Hideaki Itsuno, who directed the Dragon’s Dogma collection and different main video games for Capcom, introduced on Saturday that he’s leaving the corporate. “From September, I will start developing a new game in a new environment,” he wrote in a submit on X. Itsuno has been with Capcom because the ’90s, and labored on a slew of well-liked collection, together with Satan Might Cry, beginning with the second sport. He created Dragon’s Dogma, and the latest title beneath his belt, Dragon’s Dogma 2, offered over 2.5 million items inside 10 days of its launch earlier this 12 months. It additionally reportedly broke Capcom’s Steam file for concurrent gamers on launch day.
“I hope you will continue to support Capcom’s games and characters,” Itsuno wrote on Saturday, including, “I hope to create fun, beautiful games that are as memorable as, or even more memorable than, the ones I have created so far. Please stay tuned for my next creation!”