Lightspeed Japan Studio, a subsidiary of the Tencent-owned corporate Lightspeed Studios, has introduced a key growth with the outlet of a brand new place of work in Osaka.
Underneath the management of Hideaki Itsuno – who most likely maximum famously spearheaded the improvement of the Satan Would possibly Cry sequence following his creation as an alternative director for DMC2 – Lightspeed Japan Studio has additionally made 3 new important hires.
All 3 are Capcom veterans. The primary is narrative clothier Toshihiro Nakagawa (Bingo Morihashi), who has in the past labored intently with Itsuno in developing situations for the Satan Would possibly Cry franchise. The second one is Daigo Ikeno, an illustrator famed for his paintings at the Side road Fighter sequence (maximum significantly third Strike). Ikeno additionally made important contributions to Satan Would possibly Cry as a personality artist.
After all, illustrator ‘Gouda Cheese’ (who could be higher referred to as ‘Bengus’) has additionally been employed. ‘Cheese’ has contributed to a variety of high-profile combating titles, together with Tremendous Side road Fighter II, Darkstalkers: The Night time Warriors, and Surprise vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.
Lightspeed Japan Studio is lately arduous at paintings on making a ‘cross-platform’ AAA motion sport. It is nonetheless early days but, so no main points had been shared as to what it will entail, however we expect it is protected to mention that it is going to be rather identical in design to the likes of Satan Would possibly Cry and Bayonetta.
No matter occurs within the months and years forward, Capcom cannot be happy on the lack of 3 key veterans. Nakagawa, Ikeno, and ‘Cheese’ have made some actually helpful contributions to the luck of the corporate, and we will be prepared to peer what all of them get a hold of over at Lightspeed Japan Studio.
