Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Resident Evil 4, Killer7, Devil May Cry 4) leaves Capcom for the Chinese of NetEase

At Capcom for nearly 26 years, Hiroyuki Kobayashi is one of Japan's most popular producers. But in a tweet posted last night, the man announced his departure for a new company: NetEase. As explained in his message, his departure took place on March 31, at the end of the fiscal year in the video game company, and he is still waiting a little before detailing his plans within his new Chinese employers. . We imagine that he will be responsible for major projects within NetEase Games, with no doubt a position at least as important. If Hiroyuki Kobayashi started as a programmer at Capcom for the first and second Resident Evil, he quickly moved on to the position of producer. He is the man behind the more action turn of Resident Evil 4 with the choice of the camera close to the shoulder, or the one who defended the Killer7 project with Suda51 as Game Director, a game that crashed commercially but which has made it possible to gain acclaim for creativity. We also owe him other titles such as Devil May Cry 4 (we interviewed him at the time), PN 03, Dino Crisis, Sengoku Basara and the less successful Resident Evil 6. t is today, Friday August 12, the date of his 50th birthday that he decided to formalize his entry into NetEase. 

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— Hiroyuki Kobayashi (@HiroKobaP) 12 août 2022