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Japanese developers not flying to E3; Sony and Nintendo's Far Eastern staff still attending
Read More »Koei to premiere Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires in London
Visitors to the Movie Comic Media Expo in London later this month will get the chance to enjoy an early hands-on with Koei’s upcoming Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires before anyone else in the world. Also in attendance will be Koei’s PSP outing Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce. Visitors are advised to bring …
Read More »Koei scores exclusive Nippon Ichi deal
Cult RPG developer Nippon Ichi has signed a deal with publisher Koei that gives the company the exclusive rights to distribute its titles in the UK. The first games to appear as a result of the agreement will be Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of the Metafalica on PS2 (May 29th), …
Read More »Koei plans to double size of Singapore dev team
60 more staff will join 50 developers already at the Japanese firm's Asian studio
Read More »Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 to arrive on March 27th
KOEI has announced Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe on March 27. Gundam 2 is the latest game in the long-running Dynasty Warriors franchise, a series that is hugely popular in Japan. This version trades in the traditional sword-based battles for armoured …
Read More »Tecmo reveals Koei merger plans
Having literally just announced that it has rejected the acquistion offer from Final Fantasy developer and publisher Square Enix , Japanese firm Tecmo had made the surprise announcement that it is planning to merge with Koei. Kotaku reports that talks are already underway following the creation of an ‘integrated management …
Read More »Tecmo and Koei in merger talks
Developer rejects Square Enix takeover in favour of Dynasty Warriors firm
Read More »Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 blasts into view
Japanese developer and publisher Koei has announced that it is hard at work on Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3. The game offers fundamentally the same formula as is seen in fellow Koei titles Dynasty Warrior and Samurai Legends, but replaces the classical Japanese setting with a …
Read More »Koei celebrates 1.5m-seller
Japanese publisher Koei’s Warriors Orochi has shipped over 1.5 million units across the globe. The Xbox 360, PS2 and PSP title mixes two of the publisher’s two biggest franchises – Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. The success of the release has prompted Koei to announce a sequel for North America. …
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