This weekend, Tecmo Koei Europe has re-launched their London MCM Expo microsite, http://www.tecmokoeiexpo.com/, adding a host of information and new features. With the London MCM Expo taking place this weekend, 24th-25th October 2009, most publishers attending the show will be ramping-up their campaigns this week, but once again it's been left to Tecmo Koei Europe to lead the way.
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Oct 6, 2009

Microsoft Remarketing Ninja Gaiden II

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This morning, it appears that Microsoft have launched a minor, and rather bizarre, marketing campaign. Directly highlighting the rivalry for those in-the-know and referring to an Xbox 360 release that's now regularly available at a discounted price, it appears Microsoft still have faith in the original release of Ninja Gaiden II.
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Apr 24, 2009

ESRB demands Ninja Gaiden II launch trailer removed

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - ESRB demands Ninja Gaiden II launch trailer removed

Destructiod writes: Yes, seriously. In what may be the most arbitrary and silly decision yet made by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, Destructoid has been asked to remove a launch trailer we posted for Ninja Gaiden II in May 2008. Despite the fact that nobody on this site has even thought about that trailer for a year, it was deemed a threat to society and has now been removed.
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Apr 9, 2009

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 6, 2009

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - 411mania's Release List for the Week of April 6, 2009

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.
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Mar 3, 2009

Xbox Canada Introduces XBL 'Deal of the Week'

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Xbox Canada Introduces XBL 'Deal of the Week'

NextGen Player writes:

"When it comes to Xbox Live gold account fees - you either dislike them or don't mind them. The dislike them camp generally point out that Wii and PS3's online services are both free. The don't mind them people often cite Xbox Live's better online experience and access to exclusive content as justifying the annual cost.

For people in the first group, Xbox Canada has a new offer to sway you to the other side. They've announced a new Xbox Live Gold "Deal of the Week." XBL Gold members will receive discounts (between 25 and 50% off) each week on Arcade titles, Game Add-ons, Xbox Originals, and other content."
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Mar 3, 2009

This weeks Deal: Ninja Gaiden 2 'Mission Mode'

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - This weeks Deal: Ninja Gaiden 2 'Mission Mode'

Major Nelson has revealed that this week's Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week is for Ninja Gaiden II's Mission Mode expansion, reduced by 33% to 560 Microsoft Points for all Xbox LIVE Gold members.

Mission Mode is an all new game mode whereby you can challenge your skills in self-contained missions featuring trials and tribulations not found in the standard story mode. Karma Attack missions task you with obtaining the highest score, while Survival missions give you a single weapon to fight off as many enemies as possible. You can also take your high scores online and compete with players around the world on the mission leaderboards.
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Jan 27, 2009

411mania's Release List for the Week of January 26, 2009

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - 411mania's Release List for the Week of January 26, 2009

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."
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Sep 24, 2008

Ninja Gaiden II Xbox 360 slashed to $39.99

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden II Xbox 360 slashed to $39.99

Amazon.com on Tues. slashed the price of Tecmo Inc.'s Ninja Gaiden II by 33 percent in the latest wave of video game discounts.

Ninja Gaiden II held a sale price of $39.99 on Tues, $20 below an MSRP of $59.99.
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Aug 30, 2008

New Ninja Gaiden II patch released

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - New Ninja Gaiden II patch released

The long awaited Ninja Gaiden II patch has just been released by Tecmo. Not only does this patch fix all chapter freezing issues, it also provides a much smoother game play than the last patch and faster game-to-cutscene transitions.
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Aug 28, 2008

Ninja Gaiden II Breaks One Million Barrier

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden II Breaks One Million Barrier

Microsoft Game Studios and Tecmo jointly announced today that Ryu Hayabusa's latest hour, Ninja Gaiden II, has sold over one million copies worldwide in a span of just a little over two months.
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Aug 20, 2008

Rumor: Tecmo CEO To Resign?

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Rumor: Tecmo CEO To Resign?

