Team Ninja's got another project up their sleeve and they want you to be on their team! Tecmo has made it known that they are looking for a programmer for a high end project via a Japanese classified ad site.

It was way back in June when Nikkei Corporate reported that both Koei and Tecmo were working on looking to combine their respective IP to unite their fanbases. While it's not the Xtremely Bouncy Dead or Alive Bikini Beach Volleyball that some folks were hoping for, the new rollout is still very much capable of meeting the now merged publishers' goal of bringing fanbases together.

Love Ninja Gaiden? Koei Tecmo Europe announces that they too will be rolling out the Collector's Edition for their PS3-exclusive Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. If you're into getting more goodies for your game, then check this one out.

Is it Koei Tecmo or Tecmo Koei? Whichever one it is, they've now announced the official launch dates for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Hit the full article for the US and European release dates.

Yosuke Hayashi of Team NINJA (Tecmo) dropped by the PlayStation Blog to share some new information about Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. For this post, he delved into the female playable characters: Rachel, Ayane, and Momiji. He even brought along a cool gameplay video, as well as a challenge to add to the fun while you wait.

The PS3's Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is bigger than its Xbox 360 counterpart in a lot of ways. There's one aspect, however, that it won't match up to: gore. It's still an M-rated game, but the blood spills don't linger as long and there's now a blue glow that obscures beheadings and decapitations. According to Team Ninja, the censorship was deliberate. More after the jump.

No ill feelings here. Tomonobu Itagaki and his ex-team have moved on - he has a new team, Team Ninja has new projects - and he only has the best wishes for Team Ninja and its new leader, Yosuke Hayashi. It's a refreshing change to see the man behind the sunglasses be so positive for a change and he even had enough compliments to go around. Good for you, Itagaki-san.

You know Rachel's tough when she can dress like a stripper and still kick some major ass in the rain. That's what you're about to see, plus a little more, on this E3 trailer for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 from Team Ninja and Tecmo. That's right, the busty, leather-clad femme fatale is now playable in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, along with Dragon Sword's Momiji. Details after the jump.

The time of controversy and lawsuits have passed. Team Ninja has moved on and so have Tomonobu Itagaki and his crew of ex-Team Ninja members. Teaming up with young but skilled engineers, the new team is now hard at work on a new game. Speaking with James Mielke of 1UP, Itagaki and his right-hand men spill a few droplets of detail (and scotch) to give us an idea of what they're up to.

Now that Team Ninja has confirmed that they'll be working on more ninja-centric games, here's something that ninja-loving PS3 owners will definitely like: a demo for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will apparently be released on the PlayStation Store in June.