PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio subsequent month

PlatinumGames has introduced that Hideki Kamiya, director of video games like Bayonetta, is leaving the developer subsequent month.

Earlier immediately, PlatinumGames shared a press release on Twitter that Hideki Kamiya can be leaving the studio in October. “We remorse to announce that Hideki Kamiya can be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023,” reads the assertion. “We’re actually grateful for his artistic concepts, management, and contribution to the expansion of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day. We consider that he’ll proceed to reach his future endeavours as a sport creator. We’re wanting ahead to seeing the sport business develop into a greater place with him in it. We want him all one of the best for the longer term!”

Outdoors of being a key lead on quite a few PlatinumGame titles, the place he directed video games like Bayonetta and The Fantastic 101, he was additionally one of many 4 founders of the studio, in addition to the present vice chairman. Kamiya shared a quick assertion on Twitter himself, the place he wrote “This got here after a number of consideration based mostly by myself beliefs. and was on no account a straightforward resolution to make. Nonetheless, I really feel this final result is for one of the best. I’ll proceed to create in my Hideki Kamiya approach. I hope you will hold your eyes peeled.”

One factor that is not clear at this time limit is the state of one in every of PlatinumGames’ upcoming video games, Undertaking G.G. Kamiya was slated because the director on this venture, and it was meant to be the final of his trilogy of hero video games, which had been preceded by Viewtiful Joe and The Fantastic 101. Whether or not or not growth will proceed on Undertaking G.G. stays to be seen.

Kamiya has a protracted historical past within the business, having labored on the unique Resident Evil as a system planner, and later directing titles like Resident Evil 2 and Satan Could Cry whereas at Capcom, and Okami at Clover Studio. The sport maker can be recognized for his liberal use of the block button on Twitter, so possibly do not query him on this one in his replies in case you take pleasure in following him.