Wed, May 25, 2011 | 23:53 BST
Keiji Inafune working on PS3 exclusive RPG, social game
Highly respected ex-Capcom designer, director and producer Keiji Inafune is reportedly working on a PlayStation 3 RPG.
According to Bloomberg, the game is due in Japan in August.
He’s also got a social game in the works, which could see Japanese release this month.
After leaving Capcom in November, Inafune founded two new companies, Compcept and Intercept, where he has greater control over what he works on.
“In this industry, it’s often the creators who have the eye for potential hits but they’re not the ones deciding what gets published,” he said.
“We’ll see many more clashes as creator- management divides widen.”
Inafune’s list of credits has something to please everyone, having created and overseen most of the Megaman franchise; produced three Resident Evil games; created Onimusha, Lost Planet and Dead Rising; and worked as an artist on the original Street Fighter.
Thanks, IndustryGamers.
9 comments
#1
LOLshock94
26/05/11, 12:04 am
this better be good hes been bitching about capcom not letting him do his own shit nd now he can
#2
Bloodyghost
26/05/11, 1:50 am
@1 even though he had hell of a lot involvement with games and projects.
#3
mojo
26/05/11, 6:59 am
“According to Bloomberg, the game is due in Japan in August.”
“After leaving Capcom in November, Inafune founded two new companies”
hes able to create a full fledged PS3 game from start to shipping in just 10 months?
oO
#4
rrw
26/05/11, 7:34 am
@3 it depend how big is the title.
#5
mojo
26/05/11, 8:05 am
even for a psn title that seems to be a bit to quick. Even more for a company that just kicked of and was most likely busy with getting their shit together for the first month (employes, buisness processes, furniture, space, computers and dev kits…)
#6
Christopher Jack
26/05/11, 8:11 am
8 months for a PSN title doesn’t seem farfetched, he probably had all the details worked out before leaving Capcom.
#7
Blerk
26/05/11, 8:44 am
After seeing his Capcom output from the last few years you’ll excuse me if I don’t get terribly excited about this.
#8
mojo
26/05/11, 9:08 am
^^
get lost planet
get lost, planet.
what a difference a “,” can make
#9
RyougaZell
26/05/11, 10:54 pm
Keiji Inafune is working on a PS3 RPG for August? Isn’t this information confused with the cameo Inafune is having in Hyper Dimension Neptune 2 where he is a summon creature? Neptune 2 is scheduled for August 2011 after all…