Samuel Tolbert

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Ninja Gaiden 4 Is Only Possible Thanks to Koei Tecmo and PlatinumGames Team-Up, Directors Say — “We Wouldn’t Have Been Able To Accomplish the Things We Did With This.” Ninja Gaiden 4 directors Masakazu Hirayama and Yuji Nakao say the collaboration is what made the game possible.

Speaking with directors Masakazu Hirayama (Team Ninja) and Yuji Nakao (PlatinumGames), they're both quite clear that the this collaboration is the reason the game came together, and that it wouldn't really be possible otherwise.

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Ninja Gaiden 4 Hands-On —This Punishing Action Game Feels Awesome, and Both Protagonists Are Great To Play Going hands-on with Ninja Gaiden 4 reveals a challenging game with carefully-balanced design sensibilities.

I had the chance to visit PlatinumGames in Tokyo and play a few hours of Ninja Gaiden 4 while speaking to the developers.

Overall, I really liked it! Yakumo and Ryu are both fun to use, and the core gameplay loop is extremely satisfying.

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The intro is almost always the very last thing I write when putting a review together. Maybe one or two sentences in the rare event there's an immediate thought I want to convey and not lose while I write everything else.

But even then, they'll usually fit better somewhere later in the review.

You look like you're about to direct John Wick to his next clandestine meeting. (Which is to say, very cool!)

Hell yes, this is awesome to hear Reb! Y'all deserve this win.

A statue of Godzilla from Godzilla Minus One in the Godzilla Tokyo store.

A giant Godzilla head statue peering over a building.

A selfie of me in front the Godzilla Minus One statue in the Godzilla Tokyo store.

All hail the king.

A pond with Lilies on the surface of the water

A crow resting on a tree branch.

A close-up view of a crow on a tree branch.

A pond, viewed from a small dock. Lilies cover much of the water.

Had a crow following along for a bit as I walked through the gardens near the pond.

A Torii gate leading to the shrine.

Another Torii gate further along the walk into the Shrine.

The main Shrine grounds, with a large building serving as a gate.

A Torii gate seen as I'm exiting the Shrine.

Spent the day in Tokyo. Visited Meiji Jingu Shrine.

Headed to Japan for the first time! In for a long, long flight, but I'm excited.

"Hey man, can I copy your homework?" just doesn't feel strong enough here.

*instalocking*, but with how they play installing isn't wrong either. Somehow.

The drop back into Gold is actually literal, genuine hell. A perfect mix of "your opponents are finally competent" and "4 of your team are installing DPS."

Oooooh I'm definitely gonna try this sometime, thanks!

So, fun fact, after that show was done, the crew actually destroyed any prop that had a swastika on it.

Which I applaud, but there might not quite be as much available to reuse as people would guess haha.

The Hobbit (2003)

Gio

Tangentially, it's fascinating to me how people have been infinitely more resistant to $80 games. Wheras the $70 price hike was met (mostly) with "Welp, it is what it is!"

This is not a condemnation or an endorsement, and obviously economic factors play in big-time. But it's interesting.

a bunch of cats standing in the snow with a caption that says me everytime i see Alt: Cats standing in snow with text that says "Me everytime I see a traveling Khajit caravan in Skyrim."

Worthy wares.

Good call. I liked what I played of The Outer Worlds 2 back in June, but the list of games that can get away with $80 in 2025 is thin.

2026/2027 will be different stories, of course.

Yes, except I can't take naps, so I end up even more annoyed.

Bruh. I've seen some nonsense before but this is a new one.

Never.

ZeniMax QA testers face whiplash and "rancid" work morale following Microsoft's gaming layoffs — but the union still fights ZeniMax quality assurance workers fought for a contract with Microsoft for over two years. Reeling from layoffs, they're still here.

New from me: Unionized ZeniMax QA testers are facing whiplash and low morale right now, with layoffs cutting into the team just weeks after a contract was ratified with Microsoft.

Still, the union is continuing to fight. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

It's wonderful and I cannot believe they pulled the third act off. Works so well.

Geralt in The Witcher Netflix TV series furrowing his brow, with text reading "Hmm"

Oh you're in for a real treat. I don't want to spoil anything but I'm fascinated to hear what you think when you finish it/start the second book.

Quaritch is a Certified Hater and we need more of those in film/games.