Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Creator, Juro Watari, leaves SEGA

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On creator, Juro Watari, recently made an announcement on his personal Twitter that he has resigned his position at SEGA by the end of February and said that he is grateful of everyone who took care of him during his time at the company and offers his sincerest appreciation. In the next set of tweets, Watari-san said that his future is unclear and hopes that he could find a new workspace with an interesting theme that he can pour his heart into with guidance and encouragement. As a final supplement, Watari-san said that there were not any troubles that led to his resignation.

As for the future of the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On series, Watari-san said,

“I imagine many of you may be worried about, ‘What happens to Virtual-On?’ While I’m sorry to say that I don’t have an answer for you right now, if there are any developments at SEGA in the future, I would like to watch with anticipation how it plays out alongside everyone.”

If you are curious to check out Cyber Troopers Virtual-On series, you can checkout the first game on Yakuza Kiwami 2 which is now available for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Steam as well as Cyber Trooper Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram on Xbox Live Marketplace.

[Sources: Gematsu, Game Talk]

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MadWorld director leaves Platinum Games

Shigenori Nishikawa, director for the Wii exclusive MadWorld has left Platinum Games. The reason for his departure is unknown.

Though, he did not go that far away, he joined TANGO, Shinji Mikami’s studio. Seems that Platinum Games staff might be split with TANGO in the future? Who knows, but SEGA should try to work a publishing deal with them as well.

[Source: PGFaction]