Dead or Alive

Was macht eigentlich Tomonobu Itagaki, der Vater der Ninja Gaiden- und Dead or Alive-Serie? Mittlerweile ein Xbox-360-Spiel, wie heute in einem Interview bei 1Up zu lesen ist. Nachdem er letztes Jahr seinen hübsch gepolsterten Chefsessel bei Team Ninja ...

 NC So no word on what exactly Itagaki's making, but rest assured, he's doing it in good company. The staff of his new team, which is apparently big enough to have a game of American football with, includes key members of the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden ...

By David Hinkle The new company is tentatively called "Tokyo Vikings" (how ... appropriate) and is largely comprised of ex-Team Ninja staff, including a majority of the folks who worked on Ninja Gaiden 2. Surprisingly, his new team even managed to snag some key character designers from Virtua Fighter 5.

 Australia - Brian Ashcraft In Japan, the Xbox platform has traditionally been the one of choice for many otaku. As Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki pointed out, nobody in Japan buys an Xbox on accident. Not that she needs to earn any more geek cred, but last month she ...

 NY In Japan, the Xbox platform has traditionally been the one of choice for many otaku. As Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki pointed out, nobody in Japan buys an Xbox on accident. Not that she needs to earn any more geek cred, but last month she ...

 NY Yasuda was the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki sued for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were "special incentive" wages that Itagaki claimed were agreed to by the former Tecmo president and the board of ...

 CA Dubbed Ninja Gaiden Sigma II, the game is being developed by the publisher's internal Team Ninja division, sans the talents of one Tomonobu Itagaki. Sigma II will allow players to play as Ryu Hayabusa along with the voluptuous star of the Dead or Alive ...

 CA Ninja Gaiden 2 features a new and improved game engine, developed from the ground up, exclusively for Microsoft and Xbox 360 by Team Ninja and legendary game developer Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of the famed Dead or Alive” franchise. ...

 NC - Dead or Alive 4 hit the shelves mere days after the 2005 Christmas holiday, set to usher in 2006 in style. Designer Tomonobu Itagaki continued his prolific ...

I guess this is how Tecmo hopes to revitalize their development after the departure of Tomonobu Itagaki. I prefered old style Tecmo anyhow. Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden were very good but pushed them away from the mainstream megahits. ...

By Jeff Baker Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has confirmed that a fifth edition of the fighting game is i… Killzone 2 Beta Coming In 2008. There was a hope among PS3 owners of a Killzone 2 beta this year, but Sony has said that this prob… ...

By James Mielke It's no secret that Tecmo has had it hard of late, with former Team Ninja leader Tomonobu Itagaki having flown the coop, simultaneously launching legal salvos at the already beleaguered company, which played no small part in ex-Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda's departure for "persona...

By supadupagama Today Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden developer Tecmo rejected Square Enix’s “friendly” buyout offer that was a result of Tecmo’s recent troubled history; the Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki leaving and starting a lawsuit against ...

By Mabie A. The developer, responsible for bringing us solid hits like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, has been in quite some trouble for a while now, having Tomonobu Itagaki filing a lawsuit against them, and with employees resigning and grumbling ...

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By Andy Chalk Tecmo has announced the resignation of president Yoshimi Yasuda, which would hardly be worth commenting on if it weren't for the many questions surrounding his role in the company's troubles with Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki ...

 - Jul 21, 2008 Team Ninja producer and Ninja Gaiden series mastermind Tomonobu Itagaki quite visibly parted from his parent company Tecmo on very bad terms last month over ... Ninja Gaiden Devs Pursuing New Genre in 2009 Shacknews Ninja Gaiden Devs Look Towards New Genre Action Trip

 - Jul 21, 2008 Team Ninja producer and Ninja Gaiden series mastermind Tomonobu Itagaki quite visibly parted from his parent company Tecmo on very bad terms last month over ... Ninja Gaiden Devs Pursuing New Genre in 2009 Shacknews Ninja Gaiden Devs Look Towards New Genre Action Trip

By Matthew Share This With Ninja Gaiden 2 just days away from launch the head of Team Ninja at Tecmo, Tomonobu Itagaki, has announced he has resigned his position at the team and is suing parent company Tecmo. The translated letter Itagaki-san has released is re-printed here in full: I, Tomonobu Itag...

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It's a bittersweet day for Ninja Gaiden fans. Today's the release of Ninja Gaiden II on the Xbox 360, but at the same time, there's news that Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki, game designer behind the Ninja Gaiden series, has resigned from Tecmo. It's not a result of Ninja Gaiden II, but the afte...

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By Chris Kohler On the eve of the release of Ninja Gaiden II comes an out-of-nowhere shocker: The game's creator, Tomonobu Itagaki, has said that he will quit Tecmo and sue the company's president. 1up.com reports that Itagaki sent a statement to Japanese... Itagaki Leaving Team Ninja [1up]

By Michael McWhertor Ninja Gaiden for the DS is a welcome surprise, one that plays well and uses the stylus in a totally unique way. Western audiences will probably snap it up, but what about something that will dominate Japanese sales charts. I asked Itagaki if Team Ninja has any plans to make a ninja training app...

Team Ninja's chief ninja and Dead or Alive mastermind Tomonobu Itagaki is one competitive dude. He says that the projects he's currently working aren't just good, but good. So much so that they'll destroy the hopes and dreams of other developers. Itagaki explains: