Tag: Platinumgames
News Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya to Leave PlatinumGames
He departs next month
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...
News Colossal Flop Babylon's Fall Hasn't Changed Platinum's Plans for More Live Service Games
We go again
Babylon's Fall is set to shut down completely in February, after less than one year of support. The ill-fated online action RPG is easily one of the most notable flops in recent memory — especially since it was crafted by talented Japanese developer PlatinumGames. Because of contractual restrictions, the studio has been quiet on the...
News PlatinumGames' Latest April Fools Prank Is to Announce 9 New Games
Babylon's Fall wasn’t enough, huh?
Over the past few years, Babylon's Fall developer PlatinumGames and April Fools pranks have gone hand in hand. Just searching the two terms in our internal database brings up a whole list of previous jokes. And, not to be outdone by past attempts, the Japanese team has today put together a small presentation...
News PlatinumGames Boss Might Be Hinting at 'Longer' Live Service Titles
Rules of nature
Interesting quotes from PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba are currently doing the rounds online. Speaking to Famitsu (as translated by VGC), Inaba comments on the Japanese studio's future output. As you may already know, Platinum has long been an action title powerhouse, primarily creating intense but relatively short single-player...
News PlatinumGames' Shoot-'Em-Up Sol Cresta Takes PS4 to Bullet Hell in February
Too many games
Over the weekend, PlatinumGames held a livestream all about Sol Cresta, its vertical shoot-'em-up that started life as an April Fools joke. We've known about the project since 2020, and it looks like the time has finally come to release this curious retro project. During the livestream — embedded above — Platinum revealed the...
News Sol Cresta, PlatinumGames' April Fools Joke from Last Year, Is Being Made a Reality
Just FYI
This bit of news sort of slipped us by last week as we searched for definitely-not April Fools news. We'll admit to being certified Slowpokes in this case. Still, in case you hadn't heard, Sol Cresta is currently in development at PlatinumGames. The Japanese studio "announced" this shoot-'em-up title last year on 1st April, but it turned...
News PlatinumGames Dismisses Claims of PS5 Abandoning Japan
"PlayStation is international"
There’s been intense conversation, of late, regarding PlayStation’s status in Japan. Sales statistics show that, launch aligned, the PlayStation 5 is performing worse than the Nintendo Wii U – although the console is sold out worldwide. Some think that the small hardware shipments signal a lack of interest in its...
Round Up The Wonderful 101 Remastered Reviews Are Very Divisive
Wonderful Ones
The digital release of The Wonderful 101 Remastered is quickly approaching, and that means that it's time for reviews to hit. This is the first time PlatinumGames' weird but fascinating title has come to a PlayStation console, after originally releasing on the Nintendo Wii U. And, well, thoughts and opinions are still all over the...
News The Wonderful 101 Remastered Physical Release Delayed to Late June
Digital launch this month
If you were hoping to pick up a physical copy of The Wonderful 101 Remastered on PlayStation 4, you'll have to wait longer than initially expected. PlatinumGames announced in a Kickstarter update that the physical version has been delayed to 30th June in the US and 3rd July across Europe due to shipping and distribution...
News PlatinumGames Has a Fifth Reveal in the Works Following April Fools Gag
Bonus stage
After seemingly wrapping up its collection of announcements for the time being with an April Fools joke, Japanese developer PlatinumGames has hinted that it actually has a fifth reveal planned. Taking to Twitter, it says that a "bonus stage" is coming soon while the teaser website has been updated with a fifth star. That one reads:...
News PlatinumGames' Fourth Reveal Is Actually an April Fools Joke
Sol Cresta
It was too good to be true, wasn't it? Japanese developer PlatinumGames had four lovely announcements lined up for us over the past couple of months or so, with the final one landing on April Fools Day. Surely this cool reveal would be a welcome break from everyone's attempt at a joke, right? Well, we were wrong. PlatinumGames' fourth...
News PlatinumGames' Next Project Will Be an April Fools Treat
Jokes on you
Would PlatinumGames have wanted to do it any other way? We think not. The prestigious Japanese developer will be rounding out its collection of four announcements with a final reveal on April Fools Day. It will follow on from The Wonderful 101 Remastered, Project G.G., and the studio's new team in Tokyo, assumedly being the biggest...
News Platinum Developing Proprietary Engine for Next-Gen Action Games
Bigger, more expressive titles
It’s exciting times at developer PlatinumGames right now, with some huge projects in production, including the upcoming Project G.G. Now the Japanese developer has revealed that, in addition to self-publishing its future titles, it’ll also be creating a proprietary engine to power them. “Our Research and...
