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Upcoming games like Ninja Gaiden 3 or Dead or Alive 5 will highlight just how much developer Team Ninja has evolved in terms of mentality since the resignation of its former boss, Tomonobu Itagaki.
Team Ninja, the Japanese studio part of Tecmo Koei, is set to debut quite a few games this year, including full-fledged... |
14 February 2012 03:10 GMT |
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Team Ninja, the developer of popular series like Ninja Gaiden or Dead or Alive, has confirmed that Nintendo has been making constant changes to the Wii U prototypes it sent to the Japanese studio.
The Nintendo Wii U is getting ready for its release later this year and, seeing as how the company is declining to revea... |
1 February 2012 19:11 GMT |
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Splash Damage has announced that it has hired Marc Fascia, who is one of the leading developers to have worked at Ninja Theory on Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
He will be taking on the technical director position at Splash Damage and will work on yet undisclosed video game projects.
The company also recently hired... |
31 January 2012 13:41 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3, the upcoming game in the long-running series, will make some fundamental changes to the franchise, and one of them is that the traditional masked enemies now have actual faces, allowing the player to establish a clear connection to the people that he cuts down during the game.
Yoshinori Ueda, who is ... |
24 January 2012 02:29 GMT |
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What we know:
Ninja Gaiden 3 is the latest installment in the hack and slash series developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei.
The upcoming game will be the first title that hasn’t been made under the supervision of former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki, as the design duties have been taken over b... |
18 January 2012 11:11 GMT |
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Video game publisher Capcom and the developers at Ninja Theory have launched yet another interesting trailer for DmC: Devil May Cry which shows players what kind of secret world locations gamers will be able to explore when the game is launched.The new game is being developed by Ninja Theory and will take the series ... |
21 December 2011 12:11 GMT |
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Tecmo Koei has confirmed a release date for its upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 hack and slash title, while announcing that those who pre-order the game at select retailers will get a special demo for the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 fighting game.Ninja Gaiden 3 was unveiled earlier this year and already impressed quite a lot of... |
19 December 2011 03:14 GMT |
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Team Ninja has just presented a batch of new screenshots from its upcoming Dead or Alive 5 fighting game and, even if they don’t exactly portray actual gameplay, we’re more than pleased to see two fan favorites, Ayane and Hitomi, battling for supremacy.
The Dead or Alive franchise has been dormant for qu... |
12 December 2011 02:38 GMT |
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The developers at Team Ninja have confirmed that they are planning to launch Ninja Gaiden 3 during the month of March 2012, both through Yosuke Hayashi, the lead producer on the title, and via a follow-up message through Twitter.The hack-and-slash video game installment will again follow Ryu Hayabusa as he fights hor... |
9 December 2011 12:01 GMT |
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After talking about Ninja Gaiden on the PlayStation Vita several days ago, its developer, Team Ninja, has now presented the first concrete details about the title, alongside its release date, confirming that Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus will be launched next February for the handheld device in its native Japan.
The Ninja... |
30 November 2011 02:39 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden Sigma will be one of the launch titles for the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld and the developers believe that the platform is well suited for those who want an action packed combat oriented game.Yosuke Hayashi, who is the leader of developer Team Ninja, told Siliconera that, “We’re lookin... |
28 November 2011 22:11 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3 might aim for a more nuanced story than that of previous games, but the developers are saying that the only moral compass that the main character will have will still be his own survival.
Yosuke Hayashi, who is the leader of development working on Ninja Gaiden 3, told Siliconera, “A dark hero wa... |
25 November 2011 02:31 GMT |
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Team Ninja has deployed a brand new batch of screenshots of the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 hack and slash title that, just like previous images, show off the protagonist Ryu Hayabusa using his ninja skills and sword to eviscerate his unlucky opponents resulting in showers of blood.
