http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-ii/articles/ In honor of the New Year, here's a look at the franchises that rose from their own ashes to become something completely different. If they could reinvent themselves, why can't you?http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-greatest-gaming-rebirths/Jan. 2, 2012, 6:51 p.m. Tomonobu Itagaki, the developer behind some of the most difficult console games on Earth, wants you to know he’s sorry for all those times he kicked your ass. In an interview in the new issue of Edge Magazine (issue 218, on newsstands now), the creator of Dead or Alive and the newer Ninja...http://www.gamesradar.com/itagaki-apologizes-for-ridiculous-difficulty-says-devils-third-will-be-less-frustrating/Aug. 3, 2010, 7:36 p.m.Way back in 2007 we cobbled together a fun little list of frequently mispronounced game names. Far more obnoxious than the simple “Mah-rio/May-rio” switch, these names are routinely butchered and for a defensible reason – they’re almost all nutty as hell. We...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-most-mispronounced-game-names-ever/Feb. 10, 2010, 8:47 p.m.So many sequels, so much hype, so little time... Let our foolproof guide help you cut through the crap before it's even releasedhttp://www.gamesradar.com/7-ways-to-spot-an-impending-crap-sequel/July 31, 2008, 5:47 a.m.A large number of Team Ninja employees are reported to have left Tecmo following Itagaki's walkout earlier this month, according to rumours.It is reported that "as many as three dozen" Team Ninja employees have done a runner and, to make things worse for Tecmo, also plan to take the company to...http://www.gamesradar.com/dozens-follow-itagaki-in-tecmo-walk-out/June 16, 2008, 4:29 p.m.Publisher Tecmo's share price has plummeted more than 10 percent since news broke that Tomonobu Itagaki had both sued the company and handed in his resignation.Earlier this week it emerged that Itagaki had filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Court against his employer Tecmo for unpaid...http://www.gamesradar.com/tecmo-shares-nosedive-on-itagaki-exit/June 5, 2008, 3:27 p.m.Tecmo has defended its position in the conundrum over Itagaki's resignation and lawsuit against the company announced yesterday. The company says the "unpaid completion bonuses" Itagaki speaks of were an agreement of previous management, and that Itagaki had been paid his dues in the form of...http://www.gamesradar.com/tecmo-itagaki-lawsuit-a-huge-problem-10/June 4, 2008, 7:27 p.m.Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is leaving Tecmo and has filed a lawsuit against the company for "unpaid completion bonuses" over Dead or Alive 4.Itagaki's translator contacted Kotaku yesterday, telling them: "At approximately 2:30 PM Japan Standard Time today, June 3rd 2008, an...http://www.gamesradar.com/itagaki-quits-tecmo-then-sues-them/June 3, 2008, 2:02 p.m.Head ninja Tomonobu Itagaki has told CVG that he thinks no studio takes its job as seriously as those at Rockstar Games when considering adult themes and content. During a one-on-one interview with Itagaki in London last Friday, Team Ninja's main man offered his thoughts on Grand Theft Auto IV. "I...http://www.gamesradar.com/itagaki-no-one-takes-its-job-as-seriously-as-rockstar-10/May 20, 2008, 4:36 p.m.Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki has declared Ninja Gaiden II the last game in the fantastic series.The series has reached its peak with the 360-exclusive sequel, reasoned Itagaki, who says he looks to move onto something "completely new". "Personally I think we were able to create the definitive 3D...http://www.gamesradar.com/no-more-ninja-gaiden/May 14, 2008, 1:20 p.m.Having trouble keeping track of the info-burst coming from Microsoft's spring media summit? You can find it all here in a condensed, confusion-free lump. http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-360-all-the-new-game-details/May 14, 2008, 5:43 a.m.GamesRadar has bagged first dibs on revealing three new Ninja Gaiden II characters - Alexei, Muramasa and Zedonius http://www.gamesradar.com/exclusive-new-ninja-gaiden-ii-characters-revealed/May 9, 2008, 10:11 a.m.Ryu Hayabusa seems angry in Ninja Gaiden II. Really, really angry. Killing foes foolish enough to stand between him and the next save point just isn’t enough for the silent killer anymore. This time his bloodlust calls for more than his enemies’ lives. It needs their arms, legs and...http://www.gamesradar.com/has-ninja-gaiden-ii-gone-soft/April 