PLAION
Kenji Hirata is a Commercial Manager at PLAION since August 2022, responsible for coordinating internal teams to ensure successful commercial outcomes for new product launches. Prior to this role, Kenji served as a Senior Partner Account Manager at Koch Media GmbH from April 2018 to May 2023, overseeing key digital accounts and managing the digital portfolio of Deep Silver products. Earlier experience includes a position as Third Party Relations Coordinator at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe from April 2016 to March 2018, where support was provided to new developers for PlayStation platform integration. Kenji also worked as a Developer Relations Engineer at Nintendo of Europe from July 2008 to March 2016, assisting developers with technical support and compliance with Nintendo policies. Kenji's career began with proofreading responsibilities, ensuring the accuracy of project materials. Kenji holds a BSc. Hons. in Computer Science from Lancaster University, obtained between 2003 and 2007.
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PLAION
PLAION is a global entertainment powerhouse with three decades of history behind us. We specialize in the distribution, publishing and development of games, merchandise, and video entertainment - allowing us to offer a unique breadth of services and solutions to our partners. PLAION publishes games across all platforms, including physical and digital channels. As a global publishing partner, we have formed long-term multinational publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Koei Tecmo, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, THQ Nordic, Warner Bros and many others. PLAION owns eight game development studios: Dambuster Studios, Fishlabs, Warhorse Studios, Milestone, Voxler, DigixArt, Flying Wild Hog, and Vertigo Games. Our studios are known for a wide breadth of successful titles and franchises such as Dead Island, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Let's Sing, Road 96, and many more. Additionally, we collaborate with numerous independent development studios worldwide. Part of PLAION is PLAION PICTURES, a leading independent film distributor in Europe, that works closely with partners such as Paramount and Sony Pictures. We have a highly diverse portfolio of more than 3000 titles, including high-class arthouse titles such as the four-time Oscar® and Palm d'or winner Parasite. Further business operations include Sola Media, a sales agency and production company for family entertainment, Spotfilm Networx, a multi-channel streaming network, and the sub-label KSM Anime dedicated to Japanese animation. PLAION also owns the leading video game merchandise company DPI Merchandising (Denver, Roseburg, USA and Munich, DE) and a Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, CZ. PLAION is an Embracer Group company.