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Star Tecmo Developer Quits, Sues Company Over Unpaid Bonuses

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2008 - 11:31am.

Tokyo - Tomonobu Itagaki, the star designer at Japanese video game publisher Tecmo whose Team Ninja created the "Ninja Gaiden" and "Dead or Alive" franchises, has announced his resignation from the company and a lawsuit against his former employer over alleged unpaid bonuses, IGN.com reported.

tags: Games | Law | Lawsuits | Tecmo | Dead or Alive | Tomonobu Itagaki | Yoshimi Yasuda | Ninja Gaiden |

Tecmo Wins Japan Copyright Case Over "Dead or Alive" Game Hack

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2004 - 3:21am.
Tokyo -- The Japanese Supreme Court has ruled that a software firm that created a hack of game developer Tecmo's "Dead or Alive" title that rendered the female character Kasumi naked violated the company's copyrights, GamesIndustry.biz reported. Japanese developer West Side was ordered to pay Tecmo around $18,000 in damages. West Side prevailed in the original case, but Tecmo then won on a lower court's appeal, which was recently confirmed by the Japanese Supreme Court. However, West Side is only one of many developers offering such hacks; players of the Xbox version of "Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball" can also easily locate software that removes the bikinis worn by the game's virtual female characters.
tags: Law | Tecmo | Japan Copyright Case | Dead or Alive | Game Hack |

Tecmo's "Dead or Alive" Video Game to Become Feature Film

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2003 - 2:50am.
Los Angeles -- Game developer Tecmo's "Dead or Alive" martial arts fighting title has been optioned by Impact Pictures and Constantin Films, which will produce a movie based on the game for theatrical release in the fall of 2004, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Impact's Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt -- who also made "Resident Evil" -- will produce the film, from a script written by J.F. Lawton; no director has yet been named for the "DOA" project. The producers said they would include female characters from the video game and some volleyball scenes, in a nod to the successful off-shoot game title "Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/brief_ display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1859424 http://www.tecmoinc.com/games/doa3.asp
tags: Movies | Video Game | Tecmo | Dead or Alive |