For the upcoming PlayStation Vita version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi has confirmed that touchscreen attacks will be added to the repertoire of hero Ryu Hayabusa. The series has flirted with such controls before – the DS game Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword was largely stylus-based, and the Wii U version of Ninja Gaiden 3 will employ a similar control scheme – but this marks the first time an existing entry in the series has been converted for touch-compatibility...
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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 Gaiden games acknowledged that some of his past work has been “too difficult,” and – more relevantly – that his 2012-bound shooter, Devil’s Third, won’t be as frustrating...
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Thats right, gamers wanting to continue Ryu Hayabusas journey on the PS3 can now get a new copy of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 at a new low price.
GFB writes: On the heels of finding out that his former studio, Team Ninja, was working with Nintendo on a new Metroid title, the video game rockstar (in his own mind) Tomonobu Itagaki has popped up to announce he has some new plans of his own in addition to having settled his lawsuit with Tecmo.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Oboro Muramasa, Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Hammerin' Hero, Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity, and Rhythm Heaven.
411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity, DJ Max Fever, and Ninja Blade. The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity Despite still being in pre-alpha, the glimpse that I got of The Chase at last year's E3 was already looking pretty good. Unfortunately, more high-profile 2D platformers like Mega Man 9, Bionic Commando, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia were getting most of the attention. So, it's understandable that this game was overlooked. DJ Max Fever What's surprising is that PM Studios decided not to follow in Konami's footsteps by bastardizing the series with crappy songs from 2nd-tier US bands that nobody has ever heard of. Granted, most of the people who pick this up will not have heard of any of its songs either, but one of the game's main strengths is its song selection, and changing what works would kill the series before it has a chance to plant its feet. Ninja Blade Ninja Blade is a 'Cinematic Action' game developed by the people who brought us the Otogi series It looks to be a cross between Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Heavenly Sword, God of War, and Onimusha.
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 court over unpaid bonuses for completed games.
Things got nasty early this month when Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu
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 completion bonuses, and against the company's president for "unreasonable and disingenuous statements" made towards him.
He announced that
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 annual bonuses.
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