He discussed how, in the last four years, since leaving Valhalla Game Studios of Devil’s Third, which he co-founded, he has taught game development to a younger generation. However, he now feels that he wants to “make a game again and just opened a company for that purpose”.He further explained that although Itagaki Games is not part of Koei Tecmo or Valhalla Games Studios, he would not be against working with Microsoft again.
“I know that Microsoft is still aggressive,” Itagaki said. “If they get to me, it will be an honor for me.”
Several Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive titles under Itagaki were exclusive to Xbox, so the established relationship already exists.
Itagaki resigned from Tecmo in 2008 after the release of Ninja Gaiden 2 and filed a lawsuit against the company and its president Yoshimi Yasuda for unpaid bonuses.
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