There was another high-profile termination at Japanese developer PlatinumGames, known for Bayonetta.
There was another high-profile departure at PlatinumGames. Abebe Tinari, game director of Bayonetta Origins, has left the studio after over eleven years in Osaka, Japan.
According to his career profile on LinkedIn Tinari joined Returnal developer Housemarque in Helsinki as lead game designer in December.
In addition to Bayonetta Origins, Tinari worked as a designer on the discontinued Scalebound and Star Fox Guard.
In September 2023, the studio already lost a high-ranking video game designer in creative director Hideki Kamiya, who was responsible for Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101.



