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Team Ninja Founder Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away at 58, but His Impact on the Gaming Industry Should Not Be Forgotten

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Ninja Gaiden reboot and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away, leaving a legacy of visually pioneering titles.

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Tomonobu Itagaki, first head of Team NINJA, passed away – Studio honors his legacy!

It's a sad news that was officially published on Facebook's social network. Koei Tecmo's former collaborator, Tomonobu Itagaki, to whom Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series are due, died at the age of 58. Joined Tecmo in 1992, he had created in 1996 the famous series of Dead or Alive combat games, then the franchise of beat-em up Ninja Gaiden, before leaving Tecmo in 2008, shortly before the release of Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360. Although his …

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consolefun.fr broke the news in on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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