Los Angeles - The president of troubled Japanese video game publisher Tecmo on Wednesday announced his resignation for "personal reasons," Kotaku reports.

Yoshimi Yasuda and the company have been sued by star developer Tomonobu Itagaki ("Ninja Gaiden," "Dead or Alive") and other key Tecmo developers over allegedly unpaid overtime wages.

Tecmo said in a statement that chairman Yasuharu Kakihara will assume the additional role of president as of Sept. 1.

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