Prior to the formation of his new startup Valhalla Game Studios, Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki parted ways with Tecmo on a distressing note. In 2008, the former creative officer of Ninja Gaiden became somewhat of a media spectacle in his legal crusade against Tecmo, claiming millions of yen in damages for an alleged breach of contract and defamation. His actions were not taken lightly by the company, as soon after a back-and-forth conflict that raged on for months transpired.

But that was then and this is now. The two parties have seemingly resolved their differences, judging from a comment that Tecmo Koei chairman Kakihara Yasuharu left on official website of Valhalla Game Studios, Itagaki-san’s promising venture:

Congratulations on establishing a new company. I wish your company’s future prospects will be prosperous.

Glad to hear the squabble is over and done with.

Valhalla Game Studios – Congratulatory [VGS]

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