Write what you are looking for and press enter to begin your search!
Some dreams are meant to stay just that—dreams. A Bayonetta fan recently found that out the hard way after asking Hideki Kamiya to work his magic and slip the sultry Umbra Witch into Tekken 8. Since launching in 2024, Tekken 8 has thrilled fighting game fans worldwide, already welcoming Final Fantasy XVI’s Clive Rosfield as a guest character...
The future of PlatinumGames, the former kings of action gaming, seems in doubt despite its involvement with the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 4. Ex-PlatinumGames vice president Hideki Kamiya has revealed in a new video on his channel that five more game directors have left the house that made Bayonetta and Vanquish. They are: Bayonetta Origins dire...
During the Xbox Developer Direct January 2025 live stream, Koei Tecmo, Team Ninja and PlatinumGames officially announced Ninja Gaiden 4. The game will have a brand new protagonist named Yakumo. However, the original and previous protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, will also be playable. The last mainline entry in the franchise was Ninja Gaiden 3 i...
Hideki Kamiya, co-founder of PlatinumGames and the original director of Bayonetta, recently left the Japanese studio. Despite his departure, Kamiya anticipates that the Bayonetta franchise will continue without his involvement. Before leaving, he held the position of vice president and played a crucial role in overseeing franchises like Bayonetta a...
Hideki Kamiya has officially departed from PlatinumGames as of 12 October 2023. What is he doing now? In a surprise move, the legendary game creator and developer has launched his own YouTube channel. In his first video, Kamiya discusses about why he departed from PlatinumGames and what his plans are moving forward. He said: “You can BLEEP...
In a surprise announcement on X (Twitter), the official PlatinumGames account announced that Hideki Kamiya is officially leaving the Japanese developer in October 2023 after almost two decades with the company. https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1706201875564130785 Hideki Kamiya himself has also posted on his own personal Twitter accoun...
In a recent livestream of Final Fantasy 16's pre-launch celebration show, PlatinumGames has revealed themselves to be part of the game's development process. PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba said in a pre-recorded video that Astral Chain director and Nier: Automata key member Takahisa Taura has led a small PlatinumGames team to work on parts of F...
Square Enix just announced that the game's total worldwide shipments and digital sales have exceeded a whopping 7.5 million units! That's a lot of people who love this game! It's worth noting that just last November, the game was reported to have reached seven million units, so it's still selling like hotcakes. https://twitter.com/NieR_JPN/statu...
NieR Automata's anime adaptation is getting some serious promotion in Japan with new pop-up shops at Marui retail stores. You'll find them in Nanba, Fukuoka, and Shinjuku, where you can grab some amazing NieR Automata merchandise, featuring new official illustrations. To add to the excitement, there's going to be a special lottery draw too. W...
The Bayonetta 3 voice actor controversy plot has thickened, it seems. Original Bayonetta VO Hellena Taylor said on Twitter that she was offered a grand total of US$4,000 for her role in Bayonetta 3 via PlatinumGames, which is very low given the prestige of the character. She also implored people to boycott the game and give their money to charit...
Bayonetta 3 developer PlatinumGames has released an official statement on the controversy surrounding the recasting of their game’s titular character after previous voice actor Hellena Taylor explained how she was offered only a small sum of money to voice Bayonetta. In a statement posted on their official Twitter account, PlatinumGames stated...
[Update: 19/10/22] Added Bloomberg sources that dispute the claims in the payment story below. Sources in a Bloomberg report have disputed claims from Hellena Taylor. PlatinumGames intended to rehire Taylor last summer for at least five sessions, with each paying US$3,000 to US$4,000 for four hours in the studio. This brings the payment to US$15...
Over the weekend, original Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor claimed PlatinumGames offered her an "insulting" rate of US$4,000 to reprise her role as Bayonetta. She also implore people to boycott the upcoming Nintendo Switch game and donate their money to charity. As such, Twitter was up in flame either supporting her, denouncing PlatinumGa...
During Nintendo Direct September 2022, Nintendo and PlatinumGames unveiled seven minutes of new gameplay from Bayonetta 3. Bayonetta 3 will launch for the Nintendo Switch on 28 October 2022. In other recent news, Bayonetta 3 will feature a Naive Angel Mode, which censors the game’s nudity when Bayonetta does her Wicked Weave moves, among ot...
In a "no s***, Sherlock" kind of moment, Square Enix's online game Babylon's Fall will end its service early next year. The action RPG that sure as heck didn't take the world by storm will end its online service on 27 February, 2023. To put things in perspective, the game launched on 3 March 2022; that's less than a year of service. Here's the f...
Nintendo and PlatinumGames just announced the release date of the year's most-anticipated sequel for action games. That's right: Bayonetta 3 will be out on 28 October for Nintendo Switch according to the game's new trailer. It features a ton of action, some returning characters like Rodan, Enzo, and Luka, as well as Bayonetta's new powers where ...
It's another April Fools day and you know what that means. More fake news and joke-y announcements from developers, publishers, and companies in the games industry. We'll keep updating this article with more April Fools jokes as the day goes by. Let's see what we have this year: Razer HyperSense Suit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cBSFFKX...
Babylon’s Fall’s latest Combat 101 trailer gives us a close look at PlatinumGames’ latest action game, showcasing combat, weapon types and their loot system. Published by Square Enix, Babylon’s Fall latest trailer showed us a glimpse into how the combat plays out, with players taking control of Sentinels. They’...
In what could be a common-sense statement made bold, PlatinumGames said it will not be interested in NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. According to a recent Videogame Chronicles interview, CEO Atsushi Inaba was pretty blunt with his comments on NFTs. "I understand it’s a hot topic right now, and it’s really starting to gain momentum, ...
In real life, diplomacy usually doesn't fail. At least as far as negotiations for acquisitions go. According to CEO Atsushi Inaba, PlatinumGames would be open to acquisition offers by another company, as long as it maintains its freedom (via Videogames Chronicle). "The most important thing for us is to have the freedom to make the games that we...
">
">
">
