Koei Tecmo News Articles
Thursday30th Aug 2018
News Koei Tecmo Worked On The Action Segments In Dragon Quest Builders 2
A helping hand
Yesterday, Square Enix broadcast a special live stream for the upcoming Switch release, Dragon Quest Builders 2. Apart from the announcement the sequel would be arriving in Japan on 20th December, it was also revealed Koei Tecmo helped Square Enix during the development of the sequel. Its primary focus was to enhance the...
Saturday14th Jul 2018
News Koei Tecmo Confirms Western Release For The Next Atelier Title, Due Out This Winter
Welcome to Westwald
Following the game’s reveal in the Japanese publication Famitsu last month, Koei Tecmo has now confirmed Gust’s new entry in the Atelier series for Switch will receive a physical release in the west this winter. As previously noted, Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists is more of a spin-off about top-down town building an
Monday18th Jun 2018
News Blades At The Ready As Warriors Orochi 4 Lands An 18th October Release On Switch
Samurai, assemble
With Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate seemingly never getting a western release (it arrived in Japan Switch in late 2017), Omega Force and Koei Tecmo will fill that Dynasty Warriors-style gap with its much-anticipated sequel - Warriors Orochi 4. The sandbox battles will include 170 playable characters from the Dynasty and Samurai...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
News The Next Atelier Title, Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists, Is Switch-Bound
The reveal was made in the latest issue of Famitsu
The Atelier series is getting another entry according to the latest issue of Famitsu, in the form of Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists. Currently slated for release in Japan on Nintendo Switch (and various other platforms), the game is more of a spin-off and involves some top-down...
Wednesday16th May 2018
News Koei Tecmo Is Interested In Working With Mario
Super Mario Warriors?
Koei Tecmo is a name that may be a little more familiar to Nintendo fans in recent years, as it’s pushed out both Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors, crossovers between Nintendo’s popular franchises and the company’s Musou games. While there’s no news on what else the companies are collaborating on, if anything,...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
News New Fire Emblem Warriors DLC Content Is Now Available For Purchase
There’s been an Awakening
Fire Emblem Warriors was one of those releases that seems to have gotten a little passed over at launch, as the game released only one week in advance of Super Mario Odyssey. Though we’re due to get a mainline Fire Emblem game sometime this year, Fire Emblem Warriors did a great job of finding middle ground between the...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
Video This New Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Trailer Is Full To The Brim
HD fairies ahoy
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition may be a triple-dip for Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, but we're nevertheless quite interested in playing it for a third time in portable HD. To drum up interest ahead of launch, Koei Tecmo has released a fresh trailer which is literally bursting at the seams with content. There's action, fairies and...
Friday2nd Mar 2018
Video Koei Tecmo Unleashes New Attack On Titan 2 Trailers
Titanic stuff
Attack on Titan 2 launches on March 20th, and to drum up some interest publisher Koei Tecmo has released a trio of new trailers showing off various elements of the game. The game's online multiplayer features get detailed in one trailer. Annihilation Mode offers 4v4 action where players have to compete for the highest possible score...
Friday19th Jan 2018
Video Watch Link Beat Up Some Crowds In A New Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Trailer
Laying the smacketh down
2018 is going to be a huge year for Nintendo Switch - just look at the reveal of Nintendo Labo earlier in the week for a taster of that - and that includes the return of Link and the rest of The Legend Of Zelda gang as Hyrule Warriors returns for a second round of crowd-clearing brawling. So to get you excited for the...
Tuesday24th Oct 2017
News Attack On Titan 2 Will Launch in March on Nintendo Switch
The playable cast and more are also revealed
Attack on Titan 2 should be an interesting release next year on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, as the follow-up to the 'main' predecessor developed by Koei Tecmo and the Omega Force team. A live stream (in Japanese) revealed more on the title today, including the release window - it's due to arrive in...
Wednesday18th Oct 2017
News Attack on Titan 2 Will Be Playable at Paris Games Week
The first opportunity to go hands on
For fans of the anime the original Attack on Titan console game was an exciting release, while there was also an interesting 3DS title localised out of Japan. With the Switch now getting some cross-platform games, however, it was particularly pleasing to hear recently that it's getting Attack on Titan 2, the next...
Monday25th Sep 2017
News Attack On Titan 2 Will Bring Havoc To Nintendo Switch
Get ready to take on the titans!
If you are a fan of the Attack on Titan anime, you'll be delighted to hear that Koei Tecmo is planning on bringing its upcoming Attack on Titan 2 game to Nintendo Switch, along with all the usual other consoles. In this second 'main' instalment of the game players are offered lots of new challenges, and you can also...
Friday22nd Sep 2017
News Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists And The Mysterious Paintings Is Coming To Switch
Now that's a mouthful
Koei Tecmo has just revealed that it is localising GUST's Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings, with a Switch, PS4 and PC release expected in early 2018. The latest entry in the Atelier series - which has been running for 20 years, fact fans - Atelier Lydie &...
Thursday14th Sep 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Adds A Significant Character From The Past
Special edition also detailed
Fire Emblem Warriors hits Switch and New 3DS this October, and Nintendo has revealed that it will showcase one of the most famous characters in the history of the series. During yesterday's Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that Lyn will be included in the game - which is quite a departure as most of the characters...
Tuesday29th Aug 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition Is Also Coming to North America
Same release date as Europe, too
One of the most anticipated titles for the Switch in the near future is that of Fire Emblem Warriors, the new crossover title that’s acting as a sort-of sequel to the Legend of Zelda-themed Hyrule Warriors. It was revealed last week that the game would be receiving a special edition release in Europe, but at the...