News We Can't Make Head Nor Tail of This The Wonderful 101: Remastered Gameplay
Controlled chaos
The Wonderful 101 confounded players when it originally flopped on Nintendo Wii U, and now it’s about to confuse an entirely new audience as part of its PlayStation 4 remaster. This gameplay footage – captured by GameSpot on Nintendo Switch – shows 15 minutes of mind-boggling action. As a layman, we haven’t got a clue...
News PlatinumGames' Third Reveal Is a New Studio Focused on Games as a Service
Based in Tokyo
Off the back of The Wonderful 101 Remastered's Kickstarter and the reveal of Project G.G., PlatinumGames has unveiled the third of its four planned announcements. It's not a video game, however. In fact, it's an entirely new development studio named PlatinumGames Tokyo which will focus on making experiences we have given the title...
News The Wonderful 101 Remastered PS4 Release Date Confirmed for May 2020
Physical version too
After a successful Kickstarter campaign brought The Wonderful 101 Remastered to PlayStation 4, the game's release date has now been confirmed. It'll launch in the US on 19th May, Europe will receive it on 22nd May, and Japan is made to wait until 11th June. Available both digitally and physically, The Wonderful 101 Remastered...
News PlatinumGames' Project G.G. Is a Go-Go in Debut Teaser Trailer
Good game
Update: PlatinumGames has released the first trailer for its upcoming Project G.G., after it debuted in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine. You can watch the video below: This is a big deal for PlatinumGames as it will own the intellectual property outright, meaning it's not being contracted by another company or publisher to make...
News More Major News from PlatinumGames Coming Before the End of February
Number two of the Platinum 4?
PlatinumGames has been in the news cycle a fair bit recently, and it seems it'll be staying that way for a while. It first opened up its Platinum 4 teaser website, which hints at four major announcements from the celebrated studio. The first of these was of course a remaster of The Wonderful 101, which enjoyed huge...
News PlatinumGames Wants to Self-Publish Bayonetta
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Bayonetta has a complicated history. The first game launched on the PlayStation 3, but it was a shockingly poor port, meaning that it played best on the Xbox 360. That game’s now set to release on the PlayStation 4, as SEGA has decided to bundle it with its contemporary of the time, third-person shooter Vanquish. The two...
News Is Astral Chain Coming to PS4? It's Too Early to Say
Making the Switch
Astral Chain launched as a Nintendo Switch exclusive to enormous critical acclaim last year, but The Wonderful 101’s transition to the PlayStation 4 has had fans pondering – could the action title follow the same trajectory? In an interview with VGC, developer PlatinumGames’ head honcho Atsushi Inaba outlined the situation...
News Why PlatinumGames Took The Wonderful 101 to Kickstarter
Dev explains why it crowdfunded the remaster
We're sure you've already read up on this by now, but The Wonderful 101, previously a Wii U exclusive, is now making its way to PlayStation 4. Developer PlatinumGames took to crowdfunding website Kickstarter in order to raise cash for various ports to modern platforms, and backers have smashed through the...
News Wii U Exclusive The Wonderful 101 Will Come to PS4
Platinum raises $500,000 for remaster
Update: Well, less than three hours after posting this article, The Wonderful 101 has reached its $500,000 stretch goal on Kickstarter. Therefore, the former Wii U exclusive will indeed release on PS4 via a remastered version. It's planned to launch in April 2020. New Stretch Goals have been announced,...
News Platinum Games Sets Up Mysterious 'Platinum4' Teaser Site
Four game reveals?
Today could be a big day for Japanese developer Platinum Games. The heavily rumoured PlayStation 4 port of The Wonderful 101 is supposedly set to be unveiled shortly via Kickstarter and now the studio has just opened up an all-new teaser site. Simply named "Platinum4", theories as to what this could be are all over the place...
Rumour The Wonderful 101 Coming to PS4 via Kickstarter
Announcement on Monday
The Wii U exclusive everybody claims to love but nobody actually bought -- The Wonderful 101 -- has been the subject of many a wishlist when it comes to the sort of games Nintendo fans would love to see ported to the Switch. Speculation of it actually happening has been rampant over the past couple of days to the point where...
News Microsoft NieRly Stopped Platinum from Developing on PS4
Xbox was looking to buy Japanese dev
Platinum Games recently acquired significant investment from Chinese juggernaut Tencent, securing the Japanese studio’s future as it explores self-publishing. However, the outcome was almost very different, as Microsoft was allegedly looking to buy the Bayonetta developer last year. This tidbit comes courtesy...
