KOEI Tecmo shows up at The Game Awards with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 exclusive to Nintendo Switch!

Posted by Shaun Player on December 7, 2018
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As most of you may be aware, The Game Awards are currently live (as of time of writing) and during the awards a rather interesting IP popped up as a ‘World Premiere’. The title in particular is Marvel’s Ultimate Alliance 3, being developed by Team Ninja and KOEI Tecmo, to release in 2019 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

It has been known for a long while now that KOEI Tecmo has been working with a very popular western license, and this looks to be it. Showing itself off as a mix of brawling and RPG, just like it’s predecessor titles. Though this time Activision is no where in sight (for the best we’re sure).

You can read the official information for the game below:

MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order brings together Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Marvel Universe to battle for the limitless power of the Infinity Gauntlet, one Stone at a time. This unprecedented team of characters must use their unique superpowers to defeat the mad cosmic tyrant Thanos and his ruthless warmasters, The Black Order. The game will feature an original story and a playable cast of dozens of Marvel Super Heroes, including the Avengers, the X-Men, and—for the first time in series history—the Guardians of the Galaxy.

The new game features the same kind of action-RPG gameplay that made the franchise such a hit over a decade ago. In MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, up to four players can drop in for co-op battles in a variety of ways: They can play online*, link up offline via local wireless or pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend to join the team. With another pair of Joy-Con (sold separately), four players can team up on one system. In addition to the series’ traditional perspective, the new entry will let players select a dynamic, zoomed-in heroic view, allowing for a more immersive play style for single-player or multiplayer when using multiple systems.

Keep an eye out on our site for more information, trailer and game page in the coming days!

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Have a look at Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet’s “Soft 4D” engine in action!

Posted by Shaun Player on December 6, 2018
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When KOEI Tecmo first announced another new release of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, they noted how the Switch version of the game will be taking advantage of a new “Soft 4D” technology, exclusive due to the use of both motion and HD rumble.

KOEI Tecmo Japan have now released a new trailer highlighting this feature greatly showing off what you can get your hands on with the title. With both the Switch’s “Soft 4D” mechanics and the PS4’s VR Paradise, you’ll see a lot of both old and new things in this beach volleyball romp.

You can view the full trailer below:

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet will be arriving on March 14th 2019 for both PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan. Again no news on any localisation, but the title should offer (at least in it’s Asian release) english support for those whom wish to import. Keep in mind though that the PS4 version is censored while the Switch version is untouched as of writing.

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KOEI Tecmo Japan’s 6th December tease is for Winning Post 9, regain your breath everyone.

Posted by Shaun Player on December 5, 2018
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Earlier in the week KOEI Tecmo Japan stuck up an ominous teaser page along with the quote “The Fated Battle Begins”. This got a lot of chins wagging on what it could be, especially with “Fated Battle” often being associated with the Samurai Warriors franchise – which we know is currently in development on it’s 5th instalment. However it has now been revealed (thanks to Famitsu) that the teaser was for KOEI Tecmo’s horse racing simulation series Winning Post.

As you can see in the picture above, the teaser image has also been updated with two horses giving each other the death stare. Winning Post 9 will be coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC next year in Japan.

The likelyhood of this title making it’s way westward is rather slim, as we haven’t had anything from the series since Champion Jockey for PS3/360/Wii back in 2011. However as usual the game will be freely able to be imported thanks to the region free consoles they’ll be arriving on.

So yeah conqueror’s out there, back to our daily routines. This here isn’t for us westerners.

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Atelier Rorona, Totori and Meruru have arrived today in their Deluxe forms!

Posted by Shaun Player on December 4, 2018
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Atelier Arland Trilogy DX is out now digitally on Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. You can buy Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori or Atelier Meruru individually or all together in one bundled price. The games are their “Plus” variations, which includes every piece of DLC released for each of the games.

You can read KOEI Tecmo’s full information on the trilogy below:

The deluxe pack includes all three beloved GUST titles featured in the Arland trilogy: Atelier Rorona: The Alchemists of Arland DX, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX, and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX. The pack includes most of the previously released DLC content and gives players the opportunity to choose between purchasing these titles individually or as a package containing all three at a discounted price.

The Arland series, which launched in 2009 with the debut of Atelier Rorona: The Alchemists of Arland – the 11th game in the Atelier role-playing franchise – and quickly became a cult classic across the world; spawning sequels featuring new Arland characters, including Totori and Meruru. The fourth game in the series, Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, is scheduled for a Spring 2019 release.

This is the perfect chance to get fully caught up to date on the story so far in time for the release of the fourth entry coming Spring of next year.

Below you can check out the launch trailer to see all three games in action!

What are your thoughts on the Arland Trilogy DX? Will you be picking any of the three up? Let us know in those comments!

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Samurai Warriors 4 DX Edition to come to PS4 and Switch next year in Japan!

Posted by Shaun Player on December 4, 2018
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Samurai Warriors 4 DX has been announced to arrive in Japan on March 14th 2019 for both Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. This will be the first time the game will be hitting the Switch, while for PS4 owners you’ll have the added benefit of having over 150 pieces of DLC included.

The DLC included will be all the costumes, background music packs, weapon skins and new scenarios. Both platforms will now have the full complete package in one price. As well in Japan, the game will be getting the usual “Treasure Box” treatment, that’ll come with a juicy 64 page artbook, full soundtrack CDs and a 144 postcard set.

