{"rewrite":{"id":"r_496ef062159a57337712e2bd","clusterId":"c_451d35b5b75903a4308b8f34","slug":"castlevania-belmont-s-curse-born-from-mutual-interest-producer-says","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Born From Mutual Interest, Producer Says","summary":"At gamescom 2026, Konami producer Isao Taniguchi revealed how 'Castlevania: Belmont's Curse' came to be. The 2D action game is developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin, known for 'Dead Cells.' Taniguchi said he was preparing to contact Evil Empire about a new Castlevania when the studio reached out first about a collaboration DLC. That mutual timing led to the project.","whyItMatters":"The new Castlevania title exists because Konami's producer and Evil Empire approached each other at the same moment, with the studio's earlier 'Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania' DLC serving as the bridge.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe interview at gamescom 2026 brought together three figures behind \u0026#39;Castlevania: Belmont\u0026#39;s Curse\u0026#39;: producer Isao Taniguchi, lead game designer Sandro Bordier, and marketing director Bérenger Dupré. Taniguchi said he had long tracked fan comments from people who knew Castlevania through the anime but had never played the games, and he wanted to reach that audience.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis path started with ports of existing titles and collaborations such as \u0026#39;Dead by Daylight\u0026#39; and \u0026#39;Vampire Survivors.\u0026#39; Fan demand for a new entry grew from there. When he drew up a list of studios capable of delivering the responsive controls he considered the series\u0026#39; core, Evil Empire topped it. As he looked up their contact information, an offer arrived from their side first.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Konami producer Isao Taniguchi says Castlevania: Belmont's Curse came together when he was about to contact Evil Empire and they reached out first. The Dead Cells team takes on the 2D action series.","twitterPost":"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse producer says Evil Empire reached out for a collaboration just as Konami was preparing to contact them. The mutual timing birthed the new 2D action title.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"At gamescom 2026, Konami producer Isao Taniguchi explained how 'Castlevania: Belmont's Curse' came to be: he was preparing to approach Evil Empire when the studio contacted Konami first. The interview covers the controls-focused development and the road from ports and collaborations to a new entry.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/260829z\",\"title\":\"'Castlevania: Belmont's Curse' Developer Interview: A 'Mutual Interest' Where 'The Person We Were About to Reach Out to Reached Out First' Gave Birth to the New Castlevania Series Title [gamescom 2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4720,"outputTokens":636,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787986441,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T06:47:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T06:51:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T06:47:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_451d35b5b75903a4308b8f34","canonicalTitle":"『Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse』開発者インタビュー。「声をかけようとしていた相手から先に声をかけられる」という“両想い”が『悪魔城ドラキュラ』シリーズの新作を生んだ【gamescom2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_92c678fd1576a73f070f6348","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse\"],\"studios\":[\"Evil Empire\"],\"people\":[\"谷口P\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-29T05:19:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-29T05:19:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T06:51:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/260829z","title":"『Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse』開発者インタビュー。「声をかけようとしていた相手から先に声をかけられる」という“両想い”が『悪魔城ドラキュラ』シリーズの新作を生んだ【gamescom2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Castlevania: Belmont's Curse"],"studios":["Evil Empire"],"people":["谷口P"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}