News Platinum Games Receives Investment from Chinese Tech Giant Tencent
Partnership will aid self-publishing
The ever-busy Platinum Games always seems to be spinning lots of plates. Right now it's working on Babylon's Fall as well as the Switch exclusive Bayonetta 3, and it's also releasing remasters of both the original Bayonetta and Vanquish next month. It's partnering with various publishers for all these titles,...
News PS5 Is 'Hard to Get Excited About', Says Platinum Boss
"It's okay"
Unsurprisingly, we’re pretty hyped for the PlayStation 5 here at Push Square Towers – but Platinum Games boss Atsushi Inaba isn’t sharing our enthusiasm. Speaking with VGC at E3 2019, he told the site that it’s “hard to get excited about” Sony’s next-gen console when it sounds like “more of the same”. He added that...
News Amazing Looking Granblue Action RPG No Longer Being Developed by Platinum Games
Cygames handling it from now
You may have laid eyes upon the rather good looking Granblue Fantasy: Relink once or twice over the last year or so. The PS4 action RPG has seemed immensely promising each time that we've seen any gameplay, but the project may not be going quite as smoothly as that oh-so-silky combat may suggest. Cygames, the mega...
News Platinum Games' Next Title Could've Been a Princess Clothing Making Game
Studio exploring options going forward
When you think of Platinum Games, you think of fast, fluid action titles and flamboyant style. However, in a recent interview with Game Informer, head of development Atsushi Inaba spoke about the studio's search for new projects, and among them were some unexpected possibilities. When asked about where the...
News NieR: Automata May Very Well Have Saved Platinum Games
2B's bubble butt cushions company to safety
Platinum Games is no stranger to bombas, with practically every title that it’s developed flopping at some point or other. But you may remember that not too long ago, the studio was put in a difficult position: Xbox One exclusive Scalebound was cancelled, and NieR: Automata didn’t look like it was...
News Scalebound Director Hideki Kamiya Promises to Keep Delivering Fun Games
Rubbishes mental health reports
For those of you who don't follow the news cycle outside of the PlayStation Nation [It's time to stop using that phrase – Ed], Xbox One exclusive Scalebound was cancelled this week. It was billed as legendary director Hideki Kamiya's "dream game", and considering the veteran was the brainchild behind some big names...
TGS 2016 Smartphone Smash Granblue Fantasy Graduates to PS4
Platinum Games at the helm of promising new action role-playing game
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Granblue Fantasy is a big series on smartphones right now, and developer Cygames has teamed up with Platinum Games to bring a big budget action role-playing game interpretation of the franchise to the PlayStation 4 in 2018, named Granblue Fantasy:...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pops Out of the Sewers This May on PS4, PS3
Turtle power
Platinum Games' take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hits PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 this May. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan should be a solid nostalgia trip for anyone who grew up with the green goodies back in the 90s, and with the well known Japanese developer behind the wheel, we have to imagine that...
News NieR's PS4 Sequel Is Being Built Almost Entirely by Platinum Games
Does that studio ever sleep?
Platinum Games must be the busiest developer in the industry right now. Not content with having just released Transformers Devastation, the Japanese studio is working on about a billion other games – all of which are due out on various platforms and being made for several different publishers. One such high-profile...
E3 2015 A New Nier by Platinum Games Will Grace the PS4
Nice to have you Nier
Nier released in 2010 to mixed reception with its story, characters, and gameplay, but has its passionate fans that revere the title like a cult classic. So, when Square Enix announced at its E3 2015 conference that Platinum Games will be taking the reigns of the series with several significant Japanese game industry veterans...
Rumour A Vanquish Sequel Will Be Sliding into E3 2015
"Get outta the way"
The E3 rumour mill's in maximum operation right now, as evidenced by the fact that new unconfirmed stories are popping up at an increasingly alarming rate. Next on the agenda is a current whisper that Platinum Games will be unveiling a sequel to third-person shooter-action hybrid Vanquish. The PlayStation 3 title was roughly five...
News Bayonetta Studio Platinum Is Bringing Avatar Spin-Off Legend Of Korra To The PS3 and PS4
Downloadable title being published by Activision
Famed developer Platinum Games is bringing Nickelodeon TV show Legend of Korra to home consoles, with Activision handling the publishing duties. Responsible for titles such as Bayonetta, Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pl
News Platinum Dubs Bayonetta's Dreadful PS3 Port a Failure
Never again
Bayonetta is back in the news thanks to the recently announced Wii U exclusive sequel – but for many PlayStation 3 owners the original still harbours unpleasant memories. Those that played the brawler on Sony’s hardware will recall muddy textures and an inconsistent frame-rate, something the platform holder later decided to patch...
