Kotaku: Dead Or Alive 4

When You Think Of Japan, Think Of This

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:00:00 EDT

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. More »

Here Are Some Dead Or Alive Nintendo 3DS Screens

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:30:00 EDT

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

Guy Who Makes Hard Games Would Like To Apologize

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:30:00 EDT

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. More »

One Of These "Special Incentive" DoA 4 Contracts Is Fake

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EDT

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. More »

Microsoft Contrite Over First-Party %@! Up

kotaku.com — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:40:00 EDT

It's refreshing when companies come clean about their mistakes. In this case, it's Microsoft, admitting that the 210-day gap between the first party release of Dead or Alive 4 and Ninety-Nine Nights was a huge FUBAR. More »

Japanese Retailers Selling Xbox 360 For Under $170?

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:37:56 EST

This image has been circulating through game forums and showing up in our inboxes today, indicating that some Japanese retailers are selling the Xbox 360 for the low low price of 19,800 yen (or $168.54 US). Does it indicate that retailers are noticing stock piling up and its time to ditch them for whatever they can get? Does a $25 price on Dead Or Alive 4 mean that Itagaki is currently disemboweling himself? More »

IGN Mocks 1Up

Brian Crecente — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:25:56 EST

Wow, IGN is making fun of 1Up for an ethics blunder. How does that saying go? People in stone houses shouldn't throw glasses. Or is it people in glass houses shouldn't throw Hsus. More »

Dead or Alive 4: Hands-On Review

Brian Crecente — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:00:38 EST

The best fighting games balance characters; find nuance in movement, attacks and blocks; offers ways, in other words, for the player to take on challengers in a test of agility and mental prowess. More »

Video: Spartan 458 In Action

Brian Crecente — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:05:58 EST

Someone over on Bungie.net has posted a video if some hot Dead or Alive 4 Spartan on Spartan action. The video shows a red and green Spartan smacking each other around. There's even a some nice paused pan around shots of the two. The video includes tons of different locations, so don't watch it if you don't want any spoilers. The game looks amazing, I was supposed to receive my copy yesterday but it never showed up. Hopefully it will be coming in today. Fingers crossed. More »

More DOA 4 Spartan Shots

Brian Crecente — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:00:30 EST

Major Nelson has posted some nice (perhaps spoilerific) screen shots of Spartan 458 in Dead or Alive 4. The images show Spartan in a variety of positions and foe-smacking. Much more variety than the one over at Bungie. I'm supposed to be landing my copy of the game tomorrow. Woot. More »

DOA4 Hits Tomorrow

lsmith — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:30:08 EST

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If the PR hype is to be believed, DOA4 will ship tomorrow to major retailers across the United States. Sure this is converse to what we reported via tip, but I'm looking at the Press Release right now. If you want to see said press release, check the jump. More »

GamePro Gives Delayed DOA4 100 Percent?

Brian Crecente — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:00:26 EST

A Kotaku reader wrote in to point out what he calls something fishy at GamePro. Apparently about two weeks ago the magazine pubished a review, not a preview, but a review of the yet to be released and constantly delayed fighter Dead or Alive 4. According to the reader, and Metacritic and Game Rankings, the mag scored the ethereal fighter a perfect 100 percent. More »

DOA4 Not Hitting Till 2006?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:21:02 EST

Tecmo's very much anticipated Xbox 360 fighter may have been pushed back yet again. Dead or Alive 4, once listed as a launch title but pushed back several times, is now rumored to not be showing up till next year. More »

How Bungie Hooked Up With Dead or Alive

lsmith — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:30:46 EST

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Slashdot points to a story at Bungie's official site that unravels the weird mystery behind how a Halo character ended up in a Dead or Alive game. Itagaki and friends wanted Master Chief, Bungie said "he's busy" and gave them Nicole, the female Spartan. According to the piece she's a big anime fan. Yeah, you read that right - read it again. The only things missing from Bungie's bio of her are her turn-ons and turn-offs. It'd probably read "Turn-ons: Killing stuff with my bare hands," "Turn offs: Graphical pop-in during the cut scenes." More »