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Samus, You’re All Legs And Shiny Plastic

10:20PM January 11, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

First shown at last month’s Comiket, this Metroid: Other M statue features heroine Samus in her Zero Suit. Here’s a better look, because this figure deserves one. More »


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These Ninja Gaiden III Screens Were Probably Pretty Before Someone Poured Blood Over Them

6:20AM November 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The next chapter in the story of dark Japanese hero Ryu Hayabusa will take a look at the man beneath the mask; a man that struggles internally over every life he takes. I’m guessing that’s after he showers off the gore. More »


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Dead Or Alive 5 Explores The Ancient Ninja Art Of Exploding Cars

6:40AM October 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

This extended look at “pre-alpha” gameplay from Dead Or Alive 5 shows that Team Ninja’s next fighting game is completely 100 per cent batshit crazy. This — the huge explosions, fireballs and mass destruction — must be the “fighting entertainment” concept they’re talking about. More »


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Don’t Blame Team Ninja For Metroid: Other M’s Story

7:15AM September 24, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The latest Metroid game, Other M, took some… liberties with the universe’s story, and what it did to hero Samus in particular didn’t go down too well. Many people blame the game’s developers, Team Ninja for this, but that’s not very fair.

You need to blame someone from Nintendo instead. Something Team Ninja is only too happy to do. More »


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After Ninja Gaiden 3′s ‘Consequences’, Ryu Will Never Be The Same

5:40AM September 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Look, if you don’t want to be on the receiving end of Ryu Hayabusa’s Dragon Sword, don’t join an anti-ninja mercenary force, “mate”. That said, it looks like even the star of Ninja Gaiden 3 is dealing with the psychological impact of spilling so much blood from katana-fodder of past Ninja Gaiden games. More »


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First Video Of Dead Or Alive 5 In Ninja-On-Ninja Action

2:20AM September 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Career ninja Ryu Hayabusa is going to have a busy year, now that Team Ninja has officially unveiled Dead or Alive 5 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the form of this “pre-alpha” gameplay trailer. More »


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Ninja Gaiden 3 Won’t Feature Dismemberment

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2:00PM August 22, 2011 | Mark Serrels

If you wanted to fast track your way to an RC rating in Australia, usually gratuitous amounts of video game dismemberment was the most efficient way to go. Now that we’re on the cusp of receiving an R18+ rating in Australia, Team Ninja has claimed that the latest entry into the Ninja Gaiden series – previously a repeat offender when it comes to unnecessary gore – will no longer feature any dismemberment of any kind. More »


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Ninja Gaiden 3 Could Be The Hardest PlayStation Move Game Ever

2:20AM August 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Today at Gamescom in Germany, Tecmo’s Team Ninja revealed that Ninja Gaiden 3 was getting physical with the PlayStation Move, finally allowing the player and Ryu to commiserate over how difficult it is to slash at enemies for hours on end. More »


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Ninja Gaiden 3 Wonders ‘What Does It Feel Like To Kill A Man?’

10:00AM June 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

I’ve never killed a man. Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi says he’s never killed anyone either. But he is confident that his next game, Ninja Gaiden 3, properly explores what it means to stick a Japanese sword into another man’s body and extinguish his life force. More »


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Ninja Gaiden 3 For Wii U Gets Dragon Sword-Style Touchscreen Controls

8:20AM June 10, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Team Ninja is bringing super ninja Ryu Hayabusa to Nintendo’s new console, Wii U, with Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. Its the more unique version of Ninja Gaiden 3, thanks to the addition of (optional) touchscreen controls. More »