Koji Igarashi

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon does a lot to remind players of Castlevania.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is authentic (frustrating) Castlevania action

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 29, 2018
3 min

In a surprise May 12 announcement, former Castlevania director Koji Igarashi announced the imminent release of an 8-bit-style prequel to his crowdfunded Bloodstained: Ritual...

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The 8-bit spinoff of a game that hasn't come out yet.

Ex-Castlevania boss launches 8-bit Bloodstained precursor

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 12, 2018
1 min

While Konami is making a Castlevania for mobile, one of the company’s former producers is resurrecting the spirit of the Dracula-killing franchise in a...

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1 min

Bloodstained is an old-fashioned ritualistic 2D horror fighting game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 9, 2017
2 min

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a pretty old-fashioned game, with 2D side-scrolling, a heroine with a large bosom and a mini skirt, grunting that...

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Castlevania turns 30 as the grave begins to swallow the classic series

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 27, 2016
4 min

What a terrible night to have an anniversary. Castlevania, the series of gothic-themed action games, is now 30 years old. The original Castlevania came...

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4 min

GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best showfloor booth boy with a whip and cowboy hat

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 22, 2016
2 min

Most demos you get at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles are from highly trained public-relations staffers, but occasionally someone really...

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With $4.2M raised, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is Kickstarter’s most funded video game

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 11, 2015
1 min

Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi's project still has two days to run.

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Castlevania director Koji Igarashi exits Konami — the latest high-profile developer to step away from long-time gig

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 17, 2014
3 min

Igarashi is starting his own studio to make the games his fans want, which is similar to what developers like Mega Man creator Kenji Inafune have done.

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