Hideki Kamiya, one of many founders of PlatinumGames and the inventive thoughts behind Bayonetta, Satan Could Cry, and the Viewtiful Joe collection is leaving the studio he helped create, in accordance with a put up on Twitter made by Kamiya and one made by PlatinumGames. Kamiya’s resignation is efficient October 12.

“We’re actually grateful for [Kamiya’s] inventive concepts, management, and contribution to the expansion of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day,” mentioned the Bayonetta and Nier: Automata developer in a put up on Twitter. It goes on to want Kamiya success “in his future endeavors as a sport creator.”

As introduced on the official PlatinumGames X account,
I can be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
This got here after loads of consideration primarily based by myself beliefs.
and was certainly not a simple determination to make.
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— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) September 25, 2023

In a put up made to his private Twitter account, Kamiya elaborated on his determination to depart Platinum, saying “this got here after loads of consideration primarily based by myself beliefs. and was certainly not a simple determination to make,” whereas additionally confirming in a reply that he’ll proceed to create “in my Hideki Kamiya manner.” This, plus the studio’s effectively needs, appear to counsel that Kamiya will proceed creating video games.

Kamiya has change into infamous on Twitter for his liberal use of the block button, making it very clear that, amongst different causes, responding to him in any language apart from Japanese would earn an insta-block.

Kamiya’s profession started with Capcom, the place he served as a system planner for the unique BIOHAZARD, identified within the west as Resident Evil. He then went on to change into the chief sport designer and director for the sequel, BIOHAZARD 2 / Resident Evil 2. Kamiya, Viewtiful Joe producer Atsushi Inaba, and the creator of Resident Evil Shinji Mikami would create Seeds in 2006, the studio that will merge with Tatsuya Minami’s Odd Inc. to type PlatinumGames in 2007. It was there the place Kamiya would work on titles similar to Bayonetta, The Fantastic 101, and Astral Chain.