Ninja Gaiden 4 is Launching This Autumn

Preceded
by
the
shadow-drop
of
Ninja
Gaiden
2
Black,
a
remaster
of
the
2008
original,
Team
Ninja
and
Platinum
Games
announced
Ninja
Gaiden
4
at
the
Xbox
Developer
Direct
today.
This
will
be
the
first
game
in
the
series
in
13
years.

Coming
sometime
this
Autumn,
it’s
releasing
on
PC,
PlayStation
5
and
Xbox
Series
X/S,
including
on
Xbox
Game
Pass.

A
direct
sequel
to
2013’s
Ninja
Gaiden
3,
this
new
game
stars
a
new
lead
character
named
Yakumo
in
a
cyberpunk
version
of
Tokyo.
Never
fear,
though,
because
series
icon
Ryu
Hayabusa
is
returning,
and
will
even
be
playable
at
certain
points.

In
fact,
the
trailer
gives
me
some
Devil
May
Cry
5
vibes
with
the
upcoming
demon-slayer
(or
in
this
case,
ninja)
going
up
against
the
OG
before
inevitably
teaming
up
to
kick
ass.

“Fans
have
long
been
asking
us
for
a
new
Ninja
Gaiden
game,”
Team
Ninja
head
honcho
Fumihiko
Yasuda
said.
“Koei
Tecmo’s
president,
Hisashi
Koinuma,
and
PlatinumGames’
CEO,
Atsushi
Inaba,
share
a
close
relationship,
which
led
us
to
explore
a
collaborative
development
effort.”

“PlatinumGames
had
the
expertise
we
felt
was
ideal
for
working
on
Ninja
Gaiden,”
Yasuda
continued,
“and
with
support
from
Microsoft’s
Phil-san,
the
three
companies
were
able
to
take
the
next
step
towards
creating
a
brand-new
Ninja
Gaiden.”