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Japanese video game developer Tomonobu Itagaki has died aged 58.
Itagaki, best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and for reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004, issued a post on Facebook hours before his death was confirmed.
Last WordsThe light of my life is finally fading.The fact that this message has been posted means that the time has finally come. I am no longer in this world.(I am entrusting this final post to someone important to me.)My life has been a series of battles. I kept winning.I have caused a lot of trouble, too.I am proud to say that I followed my beliefs and fought to the end.I have no regrets.However, I am filled with regret that I was unable to deliver a new work to all my fans. I am sorry.That’s how it is.So it goes.Itagaki Tomonobu
James Mielke, co-founder of Tigertron and BitSummit, took to social media to say: “RIP, senpai. You will always be a ninja.”
“Today I lost someone who was truly like a brother to me,” Mielke said. “I am gutted to the core. I guess I can say so now that it’s on his Facebook page. He
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