
PlayStation Europe has uploaded footage of the Nioh 2 closed alpha. Have a look! The game was announced last year at Sony’s E3 press conference. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku’s review of the first game.

Japan’s Prime 1 Studio has crafted a 24-inch statue of Nioh hero William. It’s nice! And expensive.
Why only play Dead or Alive when you can smell it? Tecmo Koei is working hard to make that happen.
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." Read more

Even when the music is melancholy and the game's name is as silly as Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk…
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. Read more
In Japan, everything changes in the spring. And this April 1, Tecmo Koei, from the sound of it, is making some big…
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.
Toukiden will be out in Japan sometime this summer, Sony announced tonight. Read more