Hideaki Itsuno, Capcom’s legendary director, will head a new studio

Hideaki Itsuno, the name behind the Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma franchises, has a new home. The director has taken up a leadership position at LightSpeed Studios Japan, a subsidiary of the giant Tencent.

Itsuno will use all his expertise to develop new AAA action games. Hideaki spoke about his new challenge in a statement to the press.

“Joining LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is an exciting new chapter for me. With LightSpeed’s strong development capabilities and global network, I’m looking forward to creating original AAA action games together with the amazing team and building innovative and beautiful experiences for the global community of gamers. We welcome all talented and passionate game developers from around the world to join our vision.”

Based in Osaka and Tokyo, the studio’s idea is to build experiences that reach global audiences. Jerry Chen, president of LightSpeed Studios, had this to say:

“The creation of LightSpeed Japan Studio is a significant step in the expansion of LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS and demonstrates our commitment to bringing the best possible games to our players.”

There’s no doubt that the initiative isn’t messing around, signing one of Japan’s leading game developers. Obviously, we don’t have any more details about Hideaki Itsuno’s next adventure. Knowing the director’s style, we can at least hope for addictive combat.

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