Kotaku: Shinji Mikami

Is Japan Excited about Wii U?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EDT

The Wii U is Nintendo's new console. You might be excited about it. You might not be. But what do Famitsu readers think? More »

Spoiler Alert: Let's Talk About the Ending of Shadows of the Damned

Mike Epstein — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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It's finally time. Welcome to the last Kotaku Game Club discussion of Shadows of the Damned. Today we're talking about Act 5, the game's ending and our final thoughts. More »

Does This Make Up for the Delay, Japan?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Shadows of the Damned is out in the West. Kotaku's Game Club has been playing it. Japan hasn't. More »

Welcome to the Game Club: Shadows of the Damned a.k.a. the Five-Week Boner Joke

Mike Epstein — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:30:00 EDT

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Howdy everyone! Welcome to the next installment of the Kotaku Game Club! Starting this week, through the month of July, we're going to play Shadows of the Damned, the third-person shooter from Resident Evil mastermind Shinji Mikami, and the crazy man behind No More Heroes, Suda 51. As with previous game club discussions, the goal of our little group isn't to review the game, judge its graphics, etc, but to explore the game's storytelling: themes in the plot, how the game's mechanics and art are used to enhance that story. More »

Shadows Of The Damned Gets Short Delay. Dammit.

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:00:00 EDT

Action game Shadows of the Damned, which is being designed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes developer Goichi Suda, is being pushed from its June 7 release date to June 21. [via GameSpot] More »

The Creator of Resident Evil Gets His Own Truly Bizarre Action Figure

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Shinji Mikami, the video game creator behind games like Resident Evil, God Hand and Vanquish, is finally getting his own action figure, now available for pre-order at the web site of Tango Gameworks, the developer's new studio. Featuring "real shaving action," 256 points of articulation and alternate zombie heads, it may be the best Shinji Mikami action figure of all time. More »

Shadows of the Damned Is A Kick To The Nuts Of Convention

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST

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It may be hard to take Shadows of the Damned's journey into the depths of Hell too seriously, when you have a disembodied ex-demon skull named Johnson—who can transform into a weapon dubbed the Boner—as your sidekick. When demonic pubic hair and eyeball-eating baby heads serve as key obstacles in this horror game, you'll find it hard not to giggle with delight. More »

Go To Hell With Shadows of the Damned This Summer

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:20:00 EST

Shinji Mikami and Goichi "Suda 51," the creators behind demon-slaying action adventure Shadows of the Damned, will bring their next adventure to consoles on June 7, EA revealed today. More »

Robot Pilots Were Ejected From Vanquish

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 EST

Sci-fi game Vanquish was originally inspired by a 1970s Japanese anime. It was also supposed to star a remote controlled robot. More »

Resident Evil Creator Grew Up In An Evil Residence

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:00:00 EST

Shinji Mikami is responsible for one of the most successful game franchises ever, horror series Resident Evil. It's not just the games that are scary. Mikami's own abusive childhood sounds horrific. More »

The Man Who Made Resident Evil Is Making His Last Game

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:40:00 EDT

The director of great video games old (Resident Evil) and new (Vanquish) is going to get out of the business of directing games after his next unannounced title. Instead, famed creator Shinji Mikami will be focusing on things more... presidential. More »

Resident Evil Creator To Develop Games For...Bethesda

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:20:00 EDT

Tango Gameworks, the new studio headed up by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, has just been bought by Zenimax Media, the firm which also owns Oblivion developers Bethesda and Doom creators id. More »

Why Dead Rising's Producer Made A Zombie Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:40:00 EDT

Keiji Inafune produced Dead Rising, which is influenced by George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. It wasn't just that classic horror flick that inspired the creation of Dead Rising. More »

Vanquish Mounts An Arsenal On Your Arm

Mike Fahey — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:20:00 EDT

When players aren't busy punching giant robots in the face in Shinji Mikami's Vanquish, they'll be blasting them to hell with every weapon they have at hand. More »

Shadows Of The Damned's First Trailer

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EDT

This is Shadows of the Damned, a new game from No More Heroes' Goichi Suda and former Capcom mastermind Shinji Mikami. It's rock n' roll meets Resident Evil. More »

First Shadows Of The Damned Screens And Concept Art

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:34:00 EDT

Shadows of the Damned is the upcoming collaboration between Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda of Grasshopper Manufacture. More »

Resident Evil Creator's New Horror Game Is Called...

