{"id":53798,"date":"2025-11-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53798"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:42:06","slug":"wwe-2k-developer-yukes-reveals-involvement-in-ninja-gaiden-4s-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/wwe-2k-developer-yukes-reveals-involvement-in-ninja-gaiden-4s-development\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE 2K developer Yuke\u2019s reveals involvement in Ninja Gaiden 4\u2019s development\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese developer Yuke\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukes.co.jp\/news\/16591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on November 10 that it was involved in the development of <strong>Ninja Gaiden 4<\/strong>, the latest entry in Koei Tecmo\u2019s hack and slash series. The studio is known for developing the WWF and WWE 2K pro wrestling game series and several titles in D3 Publisher\u2019s Earth Defense Force franchise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuke\u2019s most recent projects involve Arc System Works\u2019s Double Dragon Revive, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/earth-defense-forces-devs-are-making-a-completely-unhinged-cyborg-schoolgirl-action-game-where-you-take-down-an-evil-megacorp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full Metal Schoolgirl<\/a>, and as now revealed, Ninja Gaiden 4. While core development of the game was handled by Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames and Team Ninja, Yuke\u2019s worked on its platform compatibility and optimization. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1354\" height=\"760\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010-52884-002.jpg\" alt=\"Ninja Gaiden 4\" class=\"wp-image-52893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010-52884-002.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010-52884-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010-52884-002-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The studio says it \u201cleveraged game development technology and know-how accumulated over its long history\u201d for the project, and given the praise Ninja Gaiden 4 has received for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/reviews\/ninja-gaiden-4-platinums-bespoke-engine-shines-especially-on-pc-ps5-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">performance across multiple platforms<\/a>, it seems Yuke\u2019s involvement was more than beneficial.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a somewhat related note, Yuke\u2019s has recently been attracting attention for its <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/toheart-developer-aquaplus-to-be-acquired-by-wwf-smack-down-and-edf-developer-yukes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unexpected acquisition<\/a> of bishojo visual novel game developer Aquaplus. Although nothing specific has been announced yet, the developer <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/wwe-dev-yukes-considers-toheart-studio-aquaplus-an-ideal-acquisition-adding-storytelling-and-ip-expertise-to-its-development-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intends to make full use<\/a> of Aquaplus\u2019s talents to make up for where it lacks, such as scenario writing, music, and transmedia IP expansion (like anime adaptations and licensing).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yuke&#8217;s, the Japanese studio behind WWE 2K and Full Metal Schoolgirl, co-developed Ninja Gaiden 4 alongside Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":53801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-53798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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