Square Enix has confirmed that Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja studio is to develop a Dissidia Final Fantasy title for arcades. Siliconera reports that the announcement was made at the Closed Conference 2015 event in Japan, attended by Sony Computer Entertainment president Atsushi Morita. He confirmed that the game is being …
Read More »Dead or Alive community reacts angrily to suggested sexy costume ban
A Dead or Alive tournament organiser has imposed a new set of suggested restrictions on the character costumes it will permit to be used at its events. Free Step Dodge says the move is designed to stop the over-sexualised design of many of the series’ characters detract from the gameplay …
Read More »Capcom sues Koei Tecmo over patent infringements
Capcom is suing fellow Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo for patent infringements that allegedly involve 50 of the latter firm’s titles. Siliconera translates a report from Japanese publication Sankei, which claims Capcom is seeking around $9.43m in damages. The amount is equivalent to a license fee of around 10 per cent …
Read More »Samurai Warriors 4 western release confirmed for this fall
The latest in Tecmo Koei’s action game series Samurai Warriors 4 is getting a western release later this year, the company has announced. A post on Tecmo Koei Europe’s twitter accountwith accompanying image reveals the news, stating that the game will release on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita this fall …
Read More »Tecmo Koei says Wii U’s Hyrule Warriors will sell a million copies
One million sales and beyond – that’s the expectation Tecmo Koei has for its in-development Wii U exclusive Hyrule Warriors. In gaming, this is a first-time collaboration,” Tecmo Koei president Yoichi Erikawa told Nikkei, as reported by Nintendo Everything. As a new entry in the Warriors series, we plan to …
Read More »Tecmo Koei puts limits on kid’s mobile spending
Company takes action to prevent minors racking up huge bills from microtransactions
Read More »Xbox One ‘must’ launch in Japan alongside US, says dev
Game director says Microsoft's next console stands a good chance against PS4 if it arrives on time
Read More »Tecmo Koei embracing free-to-play on console
Publisher to release free basic version of Dead or Alive 5 Unlimited on PS3
Read More »GDC 13: Unreal Engine 3 powers up Ninja Gaiden Z
Keiji Inafune to work in collaboration with Team Ninja on upcoming title
Read More »Tecmo Koei to close Canadian studio
Toronto team will disband at the end of March
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