Koei Tecmo has gone all-in on its Ninja Gaiden revival, announcing multiple games in the series at the Xbox Developer Direct today. Beginning as an arcade-NES game in 1988, Ninja Gaiden is one of the longest-running series in video game history. It's undergone several changes over the years, progressing from 2D side-scrolling to 3D hack-and-slash action. Koei and Team Ninja have officially declared 2025 the "Year of the Ninja," bringing back the series in just about every conceivable way, including the reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4, which it's currently developing for a 2025 release with the help of Platinum Games.
And that's not the only project Team Ninja has in the works: it also shadow dropped a total remake of Ninja Gaiden 2, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, available today on Game Pass. This is a full remake of the original Ninja Gaiden 2 in modern graphics engine Unreal Engine 5. Like most Game Pass games, it'll be available on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and any and all devices capable of Game Pass streaming.
While Ninja Gaiden's 3D revival has often been compared to Dark Souls in terms of difficulty, the two couldn't...
