Kotaku: Doa

First Video of Dead or Alive 5 In Ninja on Ninja Action

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:20:00 EDT

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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 »

No, Not A Kasumi Figure, An Ayane One

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:20:00 EST

Kasumi, Kasumi, Kasumi. When talking Tecmo's fighting series Dead or Alive, it seems like it's always Kasumi. But she isn't the only DOA girl. More »

Dead or Alive Flick Continues Box Office Free Fall

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:40 EDT

At final tally, DOA: Dead or Alive eeked out a mere US $260,713 at the box office during its opening weekend. And during its second weekend, it puttered out $21,029. Peanuts! For those keeping score, that means the film plummeted 92 percent since last weekend. Only 98 theaters continued showing it for a second week, and the movie earned $214 per screen. Wow. I'd really love to talk to the people who saw DOA in theaters. They must be special people. More »

Dead or Alive Theatrical Release

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:00:59 EDT

For the three readers who actually care, the Dead or Alive move DOA is supposedly getting a theatrical release. Last we heard, the game was slated for a straight-to-DVD release. Over at movie site Ain't It Cool News, they're saying: More »

More Dead Or Alive Literature

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00:01 EST

Bad boob physics must scream books. Last month, the world was graced with Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 Best Shot, pages of full-color gravity defying pics. And this month, we get not one, but two DoA tenth anniversary books: Side A: Love! Kasumi and Side B: Kiss! Gals. Can't wait for what literary marvels next month holds. Until then, jubblies after the jump. Brian Ashcraft More »

A Handy Chart To Help Japan Get DoA Movie

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:26 EST

The jubblies aren't the only thing different about Dead or Alive the movie and Dead or Alive the game. The actors don't really look like their in-game counterparts. Here's a handy chart for Japanese otaku. Let's see, actress Jaime Pressly is Tina Armstrong. Holly Valance plays Christie Allen. Sarah Carter is Helena Doulgas. And Kane Kosugi appears as Ryu Hayabusa. More »

Clip: "I Only Play DOA 3 For The Fighting"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:22:05 EST

Suuure ya do! Here's a Dead or Alive 3 ad for the original Xbox. An oldie no doubt, but a goodie. Brian Ashcraft More »

Clip: The Whole DoA Movie (Yes, The Whole Damn Thing)

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:22:27 EST

Fair warning: Here's a Google video of the whole straight-to-video Dead or Alive film. Game site Destructoid has posted it, and now we will — Not really to share (we aren't that sick), but to see how long it takes before some lawyer tells us to take it down. It's already been up at Google for a month, so we doubt that anyone gives a flip. And to everyone involved in making this motion picture, we accept your apology. Sorta. Brian Ashcraft More »

Itagaki On PS3, Wii, DOAX2, His Daughter...

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:22:06 EST

Ass-pinchin', booze-hound Tomonobu Itagaki sits down with 1Up and talks up a good interview. He discusses last year's console launches and is very open about Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, which was met with a frosty reception. Standout Itagaki quote: More »

Dead or Alive Flick Goes Straight To DVD?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:20:32 EST

In a move that surprise just about no one, it appears that Corey Yuen's "film" adaptation of the Dead or Alive series of video games will not make it to US theaters. Instead, the film will see its DVD premiere this April. Lucky Europeans have already had the good fortune to see the $21 million T&A martial arts flick, as it premiered across the Atlantic in a number of countries as early as September of 2006. More »

Jubblies Galore: Lots of Tits on 360

egauger — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:40:53 EDT

Siliconera points out that a veritable jubbly avalanche is happening on 360 recently, including the already-released Rumble Roses XX, the upcoming DOA Xtreme 2, and cowboy hat stripper zombie massacre Onechanbara X. More »

Those DoA Bikinis Are Xtremely Embarrassing

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:20:38 EDT

(Well, not those. Those are actually okay. It's the other ones we're talking about.) More »

Hide the Kids, The Dead or Alive Movie Is Coming

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:22:44 EDT

This is not news. This is a warning. Dead or Alive posters have been hitting movie theaters. Nowhere is safe. Not even Taiwan! The movie opens next month in the U.S. Is anyone actually going to see this? Brian Ashcraft More »

Studios Threaten to Make DOA 2 & Castlevania Movies

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:15:33 EDT

According to Hollywood, that upcoming Dead or Alive film adaptation deserves only one thing: a sequel. Not only that, there's a Castlevania movie on the horizon. More movie adaptations for gamers to dread! More »

Depressing Graphs Explain Japan's Gaming Decline

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:22:43 EDT

Some number-cruncher graphed out how all the big video game series have performed in Japan. Any trends? They all seem to be doing worse. Much worse. Granted, the graphs don't include up-to-date info like Final Fantasy XII or New Super Mario Bros., but franchises don't seem like sure-fire cash cows anymore. The bottom of the graph lists the game titles, while the left notes the sale figures in the ten thousands. Fascinatingly gloomy stuff. What about you in the peanut gallery, do you still care about sequels and franchises? More »

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:30:15 EDT

The biggest earth-shattering news bomb came in the redubbing of the Nintendo Revolution to the Wii. Yes. Just Wii. Not a joke, not a hoax, but an attempt by the Nintendo folk to brand themselves with something different and most certainly unexpected. Reaction has been mixed - some hate the new name, while a smaller group loathes it. Personally? I'm a fan. More »

PSP Halo, PSP Metroid, PSP DoA, PSP Nintendogs

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:23:57 EST

All of them are as real as a three-dollar bill, but neat nonetheless. The very British British Gaming Blog points to a Photobucket Account that has a hodge-podge of faux PSP game boxes and UMDs. There are even a couple how-I-did-it images. Back in the day, that's what we used to call "bragging."
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Mario Gets Jiggy with DoA Gals

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:26:44 EST

Mario quickly realizes he's been wasting all these years on Peach. More »

1Up Accused of Plagiarism

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:33:03 EST

Plagiarism is a nasty word. But when someone is accused of it the reaction should be to check it out not bash the people who brought forward the accusation. More »