Tag: Koei Tecmo
News Test Your Mettle in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's Second Playable Demo, Rising 24th February
Face your demons
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is getting a second demo on PS5 and PS4, and like the first go around, players that beat it will be rewarded with an item in the full game, the "Crouching Dragon Helmet". You can dive into the demo on 24th February and the complete retail release on 3rd March. We've been treated to quite a bit of gameplay...
News Wild Hearts Confirms Free Post-Launch Content, No Microtransactions, Can Be Played Offline
Plus PS5 performance details
Wild Hearts representatives just finished a Reddit AMA session, in which a bunch of potentially important features have been confirmed. The monster-slaying action RPG is out in just a couple of weeks — on the 17th February for PS5 — and it continues to sound like promising project. For starters, the title's...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's Opening Cutscene Sets the Stage for the Struggle Ahead
Don't wake the dragon
Team Ninja's upcoming action RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is set to launch on 3rd March, and the anticipation is starting to build. If you, like us, are finding the wait hard to bear, well, you are in for a treat as today we got an advance look at the title's opening cutscene, courtesy of IGN's First coverage of the game...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Goes Hard in 17 Minutes of High-Level Gameplay
Do not pursue Lu Bu
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is shaping up to be a more-than-competent Soulslike. Developer Team Ninja is no stranger to the genre at this point, having gotten plenty of practice at sadistic game design while developing the Nioh franchise. Proof of their prowess can be found in the above trailer, which boasts 17 minutes of fresh,...
News Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key Delayed into March
Stirring the pot
The awkwardly named but undeniably adorable Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key has been delayed. Originally slated for a February launch, the charming JRPG will now mix things up on 24th March. The game's producer Junzo Hosoi announced the delay, stating that "our team will take this additional time to...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Reveals Epic Battles for Power in New Story Trailer
Inspired by Three Kingdoms era China
It feels as though Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is flying way under the radar right now. This is Team Ninja's next major action RPG, taking all its experience with the Nioh series and shifting focus to Three Kingdoms era China. The game's fast and brutal combat looks great, but the focus of this latest trailer is the...
News Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Is Shaping Up to Be Seriously Spooky
A picture is worth a thousand words
Fatal Frame is a franchise synonymous with spooky Japanese horror, with the first title in the series released on PS2 all the way back in 2001. A remaster of the fourth entry in the franchise, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (previously a Wii exclusive), is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 9th March, and it will be...
News New Boss Fight the Focus of More Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gameplay
Say hello to Aoye
IGN has posted another Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty gameplay video as part of its exclusive coverage for January 2023, which this time covers a boss battle and another weapon type. In the five-minute clip above, you'll see the protagonist face off against Aoye, a monster based on ancient Chinese legend from the text Shan Hai Jing. The...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Looks Like a PS5, PS4 Dark Horse This Packed 2023
Ogle ten minutes of gameplay footage
There’s not much conversation surrounding Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, the FromSoftware-inspired PS5 and PS4 character action game from Team Ninja – and that’s largely because 2023 is absolutely stuffed to the gills with must play games, as we’ve outlined already. But in this 10 minute gameplay demo from IGN,...
News Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Announced for PS5, PS4 in 2023
It must be fate
A new game based on the ever-growing Fate franchise has been announced. Titled Fate/Samurai Remnant, it's being published and developed by Koei Tecmo, with usual Fate developer Type-Moon supervising. The official site says that it's an action RPG, and it's aiming for a 2023 worldwide release on both PS5 and PS4. You can catch a very...
News Wo Long Wheels Out a Wicked Combat Trailer
Wow Long
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is looking especially crisp in its latest gameplay trailer. It's a fairly short one, but the upcoming action RPG gives us a glimpse of several boss battles and a bunch of brutal finishing moves. If you haven't been keeping up with Wo Long up until this point, it has a lot in common with the Nioh games, which, of...
News Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Reboots Planned at Team Ninja
Go ninja go
It would appear that Japanese developer Team Ninja has plans to reboot both Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. This news arrives via a recent company presentation, which hinted at the studio's future (as translated by Free Step Dodge). Don't get too excited just yet, though. It sounds like these plans are a while off, as Team Ninja notes...
