
The two technical parted ways when Team Ninja Head Tomonobu Itagaki left two years ago, however since then, Itagaki and Tecmo have been tussling in court; Itagaki claims that Tecmo owns him $1.4 million in unpaid bonuses. But, the courts won’t be settling this agreement. Because Tecmo and Itagaki have finally reached to an agreement.
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your great help and words of encouragement which have been extended to me so far. I can’t hardly wait for the day of announcing my newest work in progress to you all, but I promise you now that I will deliver to you an enjoyable game with depth that surpasses all the games I created before, and is worthy of being world-class entertainment,” said Itagaki in a statement given to 1UP.
This settlement marks the end of a long and successful partnership, but as you can tell from Itagaki’s statements, he’s planning to announce new title under his new development studio, Tokyo Vikings. Meanwhile, Tecmo and Team Ninja have revealed on series’ established by Itagaki, including Ninja Gaiden and the upcoming Dead or Alive title.

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