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Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden 2004 Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Dies Aged 58, Fans React to Final Message: 'I Am Proud to Say That I Followed My Beliefs and Fought to the End'

Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden 2004 Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Dies Aged 58, Fans React to Final Message: 'I Am Proud to Say That I Followed My Beliefs and Fought to the End'
technology10/16/2025

Japanese video game developer Tomonobu Itagaki has died aged 58.

Japanese video game developer Tomonobu Itagaki has died aged 58. Itagaki, best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and for reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004, had asked a close friend to publish a 'final words' message on his Faceboo... [3465 chars]