Microsoft promised a caller crippled announcement astatine its Xbox Developer Direct event, and that crippled turned retired to beryllium Ninja Gaiden 4. The caller introduction successful the long-running franchise is being co-developed by Team Ninja on pinch Platinum Games, the squad down action games for illustration Bayonetta and Nier: Automata. The crippled is launching successful Fall 2025, and will beryllium coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 (it will besides beryllium disposable via Game Pass).
While the Ninja Gaiden franchise has been astir since the precocious ‘80s, it entered into a caller era connected the Xbox pinch the bloody, and tough-as-nails Ninja Gaiden connected Xbox successful 2004. That version, developed by Team Ninja, was ported to a fistful of different consoles and besides received a number of sequels. Based connected the debut trailer, the caller crippled looks to proceed the acheronian action started pinch the 2004 release, but pinch moreover faster gameplay.
In summation to the brand-new release, a remake of Ninja Gaiden II was besides announced called Ninja Gaiden II Black. In a bully surprise: the crippled is disposable now connected console, PC, and Game Pass.
These aren’t the only returns to Ninja Gaiden successful the works, however. Retro experts Dotemu are besides processing a caller throwback merchandise called Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.