FROM SOFTWARE的总裁宫崎英高最喜欢的游戏都在桌游上面。而他自己也是非常希望能制作一款桌游---虽然他已经被告知不允许做了。“如果我有机会做黑暗之魂桌游的话,我一定要做卡牌游戏或者桌面角色扮演。可是FROM SOFTWARE前总裁已经明确的和我说过了,除非我退休,不然不要做这些东西。我自己是非常乐意看到《黑暗之魂》这个品牌出现在不同的领域的。我自己可能是没机会做了,但是如果这个品牌能够交给可靠的公司去做也是不错的。”
Hello, everyone. Ten years have passed since PlatinumGames was founded in 2006!
Even though our company was founded by a group of people with a decent amount of experience in the video game industry, our name recognition in the beginning was obviously nonexistent. We weren’t really in the position to make a big fanfare about establishing our company, either. I distinctly remember setting sail quietly, without really being noticed by consumers. But our goal right from the start was to create high-quality video games, and we’ve been working towards that goal ever since.
We released our first title in 2009. We used the publicity for that product to introduce ourselves to the world, and by the time the game was on shelves, we’d finally managed to establish a clear profile as a company. I strongly feel that we are still able to take our straightforward stance towards game development today thanks to a decade of support from the many fans who play our games. I am very grateful to all of you for this support.
In recent years, perhaps slightly presumptuously, we’ve adopted the slogan “Taking on the World as the Representative of Japan.” Japan used to lead the worldwide video game industry, but we can’t help but feel that it has lost some of its vitality in recent years. Yet we are using this state of affairs to motivate and inspire ourselves. If there is any conclusion that can be gleaned from this statement, it’s that we are dependent on the continued support of our fans. We will keep up our fighting stance. We will keep working hard to bring even more high-quality entertainment to all our fans all over the globe.
PlatinumGames has a bright, shining future ahead of itself, and we hope you’ll come along with us to see it.
Tatsuya Minami - President and CEO, PlatinumGames Inc.
SEGA Europe are thrilled to announce that PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter Vanquish will launch for PC, on Steam, on Thursday 25th May, 2017 having undergone SEGA’s renowned best practice conversion treatment.
Pre-order Vanquish on Steam and other SEGA approved retailers to receive the Digital Deluxe Edition which includes a 5 track soundtrack sampler, character and enemy avatars, art book and exclusive wallpapers. Fans who already own Bayonetta™ on Steam or purchase it before 25th May, 2017 will automatically get 25% off when they pre-order Vanquish. However, you only have until the 25th May, 2017 to secure the Digital Deluxe Edition via pre-ordering before it reverts to the Standard Edition.
Directed by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series, Vanquish is a sci-fi shooter of epic proportion. Take control of DARPA operative Sam Gideon, who has been assigned a mission to battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons. Vanquish boasts fluid and frenetic combat, spectacular melee moves, and intense speed, wrapped in a gripping story. Vanquish is the latest best practice conversion from SEGA, and features a host of PC optimised options, including an unlocked framerate, 4k resolution support, extensive graphics options and full keyboard and mouse support.
“It was great to see the positive response from our community to the Bayonetta PC launch last month, and we are pleased that we are in a position to be able to announce Vanquish, another of our highly requested back catalogue titles,” said John Clark, Senior Vice President of Commercial Publishing for SEGA Europe. “There’s more to come from SEGA in this space, so stay tuned for further announcements.”
Adding to the growing list of best practice conversions from SEGA’s back catalogue, Vanquish joins Bayonetta, Typing of the Dead, Valkyria Chronicles and the SEGA Mega Drive Classics Collection. Keep up to date with all the latest SEGA news on Facebook facebook.com/Sega and Twitter twitter.com/SEGA.
Features
• Fast, fluid and frenetic combat – Platinum Games bring their signature action mechanics to the shooter genre: boosting, evading, Augmented Reaction mode, and more
• Kinetic melee moves – unique offensive and defensive moves that vary with your loadout
• Deadly firepower – command a vast arsenal of high-tech weapons, including all DLC weapons
• Legions of enemies – a huge variety of enemies to take down, from robot grunts to epic giant boss battles, all with smart AI
• Spectacular environments – fight your way through SC-01 Providence space colony, high-tech sci-fi battleground of the future
• Challenge and competition – race to the top of the online leaderboards with a rewarding scoring system and multiple difficulty modes that ensure challenging replayability
• Full Steam Support – Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud Save, Trading Cards, and Big Picture Mode
• Unlocked resolutions – play at 4K and beyond
• Unlocked framerates – push it as far as your rig will take you; PC gaming at its most liberating
• Enhanced PC graphical options – anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, SSAO lighting, scalable texture and shadow quality, post-processing effects and more
• Full EFIGS + Japanese support – voice overs, subtitles, and game menus in any language combination
After posting what was seemingly a tease for Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2‘s appearance on Switch, Platinum Games has posted another artwork to its newly launched Japanese Twitter account today showing 3D-modeled em>The Wonderful 101 characters playing (what appears to be The Wonderful 101) on Switch.
The Wonderful 101 is a Wii U game developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. A Switch version or sequel has not been announced by either company.
World of Demons Gameplay Trailer ~ PlatinumGames' First Mobile Game
Platinum Games has released a new gameplay trailer for World of Demons, its April-announced samurai action game for smartphones under publisher DeNA.
Here is a brief overview of the game, via DeNA:
World of Demons takes place in a fantastical interpretation of medieval Japan in which the demonic Oni have taken over the human world. The previously docile Yokai, monsters from Japanese folklore, have been corrupted by the Oni and have begun attacking humans as well. Only brave Samurai dare to stand up to the threat of the Oni.
World of Demons is due out for iOS and Android devices this summer.