PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta 3 is one of the most anticipated Nintendo Switch exclusive games, the beat’em up featuring the cool witch with glasses, who even got a spot in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, was announced years ago now, with no release date or new details. However, it looks like we might finally see Bayonetta 3 again,
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“Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death” – 2B Nier: Automata, developed by PlatinumGames, intrigued players everywhere when it released for PlayStation and PC in February 2017 and even today, gamers hold this critically-acclaimed action role-playing title in high regard. Probably the most recognizable character
Yet again, another period of time passes without hearing anything about Bayonetta 3. It’s been over three years since Nintendo and Platinum said anything official about the game and many have been disappointed that not even screenshots or a quick teaser were showcased at the recent Nintendo Direct. Even though PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya has
In February 2020, PlatinumGames kicked off the marketing campaign known as the “Platinum 4.” What followed was a series of announcements the revealed a Kickstarter campaign for The Wonderful 101: Remastered, the start of a new project, and the creation of a new studio. However, we’ve known for a while that at least one more
PlatinumGames has been teasing several announcements since last year on their website, with four of them already revealed. One of the remaining uncovered announcements, however, has been changed to 2021. This update corresponds to a recent interview from Hideki Kamiya, in which he revealed that we’ll hear more about the game’s development later this year.
As fans continue to wait for the third installment in the beloved action franchise Bayonetta, PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya revealed that we’ll hear more about the game’s development later this year. During the recent Arcade Archives streams he briefly delved into his current projects and gave us another status update on the title. When asked about
As one of the standout games of the past generation, NieR: Automata was memorable to most players for its unconventional narrative structure that had players discovering new endings and ways to “beat” the game. Yoko Taro’s action RPG was especially known for having tons of hidden secrets to find, with one secret eluding the vast majority
Yoko Taro announced he’s working on two new games with Square Enix producer Yosuke Saito, as pointed out by Japanese blog Game’s Talk alongside several Japanese Twitter users. V Jump and Famitsu is currently holding a “Game industry end of the year party 2020” special talk show stream on Niconico. With several developers appearing. In
Yosuke Saito, producer of the NieR series at Square Enix, teased he’s working on a brand new game, alongside Babylon’s Fall, NieR Reincarnation, and Nier v1.22. Famitsu published its traditional end of the year messages from members of the Japanese game industry. In total over a hundred of producers, directors and the like shared their
While originally the game debuted on the Wii U, PlatinumGames’ cult classic The Wonderful 101 Remastered debuted earlier this year and gave the title a second life on consoles and PC. If you haven’t played the game for yourself just yet, you can now try out an extensive demo for free, which happens to include an
Capcom’s (and PlatinumGames) Okami is back again, this time in fashion form, thanks to SuperGroupies. The brand opened for preorders multiple clothing items for the Japanese mythology inspired action adventure. Let’s take a look. First, we have the Amaterasu Model Fur Blouson (22,800 yen without tax) A fur blouson with a color scheme of Amaterasu.
In a recent interview with PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya, the director reassured fans that Bayonetta 3 was not cancelled. After being asked by the interviewer “Finally, Kamiya-san, are you bored of being asked about where Bayonetta 3 is yet?” Kamiya replied: “I’m on Twitter so I see a lot of comments every day. I’m happy that
As Microsoft has continued to acquire more and more game developers around the globe over the past few years, some have theorized that the Xbox manufacturer may look to add a Japanese studio to its portfolio at some point. For one reason or another, PlatinumGames, the studio behind beloved action titles like Bayonetta, Vanquish, Astral Chain, and many
In 2013, PlatinumGames released The Wonderful 101, and it almost seemed doomed from the start. It was an experimental action game coming from a studio that, while highly respected, wasn’t known for producing titles that broke the bank. On top of that, the game was a Nintendo-published exclusive to the Wii U, a console that
Maybe it was to be expected at this point, but nonetheless, The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s retail release and shipments of its backer rewards have been delayed. Developer PlatinumGames notified its Kickstarter backers of the delays on Thursday, citing the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on production and distribution as the cause. Physical copies are now set to
