Summary
Ninja Gaidenis having a pretty big year in 2025, as we’ve already had the excellent Ninja Gaiden 2 remake, which was shadow dropped by Xbox at the start of the year. During that time, we also got the announcement thatNinja Gaiden 4would be coming at some point this year, though a proper release date wasn’t announced at the time. Instead,Xbox horribly teased us with a Fall 2025 release window.
Now that we’re over half-way into the year, and we haven’t had any news since the start of the year, this summer’s Xbox Games Showcase felt like the perfect venue for a re-reveal and that all-elusive release date. That’s exactly what happened this weekend, as Xbox has revealed that Ninja Gaiden 4 is launching October 21 later this year.
Ninja Gaiden 4 Is Launching This October
In the trailer, we see both Ryu Hayabusaand the new protagonist, Yakumo, as they hack and slash through a bunch of enemies with a nice variety of weapons. From what we can see from the trailer, we can see Yakumo using a large drill spear, and what appears to be a sledgehammer, while Ryu has more traditional ninja weaponry, like a katana and shuriken.
We also appear to see a bunch of boss enemies too, which will undoubtedly have us throwing our controllers across the room. It was confirmed back when Ninja Gaiden 4 was first revealed that the gamewill be using Ninja Gaiden 2 as a base for its difficulty, which is considered one of the harder titles in the series. Some of these bosses look pretty fierce too, so it’s likely we’ll be in for some suffering later this year.
Ninja Gaiden 4 wasn’t the only big announcement during the show either,as we also got an update on Double Fine’s next game, and thelong-rumored Persona 4 remake was also revealed for the first time. If you want to see everything that was announced,we’ve got a nice handy list for you right here.
