Tomonobu Itagaki (板垣 伴信, Itagaki Tomonobu) (born April 1, 1967) is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and also reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.[1]
Joining Tecmo in 1992, Itagaki produced two video game franchises that were commercial successes and earned him several promotions; he headed Tecmo's development team, Team Ninja, and sat on the executive board. He left the company after 16 years of service, filing a lawsuit against it for withholding bonus pay. He formed a new company Valhalla Game Studios with several Team Ninja members and released Devil's Third.[2] The company dissolved in December 2021 and he has now formed a new one called Itagaki Games.
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TomonobuItagaki (板垣 伴信, ItagakiTomonobu) (born April 1, 1967) is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and...
founded by TomonobuItagaki, and is best known for franchises such as Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and Nioh. Team Ninja was formed by TomonobuItagaki from a...
launch title for the Xbox 360. In an interview with Famitsu Xbox, TomonobuItagaki remarked that he spent 99% of his time developing the game, while only...
for the Xbox. The title was developed over five years by developer TomonobuItagaki and his Team Ninja, and eventually released to high sales and critical...
detailed. Wanting to emulate gorgeous scenes of martial arts movies, TomonobuItagaki and Team Ninja went so far to invite professional martial artists to...
confirmed to exist and be an Xbox 360 exclusive, with the game's director, TomonobuItagaki, being stated as saying, "Now please enjoy the world's best action...
leader TomonobuItagaki (板垣 伴信, born 1967), Japanese video game designer, formerly of Tecmo Hangaku Gozen, Japanese warrior also called Itagaki Mizuki...
politician Tomonobu Imamichi (今道 友信, 1922–2012), Japanese philosopher TomonobuItagaki (板垣 伴信, born 1967), Japanese video game designer Tomonobu Saito (斎藤...
first release from the series since the departure of series' creator TomonobuItagaki. The game was met with mostly mixed-to-negative critical reception...
Gaiden creator TomonobuItagaki establishes Itagaki Games [Update]". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Itagaki, Tomonobu (January 16...
actually made the final cut. During the development process, creator TomonobuItagaki stated that he would not be adding activities like trampoline games...
modern series to be directed by someone other than franchise director TomonobuItagaki, with Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi taking over directorial duties...
the matter was reached on March 28. On June 3, 2008, Team Ninja head TomonobuItagaki resigned from the company and filed a 145 million yen ($1.4 million)...
various people from the video game industry, including series creator TomonobuItagaki. A guide book titled Dead or Alive Ultimate: Prima Official Game Guide...
Kakihara died of interstitial pneumonia. On June 3, 2008, Team Ninja head TomonobuItagaki resigned from the company and filed a 145 million yen ($1.3 million)...
although he did not consider himself an expert in the game. Game designer TomonobuItagaki heavily panned the console port of the game for lacking innovative...
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