For those of you who may be living under a rock, Nintendo had their first proper Nintendo Direct earlier in the week. Along with this we had gotten a bevy of news and surprises for gaming, including numerous details on KOEI Tecmo.
It was confirmed now that Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been given an official release date and appeared on the store, it showcases that KOEI Tecmo are also developing the game alongside Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. This isn’t the first time KOEI Tecmo has lent their aid to co-develop other publisher’s IP, such as upcoming Dragon Quest Builders 2 from Square-Enix.
We are yet to know what exactly KOEI Tecmo are developing for the game, but can only thing it’s to do with the Strategy RPG nature of the combat, which KT specialise in (outside of their Warriors gameplay).
You can check out the Nintendo Direct trailer for Three Houses below:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses launches worldwide July 26th exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
What are your thoughts on KOEI Tecmo’s involvement with Nintendo’s Fire Emblem IP again? Are you glad to see KOEI Tecmo dip their toes in these kind of projects? Let us know in those comments!
With the release date for upcoming Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet getting ever closer, KOEI Tecmo has now shown off some more characters in the game. This time focusing on Kasumi, Ayane and Hitomi. You’ll be able to enjoy all three plus more girls in this sports / vacation sim on New Zack Island.
Below you can check out the new trailer showcasing the trio of girls:
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet releases March 20th in Japan for Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch will also be receiving a free-to-play edition of the title later in the year. Don’t fret though, as this is Asian exclusive, you can import the game freely, and with the recently confirmed English support for the title, you’ll be able to enjoy it just as if it was released in the West.
What are your thoughts on the new trailer? Are you going to import the game? Let us know in those comments!
The fourth instalment to the Arland series of Atelier games was a surprise announcement last year, coming to be known as Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~. Now KOEI Tecmo have given the title and official release date for the Western market.
Atelier Lulua will be launching May 21st in the US and May 24th in Europe.
You can read the full press info below straight from the horses’ mouth:
KOEI TECMO Europe today revealed that the latest entry in GUST Studio’s cherished Atelier franchise, Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, will release for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC via Steam® on the 24th May 2019 across Europe. Atelier Lulua continues the story of the fan-favourite Arland trilogy, set several years after the 2012 release of Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland.
Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland invites players to assume the role of Elmerulia “Lulua” Fryxel, a young aspiring alchemist training under former student turned mentor, Piana. Lulua studies diligently to fulfil her dream of becoming a great alchemist just like her mother, Rorolina Frixell; but during her training Lulua discovers a mysterious Codex, awakening an ancient power within her that enables Lulua to decrypt but a single page – with many more riddles for her to unravel. Players will be tasked with performing actions focused around the core Atelier series gameplay – Gathering, Battle, and Synthesis – to allow them to decipher more of the text, as well as learn exciting new types of alchemy.
Lulua sets off to Arland in the hopes that she can improve her powers and uncover the riddles of the Codex. When arriving, she learns that her mother’s atelier shop has been forced to close. Relying on the help of the Codex, Lulua works hard to save the shop before it’s too late. The first steps into her new adventure are filled with excitement, but little does Lulua know that Arland is home to many mysteries yet to be awoken.
On their journey, players will meet a compelling cast of companions, with some familiar faces joining the line-up, including: the most renowned alchemist and mother of Lulua, Rorolina Frixell; the ex-apprentice of Rorona and influential alchemist, Totooria Helmold; keen adventurer and private guardian of Totori, Mimi Houllier Von Schwarzlang; and former knight turned chief of the ‘Guardian Force’, Sterkenburg Cranach.
As another addition you can check out a new heart-warming trailer just below:
Atelier Lulua will also be launching on the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.
What are your thoughts on Atelier Lulua? Will you be picking it up this May? Let us know in those comments!
It has now almost been an entire year since Dynasty Warriors 9 launched on PS4, XB1 and PC via Steam. With the actual anniversary date being just a little bit to go, KOEI Tecmo Japan have announced that the 3rd Season Pass for Dynasty Warriors 9 will be launching on February 14th, and quite like the second Season Pass, it will feature the same type of content packs, being weapons, costumes and what-if scenarios.
