End Of An Era: Keiji Inafune Quits Capcom

Turns out what we interpreted as melodrama was totally real: the mouthy gaffer has revealed this morning that he's set to quit Capcom after 23 years.

A manager’s work means evaluating your subordinates and speaking your dreams. Anyone who can do both of those can be a manager. I thought that when I came here, and I still think that now,” he said in a blog post.

Inafune added that having started as a designer at Capcom and worked his way up to the top, there is nowhere else for him to go.

Keiji Inafune is credited as the creator of Mega Man. He also helped to establish franchises such as Onimusha, Lost Planet and Dead Rising. There's no word on what he'll do next.