Shuhei Yoshida to be awarded a BAFTA Fellowship on March 30
Shehei Yoshida, former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, and current head of Sony’s Independent Developer Initiative, will recieve a BAFTA fellowship on March 30.
The fellowship is the highest honour the awards body can give out, with former winners including Hideo Kojima, Tom Schafer, and John Carmack.
The awards is being given to Yoshida for being “a champion of independent developers”, according to the official press release. It also points to his social media presence, corporate endeavors, and his work nuturing and uplifting indie games over the years.
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