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Over the past few days, I've received so many notifications and messages about a new Dead or Alive game; specifically, DOA6 and I don't really understand where the claims are coming from, and while I do have a press badge, and while I do write for Free Step Dodge, I do not work for Team NINJA or...

There have been a lot of interesting (to say the least) people that have been either throwing out news stories that are incredibly misleading or just incorrect pertaining to: Offline Players, Tomonobu Itagaki, Dead or Alive, Koei Tecmo and Team NINJA. Since the passing of Tomonobu Itagaki, a...

We're all going to need a little time to process this one. I’m personally in great shock at the moment. Tomonobu Itagaki (through the help of someone he trusts dearly) has posted his last post on Facebook stating that if we are reading this he is gone. This is real. This is not a prank or a...

Atelier Resleriana: Red Alchemist & White Guardian is a truly enduring and timeless turn-based JRPG that never tries to be something that it's not, and unlike most games today, it doesn't need a three hundred-million-dollar budget to get its point across with a beautiful aesthetic, well-written...

Despite there not being an announcement of a brand-new Dead or Alive fighter this year, it has been an extremely exciting and busy year at Koei Tecmo where the publisher and all of their development studios have started this evolutionary process within their business that has not only been an...

Excitedly announced at the latest Nintendo Direct, Koei Tecmo now has their first big shot at developing a Pokémon game in collaboration with Game Freak and Nintendo. This title is called Pokopia and it's the first Pokémon Builder to my knowledge that also looks to have growable crops in a...

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Announcement Overview center Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake was announced at the latest Nintendo Direct, and not only will the project be helmed by Team NINJA, but it will feature all new graphics while being available to everyone on all...

Yohei Shimbori, legendary 3D fighting game developer, has announced that he is departing from Bandai Namco after several years of working on Tekken 8 making him one of the few wild cards within the 3D side of the FGC. You never know where he might go next, and T8 definitely proved that, but...

Review Introduction center NINJA Gaiden: Ragebound is a masterclass 2D action side-scroller by Game Kitchen, and Published by Dotemu while being overseen by Koei Tecmo making it the first outsourced NINJA Gaiden game since the critically panned Yaiba: NINJA Gaiden Z. Yaiba left such a sour...

This Topic is Currently Under Construction I'm creating this topic as a way to not only highlight players from our community specifically, but also as a way to research and master NINJA GAIDEN. You can start now by posting your best times, but the topic is currently under construction.

Yet another regular online series has come to light featuring the incredible Dead or Alive fighting franchise and this one's a European special called 'Bucket Night.' This is a fairly new production, and if you've noticed, there are a lot of new tournament productions emerging that are featuring...

Xtreme Fighters Showdown (XFS) is a tournament organization that has been around for a while but recently received a massive push... created by Lord Xavier (long-time veteran) and Hoodless (DOA6 World Champion) who also has a major hand in this project. They hosted the successful Dead or Aive 6...

Figured we could bolster 'Tournament & Community Experiences' while also going down memory lane with a permanent place to post behind the scenes Dead or Alive moments captured at offline tournaments. Could be a sweaty hotel room session, a player or developer interview that happened at a big...

Review Introduction center Review Shared with Free Step Dodge Socials/ Koei Tecmo Socials/ Review Key Provided by Koei Tecmo Koei Tecmo, first and foremost, has had an incredible 2025 despite there being no new Dead or Alive announcements they have successfully changed the formula for not only...

We are in the year 2025 and Dead or Alive 6 is still hanging on by a pretty strong thread in the offline tournament scene thanks to a great international effort from Japan representing DOA6 at EVO Japan and now North America representing the underrated fighter at EVO 2025. Our number one...

It’s hard to be excited when DOA as a fighter has been MIA for so long, but Nioh 3 was officially announced at Sony’s State of Play after being leaked several years ago by what appeared to be an official source. There are no more leaked titles moving forward from that source other than a...

The Dead or Alive 6 tournament at 'Combo Breaker 2025' continues to grow with bigger numbers than previous years and is headed by the DOA6 World Champion, Hoodless. You can look over the bracket, standings plus competitors over at the official Start.GG, and you can NOW spectate the Top 4 VOD on...

This is Yesu's third consecutive EVO Japan side tournament for Dead or Alive 6 so come celebrate Flack's 2025 victory with Eliot by watching the archived replay and get ready for a throwdown of talented fighters by spectating the entire event! Check out exclusive event updates, tournament rules...

'Johnny the Flash' has been putting on an online tournament series for most of the Dead or Alive games and what sets this series apart from others is that he's willing to organize for Dead or Alive 4, and that's exactly what we got today, and I think you're a little excited in a sadistic sort of...