Hoping to move away from "casual" game development, former Astro Bot, Bloodborne, and Demon's Souls producer launches new "world-class" studio

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Following his work at 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sony's Japan Studio on some of the most beloved 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware titleꦫs, including Bloodborne and Demon's Souls, producer Teruyuki Toriyama has founded his 🐼own company.

Sirius Studio, as the new game company is called, was formed by Toriyama and Sega veteran Hideki Irie alongside a few other industry veterans with histories at AAA developers, such as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Capcom. Standing as a wholly owned subsidiary of GZ Group, as reported by , the studio's focus will largely be dedicated to the production of console and VR🍃/XR games, but will include PC and mobile game development, too.

in a recent interview. He hopes to produce bigger projects with his company, with "a philosophy of creating a world-class development studio." The confirms as much, outlining that very same plan to cement the company as a "world-class" name.

Although GZ itself leans more into the PC and mobile side of the gaming world, Sirius will be more strictly console and VR-oriented, with an aim to globally release any developed titles at the studio. Toriyama's company currently boasts 20 members, each with experience in AA and/or AAA game development, with plans for further expansion. There's no telling what the future holds for Sirius just yet, but it certainly sounds big.

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Anna Koselke
Staff Writer

After spending years with her head in various💜 fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentence🀅s, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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