A page translated by google appears to show that Yoshima Yasuda will be resigning from the position of Tecmo CEO effective August 20th. The rough translation is:

Tecmo, the company's web site, Mr. Yasuda Snake good CEO to resign as president on Wednesday. The resignation of release, "Today's (2008 year on August 20) meeting of the Board of Directors, President and CEO from Yasuda, President and CEO for personal reasons and that want to offer to resign as director of the Board of Directors We will accept it. Said the current Chairman of the Board, who is chairman of interlocking Yasuharu Kakihara. Perhaps Team Ninja has claimed one final victim…
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Aug 12, 2008

Ninja Gaiden II Freezing Temporary Fix

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden II Freezing Temporary Fix

"If you're one of the people experiencing the freezing problem in Ninja Gaiden II since the last title update was released, we have the temporary fix for you! According to a majority of the people having this problem, you can play Ninja Gaiden II without any problems by deleting your hard drive's cache and playing the game offline. It might take some time for Tecmo and Microsoft to come up with a patch, so this solution might help you.

By deleting your game cache in your hard drive, all of your game updates will be erased, forcing you to download them again the next time you sign into XBOX Live. Here's how to delete your game cache:..."
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Aug 9, 2008

Ninja Gaiden 2 Currently Broken: Microsoft comments on the recent game killing update.

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden 2 Currently Broken: Microsoft comments on the recent game killing update.

Though a recent system update that was supposed to fix previously reported issues released, gamers (including those in the IGN offices) have still experienced reoccurring freezing issues during cutscenes which render the game unplayable.

IGN received an official response from Microsoft regarding the issue:

"Microsoft is aware of the issues that players are experiencing with the title update to "Ninja Gaiden II" and are currently working to resolve them with Tecmo/Team Ninja. Please stay tuned for a new update. We thank you for your patience!"
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Aug 8, 2008

Ninja Gaiden II's Mission Mode glitches achievements

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden II's Mission Mode glitches achievements

OXM reports that you can watch replays via Ninja Gaiden II's DLC Mission Mode and it will award you various achievements for doing so.

It's believed that the glitch awards you achievements the player had at the time of recording the original video.
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Jul 28, 2008

Ninja Gaiden 2 mission pack back today

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden 2 mission pack back today

Microsoft expects the Ninja Gaiden 2 mission pack will return to Xbox Live sometime today.

The mission mode pack was released last Friday and then yanked down after it caused technical problems like systems freezing (surely not a problem usually associated with Xbox 360 oh wait now I get it).

Most of the niggles have been fixed, according to Gamerscoreblog, and those who already have the DLC can begin playing again.
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Jul 25, 2008

Ninja Gaiden gets massive limited edition figures

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden gets massive limited edition figures

Fans of Ninja Gaiden will be pleased to learn that 1999 limited edition figures will be made featuring master ninja Ryu Hayabusa. What's more the figure will stand at a massive 31" (80 cm). Orders will be fulfilled on a first come first serve basis.
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Jul 23, 2008

Secret Tecmo Tapes Reveal Number of the Beast, Insulting Tecmo President

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Secret Tecmo Tapes Reveal Number of the Beast, Insulting Tecmo President

Kotaku: In the second round of oral arguments for the Itagaki vs. Tecmo suit, Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki submitted evidence that included an affidavit from Ninja Gaiden II producer Yoshifuru Okamoto, a contract from 2005 that seems to clearly state terms of the Dead or Alive 4 bonus and a voice recording of Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda. Itagaki is suing Tecmo over unpaid DoA4 wages.

Kotaku obtained copies of both the secret recording and the contract and translated both for this story.
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Jul 21, 2008

Microsoft to release 25 new missions for Ninja Gaiden II

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Microsoft to release 25 new missions for Ninja Gaiden II

Microsoft announced today that it will be releasing 25 new missions for Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360, which is said to be the "equivalent to a whole new campaign mode".
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Jul 9, 2008

Ninja Gaiden DLC details

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Ninja Gaiden DLC details

From the article
"Microsoft and Tecmo are ready to release some real content for Ninja Gaiden 2, with Mission mode coming on July 25th. This pack will cost 800p, while a couple of videos showing where skulls can be found will go online on friday for free. Images and details can be found inside."
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Jul 4, 2008

Team Ninja Patch Ninja Gaiden II

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360 - Ninja Gaiden II - Team Ninja Patch Ninja Gaiden II

Although there's been a lot of controversy surrounding Tecmo, Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja, the crack-shot team of developers have found time to release a new patch update for Ninja Gaiden II.
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