Overview

• Lightspeed Japan Studio announced a new Osaka branch as it ramps production on an unannounced next‑generation, cross‑platform AAA action game.
• The studio confirmed three senior hires from Capcom: narrative lead Toshihiro Nakagawa (Bingo Morihashi), art director Daigo Ikeno, and illustrator Gouda Cheese (Bengus).
• Itsuno said roughly a third of the approximately 40‑person team previously worked at Capcom, reflecting a broader migration of veteran talent.
• In interviews, Itsuno described the project as bringing together the best of Devil May Cry, Dragon’s Dogma, and Rival Schools influences, and emphasized it will not be a Soulslike.
• After more than 30 years at Capcom, Itsuno said he left to avoid spending his remaining career on sequels, and the studio remains actively hiring in Tokyo and Osaka with no release window disclosed.