Eurogamer writes: "The closure of Capcom's Clover Studio - the division responsible for the likes of Viewtiful Joe, Okami and God Hand - was met with plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth among gamers. That's understandable - studios creating high-profile original games aren't exactly ten a penny, after all. Still, just because Clover's doors were shut last March doesn't mean that the creative talent that fuelled the studio dissipated. Instead, the key players reformed as a development company called Seeds, Inc - which was subsequently renamed to PlatinumGames Inc.
Which brings us to today. In search of a source of original IP to shore up a side of its business that's seen as lacking, resurgent publisher SEGA has jumped into the gap left by Capcom's abandonment of Clover's talent. Signing a four-game deal with PlatinumGames, SEGA has in a single move added a raft of games to its line-up from some of the best-known creative names in the Japanese market. Not bad."
