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Bayonetta 2 dev helping Shigeru Miyamoto with series' return

Japanese developer takes over reins from now defunct studio Cavia

Metal Gear Rising director Kenji Saito has said that comics have provided the narrative inspiration for the recently revealed Transformers: Devastation. I’ve loved Transformers since I was a kid, so I’m honoured to be a part of the team making Transformers: Devastation,” he said. Within the world of this long-running …

Bayonetta and Vanquish developer Platinum Games is turning its hands to the robots in disguise, a leak has revealed. Following on from the publication of stills from the title on Pure Xbox, Destructoid reports that a retail listing has confirmed that the studio is currently working on Transformers: Devastation, which …

Bayonetta developer Platinum Games is to announce a new title at E3 next week, and Vanquish 2 is the name on people’s lips. IGN this week revealed that it will be premiering footage of a new title from the studio during its E3 live show next Tuesday (June 16th) at …

Optimisation tool now being used in Japanese studio's future titles

Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 has been named as the most accessible game of last year. It was selected for the AbleGamers’ Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award due to excellence in accessible game design”. The gong is designed to recognise developers that make intentional choices to include …

Early signs suggest that while Bayonetta 2 will fare very well with critics, its commercial performance may be less impressive. The game was awarded a very decent 38/40 by Japanese gaming weekly Famitsu and won a surprise 10/10 from Edge magazine – the 17th ever awarded by the mag (with …

Designer hints at four months of crunch on Wii U exclusive

Fantasy action title Scalebound will only be available on Microsoft console