Last year's Game Awards kicked off with the reveal of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, an old-school side-scrolling throwback that came as quite the pleasant surprise, given that the series hadn't had a new entry in over a decade. Well, at today's Xbox Developer Direct Showcase, Team Ninja revealed an even more pleasant surprise: Ninja Gaiden 4, the next mainline title in the Ninja Gaiden series since 2012. And if that wasn't enough, there was another surprise waiting when it came to the game's developers, as this fourth entry will be a collaboration between Team Ninja and PlatinumGames, meaning that two masters of gaming action finally get to team up. And as seen in the announcement trailer below, they definitely appear to be going all-out for this comeback.
Young Blood
Oddly, much like Ragebound, Ninja Gaiden 4 also places emphasis on an entirely new protagonist, this time a young "Master Ninja" by the name of Yakumo, part of the Raven Clan and thus a rival to the Hayabusa Clan, though Ryu will still be playable at certain parts. The setting is that of Tokyo, with the events taking place after the defeat of the Dark Dragon, a recurring villain...