News New Wild Hearts Trailer Has a Lot of Fresh Gameplay Footage, Still Looks Slick
Build it up
Wild Hearts continues to look like a classy action RPG in its latest trailer, which shines a spotlight on the title's 'Karakuri' system. Karakuri are the mechanical platforms that serve all kinds of purposes, both in and out of battle. They can be built quickly by all players, and they should give the game a fairly unique identity. We...
News PS5, PS4 Remaster Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Out March 2023
Bonus items detailed
Koei Tecmo has given the PS5, PS4 remaster of its Japanese Nintendo Wii title Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse a release date of 9th March 2023 in a new overview trailer. Originally unlocalised, it launches on western shores for the first time. Featuring better shadows and lighting, the improved visuals will also address...
News Team Ninja's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Release Date Set for March 2023 on PS5, PS4
Season Pass also mentioned
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have announced that anticipated action RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will release for PS5 and PS4 on the 3rd March, 2023. Previously, the title had a vague 2023 window — but with the recent limited time demo showcasing what seemed to be a fairly complete product, most of us were expecting this...
First Impressions Wild Hearts Has Big Potential as a Deep and Engaging Action RPG on PS5
The bigger they are
This partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo is a fairly surprising one, but during a recent preview event for upcoming action RPG Wild Hearts, we were told that the collaboration is all in service of realising the game's potential. Koei Tecmo, the Japanese publisher best known for the likes of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, and...
News PS5's Wild Hearts Hunts Down 7 Minutes of Monster Mashing Gameplay
That's a big pig
Wild Hearts, the Monster Hunter-esque title from EA and Koei Tecmo, has a brand new gameplay trailer that runs seven whole minutes. It's our best look yet at the upcoming action RPG (set to release in February), showcasing the general flow of a hunt. As shown in the video, Wild Hearts will support online co-op play for up to three...
News EA's Wild Hearts Has Big Next-Gen Toukiden, Monster Hunter Vibes in PS5 Gameplay Reveal
Releasing in February 2023
Well, we know what Wild Hearts is now. The product of a partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo, this is an action RPG in the vein of Monster Hunter — or perhaps Toukiden is a better comparison, since it's coming from Omega Force, the same Japanese developer. The title will consist of giant beasts that need to be taken...
News Wild Hearts Is EA's Feudal Japan Fantasy Game, Set to Be Revealed This Week
In partnership with Koei Tecmo
You know the "hunting game" that EA teased a couple of weeks back? Well, we've now got a name. The project, which has been made possible through a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force, is titled Wild Hearts — and it's described as "an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Won't Have Difficulty Options, Producer Says It's 'Not an Easy Game'
Prepare to git gud
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is, like other Soulslike games, heavily influenced by the design philosophy and game mechanics of FromSoftware's Dark Souls series of action RPGs. And like From's games, Wo Long will not feature difficulty modes, just a single baseline experience that must be overcome through patience and perseverance. In...
News Certain Enemies in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Can Summon Actual Players
AKA the "Old Monk switcheroo"
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is currently in development, with Team Ninja hard at work polishing the project, which is slated to launch sometime in 2023. A demo just came out, and it's shaping up to be a solid action RPG. In an interview
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Demo Out Now on PS5
Bonus item for beating it
Team Ninja has dropped a time-limited demo on the PS Store for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, allowing you to play on PS5 until 26th September 2022. While the game is still coming to PS4, the demo won't be made available on Sony's last-gen system. Beating the pre-release test will earn you the Crouching Dragon Helmet for use in...
News Rise of the Ronin Is a New Team Ninja Action Game, PS5 Console Exclusive Set for 2024
Call me the wanderer
Just when you thought that Team Ninja was going all-in on Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, it unveils Rise of the Ronin — a 1863 Japan action game that looks pretty darn cool. It's aiming for a 2024 release, and it's going to be a PS5 console exclusive. Comparisons to Ghost of Tsushima will obviously be made, especially since this is...
News Wii Exclusive Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Heads West on PS5, PS4 Next Year
First time released outside of Japan
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is making its way to western shores for the first time after it was first released for Nintendo Wii all the way back in 2008. This is a remastered version for PS5 and PS4 that improves the visuals with better shadows and lighting, and the in-game movies and character models...
