Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden Director Tomonobu Itagaki Passes Away at 58 | TechRaptor

Tomonobu Itagaki, Creator of Dead or Alive, Passes Away

Tomonobu Itagaki, the renowned creator of the Dead or Alive franchise and producer of Ninja Gaiden, has died at the age of 58.

According to a post on his Facebook page, Itagaki had asked someone to publish a message when his time was nearing its end.

He says he "stand[s] by [his] beliefs" and has "no regrets", except for "not being able to deliver [his] new work", for which he apologizes to his fans.

Itagaki was best known for creating the Dead or Alive franchise and reviving Ninja Gaiden as a 3D hack-and-slash action game in 2004.

Author's summary: Tomonobu Itagaki dies at 58.

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