gz announced the opening of Sirius Studio, a new game development studio led by former SEGA, PlatinumGames, Capcom, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio staff, including former Bloodborne producer Teruyuki Toriyama.
Sirius Studio will work on console and PC games, along with virtual reality and extended reality games. The company’s goal involves “creating games that light up the hearts of players” as a “world-class development studio.”
The studio includes the founding staff members below, via Gematsu:
Teruyuki Toriyama
Tomohiro Suzuki
Hideki Irie
- Executive vice president and executive producer Hideki Irie
- Former: SEGA Networks, SEGA, and PlatinumGames
- Company director, chief product officer, and general producer Teruyuki Toriyama
- Thirdverse producer credits: Soul Covenant
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio producer credits: Demon’s Souls (2020), Deracine, ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission, Bloodborne and “The Old Hunters” DLC, Soul Sacrifice Delta, and Soul Sacrifice
- President Tomohiro Suzuki
- Current president and representative director of gz
- Executive officer and producer Koh Okamura
- Credits: Soul Covenant, DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate, IA/VT Colorful, Soul Sacrifice Delta, Soul Sacrifice, The Last Story, Blue Dragon, Blinx 2: Battle of Time & Space, Choro Q HG 3, Choro Q HG 2, and Godzilla Generations
- Executive officer / producer Tsubasa Miyamoto
- Credits: Soul Covenant, Altair Breaker, Resident Evil 7: biohazard (PS4), Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the Xbox and PC ports of Yakuza Kiwami through Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Resident Evil 2 (PS4), Resident Evil Revelations 2 (PS4), Deep Down, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies.