Sunday27th Aug 2017
News You'll Be Able To Sacrifice Resolution For Frame Rate In Fire Emblem Warriors On Switch
720p, 60fps or 1080p, 30fps? You decide
Fire Emblem Warriors director Hiroya Usuda has revealed that the game will give players the option to drop the overall resolution to hit a higher frame rate. Speaking to Japan's Nintendo Dream, Usuda explained that while the game runs at 1080p, 30fps normally in docked mode, the player can choose to drop the...
Friday25th Aug 2017
News Dynasty Warriors 8, Samurai Warriors And Warriors Orochi Are All Headed To Switch
Physical and digital releases, but only for Japan at present
To mark Omega Force's 20th birthday publisher Koei Tecmo is re-releasing some of the most famous entries in the Warriors series on the Nintendo Switch. On November 9th, the Switch will be getting Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Gets A Limited Edition Release in Europe
With a soundtrack and art cards
A special limited edition version of Fire Emblem Warriors has been revealed for the Nintendo Switch. Earlier in the day a new trailer was dropped at Gamescom showing off some of the new playable characters along with confirming the release date of 20th October for Europe. Now a limited boxed edition that will...
Wednesday9th Aug 2017
Video Check Out Cordelia's Sweeping Moves in Fire Emblem Warriors
The Pegasus isn't as cool as the back-flipping horse, however
Not long ago Koei Tecmo (via Famitsu) confirmed that Cordelia and Female Robin would be playable charactersin Fire Emblem Warriors. As expected the action title has already accumulated a sizeable cast, following in the lead of Hyrule Warriors and the many other Warriors...
Tuesday8th Aug 2017
Video Giddy Up with Winning Post 8 and Champion Jockey Special on Nintendo Switch
Joy-Con motion controls? You betcha!
Watching motion controls in games are a good way to brighten any day, as we sometimes do absurd things in the name of entertainment. We waggled our way through the Wii generation, and the legacy still lives on thanks to the motion support of the Joy-Con controllers. And so we present the trailer...
Thursday29th Jun 2017
News Koei Tecmo's Nights of Azure 2: Bride Of The New Moon Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Marks publisher's western debut on the console
Koei Tecmo has confirmed that Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon will be coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Also slated for release on the PS4, the title arrives in the west on October 24th and marks the publisher's western debut for the Switch. As you can see from the trailer...
Tuesday27th Jun 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Devs Talk About Permadeath and Hardcore Mode
Steel your nerves
Fire Emblem Warriors is one of many games we have to look forward to for the Switch this year, and it’s shaping up to be quite the quality title. Of course, given that this is another crossover project, there have been plenty of questions floating around as to what elements are going to be popping up. Considering that Fire Emblem...
Tuesday13th Jun 2017
Video Marth Takes Centre Stage In Fire Emblem Warriors E3 Footage
Marth and merriment
Nintendo has shown a little more of the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors title on Nintendo Switch, with franchise favourite Marth taking centre stage and a little more of the storyline being explained. The new trailer also shows off some other famous faces from the history of the series, all rendered using the in-game engine. As...
Tuesday25th Apr 2017
News New Nobunaga's Ambition Title Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Famitsu spills the beans
Japanese publication Famitsu has revealed that a new entry in the popular Nobunaga's Ambition series is coming to the Nintendo Switch. More details will be revealed in this week's issue, but we know that the title will also hit PS4 and PC. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence has already been ported to Nintendo's new...
Thursday19th Jan 2017
Video Koei Tecmo Launches Trailers For Its Two Big Nintendo Switch Releases
We heard you like games about Eastern history
Koei Tecmo is supporting the Switch with two of its biggest franchises - Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms - and has just released some lovely trailers to promote them. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence and Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII aren't entirely new releases and...
Tuesday6th Dec 2016
Rumour Koei Tecmo Pitched a Star Fox Game, But it Was Rejected
Another Warriors title, it would seem
Earlier today, Laura Kate Dale of Let's Play Video Games released a cache of info on Nintendo's recent plans, including the soon-to-be fully revealed Nintendo Switch. Among the info was a particularly interesting bit about the future of the Star Fox franchise; apparently Koei Tecmo approached Nintendo earlier...
Tuesday8th Nov 2016
News Short Hyrule Warriors Video Signals the End of a DLC Era
Koei Tecmo thanks the players
It's been quite a ride for Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends; developed by the always-busy Warriors team at Omega Force, the Legend of Zelda spin-offs didn't fall short in terms of extensive add-ons and DLC. The Wii U version had its own additions, and since then Legends on 3DS had its own extensive season...
Friday28th Oct 2016
Video Feast Your Eyeballs on the Link Between Worlds DLC for Hyrule Warriors Legends
Painting a pretty picture
Earlier this week we shared a pretty gallery of details for the final (confirmed) DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors Legends and the original Hyrule Warriors. It's based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and adds both Ravio and Yuga as playable characters; in the 3DS game it also inclu
News Koei Tecmo Confirms Nobunaga’s Ambition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
The long-running series continues
Nintendo may want its third party supporters to keep their mouths shut regarding Switch software, but that hasn't dissuaded Koei Tecmo from confirming that it is bringing its popular Nobunaga's Ambition series to the new console. The news was revealed by general producer Kou Shibusawa during a Historical Simulation...
Tuesday25th Oct 2016
Gallery Ravio, Yuga and More in the Upcoming Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC
A Link Between Worlds gives us the grand finale
Hyrule Warriors Legends - and to a lesser degree Hyrule Warriors on Wii U - have delivered a decent amount of DLC this year. The final pack due in the Season Pass has now been outlined, and it includes some rather neat extras. The pack is based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and it's...
