Koji Igarashi Archives

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Announces New Playable Character
He can explore the castle with his hook chain, to deal with the various platformer mechanics of the game. Developer Koji Igarashi and publisher 505 Games also teased a third playable character for the game, which will be revealed soon Possibly during E3 next week. Unfortunately, due to logisitical difficulties, Bloodstained won't be publicly available in Japan on June[...]
Bloodstained
Koji Igarashi's successfully Kickstarted spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night released some gameplay footage for the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Developed by ArtPlay, DICO, and WayForward Technologies, the game is an obvious callback to the Castlevania series made with modern technology So the game utilizes heavily stylized 3D grahpics, the controls are[...]
8-Bit Spinoff 'Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon' Announced at Bitsummit
This will be a spin-off of Koji Igarashi's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night In fact, the 8-bit title is part of the Bloodstained Kickstarter campaign's stretch goals. Curse of the Moon is a nostalgic 8-bit game designed to evoke memories of the Castelvania And considering Konami's lack of any new Castlevania games that aren't on mobile, it'll likely be the closest[...]
Bloodstained
Game producer Koji Igarashi has had a few interviews in recent weeks touching on his current project Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night The game is a throwback to classic Castlevania games like Symphony of the Night, which also seems to include the game's title Now that the Kickstarter campaign is finished, Igarashi has been doing the usual press circuit, and[...]
Castlevania Successor Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Has Been Pushed To 2018
There was a lot of excitement when Catlevania: Symphony of the Night developer Koji Igarashi kickstarted Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night last year. Understandably so too, as the original inspiration is a loft many 'best game of all time' lists. However, we got some bad news today about the game During a new developer update, it was announced that[...]
Get A Peek Into How Bloodstained Is Shaping Up Right Here
Koji Igarashi's successfully Kickstarted, spiritual successor to his Castlevania games, Bloodstained is slowly making progress The development has been quite open, with updates about what is happening coming often enough. In this new update on development, you'll even get a look at the game in motion…albeit, not with much in it It's just the skeleton of a[...]
Castlevania Designer Creates A Mad Level In Mario Maker
Koji Igarashi is a man who was once synonymous with Castlevania He was one of the guiding hands on Symphony of the Night and before leaving Konami, it very much felt like his series Right now he is off on Kickstarter adventures with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which did pretty well for itself. So what happens[...]
Bloodstained Finished Its KickStarter Campaign Reaching Over $5.5 Million
Yesterday I brought you news that Koji Igarashi, Catslevania: Symphony of the Night creator's new game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night had become the most successful video game Kickstarter in history It's a huge achievement and shows that the desire for 2D Castlevania type games is very much alive. Well, the Kickstarter's campaign has now ended and reached[...]
Bloodstained Has Become The Most Successful Video Game Ever On Kickstarter
Bloodstained:  Ritual of the Night is Koji Igarashi's spiritual successor to the PlayStation 1 classic, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night The game hit Kickstarter last month, and has proven to be astronomically successful.  In fact, it has just become the most successful single video game ever on KickStarter with four hours still to run[...]
Watch Symphony Of The Night Creator's New Game In Action As He Designs It
That was confirmed when its creator Koji Igarashi announced a new game that existed in a similar vain called Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night It blew up and the game was funded in less than 24 hours. Well, here is the first look at it in action, although it is second hand This development update shows Igarashi[...]
Sweet Release! Sunset Overdrive, Lords Of The Fallen, Castlevania VC, Assassin's Creed Collection, TMNT: Danger Of The Ooze, Freedom Wars, WWE 2K15, NBA Live 15
 Unfortunately he's the only hope against the onslaught of the old gods and their demonic army who've returned after a millennia to conquer the land.  Choose from warrior, paladin, and rogue classes with unique fighting styles and weaponry and tackle the games combat system that focuses on dueling enemies with careful and paced combat.  The[...]
A Beautiful Symphony: A Tribute To Castlevania's Koji Igarashi
By Jared Cornelius I like to talk about classic and legacy games a lot.  I often find myself wearing the rose colored glasses of nostalgia when thinking back on games, cartoons, and comics I thought were great as a kid.  As an adult I can see how many of the things I liked as a child and teenager[...]