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Ninjas EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Ninja Blade is coming to PC ... uh, hooray? 15 If there was one console-exclusive videogame that PC gamers have been dying to play more than anything else, it's got to be Ninja Blade. Thankfully, the port we've been longing for is indeed happ... Mini Ninjas: Hitman dev tries to make a kid-friendly game that doesn't suck 18 Hitman. Kane & Lynch. Freedom Fighters. These aren't exactly games you'd be comfortable playing with your kids or younger siblings. So when the developer behind those titles, IO Interactive, ... I kinda want this TMNT: Smash Up Thermos more than the game 12 While it's not a popular opinion, I'm not really a big fan of Super Smash Bros., and I realize that makes me some kind of weirdo in gaming communities. I was a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur... Rumor: NinjaBee compilation disc coming to 360 this fall 6 According to a listing on GameFly, a NinjaBee Critic's Choice Collection for Xbox 360 could be on its way to stores this October. While it's only speculation on our part, a package featuring Ninj... Haiku ninjas announced! Ninja Blade soundtrack winners 12 Haiku contest to win free game-related swag? Yeah, that's the best idea I've had in a while. No need to thank me though, I've been congratulating myself in the mirror since I came up with the ide... Ignition is nixing gaijin voice-overs for Muramasa 39 Little tidbits about Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade keep popping up lately, the latest being that Ignition Entertainment (who are publishing the title in North America) have decided to k... Write a ninja haiku, win the Ninja Blade soundtrack! 78 No matter how you spin it, ninjas are eternally cool. I don't know how they manage it, but while things around them become popular, burn out and fade, they still somehow maintain their spot in po... Want a Ninjatown sequel? Let Southpeak Games know! 8 If you read our review of Ninjatown or got your hands on the game yourself, you already know that the little strategy title for the DS was a staff favorite (not to mention Niero, Destructoid's fo... Ninja Blade turns QTEs into a selling point 30 I've been poking fun at Ninja Blade's reliance on quick time events for quite a while now, but it seems the joke has come to a head with the game advertising QTEs as a unique selling point on the... Here are some Ninja Blade screens whether you like it or not 9 From Software's QTE-drenched action game Ninja Blade is out in April after several delays. I have a feeling that the publishers kept screwing up the "press X Button to release game in Februa... Ninja Blade deflected, pushed back to April 7th 10 You thought the Xbox 360 action title Ninja Blade was coming out in March, didn't you? You thought you were going to spend a nice March day doing ninja-esque Quick Time Events, didn't you.  ... Ninja Blade screenshots screenshots screenshots 13 I felt that if I repeated a word three times in the headline, it would make the headline more exciting. I have failed. Anyway, here are a bunch of new screens for the pretty-yet-shallow Ninja Bla... Ninjatown DS demo is out on the Nintendo Channel 8 We're a little excited about the upcoming release of Ninjatown DS around here, as you may have guessed from our pimp Ninjatown lunchbox giveaway. If you are still unconvinced that ninja strategy ... TGS 08: From Software's Ninja Blade walkthrough 11 Do you like ninjas? What a question -- who doesn't admire a mysterious figure in black who can kill a man faster than you can blink? From Software is relying on that very sense of admiration for ... Tenchu 4 looks really dark 10 [video]104954:416[/video] I'm not talking in the metaphorical, "that's kinda twisted" sort of way. No, this trailer looks visually dark. I realize that it's a game about ninja striking ... Ninjatown sneak preview at designer toy stores, plus preorder freebies! 2 [As originally posted on Tomopop]I had the pleasure of playing Ninjatown, the upcoming DS title featuring the art and characters you know so well from the adorable Shawnanimals line, at this year... These new Ninja Blade screens, let me show you them 10 A few days ago, Microsoft revealed the FromSoftware Xbox 360 Ninja Blade and fans of both ninja and blades were thrilled. Today, Microsoft sends us more screenshots of the game which features a n... Ninja Blade producer talks about Ninja. Also, blades 9 Yesterday, we saw a very brief teaser trailer announcing a brand new game, Ninja Blade. While everyone is expecting a Ninja Gaiden clone, game producer Masanori Takeuchi has promised that this ga... Ninjatown screens: More ninja and towns than you can handle! 