Dead or Alive and Modern Ninja Gaiden Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Has Died at Age 58

Tomonobu Itagaki began his career at Tecmo in 1992 and later founded Team Ninja. The team quickly gained recognition with their debut title, *Dead or Alive*, which challenged Sega’s *Virtua Fighter* and established a popular fighting game series. Following the success of *Dead or Alive*, Team Ninja revived the *Ninja Gaiden* franchise in 2004 after a long hiatus. This modern take on *Ninja Gaiden* has cemented its place as a leading action game series of the 21st century.






