Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: Platinum games | Rare Historical Photos

After a 10-year silence, Ninja Gaiden 4 "continues the legacy" of an arcade classic while revitalizing it for the modern world: "It's not a Ninja Gaiden game without Ryu"

Year in Review 2025 | Ninja Gaiden 4 delivers "new action" and "new essence", but is the same series you know and love

GamesRadar

After just 4 hours, I'm impressed by Nioh 3's snappy action and samurai-to-ninja combo transformations: "We want the player to have a rich experience of mastery"

Hands-on | Nioh 3's producer says hot-swapping between ninja and samurai was inspired by working with PlatinumGames: "Their strength is in a very flashy, emotive kind of action"

GamesRadar

I just played Ninja Gaiden 4 — and it's the best hack-and-slash action game I’ve played in years

Ninja Gaiden 4 impresses thanks to its brutal combat and non-stop action, making it one of the finest action games in recent years.

Tom’s Guide

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is a hack n' slash symphony, showcasing that this legendary franchise still has legs — as well as lots of severed legs

Ninja Gaiden 4 is a spectacle of style and slashery, but don't expect an evolution of the game's structure or story delivery.

Windows Central

Ninja Gaiden 4 review: "Thrilling action and deep blood powers make this the series' best and a stunning return to form"

GamesRadar

'Ninja Gaiden 4' Is Almost The Series' Best, But Has One Key Flaw

Ninja Gaiden 4 brings the carnage of the series back with dramatic flair, but it could have used just a bit of trimming to be an even better action game.

Inverse

Kings of infuriating brutal games now heading Ninja Gaiden 4 say fairness is the secret ingredient to difficulty: "Enemies are on equal footing with the player"

"That’s something we talk about a lot at Team Ninja, and it’s something we’ve always valued throughout the series"

GamesRadar

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Metal Gear Solid Delta contains a remake of a minigame not seen since the PS2 releases, with Metal Gear Rising developer Platinum Games taking charge of it

Guy Savage has been Delta'd

GamesRadar

'Ninja Gaiden 4' Brings The Series Back To Its Gloriously Bloody Roots

'Ninja Gaiden 4' brings the franchise back with bloody flair, and mixes in a tantalizing edge of Platinum Games' unique expertise in the process.

Inverse

Devil May Cry and Bayonetta veteran Hideki Kamiya is still leaning on Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's wisdom at new studio Clovers: "I have always made decisions based on his teachings"

You should really play The Wonderful 101 already

GamesRadar

Xbox Game Pass Just Quietly Added One Of The Best Action Games Of All Time

Team Ninja and Platinum Games just announced a new Ninja Gaiden game, alongside an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the series' best game.

Inverse

Over 10 years later, Ninja Gaiden 4 is in the works with help from Nier: Automata and Bayonetta studio Platinum Games – and a Ninja Gaiden 2 remaster is out now

Ninja Gaiden 4 looks like a worthwhile upgrade for the 37-year-old franchise

GamesRadar

Dystopian smash-hit Nier: Automata reaches 9 million copies sold

Still going strong

GamesRadar

Devin May Cry Creator Wants to Make Sequels to Okami, Viewtiful Joe Games

The creator of the Devil May Cry franchise, Hideki Kamiya, talked about wanting to make sequels for Okami and Viewtiful Joe if he was given a chance.

Player One

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

All the big games that shut down in 2023

Several live service and online games had to close their doors this year.

PC Gamer

Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya sticks up for the term JRPG after controversy: 'These are RPG games that, in a sense, only Japanese creators can make'

"As Japanese game creators, we're very proud of the term JRPG."

Windows Central

Hasbro wants Microsoft and Xbox to bring back Activision's Transformers games

Hasbro, the company behind the Transformers franchise, has recently stated in an interview that they wish to re-release all of the Activision-published Transformers games to modern Xbox consoles and Xbox Game Pass. Read on to learn more about what Hasbro has to say on the matter.

The Guardian - UK

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review – wicked witch cleans up her act

This cutesy origin tale replaces the guns and sex appeal of the original action series with fairies and cuddly toys. But this anti-Bayonetta will introduce younger players to the genre

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Inverse

13 years ago, Nintendo's unlikeliest mascot changed action games forever

Platinum Games' 'Bayonetta' stole hearts in 2010 thanks to the titular witch's camp sex appeal and an amazing action system that still feels good to play.

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: the voice actors speaking out against NDAs, code names and poor pay

Stars of huge titles claim they get peanuts as games companies rake in millions. Now the lead actor on Bayonetta is asking fans to boycott its new game in protest

Inverse

'Bayonetta 3' Naive Angel mode: Why you should ignore this "revolutionary" option

I love Bayonetta unconditionally, so I will not be using "Naive Angel" mode, which seeks to make the game more safe for work.

USA Today Sports Media Group

New Bayonetta 3 trailer reveals fall release date

The high-octane character action series returns this October with a setting that ensures everyone's favorite witch doesn't lose her clothes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Babylon’s Fall demo is coming on February 25

Here are some key dates for the action RPG from Platinum Games.

PC Gamer

Every game company that Tencent has invested in

A quick reference of how China's largest tech conglomerate has quietly expanded into videogames.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.