Tag: ‘ninja’
Who Should Make a New Ninja Gaiden? – Unlocked 563
It’s a potpourri of Xbox topics on this week’s episode! Stella gives her impressions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer, Grounded gets a well-earned 9 out of 10 review score from IGN, we discuss who should make the next Ninja Gaiden game if Team Ninja is too busy, Ryan and Destin argue about Splinter Cell, and more!
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Team Ninja Would Outsource a New Ninja Gaiden Game, But Only If It Would ‘Exceed Expectations’
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory isn’t using AI to replace voice actors
Following a recent report that discussed AI led voice acting, Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has clarified that it has no intentions to stop using real voice actors.
GLHF recently ran a report on AI voice acting, and how voice actors are concerned about losing their jobs to the technology. The piece in part focused on one such company working on this tech called Altered AI, and noted how Ninja Theory, currently working on Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga, is working with Altered AI, leading some to be concerned that the studio is replacing actual actors with AI. But Ninja Theory has put any of these concerns to bed with a recent tweet.
“No. For clarity, we use this AI tech for placeholder content only to help us understand things like timing and placement in early phases of development,” wrote Ninja Theory in response to a Twitter user asking if the studio was in fact replacing real voice actors with AI. “We then collaborate with real actors whose performances are at the heart of bringing our stories to life.”
This Week’s Toy News Is All About Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest toys and merchandise geeking us out. This week: TMNT goes robo in an incredible new action figure, Lego is already getting into the holiday season, and somehow Tamagotchi made an even cuter version of itself. Check it out!
Mysterious Ninja Bear Attacks Cattle in Japan – a New Cryptid? – Mysterious Universe
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Overwatch 2 Reveals New Hero Kiriko, A Ninja Support Hero And The Protector Of Kanezaka
A new support hero is coming to Overwatch, and she’s full of life, cheeky remarks, and some seriously game-changing abilities. Revealed at Tokyo Game Show, Kiriko is the newest addition to Overwatch 2’s roster, and while her formal title might be “Protector of Kanezaka,” she might also be the most clutch player on your team.
First and foremost, Kiriko’s primary ability is to heal. She does this by sending ofuda–paper talismans offering the wielder protection–to her teammates. These ofuda hone in on their desired recipient, making them perfect for healing teammates who are airborne or far away. Her secondary ability sees her precisely aim and throw her kunai, giving her an edge of lethality that rivals actual DPS characters. In fact, Kiriko joins Genji and Widowmaker as one of the few characters who has a higher crit multiplier than the rest of the Overwatch roster, which is an impressive feat for someone who’s chiefly a support character.
Coming in with a 14-second cooldown is Kiriko’s Protection Suzu ability, which sees her ring a Suzu–or Shinto bell–and “cleanse” an area of debuffs and potentially devastating attacks, including Sombra’s hack, Reinhardt’s Shatter, Ashe’s Burn, Ana’s Sleep Dart, and Junkrat’s RIP-Tire. This paired with Kiriko’s next ability–Swift Step–makes her a support hero who can quickly change the trajectory of a match. Swift Step allows Kiriko to see her allies through barriers in order to teleport beside them, making her the first character in Overwatch who can phase through walls. This ability was created so the game would have a healer with unparalleled mobility, and who could bring the healing to the fight rather than rely on their allies to come to them.
Team Ninja reveals its own Assassin’s Creed Japan
Team Ninja are making open world samurai game, Rise Of The Ronin
During this evening’s State Of Play livestream, Team Ninja announced their next game. Rise Of The Ronin is an open world game set in Japan in the wake of country opening its borders to the West, with the trailer showing hang gliding, horse riding, rooftop stealth, and combat involving both swords and guns.
It’s also referred to as a “console exclusive” for PlayStation, which means it’ll probably come to PC.
Nioh developer Team Ninja announces new ‘sprawling RPG’, Rise of the Ronin – a PS5 console exclusive
Team Ninja has revealed another game coming to PlayStation 5 as a console exclusive in a few years time – the ‘sprawling RPG’, Rise of the Ronin.
You can check out the debut trailer for the game embedded below.
“It’s darkest before dawn,” reads a blurb for the game. “In Rise of the Ronin you will explore an evolving world as you fight to forge a new era for Japan.