Tenchu IV being published by ... Ubisoft?

Famitsu has put up a slew of images, both directly from Tenchu IV and its announcement event, documenting the various ninja techniques, such as flipping out and killing people. For those of you that have lost faith in the Tenchu franchise (this blogger included), perhaps these screens will get you down from the fence? Still, we have yet to get to the big news surrounding this.

Ubisoft is set to publish Tenchu IV, both here in the United States and in Europe, taking up localization duties, as well. Given the flack that Ubisoft has taken recently for all of its casual titles, we're a bit surprised to see them so dedicated to this title, given the recent entries in the series being less than stellar, to put it politely.

And, as if that weren't enough, there's even more to all of this. Apparently, a Tenchu V and Tenchu VI are planned, although no consoles are mentioned. Could these titles also be Wii exclusives? We'll have to wait and see, we suppose.

For some basic facts about Tenchu IV, that come from the Famitsu magazine article about the game, head past the break.

What we know about the game so far:

• The protagonists are series vets Rikimaru and Ayame

• The game takes place one year after the riots caused by the Witchcraft Lord "Tenrai" and centers around the abduction of a princess

• Heavy emphasis on stealth and sneaking

• The article describes it as a possible "epitome of the series"

• Refreshed character design and new voice actors

• Assassination animations will be different for each character

The article also says a website will launch for the game tomorrow and you can be sure we'll update you when it goes live.

Source - Famitsu write-up of the game reveal (including screens)
Source - NeoGAF translation of game facts