Various job listings for developer Spark Unlimited indicate the anime-inspired Ninja Gaiden spinoff Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z will be a third-person combat game on next generation consoles.
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A senior designer listing details "tuning for a third-person action shooter on next generation consoles" in the job description. Spark is also hiring for a multiplayer engineer and AI engineer to develop network code for "multiplayer/co-op functionality."
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http://www.ign.com/articles/201
An effects artist job and engineer position further corroborate that Yaiba will be a next-generation console title, although neither of these listings indicate it's a shooter. IGN inquired with Tecmo Koei about the information but received no comment.
Yaiba was officially revealed as a Ninja Gaiden game at the Tokyo Game Show this year. It's currently spearheaded by Dead Rising-vet and Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune with Spark Unlimited working in collaboration.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/19/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-is-for-next-gen-consoles
