PlatinumGames Will Be without Hideki Kamiya, the Creator of Bayonetta

25.09.2023

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Hideki Kamiya, arms folded, with sunglasses on his head, smiles slightly into the camera

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Hideki Kamiya, the vivid supervisor of the Bayonetta games in addition to Capcom cult standards like Okami and also Viewtiful Joe, is readied to leave PlatinumGames, the workshop he co-founded in 2007.

The information was revealed by Platinum on Twitter/X and also ultimately confirmed by Kamiya. Platinum claimed that Kamiya will certainly leave the firm on Oct. 12, after greater than 16 years with the firm.

However, I feel this end result is for the very best.
I will certainly remain to develop in my Hideki Kamiya means.
I wish you’ll maintain your eyes peeled off.
(2/2)

— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) September 25, 2023

“This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs,” Kamiya claimed, “and was by no means an easy decision to make. However, I feel this outcome is for the best. I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way. I hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled.”

“We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day,” Platinum claimed. “We believe that he will continue to succeed in his future endeavors as a game creator. We are looking forward to seeing the game industry grow into a better place with him in it. We wish him all the best for the future!”

Kamiya is recognized for making the sort of flamboyant activity games with lancinating technicians that are identified with the PlatinumGames name — in addition to for his pugnacious yet jokingly personality on Twitter, where obtaining obstructed by him is thought about a badge of honor.

At Capcom, Kamiya dealt with the initial Resident Evil and also guided Resident Evil 2 prior to functioning as supervisor and also author on the initial Devil May Cry. Along with manufacturer Atsushi Inaba and also Resident Evil supervisor Shinji Mikami, Kamiya established the prominent yet temporary Capcom interior workshop Clover, where he guided the gorgeous Zelda-like adventure Okami.

When Capcom shuttered Clover, the triad entrusted to located PlatinumGames, where Kamiya developed the Bayonetta collection, regarding a gun-toting witch, and also The Wonderful 101, in which gamers regulate a crowd of small superheroes. Kamiya was annoyed to invest years working with Scalebound, an enthusiastic open-world dream activity game for Xbox, just for Microsoft to cancel the project.

What this superstar developer depends on following is anybody’s hunch, although some speculate on a get-together with Mikami, that left Platinum in 2010 to located Tango Gameworks, where he made the Evil Within games for Bethesda. Mikami left Tango in February this year, and also his following job continues to be an enigma.

Not envisioned: Shinji Mikami, NetEase, and also a large sack with a yen sign on it https://t.co/H0iWb1ATxy

— Hit Points by Nathan Brown (@nathan_brown) September 25, 2023