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Read More »Tencent buys 20 per cent of Japan’s Marvelous Inc – while Platinum Games spells out its Tencent arrangement
The Wonderful 101 Remastered crowdfunding effort raises $2.25m
"We couldn't have done it without all of you!"
Read More »Platinum Games expands with new Tokyo studio
"We're opening a 100-person studio in Tokyo, so we're going to be recruiting talent"
Read More »Former PlatinumGames CEO Tatsuya Minami leads new Capcom-backed studio, M-Two Inc.
M-Two Inc. has reportedly been in operation for over a year
Read More »Bayonetta producer and director Yusuke Hashimoto leaves PlatinumGames
"The memories I made during my 13 years at Platinum are priceless to me"
Read More »Nier: Automata sales hit 1.5m units
Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ Nier: Automata has now shipped over 1.5m units worldwide on PS4 and PC, the publisher has confirmed. Announced via Twitter this morning, the figure includes both physical and digital sales of the game, marking another 500,000 copies sold over the last two months since Square Enix’s …
Read More »Platinum drops Vanquish PC hint
Those who were hoping the recent release of Bayonetta on PC might be the start of a trend could be in for some good news. The Platinum Games action title made a surprise release on Steam earlier this month. Now an update to Bayonetta has dropped a Vanquish avatar into …
Read More »Scalebound lead producer departs Platinum Games
JP Kellams leaves Platinum Games after just a few months shy of a decade at the company
Read More »Platinum apologises for Scalebound cancellation
The developer behind the now-canned Xbox and Windows 10 exclusive Scalebound has issued a statement about the project’s demise. Writing on Platinum’s website, president and CEO Kenichi Sato said that the studio was disappointed with how the hack and slash project has ended up. The exec was keen to point …
Read More »Microsoft cans Scalebound after four years of development
Platinum's latest title is no more
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