Father of Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, ready to get back to work

In a recent tweet, he announced, "Now that I've broken the spell of non-competition on myself, I guess I should get to work."

Back in February, it was confirmed that Mikami was departing Tango Gameworks, the studio responsible for titles like The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Hi-Fi Rush, which he originally founded in 2010 before selling it to Bethesda.

Mikami is renowned for his significant contributions during his time at Capcom, where he directed the first Resident Evil, its 2002 GameCube remake, and Resident Evil 4, among other notable titles.

He also directed Vanquish for PlatinumGames and produced Shadows of the Damned for Grasshopper Manufacture.

In 2020, Mikami expressed his desire to direct one more video game project before retirement, asserting that he had no shortage of ideas, and they extended beyond the horror genre.

"Something else I want to do is make my own game. To make another game. Right now we're slowly preparing for that, and to make it work I get to give all the annoying jobs to someone else to handle," he said.

Mikami's Twitter activity during his time off shows that he's been actively traveling, while still finding time to enjoy a few games. In the past six months, he completed Ghost of Tsushima, began playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and finished the Resident Evil 4 remake, saying he "enjoyed it very much".