Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Japanese video game developer and former Capcom employee currently creating the zombie action RPG Stupid Never Dies.
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Hiroyuki Kobayashi is a Japanese video game developer and former Capcom employee. He is currently leading development on Stupid Never Dies, a zombie-themed action RPG featuring the flamboyant character Phoenix Zaza. The game is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 and PC on October 21, 2025, under a co-publishing agreement with Sega.
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SEGA's betting a $50–60 price tag on a debut studio's deliberately campy zombie action RPG launching into the most brutal action-RPG season in years — and the 'Glorious Idiot' edition name might be the most honest marketing in months.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi's post-Capcom debut trades survival horror for a zombie romance where you swap limbs like weapons and a flamboyant phoenix named Zaza Hotfeathers might be friend, foe, or something far stranger.
Former Resident Evil and Devil May Cry producers unleash a pop-punk zombie slayer with Sega's backing, though the studio's quiet split from NetEase adds an unexpected layer of intrigue.
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SEGA's betting a $50–60 price tag on a debut studio's deliberately campy zombie action RPG launching into the most brutal action-RPG season in years — and the 'Glorious Idiot' edition name might be the most honest marketing in months.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi's post-Capcom debut trades survival horror for a zombie romance where you swap limbs like weapons and a flamboyant phoenix named Zaza Hotfeathers might be friend, foe, or something far stranger.
Former Resident Evil and Devil May Cry producers unleash a pop-punk zombie slayer with Sega's backing, though the studio's quiet split from NetEase adds an unexpected layer of intrigue.