Kemuri

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"One discovers, one guides, and one strikes the final blow": Ikumi Nakamura's new yokai-hunting game Kemuri is turning co-op into a ritual, somehow

Our chums at PlayStation have shared more about Kemuri, the giddy new third-person action game from a team lead by former Tango Gameworks developer and E3 2019 scene-stealer Ikumi Nakamura. In case you missed the 2023 announcement, it casts you as an athletic yokai hunter swooping and flipping around a "sprawling vertical city". The obvious reference point is Ghostwire: Tokyo, Nakamura's previous and more ponderous yokai-hunting project for Tango. She left the studio before that game's completio

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Now that we're living in a KPop Demon Hunters and Jujutsu Kaisen world, yokai-smiting action game Kemuri should be a slam dunk

Ikumi Nakamura's next game finally breaks cover.

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Kemuri is coming from Ikumi Nakamura’s Unseen Inc in 2027

Unseen Inc's Kemuri is coming to PS5 consoles next year

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Defeat yokai or wield their powers in Kemuri, a new PS5 action game coming 2027

Konnichiwa PlayStation Blog readers! We’re Unseen. Creators from around the world have come together in Tokyo, bringing their own cultures and sensibilities to create Kemuri. Kemuri is a yokai-possession action game set in the chaotic world of Kemuri City, where life and death coexist. Players will confront the paranormal as they explore a sprawling vertical […]

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Super Stylish Demon-Slaying Action Game Kemuri Announced for PS5

Ikumi Nakamura returns. Coming to PS5 in 2027, Kemuri is an all-new demon-slaying action title from Unseen — a new studio that's being spearheaded by Ikumi Nakamura. You may remember Nakamura from her time at Tango Gameworks, where she worked on both The Evil Within games, and Ghostwire: Tokyo. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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