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Return of the Game Development Ninjas!

Posted by Zonk on from the ninja-vanish dept.

simoniker writes "After being exposed in 2006 as 'the biggest game developer you've never heard of', with over 1,100 employees at the time, Executives from Tose have been speaking to Gamasutra about their recently 'blown cover'. The interview explores how this has affected their business working on 'stealth' game development for hundreds of titles (recently including Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime), in which the publisher takes the credit for the end product. They seem a little conflicted about it, to say the least, as Tose's Masa Agarida notes: 'Actually, I have tried to expose us more in the US than in Japan, but right now, everybody's getting to know us more than before. Right now I'm thinking of going back behind the scenes again.'"

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  1. To clarify... by MS-06FZ · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "After being exposed in 2006 as 'the biggest game developer you've never heard of', with over 1,100 employees at the time, Gamasutra has caught up with executives from Tose"

    To be clear - Tose, not Gamasutra, is the subject of this sentence, the game developer with 1100 employees.

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    ---GEC
    I'm but the humble pupil, seeking to snatch the scratchbuilt pebble from the master's fully articulated hand
    1. Re:To clarify... by Tofystedeth · · Score: 5, Funny

      The dangling participle is but one of the many tools in their ninja arsenal used for confusing the enemy.

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      "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Drink deeply or not at all."
  2. Real ultimate power by CRCulver · · Score: 5, Funny

    My name is Robert and I can't stop thinking about game development ninjas. These guys are cool; and by cool, I mean totally sweet.

    Facts:

    1. Game development ninjas are mammals.
    2. Game development ninjas fight ALL the time.
    3. The purpose of the game development ninja is to flip out and kill people.
    1. Re:Real ultimate power by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I heard that there was this game developer ninja who was eating at a diner. And when some dude left a dangling pointer, the ninja killed the whole town. My friend Mark said that he saw a ninja totally stack trace some kid just because the kid opened an invalid memory address.

  3. Kinda makes you wonder... by djones101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did they ever do any pirate games? One would think that would be a conflict of interest.