BlazBlue’s Producer Creates Tokyo-Based Studio Flare

Two big names in the gaming industry, Toshinori Aoki and Toshimichi Mori, have teamed up to create a new gaming studio in Tokyo called Studio Flare. They've got some serious backing too, with funding from NetEase Games, a division of NetEase, Inc. Aoki will be taking on the role of president and CEO while Mori will be serving as the development ...

BlazBlue Creator Leaves Arc System Works

After 19 years working in Arc System Works, BlazBlue creator Toshimichi Mori has left the company. Toshimichi Mori mentioned this on his Twitter account, making it official. Prior to this, Mori's name was removed from the Arc System Works Board of Directors, making many BlazBlue and anime fighting game fans speculate on whether he is leaving the...