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Creator Keiji Inafune feels zombie-slicing ninja title Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is more than just a natural blend of two established titles.

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Keiji Inafune believes Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z will help overcome a Japanese prejudice against western-developed games.

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A developer diary for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is below, and features Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi and concept lead, Keiji Inafune, discussing development of the game. The game is in the works between three developmental entities: Comcept, Spark Unlimited, and Team Ninja. In the video, Inafune and Hayashi talk about many things, along with the differences between development in Japan and the west – something which has been touched upon before by the team. Have a watch below. We’re still unsure of a release date or platforms, but we’ll know more come E3 next week.

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Keiji Inafune said one of the reasons he incorporated such tough decisions into Soul Sacrifice was to evoke an emotional response from the player.

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DeNa has closed five titles hosted on its Mobage social hub in Japan, including Epic Games’ localised version of Infinity Blade Cross.

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Soul Sacrifice is out on PS Vita this week. Is Keiji Inafune’s action-RPG romp worth getting Sony’s handheld for? Find out in our score round-up.

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Soul Sacrifice is out today in the States. Dave Cook plays the final PS Vita code and asks whether or not it’s the system seller Sony’s handheld has been crying out for.

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Keiji Inafune has said that by distancing Kaio: King of Pirates from its Chinese source material he hopes to overcome western disinterest.

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Soul Sacrifice isn’t even out here yet, but Comcept’s Keiji Inafune is already talking with Sony about a sequel to his PS Vita action-RPG romp.

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Screenshots a video for games included in Level-5′s Guild02 will be heading to 3DS this year. Have a look below at The Starship Damrey from Kazuya Asano and Takemaru Abiko; Bugs vs Tanks! from Mega Man creator and Comcept boss Keiji Inafune; and Kaz Ayabe’s Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale.

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The demo for Soul Sacrifice lands on the European end of the PS Store today, once the update goes live. To keep you sated until then, have a look at some screenshots below. You can find out all about the demo, and how your time with it transfers over to the full game through a previous post on the matter. The Vita exclusive arrived in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1.

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The demo for Soul Sacrifice lands on the North American PS Store today, and tomorrow in Europe. Those who try the game out on their Vita will be able to save the data over to the full game when it releases. The demo includes the entire first chapter and is playable with up to three other friends via online or through ad-hoc multiplayer. If the demo save data is carried over to the full game, players will also receive an exclusive bonus item called “Spirits’ Heart” which summons a powerful stone golem to help you in battle. It’s only available through the demo, which will be pulled from the store on April 30 in NA when the game launches – you can still play it offline though, just not with any friends. The demo will be pulled from the EU end when the full game launches May 1.

A 16-minute gameplay video featuring three Guild02 titles has been posted by 4Gamer.

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A demo for Soul Sacrifice will land on PSN next week, it was announced on the PS Blog. You can pick it up off the store on April 16 in North America and on April 17 in Europe. You start off in the demo as a slave who is owned by a ruthless mage, and is to be sacrificed. The event is interrupted by a mysterious tome which gives you the ability to think and speak, and it goes from there. try it out yourself. The game is out on Vita April 30. Below, there’s also a video interview with the game’s developer Keiji Inafune. Watch it.

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The cancelled Mega Man shooter which was in the works Armature Studio has been revealed by sources close to Polygon. If you head on through the link, you will become privy to some screenshots and videos showing the “proof of concept build”. The game was purportedly canned once Keiji Inafune left Capcom in 2010, and neither Armature nor Capcom have yet to comment on the report. Go have a look at what might have been.

Soul Sacrifice designer Keiji Inafune has expressed concern over the state of the Japanese games industry, and has called on studios in the country to break through their stagnation and achieve greatness once more.

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Keiji Inafune has a theory on why Xbox 360 hasn’t been much of a hit in Japan.

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z creator Keiji Inafune, and long-time developer of the series, Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi have discussed their memories of the series since it began on NES, right through to current day. There’s also a little bit of friendly rivalry at play too. Pistols at 20 paces gentlemen.

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Loads of new details regarding upcoming spin-off Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z have dropped today.

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Soul Sacrifice received a new trailer during Sony’s PS Vita web-stream this morning. The Keiji Inafune and Sony Japan Studio joint features many gruesome beasts just waiting to batter you silly, and the clip shows off plenty of them.

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