Ninja Gaiden 3 will go beyond the bar... |
18 November 2011 02:38 GMT |
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Dead or Alive 5 will revolutionize the fighting game genre, according to the boss at developer Team Ninja, because it will use all the available computing power of current generation home consoles.Speaking to VG247, Yosuke Hayashi, who is the leader of development on Dead or Alive 5 at Team Ninja, has stated, “... |
15 November 2011 15:01 GMT |
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Speaking to VG247, Yosuke Hayashi, who is the leader of the Team Ninja development team, spoke to VG247 about the project and said, “We’re not just focused on the high-speed, crazy battle stuff all the time. We really want to give players a lot of undulation in gameplay. We want players to feel the drama,... |
15 November 2011 02:29 GMT |
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For those who are thinking that the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 isn't a proper game, what with the lack of dismemberment or the easier difficulty modes, the developers at Team Ninja have presented a new set of screenshots which showcase the protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, in lots of gory battles.Ninja Gaiden 3 promises t... |
3 November 2011 04:14 GMT |
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Team Ninja has revealed that it now has an early version of Ninja Gaiden 3 up and running on the new Wii U home console from Nintendo and that it's looking to get as much performance out of the new hardware as possible.Speaking to VG247 at the Eurogamer Expo event Peter Garza, who is the localization leader for ... |
11 October 2011 16:41 GMT |
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Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja confirmed at last month's Tokyo Games Show 2011 that a new installment in the Dead or Alive fighting game series will appear, in the form of Dead or Alive 5, but didn't really elaborate on what's going to make it stand out.Now, the Japanese publisher and its internal developer... |
7 October 2011 03:16 GMT |
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The fact that Japanese game developers are very different from their Western counterparts has been clear for quite some time but one of the developers working on Ninja Gaiden says that the team in Japan creating the game is keen to adopt the best ideas coming from the West.Peter Graza, who is a localisation producer ... |
27 September 2011 10:40 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3 will showcase a more human side of its protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, but the developers at Team Ninja haven't forgotten that he's still a powerful Ninja, so we'll still see him slice, dice and do all sorts of things during actual gameplay.
We've been hearing quite a lot about Ninja ... |
23 September 2011 02:49 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3, the new hack and slash title from developer Team Ninja and publisher Tecmo Koei, will have an easier 'Hero Mode' in which players automatically dodge or block regular attacks from enemies, allowing more people to get into the experience.
Ninja Gaiden 3 is the first big title from Team Nin... |
22 September 2011 02:38 GMT |
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Freeform dismemberment and decapitations will be less present in Ninja Gaiden 3 than in previous games in the series, something that has enraged long term fans, and the designers working on the game say that this is one way of making the game more realistic.Yosuke Hayashi, who is the leader of the Team Ninja team wor... |
21 September 2011 03:32 GMT |
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The upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 video game from Team Ninja and Tecmo Koei won't follow the same violent recipe as previous iterations in the series, as the developer admitted that players won't be able to decapitate their enemies or remove any of their limbs.
The Ninja Gaiden series has always relied on its ... |
23 August 2011 03:25 GMT |
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The upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 is set to really highlight the ninja nature of its protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, through stealth sections which, even if they'll require players to stop from all the traditional dismembering the franchise is known for, won't turn it into some sort of Metal Gear Solid clone.
The N... |
7 July 2011 15:51 GMT |
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Team Ninja, the studio that is in charge of creating the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3, has said that it will be making the game experience hard for veterans of the series and others who are interested in it.
Yosuke Hayashi, who is a producer working on Ninja Gaiden 3, has said in an interview with gaming magazine Edge ... |
5 July 2011 16:41 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3 has just received some more details via a cover story from the Official PlayStation Magazine, including just how much blood it will feature, the difficulty level of the gameplay, as well as a few aspects about the story.
We've known about the existence of Ninja Gaiden 3 for quite some time now,... |
27 May 2011 02:40 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden III has just received a few more details about its gameplay, specifically that it will have a "complex" multiplayer mode, and about its story, which will focus only on series protagonist Ryu Hayabusa.
According to the latest issues of PlayStation: The Official Magazine, cited by GameThirst, the new Ni... |
5 April 2011 03:15 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 3, the next installment in Team Ninja's long-running hack and slash series, will really revolutionize the franchise by adding lots of new things, according to the head of the studio, Yosuke Hayashi.
The Ninja Gaiden series has been going for quite a long time, and with the most recent, current-ge... |
14 March 2011 01:35 GMT |
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The upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 hack and slash title aims at being more accessible, in order to attract more customers and be able to keep them hooked on the title until the end.
