Team NINJA today revealed it will be hosting YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z events October 10 – October 13 in celebration of “World Zombie Day” during NY COMIC CON (NYCC) in New York City. Festivities kick off on October 10 with NYCC “Yaiba Scavenger Hunts” and continue throughout the convention with nightlyYAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z sponsored after-hour parties presented by Dead Ninjaz After Dark, which will include photo opportunities and hands-on demos of the game on-site. Team NINJA has also teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to give away special signed limited edition YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z prints by famed comic book artist James Stokoe (Orc Stain, Wonton Soup and Godzilla: Half Century War). The limited edition prints will be available to those who follow the official YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z Twitter (@YaibaNGZ) at the Dark Horse booth (#1636) on October 11, 11:00am – 12:00pm and daily at Yaiba branded food trucks between 11:00am – 2:00pm. Hands-on demo opportunities will also be availableOctober 13 during the NYC Zombie Crawl at both the free zombie meet up and the NYC Zombie Crawl After-party.
WHAT: The largest YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z celebration to date spanning the entire duration of NYCC! Scavenger hunts, food trucks, and giveaways by day and nightly after-hour parties (where attendees can get hands-on play sessions of YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Zwell in advance of its early 2014 release) are just some of the activities that await NYCC 2013 attendees!
October 10 – 13
3:00pm – 7:00 pm: Yaiba Scavenger Hunt featuring Yaiba cosplayer Dan Sarkar, representative Jessica Nigri and artists Newsha Ghasemi and Amanda Schank.
October 11
11:00am – 12:00pm: Giveaway of signed limited edition YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Zlithographs created by famed comic book artist James Stokoe
(Dark Horse Booth 1636)
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Yaiba food truck
9:00 pm – 2:00 am: Dead NinjaZ After Dark at Concrete Bar NYC (320 W 37th St )
October 12
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Yaiba Food truck
9:00 pm – 1:00 am: Dead NinjaZ: After Dark at Smithfield NYC (215 W 28th St)
October 13
4:00 -6:30 pm: NY Zombie Crawl at Twins Pub (421 9th Ave # 1)
8:30 pm – 1:00 am: NY Zombie Crawl After party at Culture Club (20 West 39th St)
YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
Platform: PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Steam®
Ship date: Early 2014
In YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z, players will battle fierce zombies as Yaiba, a cyborg ninja who will do anything to get revenge and stay alive. Cleaved in two, he is brought back to life with cyber-technology. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyborg arm, he slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Step into a stylized living comic book where stunning graphics depict a world gone mad. Hordes of undead can only be stopped by Yaiba’s willingness to use any means necessary to get the job done. Will he kill by turning his cyborg arm into a razor chainsaw for slicing up undead—or just rip off an opponent’s arms to use as zombie nunchucks? Both possibilities fill Yaiba’s heart with twisted laughter in this upcoming collaboration between famed developers Team NINJA and comcept’s Keiji Inafune.
