's worldwide technology director in charge of overseeing the creation of the Fox Engine has left the company, according to reports from Gameblog and IGN.

Julien Merceron joined Konami in October 2013, following a four-year spell at Crystal Dynamics and its publisher Square Enix.

Under Merceron's watch, Konami developed Fox Engine in-house, and has gone to use it for the development of recently released titles including Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, and PES 2016.

The circumstances surrounding Merceron's departure are not clear. It is not uncommon for employees to leave game companies following the shipping of big projects. GameSpot has contacted Konami for a statement on the matter.

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I wonder if Konami will license Fox Engine. It would be shame to see it rot away when it runs really well on consoles and low power PCs.

 

[JehutyRunner]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1113622

 

[iMax]

Hmm... I wonder if a "Respawn"-esque exodus situation is on the cards...