CESA (Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association) has announced that Taro Yoko will be part of the upcoming jurors Game Designers Award 2020, the prestigious event that annually confers the award from a professional point of view based on creativity, ingenuity and innovation.
The director of Drakengard and NieR: Automata will then take his place in the jury of Japanese videogame authors led by Masahiro Sakurai. Below is the complete list of its members:
- Kazutoshi Iida (Aquanaut's Holiday and Tail of the Sun)
- Jiro Ishii (Time Travelers and 428: Shibuya Scramble)
- Yojiro Ogawa (Sonic and the Secret Rings and Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou)
- Hideki Kamiya by PlatinumGames (Bayonetta, Viewtiful Joe, The Wonderful 101)
- Kazutaka Kodaka by Too Kyo Games (Danganronpa)
- Masahiro Sakurai (Kirby and Super Smash Bro)
- Shu Takumi by Capcom (Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick)
- Keiichiro Toyama by Sony Interactive Entertainment (Siren and Gravity Rush)
- Hidetaka Miyazaki by From Software (Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro)
- Yoko Taro
The winner of the Game Designers Award 2020 will be announced on the first day of the Japan Game Awards 2020, which will take place next September 26th, in conjunction with the Tokyo Game Show 2020.
