Hideaki Ikuno worked at Capcom for 30 years.
Hideaki Ikunoveteran Capcom and game director for such series as Dragon’s Dogma And Devil May Cryjoins Lightspeed Studios. The experienced developer will head the new offices in Osaka and Tokyo. They will focus on developing their own AAA games.
“Joining Lightspeed Studios is a new and exciting chapter for me,” he says. Ikuno“I look forward to creating exciting new AAA games with an amazing team and creating aesthetically pleasing and innovative experiences for the global gaming community.” Jerry Chenhead of Lightspeed, adds: “The creation of LightSpeed Japan is an important step in the company’s expansion and demonstrates our commitment to providing players with the best games.”
Lightspeed was originally owned by a Chinese studio. Tencent And known mainly for its mobile version PUBG. The American team Lightspeed LA is working on an event announced a year ago. The Last Guardian.
Ikuno left Capcom in August after more than thirty years. His last project was Dragon’s Dogma 2. In our review, we wrote about the game: “One of the best open-world fantasy games, the exploration ranks among the genre’s greatest giants for its depth, variety, and extremely natural vibrancy. The monster battles here are epic, the non-linear quests in the main and side stories are fun, and the online pawns are an amazing gameplay mechanic. You will play this again and again.”
Source :Indian TV