Former Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma Director Hideaki Itsuno announced as head of brand new AAA Japanese studio: Lightspeed

The Director left Capcom earlier this year after more than 30 years with the Studio

Legendary Game Director Hideaki Itsuno was announced as the head of brand new Japanese studio: Lightspeed, in a statement released on the companies website earlier today. The new studio's President Jerry Chen said: " It is our great honour to have Hideaki Itsuno join Lightspeed... The establishment of Lightspeed Japan Studio is a significant step in LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS' expansion and demonstrates our commitment to bringing the best possible game to our players"

Itsuno himself also added: " joining LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is an exciting new chapter for me. With Lightspeed's strong development capability and global network, I look forward to creating original AAA action titles together with the amazing team".

The Director stated that he looked forward to creating games in a new environment following his departure from Capcom and it seems like he has found his new home to do just that.