Chalk this up as Japanese developer minutia, but Keiji Inafune, creator of Dead Rising and Onimusha, pulled a muscle in his calf while playing tennis. Recovery will take a month. [Keiji Inafune だぜ！！]
Keiji Inafune gave us Mega Man, one of gaming’s immortal heroes and mascot for Japanese publisher Capcom. But then Inafune had a seemingly tense break with his longtime employer over creative differences. News of his new companies Comcept and Intercept followed his departure and the first new game from Inafune just went live for iOS and Android in Japan. More »
Keiji Inafune split from Capcom about a year ago, clearly burned out — at one point he said he “hated” his job. However, he still was committed to finishing the 3DS game Mega Man Legends 3, whose cancellation set off a firestorm of anger this summer. Inafune threw more gasoline on the blaze when he suggested that Capcom turned down his offer to finish the game under contract. More »
Turn off your computer sound. Right now. This clip’s audio quality (and picture quality) is horrid. However, it does show off a special attack, the likes of which gaming has never seen. More »
Former Capcom developer Keiji Inafune said recently at Ritsumeikan University that there was a time his old studio had a rule that 70 or 80 percent of games were sequels and the rest new games. New games weren’t usually approved—something Inafune hinted to Kotaku in 2006 when he said Capcom rejected both Dead Rising and Lost Planet. ใใกใ้] More »
