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Dragon's Dogma Director Leaves Capcom After 30 Years, Teases Future Projects

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rhiannon Bevan

Published Aug 31, 2024

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Hideaki Itsuno is leaving Capcom after 30 years.
During his time at Capcom, Itsuno worked on numerous titles, including Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma.
He's starting development on a new game next month, although it remains to be seen if this is part of a new studio.

Hideaki Itsuno, the director behind 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Devil May Cry, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon's Dogma, and numerous other Capcom titles, is leaving the studio after 30 years. This comes after the completion of his most recent game, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon's Dogma 2.

Announcing his departure from the company, Itsuno reveals that he's still working in game development, and will start his next project this September. He makes it clear that his career is far from over, but he is leaving Capcom behind him, along with the IPs he's worked on for decades.

Capcom Legend Hideaki Itsuno Is Leaving Following Dragon's Dogma 2's Success

"At the end of August 2024, I will be leaving Capcom after 30 years and 5 months," says Itsuno in a statement shared online. "Thank you for your long-term support of the games and characters I have been responsible for. I hope you will continue to support Capcom's games and characters."

He continues, revealing that he's getting straight back to work. "From September, I will start developing a new game in a new environment," he says. "I hope to create fun, beautiful games that are as memorable as, or even more memorable than, the ones I have created so far."

That's a tall order, given the hits that Itsuno has worked on in the past. Throughout his three decades with Capcom, he directed games such as Capcom vs. SNK 2, Power Stone 2, both Dragon's Dogma games, and various Devil May Cry titles, starting with Devil May Cry 2.

Itsuno hasn't revealed what his next game will be, or where he's developing it. It's possible that he's going the way of other game industry veterans and founding his own studio. In any case, with work on the next project starting in September, we might get some news very soon.

Itsuno's last game with Capcom, Dragon's Dogma 2, launched in March of this year. It was met with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:widely positive reviews. It came 12 years after the ♕first game in the series, which launched all the way bac🌄k in 2012.