The game for February 2025 is Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, which was the surprise shadow drop at last month's Xbox Developer Direct. It's available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and via Xbox Cloud Gaming. You'll find the newly-refreshed forum thread to get involved below:

Team Ninja has released a large patch for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, bringing it up to Ver 1.0.7.0 and adding New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more. It's available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S,

The latest update for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black adds features like New Game+ and Photo Mode. Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo have released the biggest update for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black yet. Specifically, the update adds modern features like New Game+ and photo mode, which weren't nearly as prevalent when Ninja Gaiden 2 was originally released.

Here are the full patch notes for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black update 1.003.000: Added the ability to begin a new game on a difficulty level you have previously cleared with the weapons and Ninpo you obtained in your previous playthrough already unlocked. When starting a new game this way, your weapons and Ninpo will be reverted to level 1.

Team NINJA has patched Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on PS5 today, offering a wealth of new content for the remastered slash-’em-up. Chief among the new content is New Game Plus and a Photo Mode, while the update also comes with a number of key bug fixes. You can read the full details in the Ninja Gaiden 2 Black update 1.003.000 patch notes below.

The action certainly ramps up, but you will love every gore-soaked minute of your time in NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black features challenging and familiar bosses from previous installments. Bosses like Volf provide fair, challenging fights without cheap tactics or minions. Elizabet, the Queen of Greater Fiends,

Thanks to a new update, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black players get a range of welcome changes, from the addition of a new game mode to fixes for issues.