gz establishes Sirius Studio with former JAPAN Studio producer Teruyuki Toriyama

gz has announced the establishment of Sirius Studio, a new game development studio headquartered in Tokyo, made up of various notable staff including former Sony Interactive Entertainment JAPAN Studio producer Teruyuki Toriyama. It will work on console and PC, virtual reality, and extended reality games with the goal of “creating games that light up the hearts of players” and becoming a “world-class development studio” whose works are recognized globally.

The studio’s founding staff include:

• Executive vice president / executive producer Hideki Irie
• Company director and chief product officer / general producer Teruyuki Toriyama
  • Thirdverse producer credits – Soul Covenant
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment JAPAN Studio producer credits – Demon’s Souls (2020), Deracine, ASTO BOT Rescue Mission, Bloodborne and downloadable content “The Old Hunters,” Soul Sacrifice Delta, and Soul Sacrifice

• President Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Also president and representative director of gz
• Executive officer / producer Koh Okamura
  • Credits – Soul Covenant, DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate, IA/VT Colorful, Soul Sacrifice Delta, Soul Sacrifice, The Last Story, Blue Dragon, Blinx 2: Battle of Time & Space, Choro Q HG 3, Choro Q HG 2, Godzilla Generations
• Executive officer / producer Tsubasa Miyamoto

Visit the Sirius Studio official website here.