Platinum Games Announces Latest Project 'Vanquish'

Still working hard after Bayonetta's large success, Platinum Games has recently revealed the trailer for their next big title. Being developed by the creative minds of Shinji Mikami (the creator of Resident Evil) and Atsushi Inaba (producer of Okemi) there's definitely a huge amount of potential for the game. More »

Patch Released For PS3 Bayonetta, Helps Reduce Load Times

There's been no secret made about the fact that Bayonetta performs better on the Xbox 360, but it looks like steps are being taken to address that fact, as a new patch has been released for the PlayStation 3 version of the game. More »

Bayonetta Review

After leaving Capcom following over 10 years of service, Hideki Kamiya, director of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry and Okami, decided to start up a new company, Platinum Games. His new game, Bayonetta, is a collaboration with Sega and is a game in a similar ilk to Devil May Cry, but with a few notable differences. One, the main character is a sultry female and not a man with white hair. Two, the main character can perform 'Torture Attacks', which allow the players to execute opponents in rather painful ways, like using iron maidens. It all makes for a frantic, action-packed ride, full of angels, witches and lollipops. More »

Sega Announces Bayonetta Demo Date for PSN and Xbox Live

Sega of America and Sega Europe have announced that Bayonetta for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will have a demo on PSN and Xbox Live on December 3rd. Gary Knight, European Marketing Director of SEGA Europe, spoke about Bayonetta's hype,

Developer Platinum Games has delivered a true masterpiece. The recent perfect review scores in such highly respected magazines as Weekly Famitsu and EDGE show the sheer quality of this title. We firmly believe that BAYONETTA will go on to become one of the all-time benchmarks in action gaming.

The perfect scores Knight notes are in fact a 10/10 from Edge magazine in the UK, and a 40/40 from Famitsu magazine in Japan. Both publications have given less than 13 perfect scores in their respective histories. More »

Bayonetta For PS3 Doubles Xbox 360 Sales

Bayonetta's first day Japanese sales numbers are in, and the PS3 version has outsold the Xbox 360 version by a margin of 2-to-1. Bayonetta for the PS3 sold 93,000 copies, while the Xbox 360 version sold 45,000 copies. More »

Sega Announce Bayonetta Western Release Date

Bayonetta was released a few days ago in Japan and it received rave reviews from the Japanese media, even gaining a perfect score from Famitsu magazine. However, the Western release was only listen as January 2010 - something which has now changed. More »

Bayonetta Revelations: Chapter 1

Bayonetta, a game developed by Platinum Games, has often been compared to Devil May Cry - not surprising considering the person who envisioned Bayonetta also started that franchise. However, while the gameplay is reminiscent of several other games the actual interpretation is far more unique. Some of this has been addressed in the latest developer diary to surface on the internet. More »

Bayonetta Hands On Preview

It's safe to say that Bayonetta is a rather interesting prospect. Developed by the team that originally came up with Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, there's a certain level of expectation about what this title can achieve. From the looks of things, Platinum Games, the developers of the title, seem to be taking it all in their stride. More »

No DLC Planned For Bayonetta

Downloadable content is a very prevalent commodity in this console generation, and many developers/publishers have used it to enhance gaming experiences post launch. More »

Bayonetta Delayed For Business Reasons

Bayonetta is SEGA's upcoming 3rd Person Action title, and it's being released in Japan during October. It was initially thought that it would follow shortly after in the West, but last week it was announced that it would be delayed until 2010. More »

Hashimoto: We Welcome Devil May Cry Comparisons

Bayonetta is an upcoming third-person action game that's being published by SEGA. However, the producer on the project, Yusuke Hashimoto has a history with Capcom and he is aware that his development team were responsible for the Devil May Cry franchise. More »

Bayonetta: Devil May Cry With A Female Touch

Bayonetta is the newest game from Platinum Games, the studio known for the ultra-violent Wii game Madworld. Hideki Kamiya, the creative mind behind the Devil May Cry franchise, is directing Bayonetta. Both forces have came together to bring us a game that feels familiar to fans of Devil May Cry, but branches off onto its own path. More »