The game industry has seemingly made 2025 the "year of the ninja" with the release of Assassin's Creed: Shadows and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound earlier in the year, as well as the upcoming Ghost of Yotei ...

At the end of 2023, Sega announced its intention to revive a handful of dormant franchises from its heyday. Some of them came from the Sega Genesis era, including the action-focused ninja franchise ...

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is the latest IP revival, co-developed by Lizardcube and Sega, and it is taking the series in a new direction. Much like Lizardcube’s previous titles, Shinobi: Art of ...

Few games embody the history of video games as well as Sega's Shinobi. The very first game, which was simply titled Shinobi, was released on arcade systems back in 1987. Ninjas were incredibly popular ...

Ninja-action game fans are spoiled for choice in 2025. Less than a month after the release of an excellent revival of the 2D Ninja Gaiden series comes developer LizardCube’s refreshing new take on ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Shinobi’s revival delivers engaging hack-and-slash action, when the level design lets it shine Table of Contents SHINOBI: Art of ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. All of a sudden, and all at once, the entire industry seems to have come to a realization: Ninjas are cool. There have been a smattering of recent ...

Revenge is a dish best served old. And by that I’m talking about old-school ninja master Joe Musashi, who dusts off his tabi shoes for one more revenge-packed tour in “Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.” ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.