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Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer), Taro says Stellar Blade «is a really amazing game. I'd say that it's much better than NieR: Automata.»

Given the unrelenting thirst inspired by Stellar Blade's Eve, you might not be surprised to learn that director Hyung-Tae Kim is a big fan of some of gaming's most notable sex symbols, including Final Fantasy 7's Tifa and Nier: Automata's 2B. But you might not have expected Eve to have been inspired by the lead of a 21-year-old GameCube cult classic.

The soon-to-be-released Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake doesn't run at 60 frames per second like the original GameCube release, but it is likely due to the developer's choice to prioritize other things over frame rate and performance.

PlatinumGames went to great lengths in its attempts to make Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon run at a stable 60 frames per second on the Nintendo Switch. That's according to a senior company official, who recently offered some keen insights into the studio's decision to ultimately abandon the idea of trying to make its Switch meet that performance target.

Nier director Yoko Taro says that the upcoming action RPG Stellar Blade makes him "quite jealous" as he reckons it's "much better" than Automata itself – strong words of praise, if not a tad self-deprecating from Taro. 

The history of video games is fascinating and is something that everyone should consider taking a look at for various reasons. After all, many might not remember that gaming in the United States almost straight-up ended in the 1980s or that there were once numerous console makers and publishers doing software titles before getting “narrowed down” to the ones we have today. However, one of the biggest “history lessons” we need to learn from and adjust in the future is how female characters have been depicted in games, and Microsoft seems to finally be ready to take a step in the right direction on that account.

Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers vanished from the eShop in 2019, but they’ve since made a triumphant return. Though they won’t be perfect for everyone, these vouchers are ideal for folks interested in playing multiple Switch games throughout the year and looking to save a few bucks on their purchase. After buying a voucher, you’ll be able to browse an ever-growing selection of digital Switch games — including Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Tears of the Kingdom — and snag them at a discount.

Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya would love to remake the first entry in the series alongside others of his games, the man himself confirmed in a new video.

Former Bayonetta series director Hideki Kamiya has stated that he would love to do a remake of his older projects, including the first Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe games. Hideki Kamiya was first hired by Capcom as a designer for various projects, one of them being Resident Evil 2. After RE2's monumental success, Kamiya would continue directing games at Capcom, which included the first Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami. Kamiya then formed PlatinumGames alongside Atsushi Inaba and Shinji Mikami, which led to the creation of Devil May Cry's successor series, Bayonetta.

Even to casual fans of Yoko Taro's esoteric NieR franchise, the similarities to the upcoming and eagerly anticipated Stellar Blade are apparent—both feature flashy, action-based gameplay and buxom, blade-wielding protagonists, for starters. Rather than shy away from these comparisons, director Hyung-Tae Kim of Seoul-based developer Shift Up is refreshingly forthright, proclaiming it a «great honour» to be compared to such a storied developer as Taro himself.

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The gap between Bayonetta 2 and 3 was a long one, but fans of PlatinumGames’ action franchise have nonetheless had plenty to dive into over the last year (including the spinoff Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon). But with series creator Hideki Kamiya – who directed the first game and supervised its sequels – having left PlatinumGames earlier this year, what does the future of the franchise look like?

Renowned action game developer PlatinumGames has just announced that its co-founder, Hideki Kamiya, will leave the company on October 12.

Action game pioneer Hideki Kamiya is departing PlatinumGames.

Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya announced in a tweet that he is leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, later this year; "This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs, and was by no means an easy decision to make. 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."

PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the company to work on new projects. His last day is 12th October 2023. Announcing the move on Xitter, Platinum thanked Kamiya for “his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day”.

A new Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator mainline build is now live, introducing emulation improvements for PlatinumGames' Bayonetta 3, which include better and more accurate visuals as well as better stability for select GPUs.

A new Yuzu Early Access build that was released online this week introduces massive performance improvements for one of the best Nintendo Switch exclusives ever released.

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Hideki Kamiya, who you'll probably know as the creator of Bayonetta and Okami and as that guy who blocked you on Twitter, thinks «JRPG» is A-OK. The vice president of Platinum Games was asked for his take on the term—which has been the subject of a debate in the last few months—in a chat with VGC, and came out strongly in favour of it. In fact, he thinks Japan should wear it as a badge of honour: A symbol of everything unique and essential about the country's games.

PlatinumGames co-founder, Bayonetta director and celebrated Twitter shoutyman Hideki Kamiya would like the "retro" game label to go out of fashion. His argument is that calling something "retro" is inherently condescending - each game has its own particular achievements and qualities that deserve to be understood in terms of more than just nostalgia cultivated by a novelty-driven industry. After all, Johnny 90s Developer didn't spend months knocking together a bespoke cover system or fancy artstyle so that you could badge it "quaint", "old school" and so on, 30 years later. Assuming you can still access the game at all.

Hideki Kamiya, creator of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, believes Japanese developers should be «proud» of the term JRPG.

Earlier this year, Final Fantasy producer Naoki Yoshida revealed he doesn't like the term 'JRPG', explaining he's uncomfortable with its use due to the term's history of being used in a discriminatory way.