The team, known for games such as Vanquish, Bayonetta, and Wonderful 101, loses one important person.

PlatinumGames‘ creative producer, Jean Pierre Kellams announced in an Instagram post that he is leaving the company. „15 years ago, I came to Japan to fulfill my childhood dream of making games with my heroes. No matter how hard the day, I always walked into the office in awe of the creativity around me, and with the joy that working with each and every one of my coworkers brought me. It is hard to say goodbye to them, to Platinum Games, and to Japan. Yet, embracing new challenges is part of my DNA, and after almost 10 years of working with the team (more with my Capcom / Clover days), it is time to move on to new challenges that I’m excited to share soon. I’ll be forever grateful to all people who have touched this journey, because they’ve shaped who I am. Platinum maintains its luster forever,” JP Kellams wrote.

Kellams was formerly the writer of Vanquish, as well as participating in the English localization of many PlatinumGames titles, including Bayonetta. He was also the creative producer of Scalebound until its cancellation in January. Best of luck to him.