Dead or Alive Wiki:DOATEC News Room



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 * Archive II - 2010
 * Archive II - 2011

Kasumi Comfirmed for Dead or Alive 5
March 02, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

It's official! Kasumi, the poster girl and character mascot of Dead or Alive, will be appearing in Dead or Alive 5. Team Ninja realised a teaser image of her via their official Twitter feed today. Here it is:

Yes, it's just her arm right now, but TN did say that they "will show this lady, next week!!" So, look out for that.

They have also revealed that a new trailer will be released in two weeks time, and that DOA5 will support English voices. It will likely be similar to Dead or Alive: Dimensions, which allowed players to pick the English or Japanese voice cast.

(Source: Dead or Alive EU: "Kasumi In Dead Or Alive 5 Tease and New DOA5 Trailer is coming!!", Twitter - @TeamNINJAStudio: 1 - 2)

Default Dead or Alive 5 Controls Revealed
February 10, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

This is from the Twitter of Chin Soon Sun, the Community Manager for Tecmo Koei Games.

Pretty standard for DOA, using the three-point hold like in DOA3 and DOAD. Note that there is a addition of a Power Blow button, the new Expert Holds can only hold middle attacks, and there is side-stepping.

(Source: Twitter - @inspchin)

New Teaser Images - Dead or Alive 5 Menu Set-ups
February 9, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

Quick update: Two new images have been released over Team Ninja's Japanese Twitter feed. They show how the main menu hub and the character selection screen currently looks in the Dead or Alive 5 alpha demo. Please bear in mind that this could all change before the game's official release.

(Source: Twitter - @TeamNINJAStudio)

Team Ninja Press Events
February 8, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

Starting tomorrow, Team Ninja will be hosting two weeks of press events in diffirent locations around the world. These events are to show-case their three up-coming titles: Dead or Alive 5, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma PLUS. The same demos from previous press events will be avaliable again, but this could mean more screenshots and gameplay footage at the very least. TN will start their business in New York City tomorrow.

(Sources: Dead or Alive World - "Team Ninja Press Event")

Dead or Alive 5 for the Wii U?
February 1, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

On January 30, 2012, Eurogamer posted a short interview with Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi of Team Ninja. They were asked about their overall impressions on the up-coming Nintendo console Wii U and they have noted that developing on the new console was very similar to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; TN are already developing Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge for the Wii U as a launch title.

Towards the end of the interview, they were asked about Dead or Alive 5 for the Wii U. Hayashi replied:

Although this isn't a direct comfirm for a Wii U release, it seems that Team Ninja are still open to a possible port in the future.

(Source: Eurogamer - "Team Ninja: 'DoA5 pode chegar à Wii U'", DOAWorld - "Dead or Alive 5 heading its way to the Wii U?")

Dead or Alive 4 in Gamer World Records
January 21, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

Dead or Alive 4 has been featured in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition, for being the first Xbox 360 retail game to have "zero point achievements." Not a proper record, and it isn't that amazing, but it got the game featured.

(Source: Dead or Alive World)

New Dead or Alive 5 Screenshots - Magazine Exclusive
January 21, 2012 by Wondersyndrome

Nothing new in terms of Dead or Alive 5 news, but Famitsu magazine has released new exclusive screenshots, along with Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots and infomation about the demo being included with special editions of NG3. The screenshots include new fighting poses and a "Winning Pose" for Hitomi.

(Source: Dead or Alive World)