"Dragon's Dogma 2" Director Announces New Project Development and Recruiting Game Talent

Hideaki Itsuno, known for leading the development of critically acclaimed games such as Devil May Cry 5 and Dragon's Dogma 2, has announced his work on his next project on his personal "X" social media account Already unfolded! In addition to announcing that a new game is in development, Itsuno's tweet also served as a job posting, stating outright that Photon Japan Studio is actively looking for new developers to work on the project.

Itsuno Hideaki said: "A new project has been launched, and we will do our best to announce it to everyone as soon as possible. We are also looking for talents to join us and jointly develop this game!"

Hideaki Itsuno announced his departure from Capcom in August 2024, when he revealed that he would develop a new game in a "new environment." Hideaki Itsuno has worked at Capcom for more than 30 years and participated in many important projects, including the "Dragon's Dogma" series, "Devil May Cry 3" and so on.

Morning In November last year, he announced that he would join Tencent’s Photon Japan Studio. While development on the new project may have begun, Hideaki Itsuno has yet to make any official announcement revealing details about the game.