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Chet Holzbauer can't remember any other gift from that mad Christmas Day scramble 20 years ago. As far as he knows, the cacophony of torn paper came to a stop, like the needle coming off a record, when he and his brother unwrapped Tecmo Super Bowl. More »
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When you think of action game Ninja Gaiden, the word "multiplayer" doesn't exactly leap to mind. Yet, here we are, a Ninja Gaiden—Ninja Gaiden III—with multiplayer. More »
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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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The 3D breasts were inevitable. After Nintendo revealed its glasses-free 3D portable, the Nintendo 3DS, it was only a brief matter of time before gamers in Japan could ogle 3D boobs them. Senran Kagura, the first of what's likely to be many games with that feature, includes a bevy of top-heavy, jiggly ninjas. More »
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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 »
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Brace yourself—not for the gameplay footage—but for the guitar soundtrack. Dynasty Warriors is coming to the PS Vita, and this latest trailer shows how the game will make use of some of the PS Vita's features. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809673&view=rss&microfeed=true Dynasty Warriors, the historical hack-and-slash games from Tecmo Koei, is in development for the PS Vita. The game will make use of the Vita's features. [Tecmo Koei via Facebook via VG247] More »
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Slicing and dicing, Ninja Gaiden 3 is a bloody overture all things ninja. The game is set in London and is headed to the Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime in early 2012. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809307&view=rss&microfeed=true According to NeoGAF's details from the latest PlayStation Magazine, the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 will run at 60 frames-per-second, won't feature toned down difficulty, will support up to 8 players, will emphasize Ryu's story and may feature PlayStation Move support. [NeoGAF] More »
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The 3DS's line-up is slimmer in Sweden. Fighting game Dead or Alive: Dimensions isn't currently on the website for Bergasala, a Nintendo game distributor. There might be a good reason for that. More »
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Punching, kicking, throwing and jiggling, Dead or Alive style, comes to the Nintendo 3DS on May 24 in North America, Tecmo Koei announced today, nailing down the previously vague release date for Dead or Alive: Dimensions. More »
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Nintendo's nebulous 3DS launch window includes months for the game company to fill their slate for the new portable. But what will U.S. gamers be able to pick up the day the 3D handheld goes on sale? More »
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Dead or Alive: Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS will feature a cameo from Metroid hunter Samus Aran, but she won't be jiggling alongside the rest of the DOA cast. Samus, sadly, won't be playable in the game. More »
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How do you do a fighting game on the 3DS? You do it the Super Street Fighter IV way or this Dead or Alive way. Pretty similar. Touch-screen is optional but helpful for those who are fighting-game-challenged (like me). More »
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A figure of Dead or Alive star Kasumi is never going to be the classiest thing in the world, but then, Kasumi isn't the classiest girl in the world, either, so I guess in this case things are working out just fine! More »
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Until 2008, the head ninja of Team Ninja (not pictured) was Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki. Then he left and filed a lawsuit over unpaid wages. More Tecmo developers left, too. What's that like for the other ninjas? More »
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Metroid: Other M has a game-freezing bug. In Japan, Nintendo has a fix. It involves sending things on a truck. More »
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Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of jiggly fighting franchise Dead or Alive and the upcoming Devil's Third, is keen on getting into Japanese politics. Oh, he also thinks the country's game industry is dying and that Japan failed to import Western capitalism. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5608016&view=rss&microfeed=true Dynasty Warriors and Ninja Gaiden publisher Tecmo Koei is bringing Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, Quantum Theory, Warriors: Legends of Troy, and Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll to E3. Every game but the last is due fall 2010. More »
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Tomonobu Itagaki, former head of Tecmo's Team Ninja and creator of the Dead or Alive and 3D Ninja Gaiden series is gearing up to reveal his next big project at E3 2010 next week. Will breast physics be involved? More »
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback disappointed multiplayer enthusiasts when it appeared that ragequitting didn't count in players' records, among other complaints of online problems at launch. Originally Tecmo was said to be working up a patch. The publisher now says it isn't. More »
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Today, a sports title without real players and teams has a hard pitch to make. If any franchise can close the deal, it's the one that started it all: Tecmo Bowl, trading on 20 years of nostalgia with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. More »
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback players may have noticed you can ragequit a 38-0 beating scot-free, no forfeit, no loss, no nothing. Tecmo is said to be working on a fix for this. More »
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One of the most appealing things about Tecmo Bowl Throwback, which released yesterday, is the ability to switch between the 3D view and retro 16-bit view during a play. It may look like promotional video, but it's live. More »
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback parties like it's 1987. More »
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In February, Tecmo Koei and renowned designer Tomonobu Itagaki settled a lawsuit arising from their nasty split in 2008. The two are back on social terms, with Tecmo's boss sending congratulations to Itagaki's new studio, and the studio posting it. More »
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Tecmo's reboot of the console classic Tecmo Bowl arrives on Xbox Live on April 28 for 800 Microsoft Points, but there's no word yet on when PlayStation owners get in on the fun. More »
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Dead or Alive Paradise brings the lovely ladies of Tecmo's fighting game series back to the tropical getaway of Zack Island, a chance to collect and model increasingly revealing bikinis in-between playing an equally skimpy selection of mini-games. More »
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"Creepy" jiggly beach volleyball game Dead or Alive: Paradise features female characters in skimpy bikinis. Or does it? More »
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You got to slave away and work to conquer the game industry. It ain't easy! More »
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This interview with the producer of the upcoming Tecmo Bowl Throwback delivers tons of gameplay video and tells us what to expect from the game - although it still doesn't tell us when it will release. More »
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For several years now, Japanese developers have realized that there are bigger markets outside Japan — namely, the U.S. and Europe. Isn't that limiting? More »
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Dead or Alive developer Tomonobu Itagaki left Tecmo over unpaid wages and started up a new studio. It was originally thought to be called "Tokyo Vikings". It's not. More »
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Before the brouhaha at Tecmo, game designer Tomonobu Itagaki made a name for himself making fighting games. He's currently working on another title, which he hinted at last year. More »
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Nintendo's "dramatic new direction" for the Metroid series comes courtesy of Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja, who show off their cinematic skills in this new Metroid: Other M trailer. More »
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Tecmo, the company that was once a giant in video game football, is continuing its slow return to the virtual gridiron. Today we have word of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. More »
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Besides action and fighting games, Japanese developer Tecmo is known for its saucy bikini characters. It's latest title, Dead or Alive: Paradise, has even been described as "creepy" by the ESRB and once features females with ridiculous proportions jiggling about. More »
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Even though Tecmo Koei America seems happy to market the fact that Dead or Alive: Paradise is called "cheesy" and "creepy," the game's director says it isn't softcore porn, but a game trying to show that women are "beautiful characters." More »
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Game designer Tomonobu Itagaki and Tecmo have reconciled the lawsuit the former Team Ninja head filed in summer 2008. In an issued issued statement, Itagaki stated that the agreement was "mutual" and the settlement was "harmonious". More »
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There have been rumors that Tecmo is bringing Tecmo Bowl to the PSN and Xbox LIVE Arcade with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. If you believe the ESRB, those rumors could be true. More »
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