Passionate about working with the Xbox one more time
It looks like there’s a new weapon in town. Charismatic producer Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of the fighting franchise Dead or alive and the boss behind the modern Ninja Gaiden titles, announced that he formed his own studio – Itagaki Games.
The news was revealed in an excerpt from a recent interview between Itagaki and Bloomberg, which focused on the Xbox’s 20th anniversary. Itagaki Games will exist as its own enterprise, and is not connected with studios like Koei Tecmo, Valhalla or Team Ninja, with which Itagaki has been closely associated in the past.
In the interview (which you can check out on Facebook), Itagaki noted how comfortable he was when working alongside Microsoft / Xbox in the early 2000s, specifically in the Xbox launch title. Dead or Alive 3. In the interview, Itagaki also expressed satisfaction with the possibility of returning to collaborate with the industry giant.
“The entire main Xbox team, including Seamus Blackley, Ed Fries, Kevin Bachus, their leader Robbie Bach and George Peckham, who always played golf with me, fully supported me,” recalls Itagaki. “I visited Redmond once every two months, and they presented me with various tools and support that would help to speed up game development […] If they get to me, it will be an honor for me. “
Left to its own devices, it will be interesting to see what Itagaki and his team have in store for the new generation of games. Now in the driver’s seat, Itagaki fans were able to see a series of releases that oppose the producer’s previous successes, such as Dead or Alive 4 or Ninja Gaiden Black. So, fingers crossed, so we don’t forget The third devil it also exists.
Tomonobu Itagaki establishes Itagaki Games [Gematsu / Facebook]
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