7, 2008, 12:32 p.m.Microsoft has finally put a date on its promised Xbox Live Marketplace demo of Ninja Gaiden II, which will apparently be hitting its servers some time in May. The demo was announced at the company's Game Developers Conference keynote last month, but all we've got since is a video of some bloke...http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-2-demo-in-may/March 27, 2008, 5:22 p.m.A whole lot of stuff on the bound-to-be-awesome Ninja Gaiden 2 has just been revealed at GDC.Microsoft is thrusting for a June release of the Xbox 360 exclusive action game and you can new screens right here and a six minute video of awesome right here:Did we mention that this game looks hot?...http://www.gamesradar.com/massive-ninja-gaiden-2-movie-demo-soon/Feb. 21, 2008, 2:08 p.m.Green blood spews from the enemies of Hayabusa's foes in new Ninja Gaiden 2 screenshots released today. Ugly purple demon things with rubbish green blood make an appearance in the latest batch of screens, only to have their guts ripped out by an eternally furious Hayabusa.While our concerns that...http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-2-gets-green-blood/Feb. 11, 2008, 4:14 p.m.On some level, roughly 95 percent of games have always been about assassination: go to point A and kill prominent entity B, fighting your way through goons C through Z to get there. Most games tend to come up with a morally justifiable pretext for all the violence, but more and more,...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-assassins/Feb. 6, 2008, 2:34 p.m.This weeks edition of Trailer Trash is bigger than Ron Pauls internet marketing team – its bursting at the seams with new trailers, tech demos, and gameplay footage. Naturally, weve sarcastically criticized each one for no reason other than its fun. Get comfortable, theres an express shipment...http://www.gamesradar.com/trailer-trash-14/Feb. 1, 2008, 1:14 p.m.Surely, if the world goes mental over a little love scene in a videogame, then surely slicing a dude clean in half in an explosion of blood and guts won't make it past the censor dogs. We mean, Ninja Gaiden 2 is just insane. Look at these screens. There's a bloke (or half of one) slumped on the...http://www.gamesradar.com/new-offensively-gory-ninja-gaiden-2-screens/Jan. 29, 2008, 7:01 p.m.Dec 21, 2007 Happy Christmas! Here's three brand new and GamesRadar exclusive images from Ninja Gaiden 2, the Xbox 360 slasher sequel. Or if you prefer your violence in moving pictures format, point your eyes down the page for a (yes, exclusive again! *Blows own trumpet*) brand new action...http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-2-exclusive-pics-and-vid/Dec. 21, 2007, 10:30 a.m.Dec 5, 2007 Still well away from the 2008 release date, Team Ninja is keeping our bloodlust sated with a shiny set of new screens and perhaps the most awesome ninja hack-n-slash gameplay vid weve seen this month. Take a gander at the gameplay down below and head here to see the new http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-ii-in-action/Dec. 5, 2007, 5:45 p.m.Nov 27, 2007 We remember the days when shots that were this good-looking were guaranteed to be renders, but these are game-engine shots and it looks brilliant. Check out the fresh screens in all their glory http://www.gamesradar.com/new-ninja-gaiden-2-screens/Nov. 27, 2007, 5:56 p.m.Nov 8, 2007 Team Ninja's figurehead Tomonobu Itagaki knows how to work an audience, but we'll forgive him for his cryptic, controversial and occasionally downright bizarre media snippets because this fella also knows how to create the best fighting games on the planet. Welcome to the 360 exclusive...http://www.gamesradar.com/ninja-gaiden-2/Nov. 8, 2007, 4:55 p.m.Oct 24, 2007 Ninja Gaiden 2 will let you slice off serious chunks of flesh - we knew that from seeing these ultra-gory screenshots of the game in action, and now more specific details are starting to trickle in. According to reports, the face-chopping sequel will have you murdering rival ninjas...http://www.gamesradar.com/brand-new-ninja-gaiden-2-details/Oct. 24, 2007, 3:10 p.m.Sept 12, 2007 Yesterday we revealed the first shots of Ninja Gaiden 2 which, as the shots allegedly came from an official Xbox website, we're guessing will be exclusive to Xbox 360. Well, as exclusive as you can get these days anyway. And today we can bring you the first trailer of Team Ninja's...http://www.gamesradar.com/first-ninja-gaiden-2-trailer-released/Sept. 12, 2007, 5:34 a.m.