Tag Archives: Team Ninja

Tue, Sep 11, 2012 | 00:10 BST

Dead or Alive 5′s Mila revealed in leaked footage

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Dead or Alive 5 has at least one unrevealed character, but whoops-a-daisy; she’s not a secret any more.

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Thu, Sep 06, 2012 | 16:33 BST

Dead or Alive 5 interview: Hayashi on fight “entertainment”

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Dead or Alive 5 developer Team Ninja believes its concept of ‘Fighting Entertainment’ will further the genre as a whole. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with director Yosuke Hayashi to find out why.

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Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 09:13 BST

Dead or Alive 5 dev video: ‘we wanted to make it much sexier’

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Dead or Alive 5 is teetering on a tightrope between making its characters sexier than ever and making them grounded and real. The latest dev diary video from Team Ninja talks about wanting to do both. There’s also new gameplay, behind the scenes design and Virtua Fighter love. Watch the clip below.

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Thu, Aug 23, 2012 | 14:52 BST

Dead or Alive 5 character roster expands with Helena and Lisa

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Dead or Alive 5′s roster continues to expand with today’s announcement of two new fighters.

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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 14:48 BST

DOA 5′s ‘Japanese approach to women won’t change’

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Dear or Alive 5 director Yosuke Hayashi has stated that Team Ninja’s approach to making the series’ leading ladies as attractive as possible stems from Japanese culture, and that the studio will never change its approach to the game’s sexual overtones.

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Sun, Aug 19, 2012 | 23:56 BST

Dead or Alive 5 roster to expand further before launch

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Dead or Alive 5′s line-up of combatants isn’t yet complete, Team Ninja boss Yosukle Hayashi has confirmed.

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Fri, Aug 17, 2012 | 08:18 BST

Metroid: ‘Team Ninja wants to work with Nintendo again’ – Hayashi

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Metroid may make a return if Nintendo and Team Ninja figure out the best way forward for the series, Dead or Alive 5 director Yosuke Hayashi has told VG247.

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Fri, Aug 17, 2012 | 08:08 BST

Dead or Alive 5: Director wants more cameos, ‘Ryo from Shenmue would be ideal’

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Dead or Alive 5 director Yosuke Hayashi would like more cameos in Dead or Alive 5 after launch, and revealed to VG247 that his ideal cameo would be Ryo from Shenmue. He also explained the relationship between Team Ninja and Sega in greater detail.

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Fri, Aug 17, 2012 | 03:41 BST

Dead or Alive 5 boss dodges sexism query with “the cutest chicks in video games”

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Dead or Alive 5′s controversial female character designs meet Team Ninja’s goals, according to producer Yosuke Hayashi.

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Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 22:30 BST

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge on Wii U to contain improvements over PS3, 360 version

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge on Wii U may just be the “hardcore fan package” you’re looking for, according to developer Team Ninja.

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Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 18:00 BST

Two more Dead or Alive 5 fighters revealed

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Team Ninja has confirmed another couple of combatants for the upcoming beat ‘em up, and sent along screenshots to show ‘em off.

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Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 05:01 BST

Dead or Alive 5 to be a fighter even newbs can enjoy

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In a new developer diary for Dead or Alive 5, project manager Kohei Shibata confesses that’s he’s not very good at fighters – which is why Team Ninja’s new effort is so much fun to watch even if you have no idea what a throw-counter-break-cancel is. Or whatever.

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Mon, Aug 13, 2012 | 01:47 BST

Dead or Alive 5 site offers explanatory character chart

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Dead or Alive 5 seems to be no exception to the cardinal rule of fighting games, which is that the plots have to be batshit insane to explain why thirty people are smacking each other up and all of them can win. Understanding your bafflement, Tecmo Koei has released a flowchart explaining how the main characters relate to each other. Welcome to gaming in 2012. Dead or Alive 5 arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in late September.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 03:34 BST

Dead or Alive 5 Collector’s Edition includes swimsuits

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Dead or Alive 5′s famously disproportionate women can be viewed in even scantier clothing than usual in the screenshots through the break.

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Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 18:06 BST

Dead or Alive 5 test footage surfaces: Fighters and balancing detailed

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Dead or Alive 5 test footage has popped online courtesy of Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja. Each of the five hard-hitting videos show many of the fighters in action, and reveal some of the games balancing nuances ahead of release.

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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 | 17:15 BST

Tina and Jann Lee return to Dead or Alive 5 for some Tag Team action

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Team Ninja has released a video and screenshots of the Tag mode in Dead or Alive 5. The video and screens also hail the return of Tina and Jann Lee to the franchise. Dead or Alive 5 releases on PS3 and Xbox 360 September 25.

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Wed, Jun 27, 2012 | 06:00 BST

Dead or Alive 5′s Rig, replay and photo mode featured in Famitsu

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Dead or Alive 5′s long-rumoured new character was unveiled in this week’s issue of Famitsu.

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Wed, Jun 20, 2012 | 07:27 BST

No “unfair” DLC character plans for Dead or Alive 5

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Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi doesn’t think much of additional DLC characters for fighting games, and wants none of that skullduggery for Dead or Alive 5.

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 23:18 BST

Hayashi – Ninja Gaiden III was, “a Japanese hamburger for the West”

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Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi has compared Ninja Gaiden III to “a Japanese hamburger for the West,” and the food analogies didn’t end there: Hayashi said when it comes to game, players want really good Japanese food.

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Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 00:45 BST

Metal Gear Rising producer trash talks Ninja Gaiden 3

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Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba doesn’t want players comparing hack-and-slasher Metal Gear Rising: Revenegeance to Ninja Gaiden 3, which he doesn’t hold much affection for.

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