2 Ninja and towns! Towns and ninja! Oh it's almost too much to bear, isn't it? Well bear it you must, as we have ten new screens of this sickeningly adorable DS game for you to vomit over. This Sha... Destructoid review: N+ (Nintendo DS) 33 Hey, there's nothing wrong with updating a great Flash game and porting it over to other platforms. Hell, it worked out really well for Metanet Software's N; when Anthony Burch reviewed the Xbox ... New Ninja Town trailer, burn Wee Devils with the sun! 5 The citizens of Ninja Town are living out their peaceful lives until Mr. Demon and his Wee Devil army decide to invade. Ol' Master Ninja along with Wee Ninjas, White Ninjas, Anti-Ninjas, Poo-Ninj... N+ fans, ready your jump skills: 750 new levels on the way 20 For those gamers who love simplicity, N+ probably seemed like the perfect title -- puzzle solving, clean lines and lots of gravitational challenges. It may have faded from your radar a little bit... The sexy unemployed Ninja returns in Izuna 2 for the DS 17 I don't know how I almost missed this! Atlus announced yesterday that Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja will be returning to the DS later this year. Izuna 2 is the sequel to the original game that ca... Special edition Ninja Reflex coming to Steam 12 Valve and Nunchuck Games Inc. have announced that a special version of Ninja Reflex -- a title that hit the Wii and Nintendo DS earlier this year -- is now available on Steam. Called Ninja Reflex... N+ on XBLA this Wednesday 31 At long last, N+ (800 Microsoft Points) is prepped and ready to go up on Xbox Live Arcade. With so few platformers available on the service, it couldn't have come at a better time.If you've playe... New Ninjatown screens. We're still not sure what it's about 30 It's been awhile since we've seen anything new from this odd little title coming out for the DS. We just received some new screens and the box art but still don't know much about the game itself.... Happy Ninja Day: Hands-on with Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball 19 Hello my fellow Ninjas and non-Ninjas! I am Ninjtendo and it has been far to long since I have made a front page appearance. I've been around in the shadows though killing off Destructoid's enemi... Happy Ninja Day: Hands-on with Ninja Reflex for the Wii 17 As if there isn't already enough Ninja related material on deck today, I've got more folks! The fellows over at Electronic Arts decided that Ninja Day wasn't soon enough. So in the spirit of impa... Happy Ninja Day: New Ninja Gaiden II footage and images 26 On this glorious day known as Day of the Ninja, Team Ninja unleashed this very Ninjatastic kill montage from Ninja Gaiden II. Ryu Hayabusa makes easy work of his enemies with his assortment of ba... Happy Ninja Day: EA announces Ninja Reflex 17 Did you know that today is Ninja Day? No joke. So what better time for Electronic Arts to official announce Ninja Reflex, a "party game" coming to the Wii and Nintendo DS in Marcy 2008.... First gameplay footage of Pirates Vs. Ninjas 46 This is the first gameplay footage of the upcoming XBLA title from Gamecock. It's looking kind of like the Mario Strikers series in a way with the frantic looking team action and the power-ups th... Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball coming to XBLA 43 The Cocks at Gamecock just sent word that Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is hitting Xbox Live Arcade early next year. We knew it was going to be a downloadable title, but just weren't sure for whic... New footage and awful screenshots for Ninja Gaiden DS 13 I've been interested in getting Ninja Gaiden DS ever since I first heard about it. I do enjoy the crazy gore and gameplay of the console version but I guess I haven't been paying close attention ... First gameplay footage from Ninja Gaiden 2. Look at all that gore! 38 GOD DAMN YOU INTERNETS! If these screenshots hadn't been leaked, then we would have witnessed the Japanese Castle themed level. Instead, we now have to look at the Aqua Capitol stage. Oh well, I ... Red and blue shinobi beware: Legend of Kage sequel coming to DS 22 For me, the NES version of Taito's Legend of Kage pre-dates Wii Sports as the non-gamers game of choice. For whatever reason, my mother of all people, decided she was really into Legend of Kage. ... Ninjatown DS trailer somehow makes cute ninjas okay 60 It is a universal fact that ninjas should not be cute. It really kills the credibility of being a ruthless killing machine if women are cooing over you. However, figure in a DS title populated by... Universe at War beta sneak attack! 5 Apparently playing too much Shinobi around the office, Sega has decided to sneak up on the Internet with beta sign-ups for their upcoming RTS, Universe at War: Earth Assault. For the lucky who w... N+ getting a worldwide release after all 7 We've just had an e-mail from none other than the original developers of N themselves, telling us that despite Eurogamer's recent report that N+ is going to be a US-only release, the ga... Flash game, N, getting the portable treatment on the PSP and Nintendo DS 15 Following in the footsteps of other great Flash-based games like Alien Hominid, comes N+ for the Nintendo DS and PSP, a platformer-action title starring a stick figure ninja.  The original F... Scheduled Destructoid maintenance tonight: we're gonna break stuff 65 Funny how a year can change our perception of what Destructoid should be, how it should work, and what it should ultimately become. It's been a wild ride so far. I have to say, I can't te... Ninjatoid: Video games and movies synergise for ninja/yakuza battle romp 14 Continuing the ninjabulous theme of today's postings, not many details have come to the fore about this new project, but a very intriguing little scheme be a-brewing in the world of movies a... N+ brings that tasty ninja goodness to DS and PSP 23 Ninjas are fantastic. This has been universally true throughout history. Regardless of context, every ninja in reality or fiction has dripped with pure, sugary, crystalising cool, before fli...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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