- Bayonetta developer Platinum Games is hiring for a new online action game, even after many long-time staff have departed for other studios - 29 April 2025
Platinum Games is hiring new staff for an online action game, following the departure of several well known developers from the company. Read more
- We have Phil Spencer to thank for the idea to bring Team Ninja and PlatinumGames together for Ninja Gaiden 4 - 28 January 2025
The reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4 at last week’s Xbox Developer Direct was one of the show’s highlights. Not only did the announcement unveil an unexpected collaboration between original series developer, Team Ninja, and the spectacle fighter masters at PlatinumGames, Xbox sweetened the deal with a shadow drop of a modern remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2 . Read more
- Bayonetta celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and despite a recent staff exodus, PlatinumGames has teased it has "a few things in store" - 6 January 2025
If you can believe that much time has passed, Bayonetta is 15 years old now, and PlatinumGames has teased… something! Read more
- Hideki Kamiya breaks out the tiny violin for the 9 Bayonetta games he once imagined: 'I may have to take the full saga to the grave' - 27 November 2023
Hideki Kamiya, formerly of Capcom and PlatinumGames, is now out in the world as a civilian. The legendary director is responsible for some of the best action games ever made, in particular Bayonetta, but following his departure from Platinum earlier this year (a company he co-founded) it doesn't seem like he's going to be involved much in games anymore... Read more.
- Hideki Kamiya may end up taking the rest of his ideas for Bayonetta "to the grave" - 26 November 2023
With Hideki Kamiya no longer working at PlatinumGames , the Bayonetta series will likely move on without him - and he might be taking his ideas for more games "to the grave." Back in September, the PlatinumGames co-founder announced that he would be leaving the studio after 16 years of developing games there. A month later, in October, the block-button-loving dev shared that he'll be producing videos for a YouTube channel , as he's not actually allowed to work on games in any capacity for the next year. Kamiya's recent video saw him responding to fan questions, where he spoke about the future of the Bayonetta series. "I worked on Bayonetta 1, 2, 3 and Origins. I've talked about this in various interviews, that the Bayonetta series would consist of a total of nine episodes, and that I wanted to grow the franchise as the Bayonetta 'Saga', but it seems like I may have to take the full saga…
- BLOCKED! Hideki Kamiya has made a Youtube channel, and none of us are safe - 12 October 2023
Hideki Kamiya is unemployed, and like many unemployed guys with a passion for video games, he has created a YouTube channel. Titled " Let's ask Kamiya! - Why'd he quit? What are his plans? ", it's a tongue-in-cheek message to fans of the former designer about what happened. In the video he explains the reasons for his departure and what his plans are, all while sat in a park with his stuff packed in a cardboard box. Through English captions on the video, us English speaking fans can catch up on all the details. He jokes:"I am Hideki Kamiya, unemployed. Welcome to my channel. I'm out of a job. Please subscribe." Read more
- PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio next month - 25 September 2023
PlatinumGames has announced that Hideki Kamiya, director of games like Bayonetta , is leaving the developer next month. Earlier today, PlatinumGames shared a statement on Twitter that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving the studio in October. "We regret to announce that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023," reads the statement. "We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day. We believe that he will continue to succeed in his future endeavours as a game creator. We are looking forward to seeing the game industry grow into a better place with him in it. We wish him all the best for the future!" Outside of being a key lead on numerous PlatinumGame titles, where he directed games like Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101, he was also one of the four founders of the studio, as well…
- Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving Platinum to work on new projects - 25 September 2023
PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the company to work on new projects. His last day is 12th October 2023. Announcing the move on Xitter , Platinum thanked Kamiya for “his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day”. Read more
- Original Bayonetta VA calls for boycott of third game over "insulting" pay offer - 16 October 2022
Hellena Taylor, the original voice actor of PlatinumGames' Bayonetta , has called for a boycott of the game after alleging she received an "insulting" pay offer for the role. It's been known for a little while that for whatever reason, Taylor would not be reprising her role as the now pretty iconic witch, as she essentially said as such last year . Earlier this month it was confirmed that prolific voice actor Jennifer Hale would be taking over the role , with the game's director Yusuke Miyata saying that, "various overlapping circumstances made it difficult for Hellena Taylor to reprise her role." But now Taylor has posted a series of videos on her personal Twitter where she claims that she ultimately had to decline returning due to only being offered $4000 for the performance. "I am asking the fans to boycott , and instead spend the money that you would have spent on this game donating…
- Bayonetta voice actress urges players to boycott next game, citing insulting treatment by developer Platinum - 16 October 2022
10/17/22: We've updated the story with current Bayonetta voice actress Jennifer Hale's public response. .. Read more.
