Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Launches New Studio Unbound to Build Original AAA Games
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has officially launched Unbound, a new independent studio developing original AAA games for PC and modern consoles alongside veteran producer Masato Kimura.
Legendary game director Shinji Mikami is officially back in action. Following his departure from Bethesda and Tango Gameworks in 2023, Mikami has launched a brand new independent studio named Unbound. According to the studio's official website and recent reports from VGC, the team was quietly established in late 2022 and currently sits at around 50 employees, with ambitions to scale up to roughly 150 developers. Mikami is serving as the representative director for the new venture.
Unbound is not just aiming for indie-scale passion projects. The studio's corporate philosophy highlights plans to develop high-end consumer games, explicitly targeting original AAA titles for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S alongside smaller, challenging releases. Joining Mikami in this new chapter is fellow industry veteran Masato Kimura, who previously produced Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush while collaborating with Mikami on classics like Devil May Cry and Resident Evil. Kimura has noted that the team is targeting AAA production quality combined with focused, rich gameplay experiences that lean heavily into total player immersion.
This new chapter comes after a turbulent period for Mikami's legacy, which included the shock closure and subsequent rescue of Tango Gameworks by Microsoft and Krafton. Mikami previously admitted he thought Tango was entirely safe as long as they kept producing hits like Hi-Fi Rush. Now, with Unbound, Mikami has total creative freedom to build something entirely fresh. As the studio actively recruits through its new careers page, players across PC and modern consoles can officially start looking forward to whatever twisted, innovative ideas the mastermind behind survival horror is cooking up next. Original reporting and further details can be found at Eurogamer.
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Original article: Eurogamer