Hideaki Istuno is head of Lightspeed Japan Studio.
Hideaki Istuno is head of Lightspeed Japan Studio.
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Lightspeed Studios launches new Japan game dev studio led by Hideaki Itsuno

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Lightspeed Studios, a division of Tencent, said that it has established Lightspeed Japan Studio, a new game development studio headed by game director Hideaki Itsuno.

The studio will be focused on the development of original triple-A action game titles, marking a major step in Lightspeed Studios’ global expansion. The new studio will have offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.