Bayonetta

Steam News · Apr 29, 2025

Bayonetta developer Platinum Games is hiring for a new online action game, even after many long-time staff have departed for other studios

Platinum Games is hiring new staff for an online action game, following the departure of several well known developers from the company. Read more

Steam News · Jan 28, 2025

We have Phil Spencer to thank for the idea to bring Team Ninja and PlatinumGames together for Ninja Gaiden 4

The reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4 at last week’s Xbox Developer Direct was one of the show’s highlights. Not only did the announcement unveil an unexpected collaboration between original series developer, Team Ninja, and the spectacle fighter masters at PlatinumGames, Xbox sweetened the deal with a shadow drop of a modern remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2. Read more

Steam News · Jan 6, 2025

Bayonetta celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and despite a recent staff exodus, PlatinumGames has teased it has "a few things in store"

If you can believe that much time has passed, Bayonetta is 15 years old now, and PlatinumGames has teased… something! Read more

Steam News · Nov 27, 2023

Hideki Kamiya breaks out the tiny violin for the 9 Bayonetta games he once imagined: 'I may have to take the full saga to the grave'

Hideki Kamiya, formerly of Capcom and PlatinumGames, is now out in the world as a civilian. The legendary director is responsible for some of the best action games ever made, in particular Bayonetta, but following his departure from Platinum earlier this year (a company he co-founded) it doesn't seem like he's going to be involved much in games anymore... Read more.

Steam News · Nov 26, 2023

Hideki Kamiya may end up taking the rest of his ideas for Bayonetta "to the grave"

With Hideki Kamiya no longer working at PlatinumGames, the Bayonetta series will likely move on without him - and he might be taking his ideas for more games "to the grave." Back in September, the PlatinumGames co-founder announced that he would be leaving the studio after 16 years of developing games there. A month later, in October, the block-button-loving dev shared that he'll be producing vide...

Steam News · Oct 12, 2023

BLOCKED! Hideki Kamiya has made a Youtube channel, and none of us are safe

Hideki Kamiya is unemployed, and like many unemployed guys with a passion for video games, he has created a YouTube channel. Titled "Let's ask Kamiya! - Why'd he quit? What are his plans?", it's a tongue-in-cheek message to fans of the former designer about what happened. In the video he explains the reasons for his departure and what his plans are, all while sat in a park with his stuff packed in...

Steam News · Sep 25, 2023

PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio next month

PlatinumGames has announced that Hideki Kamiya, director of games like Bayonetta, is leaving the developer next month. Earlier today, PlatinumGames shared a statement on Twitter that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving the studio in October. "We regret to announce that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023," reads the statement. "We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, le...

Steam News · Sep 25, 2023

Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving Platinum to work on new projects

PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the company to work on new projects. His last day is 12th October 2023. Announcing the move on Xitter, Platinum thanked Kamiya for “his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day”. Read more

Steam News · Oct 16, 2022

Original Bayonetta VA calls for boycott of third game over "insulting" pay offer

Hellena Taylor, the original voice actor of PlatinumGames' Bayonetta, has called for a boycott of the game after alleging she received an "insulting" pay offer for the role. It's been known for a little while that for whatever reason, Taylor would not be reprising her role as the now pretty iconic witch, as she essentially said as such last year. Earlier this month it was confirmed that prolific v...

Steam News · Oct 16, 2022

Bayonetta voice actress urges players to boycott next game, citing insulting treatment by developer Platinum

10/17/22: We've updated the story with current Bayonetta voice actress Jennifer Hale's public response... Read more.