Dead Or Alive VR Is...Yup
Pretty much what you’d expect, really.
We last heard of Ni-Oh! in 2012. The game, based on an Akira Kurosawa script, was announced in 2005. "I heard that it's been stopped, but it's actually very much in development," Tecmo Koei's Yosuke Hayashi told Venture Beat. "We still need a little time before showing it off, but it is starting to come together."
Nothing Makes Me Happier Than An Atelier Opening Movie
Even when the music is melancholy and the game's name is as silly as Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky, there's just something about the opening cinematics for new games in Gust's alchemy-based role-playing game series that makes my dimples pop.
According to a Japanese magazine leak, the new Dead or Alive 5 project that was previously teased is apparently called Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. Joining the fray as a playable character, it seems, is Momiji from the Ninja Gaiden series.
Tecmo Koei Just Sliced Up Team Ninja
In Japan, everything changes in the spring. And this April 1, Tecmo Koei, from the sound of it, is making some big changes. At least, on paper.
Dynasty Warriors voice actor Tsuyoshi Takishita died after slipping and falling on his way home. He was 37. [ANN]
The developers behind Dynasty Warriors 8 apologized for all the game's bugs and are investigating.
Fashion Model in Trouble After Claiming Samurai Heritage
You ever see Kagemusha? It's that terrific 1980 samurai flick Akira Kurosawa made. The movie centers around Shingen Takeda, an iconic feudal lord in Japanese history, and according to fashion model Anri Takeda, a relative.
Toukiden will be out in Japan sometime this summer, Sony announced tonight.
Hack and slash game Dynasty Warriors 8 has over 70 characters. That's a lot!
Here's a countdown site for what looks like looks like a new Dynasty Warriors.
If You Haven't Seen this Trailer Yet, You Are Already Dead
Here's the latest trailer for Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2. The game is slated for the PS3, the Xbox 360, and Wii U. It'll be out in Japan by the end of this year.
Warriors Orochi is a Wii U Launch Title in Japan
Koei's hack and slash series Warriors Orochi is headed to the Wii U when it launches in Japan on December 8 with Musou Orochi 2 Hyper, a Wii U version of the PS3 and Xbox 360 Orochi game.
Koei Tecmo Boss Kind of Sort of Announces a New Game
Tecmo Koei CEO, Yoichi Erikawa recently said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu that the alpha version of the long-missing game, Ni-Oh! was complete and that work on the game was continuing. But that wasn't all.
Years in Development, This PS3 Game Still Lives. Well, Apparently.
Back in 2005 (2005!), Koei revealed Ni-Oh! for PS3. The game was supposed to be based on an unearthed script from Akira Kurosawa (Yojimbo, Seven Samurai). But it was never released. Ni-Oh! just...vanished.
Behold, This Year's Biggest Video Game Screw-Up
Okay, it's only July, but this is going to be hard to beat: Koei put out the wrong game in its latest PSP release. Doh!
Nothing Says "Hack And Slash" Like Toyota Taxis
To promote upcoming 3DS game Samurai Warriors Chronicle 2nd, Koei covered a fleet of Prius taxis with the game's title and characters—and then filmed a promotional video at Kumamoto Castle and Kato Shrine.
If You Haven't Seen This Trailer Yet, You're Already Dead
Fist of the North Star is back to punch the crap out of gamers with Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2.
Defending the Game People Hate
While it was once one of the most popular and well received series in gaming, Dynasty Warriors seems to receive more and more negative feedback with each iteration. This is not due to radical shifts in gameplay and/or tone—as many game sequels are accused of doing—but rather the exact opposite: Negative comments…
If One Piece: Pirate Warriors Is Always This Crazy, I'm In!
In recent years, the Dynasty Warriors series has found new life by merging its signature gameplay with popular anime; first Gundam, then Fist of the North Star, and now One Piece. But is One Piece: Pirate Warriors just more of the same old hack-and-slash we've come to expect, or is there some treasure buried just…
