Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

You'd be forgiven for not remembering that the storied Team Ninja put out its most ambitious game just a few weeks ago. Rise of the Ronin, the studio’s open-world epic, landed with a bit of a thud.

Somewhere between Ghost of Tsushima, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Elden Ring, you will find the hidden RPG jewel that is Rise of the Ronin. Created by Team Ninja, the developer behind Wo Long Fallen ...

“When considering which costumes and weapons to implement,” said director Fumihiko Yasuda, “we’ve agreed on the costume of the main character, Ryu Hayabusa, as an iconic and recognizable costume for ...

If there's one game that hasn't had enough love over the last couple of years, it's easily Rise of the Ronin. Coming off the heels of the excellent Ghost of Tsushima, it was overlooked despite its ...

“After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s oppressive rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil,” reads the game’s ...

Rise of the Ronin came in out 2024 and was quite an open world adventure from Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja, but it was confined entirely to the PlayStation platform. About a year over, that exclusivity ...

In our Rise of the Ronin review, we explained that the game, "marries a cool historical setting, Team Ninja’s mastery of tough-but-fair combat, and some smart RPG design to make a game that is ...

Here's Dark Horse's official description of the Ryoma statue: At 12.75” tall, Ryoma stands ready to strike with his pistol ready. His sheathed blades rest at his side in a sling, a bold reminder to ...