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Read More »Bayonetta producer and director Yusuke Hashimoto leaves PlatinumGames
Bayonetta estimated to have sold 100k+ on Steam
It seems as if the surprise arrival of Bayonetta on Steam has been a big success. PCGamesN reports that SteamSpy numbers suggest there are somewhere in the region of 114k owners of the game on Valve’s service. The Platinum developed action outing, which is published by Sega, was released on …
Read More »Bayonetta could lead the way for more Platinum PC releases
Publisher Sega and developer Platinum Games have announced and released a PC version of Bayonetta all on the same day. Rumours of a PC port for the game have been rumbling since the recent releases of a free small Bayonetta 2D platformer on Steam. The icons for its achievements combined …
Read More »Platinum Games: ‘Difficulty of making original IP led us to licensed work’
Bayonetta and Scalebound creator explains the freedom that building on existing franchises can offer
Read More »No Bayonetta 1 for digital purchases of Bayonetta 2 on Wii U
Wii U owners who choose to buy Bayonetta 2 digitally will not receive the complimentary copy of the first game. Nintendo revealed yesterday as part of its E3 video presentation that the game – which is due out in October – will include a copy of the 2010 original, which …
Read More »Platinum interested in 3DS Bayonetta and Okami spin-offs
With Bayonetta 2 currently in development for Wii U, developer Platinum Games has expressed interest creating in a 3DS instalment for the series. Given the chance, I’d like to make a game based on Jeanne from Bayonetta,” Resident Evil 2 and Devil May Cry veteran Hideki Kamiya told Siliconera. Something …
Read More »Platinum Games designer tells Smash Bros fans to "f**k off"
Ultimate Nintendo fanboy pleaser Smash Bros isn’t to everyone’s tastes. It takes a special type of enthusiast to pour hours into pummeling Pikachu repeatedly in his far too chirpy face, and an even more avid fan to spend your days speculating which forgotten character will be added to an already …
Read More »Platinum Games dissatisfied with sales
Bayonetta was Japanese studioâ??s biggest seller by the end of 2012
Read More »Bayonetta is an Anarchy Reigns pre-order exclusive
Sega is encouraging gamers to pre-order its delayed budget priced action title Anarchy Reigns by dangling three specific carrots. The Anarchy Reigns Limited Edition Day One SKU will be supplied to all those who pre-order the game. It includes two additional multiplayer game modes – Mad Survival and Dogfight. More …
Read More »Platinum labels PS3’s Bayonetta as its "biggest failure"
Bayonetta is a modern Japanese classic. As long as you played it on Xbox 360. The PS3 version – a port of the Xbox 360 code – was handled by an in-house team at publisher Sega. The result was a release dogged by framerate and control issues. The biggest failure …
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