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Dead or Alive 6 Game Adds Raidou to Roster
posted on by Karen Ressler
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced on Friday Raidou is joining the playable character roster of the Dead or Alive 6 fighting game. Koei Tecmo describes the character as a "sinister ninja" who was thought to have been killed in the first Dead or Alive tournament, but is "back thanks to the power of science."
Koei Tecmo America also revealed images of two new stages, A.P.O and Chinese Festival.
The game will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on March 1 after being delayed from February 15.
The game will also get an arcade version. Sega will distribute the game via its "ALL.Net P-ras MULTI version 3" service, which allows for digital distribution of games to arcade systems throughout Japan. Team Ninja has not yet announced a release window for the arcade version.
The fighting game series' Dead or Alive 5 game debuted for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. The game's most recent updated version, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, launched for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, and arcades in 2015.
The most recent game in the Dead or Alive Xtreme series, Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation, shipped for PS4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan and Asia in 2016, and the PC version debuted in November 2017. The Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet game for Switch and PS4 will launch on March 20.
Sources: Press Release, Dead or Alive Twitter account, website
