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 Koei Tecmo. The number of inquiries I'm getting makes me feel like I should politely debunk any possibility of you getting excited for no reason.
It's amazing that a small voice with literally no following can still manage to attract attention with rumor-based jargon. There is no confirmation of literally anything within this tweet, but it did manage to get thousands of engagements. I'm not bagging on the user that posted the information; I'm simply baffled by what the algorithm of Twitter X picks up and what is never actually seen. Following numbers and having an informative message doesn't really seem to matter for the platform as it used to. Things either seep into public knowledge at Twitter X or they don't.
Sony State of Play (Debunked)
People requested that DOA6 show up at a PlayStation event; and while they did show some Koei Tecmo games nothing from Dead or Alive was shown. Please look forward to Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake & Dynasty Warriors Expansion.
Game of the Year Awards
While I guess I can't directly confirm Dead or Alive is not going to show up at the Game of the Year Awards; I can say that more than likely it will not. Koei Tecmo isn't going to pay those prices for game trailers. They're an overseas company that focus on smallest budget for maximum profit as they should. Advertising is not Koei Tecmo's specialty (though they have improved the formula through player content creation) and if they aren't getting to advertise from Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony's pocketbook they aren't doing it.
Venus Vacation 8th Anniversary Stream (Debunked)
I guess if there would be a slim chance at an announcement it could be made at the DOAXVV stream, but the chances are low even if DOA6 content has been announced at these events before. Not to mention that it could just be another DOA related project that has nothing to do with the fighter similar to that of Prism.
UPDATE: There was no announcement of any kind pertaining to new characters for Venus Vacation, a fighting game announcement; not even a sequel to Prism or Venus Vacation. A lot of people left that stream feeling disappointed considering it was the 8th anniversary of the game. Is Team NINJA running out of ideas or are they prepping a sequel?
There haven't been many posts from me personally since the death of Tomonobu Itagaki, but rest assured projects are being looked at. I'm recovering from what turned out to be bronchitis, so I've been moving very slow with stacks upon stacks of paperwork on my desk.
We have a book interview coming with author Mathieu Lallart from the book Tomonobu Itagaki's Dolls (we were working on it the day Itagaki passed away ironically). There is another interview I'm working on right now with the controversial NINJA Gaiden veteran, Blader. He's one of the old school NINJA GAIDEN players that has exploded in popularity over his controversial takes, but astute personality. We might also give Master NINJA Ryu a call for some interview space to be the counter debate of Blader; but these would be separate interviews. NINJA GAIDEN 4 has sparked so much debate that we are going to iron it all out fairly here at Free Step Dodge.
There are also several new DOA competitive prospects that I'm looking into. There was another 'Hold That' tournament which Kwiggle won that needs some coverage and also a new fight promotion from Destruction Bomb that will get fighters involved with the game once more. We'll have news on both those topics soon.
Just a little post to summarize things for our readers! Take care,
DOAN
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