News EA Publishing AAA Feudal Japan Title from Koei Tecmo's Omega Force
"The next great hunting game"
EA, the publisher of FIFA and Mass Effect, has signed a publishing partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force for the “next great hunting game”. The title will release under the EA Originals label, which has already helped ship critically acclaimed projects like It Takes Two, a Game of...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty About 40 Hours Long with Linear, Level-Based Structure
Whoa, long
Team Ninja's next hardcore action RPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, looks very promising indeed — have a watch of its recent gameplay trailer to see how it's going. The developer, which previously brought us a pair of great Souls-like games with Nioh and Nioh 2, is building on its past efforts, though this new title will share some DNA with...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Shows Off Slick Combat in New Gameplay Trailer
Will be playable at TGS
Publisher Koei Tecmo has just released a brand new gameplay trailer for Team Ninja's upcoming action RPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. It's the first time we've seen the game since its announcement a couple of months ago, and it's looking very promising. The video showcases several enemy types, with a mix of human baddies and...
News Nioh Dev's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Is Getting a Playable Demo in the 'Near Future'
PS5, PS4 action RPG returns
We haven't actually seen anything of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty since it was revealed back in June, but that action-packed, graphically gorgeous trailer definitely pulled people's attention. We did get some gameplay details shortly after the announcement — it's an action RPG built on the back of Nioh
News Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition Is Real, By the Way, But Only for PC
That name, though
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Turbo MegaMix Xtreme Game of the Year Definitive Edition — or Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition, if you don't like dumb jokes — is real. Regular readers may remember that we covered a rating for this game back in May, and we couldn't quite understand why Koei Tecmo would be re-releasing...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Dev Details a Soulslike Action Game, Built on the Back of Nioh
Team Ninja talks
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has been confirmed for a PS5 and PS4 release in 2023, but the game's debut trailer doesn't really tell us much. We know that it's an action game and that it's set in feudal, Three Kingdoms-era China, but aside from that, we're all waiting on actual gameplay. Thankfully, developer Team Ninja has been happy to...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Also Coming to PS5, PS4
First revealed during yesterday's Xbox show
It's been confirmed Team Ninja's new IP Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will also be releasing on PS5, PS4 in early 2023. The game, which looks a lot like the Nioh series, was announced yesterday for a day one Xbox Game Pass release and it's taken until now for publisher Koei Tecmo to reveal Sony platforms will...
News Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition Defies Naming Logic in Surprise Rating
Super Turbo Ultimate Definitive Complete Deluxe Game of the Year Edition
You've heard of Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate. You've heard of Definitive Editions. But have you heard of Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition? No, this isn't some kind of meme — it's an actual name that was just given a rating in Australia (as spotted by Gematsu)...
Cauldron of Dreams
The Atelier games are a somewhat niche Japanese RPG series so it might surprise some to know that it's actually been around for 25 years, with 23 games in the main series and a heck of a lot of enhanced ports and side games. To celebrate this impressive achievement, developer Gust has decided to go back and continue the story of...
Fallen empires
After the disappointment of Dynasty Warriors 9 and its cardboard open world, we desperately wanted Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires to be good — to finally get Koei Tecmo's flaship franchise back on track. And while Empires is easily a better game than its predecessor, it still suffers from many of the issues that Dynasty Warriors 9...
Hands On Atelier Sophie 2 Seems Like a Very Promising JRPG Sequel
The story continues
Atelier’s Mysterious Trilogy was recently re-released on the PlayStation 4 but Gust has obviously decided that it isn’t quite finished with that story. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream takes place in between the first and second games, and we were recently given access to the opening couple of hours on...
News Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires Demo Is Incoming
Hack and slasher still set for February
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires has a new gameplay trailer, alongside news that a playable demo is coming soon. The hack and slash action-strategy title is set to launch on the 15th February for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. In Japan, however, it releases in just a few weeks, on the 23rd December. So, if...
Mini Review Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (PS5) - Remaster Is More of a Trick Than Treat
Camera shy
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water wasn't anything special back in 2015 on Nintendo Wii U, and it's no better six years later. A sub-standard remaster ports the horror title to PlayStation 5 to conveniently coincide with Halloween, but for as creepy as it can be, it's not a particularly enjoyable game to actually play. If we were offered...
