NieR: Automata game designer and Astral Chain director confirms he has left PlatinumGames

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NieR: Automata game designer and Astral Chain director confirms he has left PlatinumGames

We've known for several months now that PlatinumGames has been hit by a veritable exodus of its talent. In the recent weeks, several project managers have left the company.

Today, it's the turn of Takahisa Taura, director of Astral Chain and game designer of NieR: Automata, to make his departure from PlatinumGames official. He announced to Famitsu the creation of his own company called Eel Game Studio. Taura has declined to comment further for the time being.

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