Ex-Ghostwire: Tokyo creative director Ikumi Nakamura captured the attention (and hearts) of gamers around the world when she revealed Tango Gameworks’ next project at E3 2018 earlier in the year. Unfortunately, she’s since parted ways with the Tokyo-based studio, and fans are hoping that she may have a future with Sony’s Worldwide Studios.
The affable developer – who’s worked on stone-cold classics such as Bayonetta, Okami, and The Evil Within – currently considers herself freelance, but it’s clear she’s struck up a fledgling friendship with some of PlayStation’s most recognisable faces. Recently, for example, she was photographed having dinner with Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida. (We’re fairly sure the Bloodborne references are just cruel teases.)
She’s also been spotted hanging out with PlayStation mascot Toro Inoue at Japan Studio’s main offices in Tokyo:
And earlier in the year, she spent some time at Sony Santa Monica chilling with God of War director Cory Barlog:
This naturally led to lots of speculation online, which culminated with Nakamura jokingly submitting candidacy for the role of Worldwide Studios president following the departure of Shawn Layden earlier in the month:
It’s clear that Nakamura, along with some of the executives at Sony, is having fun teasing its fanbase. But realistically, could she hold a role at Worldwide Studios? Clearly she’s a talented director, and given her track record, some fans feel she may be a fit for revamping Japan Studio’s underrated Siren series. Incredibly, it seems she’s already familiar with the franchise:
Stranger things have happened, eh?
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She is a horror director so maybe she’s gonna responsible for new siren or new bloodborne.
Also is it just me or pushsquare website always load pc version on mobile?
Based on what? Her being hot and the lone bright spot in Bethesda's pathetic excuse for a conference? Seems like an odd thing to hope for.
@wiiware Should load the mobile version, but if it's not then there might be a way to force it to. @antdickens will be able to help you with that.
I'm not too familiar with Ikumi Nakamura, but based off her twitter posts she seems positively delightful.
Seems like she's doing Kojima tour
She keeps (jokingly) asking Yoshida for a job in her tweets.
@wiiware can you email me a screenshot? [email protected] thanks!
I mean... I wouldn't say no?
She seems rather pleasant from the twitter posts above and loves working in the industry with a number of projects under her belt!
Everyone overlooks the fact she left a project before it was finished to ride her own publicity to a higher paid job, there's no artistic integrity at all there.
@Kidfried watch this space.
Give her a new horror IP in the style of Silent Hill. It's a license to print money.
i don't think most people knew who she was until the bethesda conference... so to want her to blindly come to sony only because she became known and popular over a funny skit at the conference is very strange. the gaming media blew up after e3, calling her the queen of e3 etc lol... all this is so superficial and taken out of context. after looking up her background, she has not had any prominant roles in the gaming industry — she worked as a concept artist and a background artist. that is it. she WAS directing her first game but we all know that got cancelled... or did she just flee the project because she was unhappy? who knows? so.. to think she is a superstar game designer is a bit much... people need to calm down. if she is talented and just never got the opportunity to shine? by all means, sign her at sony. but your personality isn't what makes you a good designer.
@antdickens Done, I’m on iphone xr with ios 13.1.2, thanks
Ya'll are easily impressed by anything lol. What's with all the hype around this women??..
@youreyesonly00 @Porco Careful Don't Let Them Hear You Say That I've Seen People Get Torn Apart On Twitter For Thinking As You Both Do Lol
@Areus Good thing i don't participate in the hive mind cesspool
@youreyesonly00 Yep, being pointlessly cynical on the internet is definitely not the biggest hivemind out there. 🙊
make the dragon campaign from legend of dragoon ikumi sensei
People would vote for a piece of bread to join Sony if they saw it on Twitter
@Ichiban lmao
@Matroska elaborate please
I mean sure, yeah I hope she does well for herself. However, I really don't understand people's crazy love for her all of a sudden. Yes, she was entertaining during bethesdas conference, but it's to the point where people draw fan art of her...which is kind of weird considering people just found out about her.
@Ichiban if the piece of bread posted funny maymays and was cute they would for sure praise it.
@IkariMagic I dont know do you? You talked to her former employer or something?
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