News Team Ninja's New Action Game Is Based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Koei Tecmo publishing
Nioh developer Team Ninja has revealed that it's working a new action game alongside publisher Koei Tecmo. The news comes via a recent livestream celebrating the 40th anniversary of Kou Shibusawa, who founded Koei all the way back in 1978, and is the company's current CEO. Shibusawa will be overseeing this new project, it...
News Bloodborne Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa Teams Up with Team Ninja
A stranger of paradise
A top producer from Japan Studio – who left Sony when the team was disbanded earlier in the year – has joined Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin developer Team Ninja. Masaaki Yamagiwa – whose credits include Bloodborne, Déraciné, and Tokyo Jungle to name just a few – was
News Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires Charges to PS5, PS4 in February 2022
A new stratagem
Well, Koei Tecmo did keep its promise of Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires releasing this year. Kind of. The strategy-tinged action title launches on the 23rd December... in Japan. Here in the West, we're going to have to wait a bit longer. 15th February 2022 is the date, adding to the already ridiculous early 2022 release schedule...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Pushes Series Past 8 Million Sales
Samurai spirit
Koei Tecmo's long running Samurai Warriors series has just smashed through 8 million sales thanks to the recent release of Samurai Warriors 5. The franchise started life on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, and has spawned 19 hack and slash Samurai Warriors games since — most of which have been spinoffs or typical Koei Tecmo upgrades...
News Fatal Frame Producer Wants to Make a New Game in the Series
Hoping Maiden of Black Water does well
Fatal Frame producer Keisuke Kikuchi is pinning his hopes of a new entry in the series being produced on the upcoming re-release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Should this new version perform well saleswise, he "would love to do a new title". It releases for PlayStation 5 and PS4 digitally on 28th...
Castle crashers
11 whole minutes of gameplay footage from upcoming hack and slasher Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires has appeared online. As you'd expect, the video is of particular interest to fans who were disappointed with Dynasty Warriors 9 — ourselves included. So what are the key takeaways here? Well, the battle doesn't take place within a huge...
News Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Hits PS5, PS4 Just Before Halloween
Packaged with bonus content
Following its surprise confirmation for both of Sony's current consoles, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will release on 28th October 2021. The new overview trailer embedded above announces the date and provides a fairly detailed look at what the horror title from Koei Tecmo has to offer. It touches on the spooky story...
Review Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4) - Rebooted Hack and Slasher Is Fantastic Fun, for the Most Part
Incident at Honnoji
It's been seven whole years since the last mainline instalment in the Samurai Warriors series, and as far as we're concerned, 2014's Samurai Warriors 4 is still one of the best Warriors games on the market. Samurai Warriors 5 has quite the legacy to live up to, then, but is a rebooted storyline, a fresh art style, and a slew of...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4
Progress carries to full game
Ahead of its release on the 27th July, Samurai Warriors 5 now has a free playable demo available on the PlayStation Store. It's a pretty decent demo, too, letting you play through two different story more stages as five different warriors. If you're interested in the upcoming hack and slasher, then this demo should give...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Demo Slices onto PS4 Next Week, Save Data Carries to Full Game
Samurai spirit
Samurai Warriors 5 will receive a playable PlayStation 4 demo next week, on the 20th July (that's seven days from its actual release). The demo will include two stages from main character Nobunaga Oda's storyline, and you'll be able to try out five different fighters: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Nō, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Toshiie...
Hands On Samurai Warriors 5 Has the Potential to Be a Special Musou Game
Destiny intertwined
It's crazy to think that the last mainline instalment in the Samurai Warriors series — Samurai Warriors 4 — released almost seven years ago. There have been a few spinoff titles since, but after so long, it's clear that Koei Tecmo wanted to do something relatively new with the franchise. And so we have Samurai Warriors 5,...
News Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires Reappears with New Trailer, Still on Track for 2021 Release
Character creation shown
Following its delay back in March, Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires has finally reappeared with a short Japanese overview trailer. The video provides a glimpse into the title's more tactical action, and also gives us a peek at its character creation system. However, Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires still doesn't have a locked release...
News Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Haunts PS5, PS4 This Year
Project zero
Despite originally being funded and published by Nintendo, re-release Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will haunt the PlayStation 5 and PS4 in 2021. The game – known as Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water in Europe – first released on the Wii U in 2014, but is being resurrected for Sony’s current crop of consoles. “Take on...