- Platinum Games hoping to give Bayonetta 3 update and reveal "unannounced projects" this year - 17 January 2021
We haven't heard much about Bayonetta 3 since it was announced a few years ago. Developer PlatinumGames hopes to change that this year, and reveal some other projects besides. In a conversation between Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya and Hamster Corporation CEO Satoshi Hamada as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives series (ta, Nintendo Everything ), Kamiya stated he'd like to give a substantial update this year, on Bayonetta, and more besides. "We've been working on new stuff like Bayonetta 3, not that I can say too much, but I hope we can give an update during the year," He said, adding: "And give updates on a few more unannounced projects too. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say that, but I said it anyway." Bayonetta 3 was announced at The Game Awards 2017, with nary a tangible progress report since. Bayonetta 2 came out for the WiiU in 2013, and Bayonetta 3 is an exclusive for the Ninte…
- The Wonderful 101 now has a two-hour demo where you can play as Bayonetta - 1 December 2020
In my head, The Wonderful 101: Remastered has only been out for a month or so. In reality, it came out back in May , and I’m not quite sure how that happened. 2020 continues to amaze with its ability to warp all perception of time. Oh well. Platinum Games’ weird superhero-morphing adventure has a free two-hour demo out now on Steam, so perhaps that will distract from the fact we’re in the final month of this damned year. You can play Bayonetta in it as well, which is cool. (more…)
- SEGA's 60th Anniversary Celebration - 13 October 2020
Come Celebrate SEGA's 60th Anniversary with us on Steam! Get Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for FREE from October 9th-18th! While you're around, check out some of our new HIGHEST DISCOUNTS. Grab our EXCLUSIVE FREE MINI-GAMES that we’re giving away every day from October 15th – 18th. These brand new games were created just for SEGA’s 60th and are available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to come back every day to claim the daily mini-game! We look forward to seeing you there and hope you enjoy celebrating 60 years of SEGA with us!
- The best action games on PC - 7 February 2020
Everyone loves a good action game. It’s the driving force behind so many of our favourite PC games, but only a few can lay claim to being the best action games of all time. That’s why we’ve compiled this list – to sort the pulled punches from the bestest biffs that PC has to offer. Whether it’s the joy of pulling off a perfect combo, riding the wave of an explosive set-piece or the hair-raising thrill of dodging enemy attacks in slow-motion that gets you going, there’s an action game here for you. (more…)
- Platinum Games receive Tencent investment and promise other big announcements this year - 8 January 2020
Bayonetta and Nier: Automata developers Platinum Games have made a big announcement to start off the year – they’ve got themselves a partnership investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent. With this, they might start self-publishing games. That’s not all though. The company have even more in store for us in the coming months, including an update on upcoming game Babylon’s Fall, and according to Platinum’s president and CEO, Kenichi Sato, 2020 will really be the year they come into their own. (more…)
- Gamesplanet's SEGA sale offers up to 75% off Bayonetta, Two Point Hospital and more - 17 June 2019
A huge SEGA sale has just got underway at Gamesplanet, offering up to 75 per cent off a large majority of publisher's PC releases. Both recent releases and old favourites are all up for grabs, so you should be able to find something to your liking. Gamesplanet is now also able to bring these deals to those of you in the US too - hooray! For the complete list of titles on offer, you can head on over to the Gamesplanet SEGA hub . To save the search, though, here are some of the highlights. Read more
- Spawn Point: a guide to spectacle fighters - 17 May 2019
Welcome back to Spawn Point , where we take something wonderful from the world of gaming and explain what it is, why it s worth your time and how to get involved. This time, we look at Spectacle Fighters , or Character Action Games if you like your genre names vague and uselessly ambiguous. What s so spectacular about these fighters, then? It s Spectacle Fighters, a genre of mostly third-person action games that focuses on the visual spectacle of combat above all else. These are games designed to make you both feel and look like a badass through a huge range of freedom in combat options. They also tend to rate your performance with a score, rank or grade of some kind, usually from D through to S. (more…)
- Bayonetta is $5 on Steam until Tuesday - 31 March 2019
You can pick up Bayonetta , one of the best action games on PC, for just $5/£3.75 on Steam until Tuesday. If you haven't played it yet, you absolutely should: Phil gave it 93/100 in his review , and it's still on out list of the top 100 PC games . The price is equal to its historic low, according to IsThereAnyDeal . It actually dipped to the same price earlier this month before going back up to the usual $20, so if you missed out then this is the perfect time to pounce. It'd be a good one to play if you just finished Devil May Cry 5 , I reckon. The daily deal lasts until 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT on Tuesday, so you have a couple of days to capitalize. PlatinumGames released Bayonetta in 2009 but, as Durante wrote for us when it came to PC in 2017, the port is the definitive version of the game. It also has one of the best final boss fights of all time . Grab it here .
- Daily Deal - Bayonetta, 75% Off - 31 March 2019
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- Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018: Best PC gaming deals - 26 November 2018
Is… is it over yet? Are the Black Friday and Cyber Monday PC gaming deals finally finished? Just a couple more hours to go now, you can do it deals herald, you can get through this. You’ve got a week and a half holiday coming up soon, just get through the afternoon and then you can go and lie in a dark room and not dream about Cyber Monday graphics card deals you might have missed for the seventh night running. Ahem. Sorry, I don’t know what came over me there. Probably the Cyber Monday PC gaming deals fatigue settling in, or the Black Friday fever dream I seem to have been living this past fortnight. But your deals herald is stronger than that. Nay, THE DEALER is stronger than that, and with a renewed sense of vigor that may in fact be frenzied despair, I thus present to you the final monolithic installment of our Black Friday and Cyber Monday PC deals bonanza. Gone a…