You can read the full list of planned content below:
Additional Costume Pack – 16 additional “Knight-like” and “Warriors-like” costumes. (Scheduled to release throughout February to April).
Additional Weapons Pack – 6 new weapons including Sangjiegun, Rod Bow and Steel Flute. (Scheduled to release throughout March to April).
Additional Scenarios + Scenario costume Pack – 4 themed “what-if” scenarios including ones for Cao Pi and Fa Zheng. (Scheduled to release in April).
If you purchase the whole set via the Season Pass you’ll gain assorted materials and currency for your bonus.
To add to the above, when the pack’s release, they will be purchasable individually, and the DLC will be continuing to roll out until sometime in April. The DLC will release on all three platforms.
What are your thoughts on Dynasty Warriors 9 getting another Season Pass? Have you been enjoying the game more after all these continual content drops? Let us know in those comments!
During today’s Samurai Warriors 15th Anniversary Live broadcast, Koinuma-san spent much time going over the Samurai Warriors series of games, including playing all four major entries of the series.
Koinuma-san also discussed briefly about the upcoming still unannounced Samurai Warriors 5, while no proper reveal has been made, we do have some concrete information on the title itself. Right now Samurai Warriors 5 is in the “Trial and Error” phase of development, where they are testing and playing around with mechanics to see what works well and how they want to take the series.
KOEI Tecmo have also confirmed via the broadcast that an official reveal for the game may not be ready until sometime in 2020. However there was a little bit of hope that it might happen this year. Aside from all that, development has been progressing smoothly and Koinuma-san hopes you will look forward to when they can finally show it off to the public.
As a reminder they also wanted to push once more that Samurai Warriors 4 DX is releasing March 14th on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan.
What do you hope to see in Samurai Warriors 5? Are you excited for the eventual reveal? Let us know in those comments!
The game is looking pretty great. However there is still no news if this title will be making its way to the West, you can import the game for either console due to them being region free. This title unlike Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet won’t be receiving an English language version in Asia.
The game itself launches March 14th for both Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan.
What are your thoughts on Samurai Warriors 4 getting the DX treatment? Do you hope to see it come West? Let us know in those comments!
As was probably expected, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet has been officially confirmed (by South East Asia distributor Active Boeki) to remain exclusive to Asian territories. Considering the original Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 for PS4 was planned to come out west back in 2016 but KOEI Tecmo backed down soon after a controversy happened over the under-dressed ladies flaunting around on New Zack Island.
However we have some good news with this. Active Boeki have also confirmed that English will be a fully supported language for the game along with Chinese and Japanese. So feel free to import the Switch or PS4 edition without much hassle from the likes of Play-Asia or Amazon.co.jp. Due to the region free nature of both consoles you’ll have no problems at all enjoying them.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet will be releasing on March 20th for Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch, with the Switch receiving a free-to-play version later on in the year. Also keep in mind that the PS4 version will be censored, even though it’s an Asian release only.
What are your thoughts on Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet skipping a Western release? Are you glad English will at least be a supported language? Let us know in those comments!
KOEI Tecmo Japan have announced that they will be holding a very special broadcast for the 15th Anniversary for their Samurai Warriors series. The broadcast itself will be happening on February 6th, and will be hosted on both YouTube and Periscope.
Along with the broadcast, you can expect the following to be a part of it:
–Producer Hisashi Koinuma’s live commentary on the Samuari Warriors series’ 15-year journey
–Live gameplay of the series’ successive titles
–15th anniversary collaboration news
–Direct talk with Koinuma! A live presentation corner about desired playable officers
–And more…
Keep in mind that the broadcast will be purely in Japanese, however it is exciting to think what could be in store for event, perhaps even an announcement of the much rumoured Samurai Warriors 5. As of right now we only have Samurai Warriors 4 DX coming out in Japan with no Samurai Warriors news currently for the West.
You can check out the livestream itself via YouTube here:
The broadcast itself will go live 21:00 JST until roughly 23:20 JST. This is 12PM(UTC), 9AM(EST) and 7am(PST).
Are you excited to see what is in store for the 15th Anniversary broadcast? What would you like to see from the Samurai Warriors franchise? Let us know in those comments!