Rumour Presentation Hints at Metal Gear Rising for Vita
Portable chops
The questionably titled Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance could be slashing its way onto Vita if a corporate presentation slide is to be believed. The Platinum Games developed action title was spotted amongst a list of other upcoming Vita titles on a slide used during the AT&T Developer Summit earlier in the year. The slide shows the...
News Take a Look at Bayonetta in Anarchy Reigns
Anarchic manes
Platinum Games has released the first images of Bayonetta in online brawler Anarchy Reigns. The crossover was announced earlier in the week, and will see all first-edition copies of the game bundled with a code opening up access to the hairy witch in the title’s 16-player online component. With Madworld
News Bayonetta Struts into Anarchy Reigns
Hair she is
Platinum Games’ pert protagonist Bayonetta is set to make a cameo in the upcoming arena brawler Anarchy Reigns. The sassy star will be made available for all those that pre-order the game (known as Max Anarchy overseas) ahead of its Japanese release. Publisher SEGA’s yet to share any gameplay details, but more information is expected...
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance To Get Playable Demo At E3
As expected, Hideo Kojima has revealed that Platinum Games' upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be playable at E3 in June
The luminary revealed the tid-bit in a roundtable featured in Famitsu magazine. He was joined by Platinum Games' CEO Tatsuya Minami and producer Atsushi Inaba. The interview touched upon how the collaborative process...
News Anarchy Reigns Collared Until July 2012
SEGA's announced that it has delayed Platinum Games' arena brawler game, Anarchy Reigns, until July 2012
The game was originally intended to release in January, but the move's probably for the best — despite having played the game, we're still not entirely sure what it is. Speaking of the delay, SEGA's marketing vice president Gary Knight was...
News Hideo Kojima Reveals The Truth About Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
If you're willing to ignore The Last Of Us, the reannouncement of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was easily the biggest story at this year's VGAs
The challenged title was first announced back in 2009, before heading into hiding for a good couple of years. That's because staff at Kojima Productions lost sight of the project, and the game was promptly...
News VGA 2011: Yes, Platinum Games Really Is Developing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Some of you will have already seen the latest trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising -- now known as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
It leaked earlier in the evening after all. But if you haven't seen it yet, you're in luck. Now you can watch it officially. Beware though, there's some seriously crazy footage embedded within. With Platinum Games at the...
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer Leaks Ahead Of VGAs, Platinum Games Developing
Phew, talk about quiet Saturday evenings
A brand new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising has leaked online ahead of its expected debut during the VGAs. You could say, Metal Gear's back with a vengeance — or revengeance, huh? That's right, the ripper (Raiden) is back in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The game's being developed by Platinum Games...
News Bayonetta 2 Comments Were A 'Joke'
Hideki Kamiya was "joking" when he hinted at a Bayonetta 2 announcement yesterday
The legendary designer told a fan on Twitter that the game would be announced in a Japanese magazine this week, but Platinum colleague Atsushi Inaba was quick to defuse the situation. "There is no such announcement," said Inaba, before warning that Kamiya's...
News Kamiya Teases Bayonetta 2 Reveal
Ready for more high-octane action and sexy witches dressed in hair? If the Twitter account of legendary game designer Hideki Kamiya is anything to go by, you could be in luck
Plugged by a fan as to when Bayonetta 2 would be announced, the Platinum Games employee responded, "This week in a game's magazine," according to a translation by...
News SEGA Adds Durga To Anarchy Reigns' Character Roster
Platinum Games has been quietly fleshing out the roster for its multiplayer brawler, Anarchy Reigns
Latest on the list of playable characters is Durga, a tough guy with a cannon built into his leg. All sounds pretty standard fare for a Platinum Games developed title. With the game due out as soon as January though, we'd love to stop learning about...
News SEGA Pushes Anarchy Reigns Into 2012, No Reason For Delay
SEGA's pushed Platinum Games' ambitious multiplayer melee title, Anarchy Reigns, into 2012 in Japan
SEGA's yet to confirm, but we're assuming the delay will occur worldwide. The brawler, which features the protagonist from Wii-exclusive Madworld, was originally due out this year. SEGA's given no reason for the delay, but we'd imagine it has...
