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Ninja Blade Review: Ninja Tragic

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | From Software’s Ninja Blade gives Xbox 360 owning wannabe ninjas the opportunity to live vicariously—and cinematically—through protagonist Ken Ogawa, a super ninja tasked with saving futuristic Tokyo from parasite-infected Japanese schoolgirls, yakuza and salarymen. More »
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Ninja Blade Demo, Giant Spiders Hit Xbox Live

5:20AM Michael McWhertor | From Software’s Ninja Blade is coming April 7th. Today, you can decide whether that’s the day you’re buying Ninja Blade or not, as the North American demo hits Xbox Live today. More »
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Ninja Blade Doesn’t Skimp On The Blur

2:40AM Mike Fahey | From Software has released a new batch of screenshots for Ninja Blade, demonstrating how blur effects can make getting punched by a guy in a business suit look exciting.
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Ninja Blade Is Available In English Right Now

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Blade may not have a North American release date yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t own an English version. Right now. More »

Watch The Japan-Only Ninja Blade Demo

5:20AM Mike Fahey | Japan was gifted with a demo of From Software’s upcoming Xbox 360 game Ninja Blade on Monday, and the guys at Inside Digital Foundry were nice enough to play through it for our enjoyment. More »

Ninja Blade Demo Ready To Slice Up December 29

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | From Software has announced that its Xbox 360 title Ninja Blade, which is about a ninja who comes from a family of ninjas, is getting a free demo. More »

Avatars Get First Paid Parts With Ninja Blade Theme

6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Now that you’ve created your first — and possibly last — Xbox 360 Avatar in the New Xbox Experience, you’re most likely thinking “What kind of digital crap can I now purchase to make this thing look less horrid?” The answer is new Ninja Blade themed Avatar parts. If you’re in Japan, you can purchase the new premium theme designed to promote From Software’s upcoming Xbox 360 cinematic action game, netting you five new ninja parts for your virtual self. You knew this was coming, right? More »

Ninja Blade Hands-On: See, There’s This Ninja…

5:00AM Michael McWhertor | …and he comes from a long line of ninja. He’s from a family of ninja. And this family has a special ability to kill monsters. And that’s Ninja Blade in a nutshell, according to From Software planner Kazuhiro Hamatani. That might set the mood for how inspired the Xbox 360 cinematic hack and slash game is. Yes, it’s “cinematic” as you’re a super ninja fighting off demons atop Tokyo skyscrapers and during freefalls from helicopters. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s exciting. More »

Still Even More Ninja Blade Screens

11:30PM Adam Barenblat | It will be interesting to see how Ninja Blade fares against Ninja Gaiden, but so far so good. Just a few days ago we posted about a dozen screens of the game and today we got some more. Unfortunately, it still maybe a little too early to see how this “Ninja Vision” gameplay mechanic will work out, but the game looks… promising? More »