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Hätte mir ja ein Spiel zwischen Yakuza 0 und Kiwami gewünscht aber das war wohl eher eine Idee von Daisuke
- “It’s very normal for a company to change up the structure of its staff. I’m really quite happy to be in an environment where there’s a need to make a big announcement out of something so ordinary.”
- “Over the past 10 years, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has grown to 300 staff. [Toshihiro] Nagoshi, [Daisuke] Sato, and I have been the top three for quite some time, but changes are unlikely to occur in this sort of setup without shaking things up. In that sense, I think this structural shift is a sign of change.”
- “Yakuza 8 (title tentative) will be a sequel set several years after the story of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. When it launches, it’ll be an Ichiban Kasuga story.” (Is Ichiban Kasuga the protagonist?) “Yeah, well, yes. Yep, that’s right.”
- “The Judgment series is also very important to us.”
- “We’ll actively challenge ourselves to create new titles, not only for Judgment, as circumstances permit.”
- “Unannounced title(s) outside of both series [Yakuza and Judgment] are also in the works.”
Saint's Row wird vom 25.02 auf den 23.08. verschoben.
A Saints Row update from Jim Boone, Chief Creative Officer, Volition
Our priority is to create the best Saints Row game yet and, if we released on the original date, it wouldn’t be up to the standards we’ve set ourselves, and that you’re expecting and deserve.saintsrow.com
Based in Los Angeles, California, the new division is designed to take the game studio's games to other pop culture areas. The new team will be led by Riley Russell, who joins the company after a nearly 28-year stint at PlayStation in various roles, including chief legal officer, and VP of business affairs.
"The new division will be tasked with working with creative and talented professionals in television, music and film, as well as the more familiar games industry," says Russell.
"The team has as its charter, the goal of expanding the reach and awareness of the properties now under development at Kojima Productions, and to make them even more a part of our popular culture. Although we are a global organization, the new business development team will be centred in Los Angeles, CA. We are truly excited and looking forward to working with the very best entertainment talent we can, across all of the entertainment industries."
An email sent by Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser sent on Friday, November 19 addresses the Activision-Blizzard report. The email went out to all levels of Nintendo of America, including internal development houses like Retro Studios and the newly-acquired Next-Level Games.
"Along with all of you, I've been following the latest developments with Activision Blizzard and the ongoing reports of sexual harassment and toxicity at the company," Bowser begins. "I find these accounts distressing and disturbing, They run counter to my values as well as Nintendo's beliefs, values and policies."