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." » 11/18/14 4:30am 11/18/14 4:30am

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. » 12/10/13 10:10am 12/10/13 10:10am

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. » 5/08/13 4:30am 5/08/13 4:30am

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. » 3/25/13 5:30am 3/25/13 5:30am

Dynasty Warriors voice actor Tsuyoshi Takishita died after slipping and falling on his way home. He was 37. [ANN] » 3/12/13 4:30am 3/12/13 4:30am

The developers behind Dynasty Warriors 8 apologized for all the game's bugs and are investigating. » 3/04/13 6:20am 3/04/13 6:20am

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. » 2/27/13 7:00am 2/27/13 7:00am

Toukiden will be out in Japan sometime this summer, Sony announced tonight. » 2/18/13 3:16am 2/18/13 3:16am

Hack and slash game Dynasty Warriors 8 has over 70 characters. That's a lot! » 12/11/12 7:40am 12/11/12 7:40am

Here's a countdown site for what looks like looks like a new Dynasty Warriors. » 10/11/12 7:50am 10/11/12 7:50am

Here's the latest trailer for Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 » 9/25/12 5:30am 9/25/12 5:30am. 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.

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. » 9/13/12 11:03am 9/13/12 11:03am

Tecmo Koei CEO, Yoichi Erikawa recently said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu » 8/09/12 8:00am 8/09/12 8:00am that and that work on the game was continuing. But that wasn't all.

Back in 2005 (2005!), Koei revealed Ni-Oh! » 8/08/12 4:35am 8/08/12 4:35am for PS3. The game was supposed to be based on an unearthed script from Akira Kurosawa (). But it was never released. just...vanished.

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!

The budget version of tactical role-playing game Sangokushi VIII that was released on July 12 did not contain Sangokushi VIII on the UMD. Instead, it contained Sangokushi VII. » 7/13/12 4:30am 7/13/12 4:30am

To promote upcoming 3DS game Samurai Warriors Chronicle 2nd » 6/19/12 7:30am 6/19/12 7:30am, Koei covered a fleet of Prius taxis with the game's title and characters—and then filmed a promotional video at and .

Fist of the North Star is back to punch the crap out of gamers with Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2. » 6/06/12 3:00am 6/06/12 3:00am

There are a lot of surprises in One Piece: Pirate Warriors » 3/09/12 5:00am 3/09/12 5:00am but none are quite as impressive as how good the game looks. Much like Sega's , the entire game is rendered in a cell-shaded art style, with all the shadows made to look as if done via a colored pencil. The result is the perfect visual style for a game based…