Dead or Alive 4

Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki says the series was designed to titillate as well as entertain, as it allowed people to enjoy the sight of scantily-clad ladies before the prevalence of pornography on the Internet.

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...

GFB writes: While everyone has been wondering what the next game from Itagaki Tomonobu and his new Valhalla Game Studios will be, another big question has been whether or not the game in question will follow in the foot steps of Itagaki's past titles and be exclusive to a Microsoft console. We may have our answer.

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.

That's right folks, the WCG has just opened online registrations for their first ever WCG Fighter Club which will include Street Fighter IV, Dead or Alive 4, Soul Caliber IV and more.

The Championship Gaming Series, founded in 2007 to be the chief competitor to Major League Gaming, has announced that they will be shutting down operations effective immediately.

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

The Championship Gaming series have today confirmed that Dead or Alive 4 and Forza Motorsport 2 will be the two Xbox 360 titles represented for their upcoming 2008 televised season...

Competing against more than 700 gamers from a record 74 countries, the United States overcame the toughest competition in World Cyber Games (WCG) history to capture three gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze medal in twelve PC and Xbox 360 titles, and won the overall team championship at the Grand Final in Seattle. It is the United States' second team title and first since the 2005 WCG Grand Final in Singapore. Team USA captured gold medals in Tony Hawk Project 8, Gears of War, and Dead Or Alive 4. South Korea and Brazil each earned two gold medals while Germany had one gold, one silver and three bronze. The seven-year-old WCG competition, which started in South Korea, has been dominated by South Koreans and Germans since its inception. So far South Korea has won three Grand Finals including last year's. According to organizers, WCG is the largest international gaming festival with over one million attendees and visitors every year. For complete results, visit worldcybergames.com (i.e., first link under Alternative Sources.)

Editor's note: John Gaudiosi writes the Gaming Guru blog for WRAL.com. CARY, N.C. - Carolina has another professional team in its borders. Add the Carolina Core to the Hurricanes, Panthers and Bobcats. The professional videogame team, part of DirecTV's new Championship Gaming Series, is competing in its first tournaments out at Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio. DirecTV has partnered with Microsoft, Mountain Dew, Fox and Best Buy to create the first pro gaming league with a full season and $5 million in salaries for the six teams. Each team represents a city. Charlotte made the cut and the Carolina Core were born.