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The director of Astral Chain is apparently starting a new studio after leaving PlatinumGames

The director of Astral Chain is apparently starting a new studio after leaving PlatinumGames

Image: Nintendo Late last year, it was reported that several PlatinumGames veterans had reportedly left the studio. While only Bayonetta Origins' Abebe Tinari confirmed the news, it seems increasingly likely that Astral Chain's director Takahisa Taura followed suit, potentially starting a new company in the process (thanks Nintendo Everything). Initial rumors of Taura's departure from ...

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Rumors: more PlatinumGames veterans may have left the studio

Rumors: more PlatinumGames veterans may have left the studio

PlatinumGames is known as the studio behind the Bayonetta games, as well as titles such as The Wonderful 101 and Nier: Automata. Their latest game, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, was released a year ago. However, if new rumors are to be believed, things may not be going well at PlatinumGames. It was ...

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Bayonetta Character Designer celebrates the series’ 15th anniversary with new art

Bayonetta Character Designer celebrates the series’ 15th anniversary with new art

Image: PlatinumGames PlatinumGames’ iconic Bayonetta is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary, and while there haven’t been any major announcements, the development team and creators have taken to social media to acknowledge the Umbra Witch’s time in the spotlight Platinum shared a short message on social media looking back on its original outing that began on ...

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Hideki Kamiya still wants to make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3

Hideki Kamiya still wants to make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3

Industry legend Hideki Kamiya, who left his job at PlatinumGames last year, recently mentioned that he is still interested in new entries in the Okami and Viewtiful Joe series, as both stories are unfinished. In part two of Unseen’s “Memories unblocked with Ikumi Nakamura”, Kamiya mentioned that he went so far as to fill out ...

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What are you playing this weekend?  (June 1)

What are you playing this weekend? (June 1)

Jim Norman, staff writer I collected credits on Animal Well this week, which means I only have about 97% of the game left to complete. I plan to do some research this weekend and see how many times I can mutter to myself “Wait, as long as I could that?” I also have a great ...