Bayonetta Origins Director Has Left PlatinumGames for Housemarque - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 January 2025 / 2,521 Views
Abebe Tinari, the Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon director, has left PlatinumGames and has joined Returnal developer Housemarque. This is according to his LinkedIn profile.
Tinari worked at PlatinumGames from October 2013 to November 2024 and worked at Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Scalebound, Star Fox Guard, and Bayonetta 2.
He joined Housemarque in December 2024 as a lead game designer.
PlatinumGames this week in a statement as part of the 15th anniversary of Bayonetta has provided an update to fans. The studio is developing that games will "surprise and delight" fans.
"Moving forward, we will continue to take on new challenges to create games that surprise and delight our fans," said PlatinumGames at the time.
Hideki Kamiya left the studio in October 2023. He co-founded the company in October 2007 and directed Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Platinum is in a death spiral lol
They own almost no IP and they're losing talent crazy fast
What in the world is happening at Platinum?
