LAZY DAY TRAILERS: NINJA GAIDEN 2

The big news coming out of Microsoft’s pre-show press conference for the Tokyo Game Show was the confirmation that Ninja Gaiden 2 is indeed in the works for the Xbox 360. While we don’t have any gameplay footage to show you yet (though apparently there was a gameplay demonstration by Tomonobu Itagaki) we do have the first teaser trailer for the game ready for your perusal. Check it out.

According to Gamespot, Microsoft will be both financing and publishing Ninja Gaiden 2 with Tecmo, meaning that it’s highly doubtful that the game will appear in any form on another system other than the Xbox 360.

“Currently, Ninja Gaiden 2 is set for a worldwide release on the Xbox 360 sometime in 2008. However, unlike its predecessors, it won’t be ported to other consoles down the line. Instead of being published by Tecmo, holder of the Ninja Gaiden license, the game is being bankrolled and distributed directly by Microsoft Game Studios.” – Gamespot

As stated above, there is no specific release date for the game at this time. Let the drooling begin.

• Ninja Gaiden 2 – Product page at Xbox.com
• Ninja Gaiden 2 official, Rez and Ikaruga XBLA-bound – Gamespot
• Ninja Gaiden 2 Teaser Trailer – GameTrailers.com

DEAD OR ALIVE 4 DEMO NOW IN XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE

A demo of Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 4 is now available for download via the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo weighs in at 680.76mb. Go and get your jiggle on. Giggity giggity.