In Real Life

Man Behind Ninja Gaiden Reveals His Favourite Retro Games

The creative force previously behind Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series, now on the upcoming Devil’s Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, says he has wanted to make games since he was a teenager. He just didn’t want to make video games.


June 11, 2011
PlayStation

Three Things Devil’s Third Might Have: Dildo Melee, Hard Gay And Wii U Support

Tomonobu Itagaki, the man formerly behind Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive games, did not bring his latest creation, Devil’s Third, to E3 2011. He promises it will be at Tokyo Game Show, however, and wants to bring death by dildo to yet another THQ-published game.


June 12, 2010

First Look At Devil’s Third, The Debut Shooter From Valhalla

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The team responsible for the bloody action of Ninja Gaiden and the blistering head-to-head combat of the Dead or Alive fighting game series is taking its shot at shooters with Devil’s Third, coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.


March 31, 2010
News

Valhalla Games Focusing On One Title, Itagaki Focusing On Sake Intake

Former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki has set up shop at Valhalla Game Studios, aligning himself with numerous ex-developers of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden games, all working together to focus on just one game… for now.