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28 years later, Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya casually confirms that fans were right about where Leon Kennedy's name comes from

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Resident Evil at 30: how Capcom’s horror opus has survived and thrived

From owing a debt to obscure Japanese horror Sweet Home to the influence of Aliens and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the franchise continues to petrify players three decades on

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"It's not a full game mode, but here": Resident Evil Requiem gets kawaii makeover as Capcom tries to appease Resident Evil 2 director, who's been begging for a scare-free game since 1998

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Resident Evil Requiem is too scary for series veteran Hideki Kamiya, who argues Capcom "should make a 'non-scary' mode" because "look, I just want to enjoy the puzzles"

"I don't need the scary stuff"

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If you leak or spoil any of Resident Evil Requiem, Platinum's co-founder hopes you 'die a thousand deaths'

Hideki Kamiya is posting again, everyone.

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Resident Evil Requiem leakers "deserve to die ten thousand deaths," former series director Hideki Kamiya says: "I pray they are cursed to never play the game again"

"Destroying everyone's joy, just for these a**holes' own self gratification"

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Former 'Resident Evil' Director Hideki Kamiya Says 'Requiem' Leakers Deserve 'A Thousand Deaths'

Former Resident Evil director Hideki Kamiya has aired his frustration over the numerous Requiem leaks that have made their way online.

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Devil May Cry 6 reportedly set to be announced at upcoming State of Play

Perhaps, it's too soon to hit the jackpot again?

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"I'm just such a warped person": Nier creator Yoko Taro says he's "insufferable at work" and feels jealous of devs with "a place to belong"

"I'm the worst. Even I acknowledge that"

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Nier creator Yoko Taro praises Devil May Cry icon Hideki Kamiya for his ability to "clap back" at annoying fans' posts online: "Some of them say things that are seriously absurd"

"He just tells them, 'Go away, you insect!'"

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Bayonetta and Devil May Cry's Hideki Kamiya is enjoying work "more than ever" since leaving PlatinumGames and starting his own studio, says his colleagues have "the best game development capabilities"

"I feel as though I can just trust my co-workers"

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Okami sequel is "still a ways off" releasing, but its devs will "continue to work tirelessly this year to deliver an experience that surpasses the expectations of players"

"We've had our noses to the grindstone so thoroughly that before we knew it, another year has passed us by"

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Resident Evil Requiem's latest trailer gets everyone talking about "hot uncle" Leon Kennedy, including RE2 director Hideki Kamiya himself: "Uncle Leon, I hope you at least live a happy life in old age"

Congrats, you thirsted so hard Leon's dad saw it

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Resident Evil 2 director didn't want to include any characters from the first game, but compromised by adding Claire Redfield after being grilled about it

Hideki Kamiya says he was being selfish, and it took a grilling from Noboru Sugimura to change his mind

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It feels sacrilegious to say it, but Ninja Gaiden 4 is at its best when it goes full Devil May Cry

Hideki Kamiya may not be the action game boss at PlatinumGames anymore, but his influence remains.

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"The failure of Scalebound was ultimately the responsibility of PlatinumGames, myself as director included"— Hideki Kamiya, creator of Devil May Cry and Okami, takes responsibility for Scalebound's cancellation

VGA recently interviewed Hideki Kamiya and Kento Koyama, the heads of the young studio CLOVERS, regarding its formation and the cancellation of Scalebound.

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Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya says Microsoft-canceled action RPG Scalebound would have gone differently under a Japanese publisher: "They understand the struggle of trying to give birth to something new"

"Overseas publishers seem to have a much stronger desire to see a finished product as quickly as possible"

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Despite directing Resident Evil 2, Hideki Kamiya says "I hate horror," but he still wants to see Hideo Kojima make a game "in the same style" as P.T.

Kamiya said if not, "maybe I'll give it a go"

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Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya throws down the gauntlet, says if Hideo Kojima doesn't make another PT, 'Maybe I'll give it a go'

But it wouldn't be horror. So there's one wrinkle right at the start.

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Resident Evil 1 devs were so insistent on having action mechanics like charged attacks and sidesteps that director Shinji Mikami let them do a test run, but it just made killing zombies look silly and not scary

"The theme of this game is fear"

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Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya says if Dragon's Dogma's director didn't take over his hack-and-slash series, "there would have been no Bayonetta"

"No way we're losing to this"

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Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has no interest in returning to the series, but Dino Crisis on the other hand: "I'd love to give it a shot"

Kamiya also confirmed "I've already got the idea in my head" for Viewtiful Joe 3

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Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya reckons he's a better YouTuber than Smash Bros boss Masahiro Sakurai: "My YouTube channel is much more interesting than Sakurai's"

Even if Kamiya "trusted him to do the best job" when it came to Bayonetta in Smash

Total Film

Devil May Cry anime star recalls playing the game for the first time, as he explains what makes it so special: "There's definitely a unique thing to it"

Johnny Yong Bosch, who played Nero in the games, but now voices Dante in Netflix adaptation has a lotta love for the Capcom action-adventures

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As Assassin's Creed Shadows passes 2 million players, Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya reveals "I felt bad that it was being criticized so much"

"I wonder if there's no way to make these 'normal people' equally visible in everything"

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