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On October 16, Tomonobu Itagaki’s Facebook account revealed that the video game developer had passed away at age 58. Tributes to the Dead or Alive creator have been pouring in from fans and fellow game developers alike, especially in his home country of Japan. The following post was made in Japanese on Itagaki’s Facebook. “My Last Words: The flame of …

Tomonobu Itagaki, the legendary creator of the Dead or Alive series, and creative mind behind the 2004 version of Ninja Gaiden, has passed away at the age of 58. The news was shared on his personal Facebook page, and independently confirmed by members of the development community. The cause of death was not given. The elegaic Facebook post was written …

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 Facebook page in the event of his death. It went live hours before his passing was confirmed by …

Legendary Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive director, the eternally sunglassed Tomonobu Itagaki, has passed away. A post on Facebook first broke the news, but it seems been corroborated by James Mielke on Bluesky. The original social media post reads, as translated by Google: “Last Words The light of my life is finally fading. The fact that this message has …