Ninja Gaiden 4: The Two Masters DLC launches March 4 with new weapons and challenge modeNinja Gaiden 4: The Two Masters DLC launches March 4, adding three story chapters, new enemies, weapons for Ryu and Yakumo, and Abyssal Road challenge mode.Belmin KopicFEBRUARY 25
Ninja Gaiden 4: The Two Masters DLC Announced, Brings New Story, Weapons, and Challenges in Early 2026Team Ninja has announced Ninja Gaiden 4: The Two Masters, a major DLC expansion that will bring new weapons, mechanics, and story content in early 2026.Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 6
Ninja Gaiden 4 Reveals Extensive Difficulty Details and Hero Mode Coming October 21Team Ninja and PlatinumGames detail the upcoming sequel's approach to difficulty scaling, introducing newcomer-friendly options while maintaining the series' brutal reputation.Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 26
Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving Platinum GamesPlatinum Games have today announced that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving the studio on October 12, 2023, to pursue other opportunities. Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 25
Xbox and Platinum Games are working on bringing back Scalebound, it's claimedScalebound is not dead according to the latest rumours. Apparently, Microsoft and Platinum are discussing reviving this cancelled Xbox exclusive.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 15
Rumour: Platinum Games approach Microsoft to fund their next gamePlatinum Games have reportedly approached Xbox to publish and finance their next big game. Semir OmerovicJULY 18
Babylon's Fall had a miserable launch on Steam, peaking at 650 concurrent playersPlatinum Games' latest title doesn't seem to be attracting enough players at launch, at least not on the PC platform. Semir OmerovicMARCH 4
Platinum Games' Hideki Kamiya wants to revive Scalebound: "Phil, let's do it!"Hideki Kamiya and Platinum Games seem pretty interesting in reviving Xbox exclusive Scalebound. Semir OmerovicFEBRUARY 8
Square Enix list ten changes they've made to Babylon's Fall based on player feedbackBabylon's Fall development team made some pretty significant improvements to the graphics as well as gameplay systems and multiplayer.Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 15
Bayonetta 3 gets a new trailer and a fresh voice actressClosing out last night's packed Nintendo Direct presentation was a new trailer for Bayonetta 3. The action on show was impeccable but the fans did notice one significant change.SEPTEMBER 24
Bayonetta voice actress may not be returning to the franchiseBayonetta 3 is currently in development at Platinum Games. Hellena Taylor, the English voice artist for Bayonetta since the first game shared on Twitter that she may not return to the role.SEPTEMBER 13
Nier Automata Steam patch adds Fidelity FX CAS, improves frame-rate and moreNier Automata is getting a PC patch on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The patch is set to introduce a bunch of improvements and fixes including a Fidelity FX CAS implementation.Semir OmerovicJULY 13
Babylon's Fall closed beta appears on SteamDBPlatinumGames' action RPG Babylon's Fall has appeared on SteamDB with a closed beta client which could suggest that the game is having an appearance at this year's E3 show.Semir OmerovicJUNE 2
NieR: Reincarnation trailer shows off in-game world and some combatNieR: Reincarnation, an upcoming mobile instalment of NieR, has received a 2-minute trailer that shows off the in-game world and some combat as well.JULY 13
Bayonetta developer still unimpressed by PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X leapAfter commenting on how PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are just "more of the same" , Atsushi Inaba received plenty of, ahem, feedback. While he didn't change his stance, he did say he should've phrased it differently.MAY 25
Platinum Games provide update on Bayonetta 3 developmentPlatinum Games have reassured fans that Bayonetta 3 is still pretty much on the way. The game is not cancelled and you should take any concerns you have and throw them out the window immediately, they confirmed.Semir OmerovicMAY 22
Platinum Games secure a capital investment from TencentKenichi Sato, Platinum Games President and CEO, announced that the developer studio has partnered up with the Chinese conglomerate - Tencent. The capital secured via the partnership will accelerate Platinum's self-publishing plans.JANUARY 7
Babylon's Fall to reunite Nier: Automata duo Platinum and Square EnixWell, we guess there's no sense in quitting while you're on a roll and if Platinum Games' track record with Square Enix is anything to go by, then Babylon's Fall surely has a bright future. The two now debuted the game's trailer on Sony's State of Play stream.DECEMBER 10
Bayonetta and Vanquish - 10th Anniversary bundle pre-orders liveBayonetta and Sam Gideon are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a special bundle. The games have been remastered and run on 4K. Platinum Games also teamed up with artist Dan Dussault in order to deliver brand-new key art for both titles. The bundle is available in physical and digital form.DECEMBER 9
Microsoft and Platinum split, Scalebound diesAfter boiling around in development hell for a while, Scalebound is officially a no-go with Microsoft. There's little word on whether Platinum will be taking the intellectual property with them, but chances look quite slim so far.JUNE 17
NieR: Automata passes 4 million in salesSquare Enix have posted their financial results for the fiscal year ended on 31 March 2019, and they revealed that Platinum Games' action RPG has thus far surpassed 4 million copies sold, half a million of which came in 2019 alone.MAY 14
Scalebound dev says both sides failedAtsushi Inaba, head of Platinum Games, recently said how it made him sad to see Microsoft catch all the flak for the cancellation of Scalebound, the studio's dragonesque action-RPG, insisting both sides failed in what they set out to do.MAY 8
Nier: Automata GOTY edition announcedSquare Enix officially revealed the Game of the YoRHa Edition of the critically acclaimed action RPG Nier: Automata. The game will re-release on 23 February 2019 in Japan and release for North America and Europe will come at later date.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 11
NieR: Automata -north of 2 million units soldSquare Enix announced today that worldwide shipment and digital sales of NieR:Automata, have exceeded two million units. A DLC pack for the game is available now. NieR:Automata is on sale via Steam and PlayStation Store until next week.SEPTEMBER 21