Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has started his own YouTube channel following his departure from PlatinumGames.
25.09.2023 - 09:49 / techradar.com / Shinji Mikami / Hideki Kamiya
Renowned action game developer PlatinumGames has just announced that its co-founder, Hideki Kamiya, will leave the company on October 12.
Kamiya historically has created and directed what many would consider some of the best single-player games of all time, including the Devil May Cry and Bayonetta series, as well as the original Resident Evil 2 on PS1 and, more recently, innovative games like The Wonderful 101.
PlatinumGames confirmed the news via a statement on Twitter, expressing its thanks to Kamiya and wishing him well in his future endeavors. Kamiya co-founded the company back in 2007 with several other notable creators, including Shinji Mikami, the father of Resident Evil.
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Kamiya has always been a mildly controversial and somewhat divisive figure in the industry. While he helped spearhead the character action subgenre that gave rise to incredible games like Astral Chain, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Vanquish, and Nier Automata, a lot of folks may only know Kamiya for his tendency to block swathes of people on Twitter, and being very open about it.
And while the exact reason for Kamiya's departure hasn't been confirmed, he himself took to Twitter after the announcement to state: «This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs. and was by no means an easy decision to make.»
Platinum's recent output hasn't exactly held up to its lofty legacy. Fans largely regarded Bayonetta 3 to be a step down from prior entries, while the ill-fated live service title Babylon's Fall failed to find an audience right out of the gate.
That isn't to say the company is on its last legs, though. Bayonetta Origins, a puzzle-platformer prequel, was well-received by fans. It also provided support for Final Fantasy 16, notably helping to develop the Titan Lost boss fight, which is easily among the best in the game.
All that is to say that PlatinumGames is likely to be fine without Kamiya leading the charge, but his departure is nonetheless bittersweet for longtime fans of both him and PlatinumGames as a whole.
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Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has started his own YouTube channel following his departure from PlatinumGames.
By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.
Two weeks after announcing his surprise exit from Platinum Games—the studio he co-founded back in the mid-2000s—Hideki Kamiya has departed in the most Hideki Kamiya way ever. The Bayonetta creator peeled out of Platinum's parking lot in a Lamborghini, announcing that he's «off to the unemployment centre» and starting a brand new YouTube channel.
Hideki Kamiya, formerly a vice president at PlatinumGames, has launched his own YouTube channel, where he revealed that he feels “very refreshed” after resigning from the company he co-founded.
Hideki Kamiya has launched a YouTube channel following his planned leave from PlatinumGames today. In his first video, Kamiya discusses his leave and plans going forward.
Hideki Kamiya, one of the co-founders of PlatinumGames and director of a number of notable games, includingBayonetta, Ōkami and Devil May Cry, has launched his own YouTube channel and posted his first video following his departure from PlatinumGames today (October 12).
Platinum Games co-founder Hideki Kamiya announced last month he was departing from the studio. Having founded it in 2006 in Osaka, Japan, later working on games like Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101, he left his reason for leaving up in the air. He simply said, «This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs» and that he feels «this outcome is for the best.» Now, just a few weeks later, Kamiya has started a YouTube channel – aptly called «Hideki Kamiya Channel» – and in his first video, he reveals he's not retiring, as first reported by VideoGamesChronicle.
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Hideki Kamiya has confirmed he will be leaving Japanese studio PlatinumGames on 12th October 2023. The director of classics like Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, and Okami, Kamiya shared the news on Twitter and explained the decision was «based on my own beliefs and was by no means an easy decision to make». It sounds like Kamiya could stay in the gaming industry following his departure, though, as he says he'll «continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way».