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Unread postby icycalm » 27 Feb 2010 23:06

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/0 ... ettlement/

Anoop Gantayat wrote:Former Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki sent out notice today stating that he's reached a settlement with former employer Tecmo. The settlement was reached today (2/26). Itagaki's notice did not give the specifics of the settlement.

Itagaki filed suit against Tecmo in June 2008, claiming unpaid compensation and "disingenuous statements" from then Tecmo CEO Yoshimi Yasuda. Since he left the helm of Team Ninja, we've heard little from the once outspoken producer.

In a separate message addressed to fans, Itagaki thanked his supporters and said, "I cannot wait for the day when I can announce to everyone the new title that I'm currently conceiving."

He also promised to deliver "world class entertainment" with "a greater depth of play than before."


Cool deal bro. Can't wait.
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Unread postby Doctor Fugue » 28 Feb 2010 01:01

In a previous interview, Itagaki said that his new team consists of former Team NINJA leads (the core behind NGII) and Sega-AM2 members (specifically Virtua Fighter 5 artists).

They currently call themselves the Tokyo Vikings.

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3174393
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Unread postby movie » 04 Mar 2010 01:18

http://kotaku.com/5484507/ex+team-ninja ... a-new-name

New studio is called "Valhalla" now, not Tokyo Vikings. No new info on what they are working on though.
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Unread postby Doctor Fugue » 04 Mar 2010 05:56

For the sake of accuracy (since there are other studios with very similar names), the full name of Itagaki's team is Valhalla Game Studios.

Their website is available now.

http://www.valhallagamestudios.com/en/
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Unread postby icycalm » 01 Dec 2011 11:30

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Tomonobu Itagaki VS Katsuhiro Harada in This Month's Famitsu Xbox 360

Tomonobu Itagaki and Katsuhiro Harada will be exchanging blows for the next three months. But not with their fists.

The two producers will hold a dialogue as part of a three part feature that appears in the next three issues of Famitsu Xbox 360. The magazine's editor in chief Munetatsu Matsui announced the featureat Twitter today, but did not say what the two will speak about.

Itagaki is the former head of Team Ninja and now head of development at Valhalla Game Studios. Harada is the former head of the Tekken series, and now also the head of the Tekken series.

In the past, Itagaki has made it a habit of ridiculing Tekken. For reference, see his top five worst games list. More recently, Itagaki and Harada supposedly came to blows at a Tokyo Game Show fighting game event.

Pick up the January issue of Famitsu Xbox 360 to see the first dialogue between the two. The issue you want has Kinect Disneyland Adventure on the cover.
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Unread postby icycalm » 11 Dec 2011 20:59

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unlabored flawlessness wrote:Tomonobu Itagaki is a preset character choice in Saints Row the Third.


lolwhat
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Unread postby El Chaos » 24 Aug 2017 15:25

http://www.valhallagamestudios.com/en/c ... ctorEN.pdf

To whom it may concern:

24th, Aug, 2017
Valhalla Game Studios Ltd.
CEO, Satoshi Kanematsu


Change of Representative Director (Resignation)


Valhalla Game Studios announces that Tomonobu Itagaki will be resigning from his position as Representative Director and Chief Technical Officer.

1. Name of Resigning Director
Tomonobu Itagaki, Representative Director, Chief Technical Officer
Tomonobu Itagaki will assume a new position at Valhalla Game Studios as Prime Advisor.

2.Reason for Resignation
Personal reasons.

3.Message from Tomonobu Itagaki
I, Tomonobu Itagaki, would like to announce that I am stepping down as representative director of Valhalla Game Studios, and will be assuming the position of Prime Advisor to the company. As one of the founders, I feel I have an obligation to explain to you all why I have come to this decision.

On April 1st of this year, I celebrated my 50th birthday. Until now, I would spend day and night concentrating on the development of one game, molding and polishing it into a product full of excitement. Once that game was completed, I would immediately head into development of the next game. Through this pattern I have released numerous games.

Now, with the passing of my 50th birthday as a personal milestone I will put into effect a change that I have been planning for some time, changing my place and purpose in the game development industry. Rather than working for just myself or just my own company, I wish to contribute as much as I can to the game development industry as a whole and help it to grow by passing on my own method of development, my own method of creating games, to those who would like to work with me. I will, of course, continue working with Valhalla Game Studios, providing full support to its young staff.

I hope all the fans and industry representatives will continue to support Valhalla Game Studios and myself as well.

Sincerely,
Tomonobu Itagaki
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