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• Devil’s Third will not contain a split-screen option but it will run in 30fps

  Tomonobu Itagaki has said his Wii U exclusive Devil’s Third will run in 30fps, and will not contain split-screen co-op online or offline.

• Nintendo won't publish Wii U exclusive Devil's Third in North America - report [UPDATE]

  Nintendo of America has responded to rumors stating it will not publish Devil’s Third, without coming right out an addressing the rumor specifically.

• Devil’s Third will have single and multiplayer modes

  Devil’s Third’s Tomonobu Itagaki has spoken a little bit about the game and revealed a few interesting details.

• WTF is Devil's Third?

  Dead or Alive creator Tomonuobu Itagaki has a new game on the way, and after many years of silence we finally know what it is.

• Why Devil's Third became a Wii U exclusive

  Devil’s Third is the debut project from Tomonobu Itagaki’s studio Valhalla Games. It started life under THQ before the publisher collapsed, and today it’s coming exclusively to Wii U in partnership with Nintendo. Itagaki has now explained the move in a new interview.

• 22 minutes of Devil’s Third content shown off by Itagaki and Bilson

  Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki announced this week he is bringing the long-in-development hack-and-slash fighter to Wii U as an exclusive. Now, finally, you can see how the gameplay has fared after all this time.

• Itagaki confirms Devil's Third is now Wii U exclusive

  Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki has confirmed that his elusive hack-and-slash fighter is now a Wii U exclusive. No, this isn’t a joke.

• Devil's Third: Itagaki unveils new logo, teases 2014 re-reveal

  Devil’s Third has received a new logo and creator Tomonobu Itagaki has stated that the action title will see a second reveal this year, after it quietly went back to the drawing board under publisher THQ.

• Devil's Third almost complete, expected in 2014 - Itagaki happy with independence

  Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has said his new project, Devil’s Third, will see the light of day this year.

• Itagaki: current console model "isn't going to work"

  Console gaming isn’t going to survive if the industry just keeps doing the same old stuff, according to Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki.

• Devil's Third still in development, Itagaki promises

  Devil’s Third was announced back in June 2010 under defunct publisher THQ. Valhalla Studios head and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has broken radio silence to say that the violent third-person game is still in development.

• Devil's Third budget could almost make every Itagaki game combined

  Former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki has said the biggest difference in working for a Western publisher is the massive piles of money available.

• Itagaki among first confirmed D.I.C.E 2012 speakers

  D.I.C.E organisers have announced the first speakers for next year’s event. Valhalla Game Studios boss Tomonobu Itagaki and EA chief creative officer Richard Hilleman. Grammy winner Glen Ballard and military contractor Isaac Gilmore will also be at the event in Las Vegas between February 8-10. Thanks, GI.Biz.

• Quick quotes: Harada saddened by Iack of Tekken trash-talking from Itagaki

  “I’m thinking about Itagaki and when [former 1UP editor and Q Entertainment’s James Mielke] was with you guys that was a big topic — the ‘what are your five most hated games?’ article where he said 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were all Tekken, right? If Itagaki was still making Dead or Alive, I’d […]

• Saints Row: The Third - Itagaki and the octopus gun

  The Saints’ next adventure looks to push the concepts of dress sense and decency to their inevitable limits. Brenna Hillier gets overwhelmed in Tokyo.

• Itagaki: TGS too early to show Devil's Third

  Tomonobu Itagaki has said Devil’s Third’s no show from Tokyo Game Show was because it was too early to show the game.

• Itagaki's team using modified version of Relic's engine for Devil's Third

  Valhalla Games Studios head Tomonobu Itagaki has said the firm will use a customized version of Relic’s game engine with Devil’s Third, and adding its own choice of middleware.

• Itagaki to be a playable character Saints Row: The Third

  THQ confirmed during TGS 2011 game designer Tomonobu Itagaki will be a playable character in Saints Row: The Third. While folks will be able to use the character creation feature in the game to look however they wish, Itagaki will be a pre-existing character complete with leather jacket and sunglasses. Itagaki is currently working on […]

• Itagaki believes the industry in Japan lacks confidence

  Former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki has said developers in the Japanese games industry, especially the younger generation, “shouldn’t be afraid of a slap in the face.”