Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has started his own YouTube channel following his departure from PlatinumGames.
25.09.2023 - 19:53 / gamingbolt.com
Hideki Kamiya, the creator of the Bayonetta series and PlatinumGames’ vice president and co-founder, is leaving the company, it has been announced. The surprise announcement was recently made by the company on twitter, confirming that Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames in less than a month’s time, on October 12.
“We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day,” PlatinumGames wrote. “We believe that he will continue to succeed in his future endeavours as a game creator. We are looking forward to seeing the game industry grow into a better place with him in.”
Kamiya himself also confirmed the news on his Twitter page, saying that leaving the studio was “by no means an easy decision to make”, and that it was a decision he arrived at after “a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs”.
“However, I feel this outcome is for the best,” he added. “I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way. I hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled.”
Hideko Kamiya has, of course, had an illustrious career in game development. Starting out at Capcom, he went on to direct a number of major big-hitters for the company, including the likes of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Okami, and Viewtiful Joe. He co-founded PlatinumGames in 2006, where he directed Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101.
Kamiya was also set to direct PlatinumGames’ next major action title, Project G.G. It currently remains unknown who will be taking the reins of that project in Kamiya’s absence, or where Kamiya will be headed to next after leaving PlatinumGames.
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— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) <a href=«https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1706201875564130785?ref_src=» https:>September 25, 2023
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.
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— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) <a href=«https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1706202723962786259?ref_src=» https:>September 25, 2023
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.
Last month we learned that Hideki Kamiya would be resigning from PlatinumGames on October 12. Well, the day has come, so what’s the mind behind games like Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and more to do next? Why, start a YouTube channel, of course! Kamiya went live with the appropriately named Hideki Kamiya Channel, and the first video is up in both Japanese and English.
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 has launched a YouTube channel following his exit from PlatinumGames.
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.
PlatinumGames’ former vice president, Hideki Kamiya, has launched a YouTube channel and said he feels “very refreshed” after quitting the company he co-founded.
PlatinumGames' co-founder Hideki Kamiya has told a fan to ask the studio about the current status of Project G.G. following the announcement of his departure.
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».