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Tomonobu Itagaki: A Blood Splattered History

Posted Jun 5th 2008 3:00PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News


With the news of his recent departure and the release of his final swan-song to the Ninja Gaiden series, Tomonobu Itagaki has had an amazing career.

We've already tackled the history of Ninja Gaiden in our previous retrospective, A History of Violence, but this time we're going back to look at one of Ryu's most influential allies.

In this special feature we look back at the history of the man and how he helped re-shape Tecmo in the early 90s to the company they are today. Join us as we take a stroll through memory lane and examine the games, the controversies and the impending future of Tomonobu Itagaki.

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Tags: itagaki, ninja-gaiden, ninja-gaiden-2, ninja-gaiden-ii, team-ninja, tecmo, tomonobu-itagaki

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