No word if this will be releasing in the West, and we can’t really know for sure if it will as Dynasty Warriors 8 Definitive Edition is making it’s way west on Switch, but the past Samurai Warriors title (Spirit of Sanada) has yet to be localised on the Switch. Perhaps with it coming to PS4 also it will boost it’s chances but we’ll have to wait and see.

Quick note, this is unrelated to the promised announcement coming on 6th December.

What are your thoughts on Samurai Warriors 4 getting a re-release? Will you like to see it come to the west in it’s complete form? Let us know in those comments!

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Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists gets a March 2019 release date!

Posted by Shaun Player on November 28, 2018
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As is quite predictable these days, the latest entry to the Atelier series Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists has secured a March 2019 release date. Specifically March 26th for Americas and March 29th for Europe. Along with this release date announcement, you’ll be able to get the game in physical form, digital, or even in a Limited Edition set for the console versions.

You can read the full press release below detailing what to expect in the upcoming title:

Today, KOEI TECMO Europe revealed the highly-anticipated release date for Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World, alongside a variety of exciting gameplay features. The latest entry in the Atelier series is slated for physical and digital release on the 29th March 2019 for the PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch™, and digital-only on Windows PC via Steam®.

In Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World players assume the role of young noblewoman, Nelke von Lestamm; tasked with building up the quaint village of Westwald into a prosperous city. For her to develop buildings and extend the size of Westwald, she will need to earn money from the businesses she runs or sell synthesised items for cash.

Exploring the areas outside of Westwald with alchemists allows Nelke to collect raw materials perfect for synthesis. Though she is inexperienced in the art of alchemy, she’ll have to entrust one of the many alchemists in town to synthesise the resources into sellable goods. Each alchemist has their own specialties which allow them to offer improved item creation – players will have to carefully decide what would be the most effective alchemist for which items.

A Weekly Report is prepared at the end of each week which shows the current town population, the amount of income made, number of properties, and the number of synthesised items. Using this report, players can decide how they will spend their time in Westwald, perhaps they will tackle quests and town development during the weekday and develop relationships with residents on the weekend. As Nelke spends time with people in Westwald she’ll deepen her bonds with them leading to not only exciting events between characters, but new town facilities and alchemist skills which aid in both synthesis and battle!

Fans of the Atelier series will be able to get their hands on a delightful Collector’s Edition of Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World, exclusively available through the NISA Europe Online Store. This must-have version of the game contains a hardcover art book, the game’s official soundtrack, a deluxe cloth poster, and an acrylic standee featuring the main character Nelke, all packaged into a beautiful collector’s box featuring artwork of the famous alchemists which appear in the game.

The game is looking to be a great spin-off with some interesting Town-building mechanics to spice things up. The game will be releasing in March 2019 for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. We also want to mention that some places have been miss-reporting the game is coming to XBOX One, but this is not the case, so please keep that in mind.

What are your thoughts on Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists? Are you excited to pick it up in March? Let us know in those comments!

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New Romance of the Three Kingdoms is out now on Apple and Google Play stores!

Posted by Shaun Player on November 26, 2018
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We announced earlier in the month that New Romance of the Three Kingdoms is making it’s way to both iOS and Android platforms during November 2018. Today it is now out for all to download and play for free! The game is a MMO-enhanced version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, allowing you to pick several famed characters from the Three Kingdoms era and start your kingdom!

You can see the key features boasted below:

Key Features

–Intuitive Grand Strategy gameplay set in the Three Kingdoms timeline.
–Recruit famous generals of the time.
–Relive famous battles and storylines.
–Global Server where players will fight over 1 million map tiles.
–Multiple gameplay paths: build cities, join an army, recruit generals. There’s something for everyone.
–Engaging Combat: Fight in city sieges, border skirmishes, and major battlefields as you go head to head with other players and pit your tactics against theirs.

Developed by BBGames and licensed by KOEI Tecmo, this should be a good romp for all you mobile players out there, especially those who have enjoyed prior KOEI Tecmo licensed mobile titles. We should also mention that the game is free-to-play but will include in-app purchases. Pretty much your standard Mobile title fair.

What are your thoughts on the game? Would you like to see KOEI Tecmo license any other titles to get remixed for iOS and/or Android devices? Let us know in those comments!

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Sony’s censorship policies hits Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet’s PS4 edition

Posted by Shaun Player on November 21, 2018
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It’s only been a couple days since the announcement for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet, and we already have ourselves a controversy along with Sony’s new Censorship policies. Though rather ridiculous, certain items (that are still present in the original version on PS4) have been removed only from the PS4 edition of the title – the Nintendo Switch edition isn’t effected.

Three items specifically have been mentioned to of been censored:
Jet Black Fan – An item used to “blow” away certain clothes to show undergarments.
Gold Fan – A golden version of above.
Softening Gel – An item used to increase the jiggle physics velocity, enabling more easy loss of bra straps and such.

Though it may not seem like a big deal, but that is just it – is it that big of a deal that the game has to even remove these? How are we in today’s society so scared of some skin being shown but heavy violence is a-okay? Though that’s a rant for another time.

There has been no official word from Sony themselves on all these recent censorship issues hitting numerous “fan service” based games. There is also no real confirmation if any other items may be removed from the PS4 edition, though this is likely to be the only removals.

What are your thoughts on Sony’s new censorship policies? Are you fine with the removal of these items? Let us know in those comments!

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