„It's hard to believe”. Tomonobu Itagaki, father of the Dead or Alive series and the modern Ninja Gaiden, has passed away
Japanese developer Tomonobu Itagaki has died. He was best known for the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden.
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Martin Bukowski
October 16, 2025
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Ninja Gaiden and Dear or Alive Will be Resurrected by Team Ninja [UPDATE]
In production are reboots of the popular Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series. The former may be developed by the creators of the Bayonetta series.
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Adrian Werner
November 22, 2022
Father of Dead or Alive Returns With New Studio
Tomonobu Itagaki has started a new studio. The father of the Dead or Alive brand, also responsible for resurrecting the Ninja Gaiden series, is returning after a four-year hiatus and he wouldn't mind working with Microsoft again.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 18, 2021
Dead or Alive 6 Microtransactions Pushed to Ridiculous Levels
PS4's Dead or Alive 6 has now a new option - we can change the character's hair colour. However, this did not please the players, because it involves a controversial system of microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 2, 2020
Free Version of Dead or Alive 6 is Now Available
The free version of Dead or Alive 6 - a fighting game released only two weeks ago, has just launched on PC and consoles.
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Michael Kulakowski
March 16, 2019
Dead or Alive 6 Release and First Reviews
The sixth installment of the popular fighting game cycle developed by Team Ninja has just today launched on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. First reviews are already available on the Internet.
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March 1, 2019
Dead or Alive 6 Hardware Requirements
Team Ninja has revealed the hardware requirements for the PC version of Dead or Alive 6, the latest installment in one of the most popular fighting game franchises.
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Adrian Werner
February 26, 2019
Plans for a Free Edition of Dead or Alive 6
Yohei Shimbori, the producer and director of Dead or Alive 6, revealed that there are plans to release a free, limited edition of the game.
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Milosz Szubert
February 1, 2019