Dead or Alive 5 unveiled

Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki has let slip that work has commenced on a fifth instalment in the Dead or Alive beat-'em-up series.

According to a report on OXM.co.uk, Itagaki spilled the confirmation beans at a 10th anniversary event for DoA, where he further revealed he has in mind the first in-game play concepts. In addition, it's reported that the tag battles witnessed in previous DoA games are being dropped for number five.

And that's your lot. A release date wasn't mentioned, and neither were formats but, considering recent DoA titles' ties with Microsoft, we wouldn't be at all surprised if Dead or Alive 5 turns out to be exclusive to Xbox 360.