Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno has revealed that he would love to have another stab at the Capcom vs SNK franchise down the line, despite the fact he left Capcom last year after 30 years with the Resident Evil creator.
Itsuno-san, who also directed the original Dragon’s Dogma, Devil May Cry 2, Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Revenge, Devil May Cry 4 and Devil May Cry 5, was the designer of the first Capcom vs SNK title. Now, speaking with VGC, Itsuno, who is with Lightspeed Japan Studio, said that he’d like to tackle the crossover series once again— even though he’s at neither Capcom nor SNK.
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I do want to make a fighting game like Capcom vs SNK, but now I’m neither Capcom nor SNK. If they license it to me, though, I want to make Capcom vs SNK 3. I want to make a fighting game, and it’s at the top of my list of games I want to make. “ do want to make an RPG too, but I just made one [Dragon’s Dogma 2], so it’s not like I want to make one right now. Maybe after some time.
As reported back in March 2025, Lightspeed Japan Studio is working on a triple-A action title as its debut project, which will feature a distinct Japanese style.
Itsuno joined Capcom in 1994 and cut his teeth on projects including Street Fighter Alpha, Star Gladiator, and Rival Schools: United by Fate. Notably, he also served as co-director and director on Power Stone and Power Stone 2, respectively, the classic Dreamcast brawlers that have maintained a cult following to this day Capcom vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 arrived in 2000 where Itsuno worked as a planned, before directing Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001.
[Source – VGC]