Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno launched one of 2019’s most critically-acclaimed games inDevil May Cry 5, but he’s also well known for his work onDragon’s Dogma. Itsuno’s work speaks for itself, and it’s really no surprise fans are excited to see what’s next from the acclaimed game director. While details on Itsuno’s next project have yet to be made public, he has hinted at it in a New Year’s post.
Itsuno tweeted out “Happy new year!” while promotingDevil May Cry 5: Special Edition, encouraging fans to play the game on “new hardware” if they were able to get themselves a PS5 or Xbox Series X. Meanwhile, Itsuno encouraged those that can’t playDevil May Cry 5: Special Editionto try theVergil DLC, which is available for the last-generation version of the extreme combat action game.
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Itsuno then capped off the tweet by acknowledging his “new project” which he described as “under construction” and “on track.” Itsuno noted that his next project is “still a long way off,” but encouraged fans to stay tuned for the announcement. Whether or not this meansItsuno’s next gamewill be announced in 2021 is hard to say, but fans should keep an eye out in the months ahead.
It’s also unclear exactly what Itsuno’s next game will be. The running theory is that Itsuno’s next project will be none other thanDragon’s Dogma 2, which he apparently was given permission to do after directingDevil May Cry 5. If so, theDragon’s Dogma 2release dateis expected to be some point in the middle of 2022, so an announcement in 2021 would make sense. Perhaps it will be featured at E3 this year, assuming the big gaming event even happens.
WhileDragon’s Dogma 2is just a rumor at this stage, the rumor stems from a very credible source. Unfortunately for Capcom, the company was thevictim of a ransomware attackthat saw many of its future projects leaked online. One such project wasDragon’s Dogma 2, which is how fans already know about the planned 2022 release date.
Of course, it’s always possible that Itsuno is working on something else and Capcom has assigned others to work onDragon’s Dogma 2, though that seems unlikely. Quite a few other Capcom gaming projects were leaked by the ransomware attackers, including aslew of newResident Eviltitles, so who knows what Itsuno is making. Fans of Itsuno’s work will just need to standby for more information on that front.
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