Okamoto's Game Republic developing six games
Street Fighter creator and former Capcom executive's new studio is currently developing a sextet of titles.
After 19 years, famed game producer Yoshiki Okamoto (Street Fighter) left Capcom for greener pastures. In July 2003, he formed his own development studio, Game Republic. And today his company employs 143 people. In the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Okamoto has revealed that those employees are working on six new games.
Last month, Okamoto shocked the Japanese video game industry by admitting his company was developing for the next-generation Xbox. This week, he announced that Genji, which will be the first Game Republic title, will hit Japanese PlayStation 2s at the end of June.
In an interview with Famitsu, Okamoto revealed that he feels console launches offer the best opportunity for new development houses to establish themselves. The article implies that this is why Okamoto decided to leave Capcom in 2003, at about the same time the publisher was beginning to consider the next generation of consoles.
Besides the Genji announcement, previous statements by Okamoto revealed that Game Republic is currently working on at least two other next-generation Xbox games, one of which will take advantage of Xbox Live. This means Game Republic still has three unrevealed games up its sleeve.
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