Among the classic games franchises from Japan, Ninja Gaiden stands out through its grueling difficulty, which was kept by the developer of t... |
28 January 2011 14:21 GMT |
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Developer Team Ninja, now lacking main creative mind Tomonobu Itagaki, has announced that it is working on three new projects that will launch in the next few years: Dead or Alive Dimensions, a fighting game anthology, Ninja Gaiden 3, a new game in its most important franchise, and Ni-Oh.The new Ninja Gaiden 3 was on... |
16 September 2010 14:51 GMT |
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The creator of the Metroid series has stated that any sequel to the recently launched Other M installment will only be happening if publisher Nintendo agrees to bring in the developers at Team Ninja so that continuity between the two games can be assured.Yoshio Sakamoto, who is known as the man behind the success of ... |
9 September 2010 03:18 GMT |
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One of the biggest announcements made by Nintendo for the hardcore crowd at its E3 press conference was that of the development of Metroid: Other M, the long awaited new chapter in the story of Samus Aran.The big surprise has been that the game is being developed by Team Ninja and that it is coming for the Nintendo W... |
18 June 2009 16:31 GMT |
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Nintendo has a lot of franchises that it develops and which generate some very big profits, like Mario or The Legend of Zelda, but another key series for the Japanese company, and one that was very popular on its consoles, is Metroid. In a pretty interesting turn of events, the gaming giant announced at its E3 press... |
17 June 2009 03:01 GMT |
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Nintendo is one of the most popular video game companies out there, being active in both the hardware and software markets, with devices such as the Nintendo Wii or DS and franchises like Mario or The Legend of Zelda.But one of the most popular series of video games that have really pleased hardcore Nintendo fans was... |
3 June 2009 16:41 GMT |
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The Ninja Gaiden series of games is among the most critically acclaimed action-title franchises. Created by Tecmo's Team Ninja, which was led for a long time by reputed video game creator Tomonobu Itagaki, the series stopped at Ninja Gaiden II, which, according to Itagaki, was the last title in the franchise. B... |
19 May 2009 02:38 GMT |
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Team Ninja is one of the most popular game development studios in Japan, largely because it launched some pretty appreciated titles like the Dead or Alive fighting series or Ninja Gaiden. Its former leader, Tomonobu Itagaki, gained a rock star-like reputation and was considered by many to be the driving force for Tea... |
6 November 2008 10:01 GMT |
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Still reeling after the departure of famed creator Tomonobu Itagaki, the leader of Team Ninja and creator of Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo has announced several new projects that it plans to develop and release the next year.Quantum Theory might just be the biggest bet that Tecmo is making. This is a third person shooter for t... |
14 October 2008 04:00 GMT |
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It seems that Tomonobu Itagaki, the man who developed Ninja Gaiden, is leaving Tecmo, the developer and publisher company based in Japan. He is also giving up leadership of his own Team Ninja studios. This departure comes as the release of the next game in the Ninja Gaiden series is just days away and any bad publici... |
4 June 2008 02:49 GMT |
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The upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 consoles, set for the 6th of June this year will be available to less people than expected, since the BBFC has decided to rate the game 18. This means that, unlike the previous titles, this is the title that can only be sold to adults. However, the BBFC has dec... |
30 April 2008 13:16 GMT |
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Another Ninja Gaiden 2 gameplay video has just hit the Internet, this time a lengthy one - 4 minutes, showing off pretty much every move Ryu Hayabusa is capable of pulling off. Visuals don't impress much (not more than the last time we saw the game in action), but 4 minutes of slashing everyone around in ways on... |
18 December 2007 13:31 GMT |
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You might have heard about Team Ninja and their acclaimed Ninja Gaiden series, but I bet that you haven't heard about the company's boss, Tomonobu Itagaki and the sexual harassment scandal that haunted him for the past year. More than 12 months ago charges were filed against Itagaki, after a woman, workin... |
6 December 2007 09:42 GMT |
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Team Ninja's most ambitious project yet is Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360. Legendary game developer Tomonobu Itagaki is handling the title that features a new engine tailored for perfect compatibility with Microsoft's system. The latest update from Team Ninja is more than every fan ever hoped for - the ful... |
30 October 2007 05:54 GMT |
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Get ready for the news of your life, Xbox 360 gamers: Tecmo and Team Ninja have revealed that they're working on Ninja Gaiden's sequel, Ninja Gaiden II. What makes this news item twice as exciting is that the two companies are working hard on creating the sequel solely for Microsoft's Xbox 360 system. ... |
13 September 2007 06:14 GMT |
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PS3 fans are sure to be delighted hearing what the latest issue of EGM magazine has for them, mostly to thank Quarterman for. The man is known for bringing only the juiciest of stories to gamers. Whether they're just rumors or real facts, he doesn't miss anything. And this time is no different, as Capcom i... |
2 May 2007 04:39 GMT |
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Developed by Tecmo's Team Ninja, Ninja Gaiden Sigma is currently the most highly anticipated PS3 action title. The intense and exciting action video game series had a previous port on Xbox. It achieved an amazing 92% review score, (taken from over 100 reviews), for Ninja Gaiden Black, on Xbox, and 94% on Gameran... |
20 April 2007 08:37 GMT |
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Forget the introduction. I'll get right on it. The game looks tremendously better on the PS3. Footage over at Gamevideos clearly shows what was improved comparing to the Xbox version and that is...everything. Lighting is better, color beyond imagination, 60 fps, I couldn't tell any difference about the soun... |
23 March 2007 05:43 GMT |
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