{
  "id": 12177002,
  "title": "Bayonetta’s Return Sounds Imminent as Platinum Reveals Desire to ‘Further Develop the Character’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bayonettas-return-sounds-imminent-as-platinum-reveals-desire-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:14:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/bayonetta-return-platinumgames-ceo-tease/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PlatinumGames is interested in continuing the Bayonetta series. The studio's CEO, Atsushi Inaba, expressed a desire to \"further develop the character\" of Bayonetta and expand her world.\n\nBayonetta last appeared in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, a prequel released in 2023. According to IGN, several key staff members have left PlatinumGames, including the original game director Hideki Kamiya and other notable developers.\n\nThe Bayonetta series is co-owned by Sega and Nintendo, which published the first and second games respectively. While Inaba couldn't announce any plans, he suggested that fans should look forward to seeing what's next for the character.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/we-have-a-strong-desire-to-further-develop-the-character-of-bayonetta",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:29:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}