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• Team Ninja confirms PS4 game in the works

  Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja has confirmed a deeply unsurprising fact: it is working on a PlayStation 4 game.

  7 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate getting February update, new fighter Marie Rose due spring

  Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate developer Team Ninja has revealed that the brawler will receive a new update in February, and that new fighter Mario Rose is coming in spring.

  7 years ago

• Ninja Gaiden sequel in the works at Team Ninja

  Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi has confirmed the developer is working on a new entry in the Ninja Gaiden series.

  7 years ago

• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z video features Hayashi and Inafune discussing development

  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 […]

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 related game in the works at Team Ninja

  Team Ninja has announced some sort of re-release or new version of Dead or Alive 5.

  8 years ago

• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - new screens, Unreal 3 deal, Inafune Q&A

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

  8 years ago

• Team Ninja looking at more Wii U games

  Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge arrives on European Wii U consoles this month, and Team Ninja is already looking at what to do next for the newest console.

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 Plus releasing on Vita in early 2013

  Dead or Alive 5 Plus has been announced by Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi via IGN Pro League. It will arrive on Vita in early 2013, and new features via a patch will also arrive for the core game next year. More details on DoA Plus will be announced at a later date. Watch the […]

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 inspired by Uncharted

  Dead or Alive 5’s interactive stages were partially inspired by Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series, according to Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi.

  8 years ago

• Team Ninja boss doesn't think consoles will "disappear from gaming"

  Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi is of the belief that consoles will continue to have a place in gaming’s future, even with the advent of smartphones, and higher end PCs pushing the marketplace.

  8 years ago

• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus to sport new "hardcore" elements

  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will contain additional gameplay elements over the PlayStation 3 original – but not just the usual Vita touchscreen bells and whistles.

  8 years ago

• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus announced for Vita release in early 2013

  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will release on Vita next year according to Team Ninja. The news was announced by the developer at TGS 2012 this morning by studio head Yosuke Hayashi. Further details weren’t provided on the title, other than an early 2013 release. Thanks, Siliconera.

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 interview: Hayashi on fight "entertainment"

  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.

  8 years ago

• DOA 5's 'Japanese approach to women won't change'

  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.

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 roster to expand further before launch

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

  8 years ago

• Dead or Alive 5 boss dodges sexism query with "the cutest chicks in video games"

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

  8 years ago

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

  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.

  8 years ago

• Famitsu feature hints at Dragon's Dogma sequel, an open world Warriors title

  A 10-page feature in this week’s Famitsu chats with Japanese creators regarding the future games in development, such as possible sequels to Dragon’s Dogma and Dynasty Warriors titles.

  9 years ago

• No "unfair" DLC character plans for Dead or Alive 5

  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.

  9 years ago