In Real Life

When You Think Of Japan, Think Of This

More than schoolgirls, salarymen or neon lights, when video games want to evoke Japan, they pick one thing above the rest: cherry blossoms, or “sakura”, as they are called in Japanese.


September 19, 2010
News

Dead Or Alive Developer Making Two Nintendo 3DS Games

Tecmo Koei, the company behind Ninja Gaiden and Dynasty Warriors, has already made public that it is developing one title for the Nintendo 3DS. It is also developing another.


September 10, 2010

Here Are Some Dead Or Alive Nintendo 3DS Screens

Tecmo Koei is bringing its Dead or Alive fighting series to the Nintendo 3DS. Hello, three-dimensional jiggly fighting!


August 4, 2010
News

Guy Who Makes Hard Games Would Like To Apologise

Tomonobu Itagaki, the cigarette smokin’ and hard drinkin’ game designer behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, has something to say. He would like to say he’s sorry.


June 19, 2008
News

One Of These ‘Special Incentive’ DoA 4 Contracts Is Fake

Yesterday, Itagaki vs. Tecmo commenced with Itagaki’s lawyer submitting into evidence the contract he had supporting his completion bonus for Xbox 360 title Dead or ALive 4. Tecmo’s lawyers submitted a somewhat identical-looking contract, differing in that it did not support Itagaki’s claims that he was entitled to a completion bonus. Hrm. Someone it seems is lying, and other evidence seems to indicate that Tecmo isn’t exactly being truthful about overtime — which is a totally separate case altogether.