'Dead or Alive' and 'Ninja Gaiden' director creates new studio, Itagaki Games
While Itagaki Games is currently independent, when Bloomberg asked what Tomonobu Itagaki would think if Microsoft were to acquire the studio, given the game designer's close links with the company, he said that "if they reach out to me, it will be an honor for me." You can read the interview in the source link below which shares more about Tomonobu Itagaki's past work with Microsoft.
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