I hope to be able to show something around next spring, so please look forward to it.” Shinjiro Takada —Ambitions for 2023 “In 2023, which will be the 31st anniversary [of the Shin Megami Tensei series], I hope be able to give something back to the fans as a thank-you [for their support on Shin Megami Tensei V].” ■ IzanagiGames Shinsuke Umeda —Ambitions for 2023 “We should be able to announce two new game projects by the end of the year.Please look forward to SNK in the future.” Nobuyuki Kuroki —Status Update “While we haven’t shared much information about Fatal Fury yet, development is progressing well, so please look forward to it.” Kazuhiro Fujishige —Ambitions for 2023 “This year will mark the start of develompent on a new IP that carries the grand vision of ‘the creation of an AAA title from Japan.’ We are becoming a studio in which the strengths of our teams formed from our diverse pool of talent will be on full display!” ■ Onion Games —Ambitions for 2023 “I’m steadily progressing on our new RPG.In 2023, I hope to complete the game and exhibit it at BitSummit, Tokyo Game Show, and Digital Games Expo.” Kazuyuki Kurashima —Status Update “I hope to be able to announce various things in 2023.” Hideaki Itsuno —Status Update “I’m currently immersed in the production of Dragon’s Dogma 2, so much so that I’m losing my sense of what season it is.Things are moving along well, so I hope to further our development progress so that we can share an update with you as soon as possible.” Ryozo Tsujimoto —Things to Pay Attention to in 2023 “Tokyo Game Show.” Takuro Hiraoka —Status Update “We will release new information [about Exoprimal] next spring, so please look forward to it!” ■ Grasshopper Manufacture Goichi Suda —Keyword for 2023 “Public domain.” —Ambitions for 2023 “Grasshopper Manufacture will celebrate its 25th anniversary.We will continue to dash forward.” —Status Update “We are dilligently developing new title(s).” Kazuma Kujo —Ambitions for 2023 “While I wasn’t able to announce the next development for Manga Ka Keru in 2022, I hope to announce something new for that title in 2023."