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:30:00 EDT

First made public in early 2008, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda have teamed up with EA on a new game. According to Japanese game mag Famitsu, that game has a title. More »

One Day There Could Be Eyeball Controllers

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Vanquish designer Shinji Mikami via CVG. [Pic] More »

Vanquish Demo Hits PlayStation Network And Xbox Live

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:45:00 EDT

The demo for Platinum Games' upcoming third person shooter Vanquish has hit PSN and Xbox Live. You can download it. Yes, you can! More »

Americans Get Russia Fighting The US

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT

In upcoming sci-fi third-person-shooter Vanquish, Russia and the United States face off. That wasn't the original plan, though. More »

New Vanquish Trailer Likes To Play Gruff

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Do you like your action heroes gravel-voiced from chain-smoking, battle-worn and gruff? Do you dream of shooting rebellious Russian robots in space? Platinum Games' Vanquish, even without its robo-dog, might be your cup of tea. More »

The Killer Robot Dog That Almost Made It Into Vanquish

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Vanquish, Platinum Games' high-speed futuristic shooter for Sega, left some fascinating concepts on the cutting room floor. One notable deletion was protagonist Sam's best friend—a robot dog that launched missiles, provided mobile cover and more. More »

Platinum's Vanquish Goes Casual & Fully Automatic

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Bayonetta and MadWorld developer Platinum Games is making it easier to enjoy the high-speed, third-person, run and gun thrills of its shooter Vanquish. Feel like letting the game do much of the heavy lifting? "Casual Auto" is for you. More »

Guess What Inspired Vanquish's Backgrounds

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 EDT

You might be surprised. More »

Vanquish Originally An Open World Game

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Upcoming third-person shooter Vanquish is not an open world game. At one time, however, it was. More »

Vanquish Dated For North America With Preorder Arsenal

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Japan's getting Shinji MIkami's sci-fi third-person shooter Vanquish on October 21? So what! In North America we're getting it a couple of days earlier, with a trio of deadly new weapons available to those who preorder from the right store. More »

Here's What Inspired Vanquish

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Nope, not Halo. Not Gears of War. Third-person action-shooter Vanquish is drawing from something else. More »

Vanquish Ready To Subjugate This Fall

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:00:00 EDT

The upcoming action game from the folks that gave the world Bayonetta and MadWorld has a been given a release date in a recent Famitsu magazine article. Would you like to know what it is? Would you? More »

Resident Evil Creator: JRPGs Were Never Popular In The West

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EDT

In the West, new role-playing games like Mass Effect (and its sequel) have been picking up steam. There has been concern that the popularity of Japanese role-playing games are on the slide in the West. More »

Okay, Vanquish Gameplay Looks Neat But...

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EDT

A new trailer for action game Vanquish shot up the internet. The gameplay itself looks like a blast. Definitely excited to see more of this game. What am I not excited about? More »

Vanquish Gameplay Trailer Is A Disco Inferno

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:30:00 EDT

Vanquish, the upcoming shooter from Platinum Games and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, sounded like Gears of War on an acid trip. This gameplay trailer only confirms that suspicion. More »

A New Look At Vanquish, From The Creator of Resident Evil

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Are you excited yet about Vanquish, the third-person shoot 'em up from Bayonetta and Madworld studio Platinum Games? Did we mention it's from the guy who made God Hand? And did you see these new screen shots? More »

Resident Evil Creator Had Too Much Freedom For God Hand

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Cult hit God Hand was one of the last title released by Capcom's now-shuttered-subsidiary Clover Studio. Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil, designed the game. He now has regrets. More »

NSFW: Is This The Most Violent Recruitment Site In Japan?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:00:00 EDT

There are a lot of companies in The Land of the Rising Sun. The majority of them have boring recruitment sites. Not this company. More »

Resident Evil Creator Wants To Make 3D Horror Game

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Shinji Mikami, the game designer behind Resident Evil, has always had a game he's been dying to make. More »

First Screens Of Vanquish, Platinum Games' New Shooter

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST

Sega and Platinum Games have released first screens of their upcoming third-person shooter Vanquish, the new action title from Resident Evil and God Hand director Shinji Mikami. They're pretty. Bayonetta pretty. More »

Introducing "Vanquish", A New Game From The Creator Of Resident Evil

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:30:00 EST

This is Vanquish, a new game by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series. More »

Bayonetta, Madworld Makers Start Countdown To What's Next

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:40:00 EST

Now that Sega has shipped Platinum Games' infinite climax action game Bayonetta to stores, the third release from the developer after Madworld and Infinite Space, what's next for the developer? Countdown clock teasers! More »

Mikami - Resident Evil 5 will "just cause me stress"

Stuart Houghton — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

It seems like everyone in the world is waiting for Resident Evil 5. Even your mum. Even the Pope. Even The Pope's mum. More »

The Odd Couple - EA & Grasshopper or Suda 51 & Shinji Mikami

AJ Glasser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

It might seem weird that Japanese independent studio Grasshopper Manufacture is partnering up with US powerhouse publisher EA; but it seems weirder to me that wacky, artsy Suda 51 is pairing off with serious, horror-loving Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil fame. More »