Ninja Gaiden Developer Celebrates 21st Anniversary of Franchise by Making 2025 “Year of the Ninja”

Staff Ninja is has launched an announcement celebrating the twenty first anniversary of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. In its assertion, the studio is declaring 2025 to be the 12 months of the Ninja, since it should see the discharge of three titles within the sequence: Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Celebrating the anniversary that occurred over the weekend, the studio talks about how March 2, 2004 noticed the discharge of the unique Ninja Gaiden on Xbox.

“2025 marks the ‘12 months of the NINJA,’ and to kick issues off, we launched the graphical remaster Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in January,” mentioned Staff Ninja in its assertion. “Coming later this 12 months is Ninja Gaiden 4, a brand new mainline entry and collaborative effort with Xbox Sport Studios and PlatinumGames. We can even carry you Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound courtesy of Dotemu and The Sport Kitchen. Please keep tuned for brand new info concerning every of those thrilling new titles.”

“We cherish the distinct qualities of this sequence and the sensation of performing high-speed ninja skills to defeat mercilessly oppressive enemies. The video games we ship will keep true to those qualities and supply an exciting expertise for each devoted followers and new gamers fascinated with slicing their tooth on the franchise’s signature ninja motion.”

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was stealth dropped alongside its announcement again in January. The sport, accessible on PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, is a remastered model of the seminal Ninja Gaiden 2, this time round making use of Unreal Engine 5. Studio boss Fumihiko Yasuda revealed through the announcement that Ninja Gaiden 2 Black “is crafted to fulfill each those that performed the unique and newcomers discovering it as a current-generation motion recreation.”

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black permits gamers to tackle the position of sequence protagonist Ryu Hayabusa, in addition to different characters like Ayane Momiji and Rachel, as they tackle the principle story. It additionally consists of options that we final noticed in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Take a look at our evaluate for extra particulars concerning the remaster.

Alongside the remaster, Staff Ninja had additionally unveiled Ninja Gaiden 4. Slated for launch in Fall 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, Ninja Gaiden 4 is being developed by Staff Ninja in addition to PlatinumGames. Its story will function a brand new protagonist, Raven Clan’s Yakuma, who has to take care of the chaos that was left by the husk of the Darkish Dragon. Ryu Hayabusa can even be featured within the story, and Staff Ninja has mentioned that he’ll play a “pivotal” position within the recreation.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer had revealed again in January that talks with Staff Ninja for the event of Ninja Gaiden 4 had began “six or seven years in the past.”

The third title within the franchise popping out this 12 months on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X/S and Nintendo Change is Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Developed by the studio behind metroidvania title Blasphemous, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound will probably be a sidescroller that places gamers within the footwear of Ryu Hayabusa to tackle demons in America.