Resident Evil Director, Hi-Fi Rush Producer Shinji Mikami has Seemingly Started Another New Studio

Shinji Mikami has seemingly started his own studio called Kamuy Inc. Mikami left Tango Gameworks back in February 2023, a studio he founded in 2010.

This info comes from the official website for Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. Under the “Creators” tab, an image of Mikami is shown alongside a short biography. The last sentence of it reads, “After leaving Tango Gameworks, he established KAMUY Inc.”

Mikami has not officially revealed what his next plans are following his departure from Tango Gameworks. However, he teased his return to game development back in October 2023, stating that his non-compete clause had ended.

Mikami first gained prominence in the video game industry while at Capcom, where he was the director for the original Resident Evil in 1996. He directed a number of other games during his stint at Capcom (including Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 4, and God Hand) and was producer for a string of other Resident Evil games, the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series, and the original Devil May Cry. Between leaving Capcom and founding Tango Gameworks, Mikami also directed Vanquish for PlatinumGames.

As the founder of Tango Gameworks, he directed The Evil Within, as well as produced The Evil Within 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Hi-Fi Rush.

Mikami was the creative producer for Shadows of the Damned, which was released in 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The remaster, officially titled Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, is set to launch later in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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