As you might have heard, on April 1st, PlatinumGames revealed the fourth Platinum 4 announcement. Turns out it was an April Fools joke, and Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya explained it over on Twitter. However, in an Umineko level plotwist, PlatinumGames do have a fourth real announcement in store with Platinum 4. On April 3, PlatinumGames updated
New talk of Scalebound still manages to pop up, even when it’s been more than three years since its cancellation. Appearing on the latest episode on IGN’s Unlocked, Xbox head Phil Spencer was asked about the ill-fated project from PlatinumGames and any hope of its development restarting. “We’re not working on it,” Spencer said. “I’m
PlatinumGames and Hideki Kamiya published on April 1st their own April Fools’ 2020 joke as the fourth and final Platinum 4 announcement. In a pretty funny video, PlatinumGames reveals its new arcade system, the Neo-Classic Arcade, and its first game, Sol Presta, seemingly developed in collaboration with Hamster Corp. プラチナゲームズと、あのメーカーがドッキング#Platinum4 最大の衝撃ニュースがついに明らかにhttps://t.co/gS9CNDpFqG どんな時も遊び心を#エイプリルフール #AprilFoolsDay@HAMSTER_Corp pic.twitter.com/A44lMQFojN —
With its release in 2017, NieR: Automata quickly became one of the most acclaimed games in a year that saw plenty of other acclaimed games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Persona 5, and many more. Thanks to its compelling story, haunting world, and fast-paced action gameplay, NieR: Automata became a cult classic that still is
A 60-second trailer for The Wonderful 101: Remastered released Wednesday, giving players a quick introduction — or reintroduction — to the game’s core cast, the Unite Morph abilities, and the game’s highly creative, albeit outright insane, boss battles. PlatinumGames’ unique action title is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam on May 19
It looks like PlatinumGames’ next announcement is incoming. The Platinum 4 site has been updated to now display the date “04.01” (Wednesday, April 1) beneath the final star to be lit…please don’t let it be an April Fool’s joke. In all seriousness, next week will likely bring the final announcement to round out the Platinum
PlatinumGames published on their official site an interview with the staff working on the in-house engine the studio has been developing, the tentatively titled Platinum Engine. The interview reveals what kind of objectives and necessities pushed forward the creation of this engine. We summarized everything below. In the interview, we learned how the development of
The Wonderful 101: Remastered has crossed the $2 million mark in the home stretch of its Kickstarter campaign, funding further additional content in the form of “Luka’s Second Mission,” and unlocking two more stretch goals with less than 24 hours to go. The new stretch goals are orchestral re-recordings of the game’s “Tables Turns” and
The last several weeks have been an exciting time for developer PlatinumGames, with the studio setting its sights on expanding in major ways. As part of its “Platinum 4” reveals, so far that has included the Kickstarter campaign for The Wonderful 101 Remastered and the announcement that PlatinumGames will open a new office in Tokyo,
In the past few weeks, developer and publisher PlatinumGames has shared a ton of new details of what is currently lined up for the company’s future. So far that has been shown through the “Platinum 4” website, which revealed new projects that the company has in development such as The Wonderful 101 Remastered and a
The past few years have seen PlatinumGames grow exponentially, coming off several acclaimed and commercially-successful titles like NieR: Automata and Astral Chain, along with a recent investment from Tencent for future development. Specifically, the company has its eyes on increasing its self-publishing efforts, with the “Platinum 4” initiative highlighting some of the biggest plans that the
Just as teased last week, PlatinumGames via this week’s Famitsu magazine announced a brand new project tentatively titled Project G.G. Directed by Hideki Kamiya, Project G.G. is supposed to be the final part of the Hero Trilogy, which started with Viewtiful Joe and continued with The Wonderful 101. All of this information was revealed via
It looks like PlatinumGames is set to pull another ace from its sleeve. Via Ryokutya2089’s magazine leaks, the studio has a “major announcement” that will be made soon through the Weekly Famitsu Magazine releasing on February 27 in Japan (officially titled Weekly Famitsu Magazine March 12, 2020 Issue). What this announcement might be about is
Arguably no types of video games vary more wildly in quality than that of remasters. Sometimes you’ll have games that have received quality touch-ups, but don’t really include anything else in the larger package to really make it worth a purchase. In other instances, the remastering job itself will almost make the visuals worse than
PlatinumGames is heading to PAX East, and it’s bringing The Wonderful 101 with it. The developer, in an update made via its Kickstarter on Wednesday, announced it will have a booth at the Boston-based convention, set up with playable Nintendo Switch versions of The Wonderful 101: Remastered. Additionally, studio head Atsushi Inaba and The Wonderful