Over 10 years later, Ninja Gaiden 4 is in the works with help from Nier: Automata and Bayonetta studio Platinum Games – and a Ninja Gaiden 2 remaster is out now

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Ninja Gaiden 4 looks like a worthwhile upgrade for the 37-year-old franchise

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Ninja Gaiden 4 will end the action-platform series' decade-long dry spell when it releases this fall, Team Ninja announced at the Xbox Developer Direct, and the developer has also prepared and just shadow-dropped a remaster of 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2, dubbed Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

"The wait is finally over," Team Ninja director Fumihiko Yasuda says. "We are excited to announce Ninja Gaiden 4, a new mainline entry in this high-speed action series, where you become the ultimate ninja and take on relentless enemies in fierce combat."

Again, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is out today on PS5, PC, Xbox and in Game Pass. "We chose NINJA GAIDEN 2 because it stands as one of the most solid action games in the series," Yasuda said on the Xbox blog. "We added ‘Black’ to the title to signal to fans that this is the definitive version, much like NINJA GAIDEN Black was for the first game.”

Ashley Bardhan
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