Category Archives: Koei

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge sports a number of Wii U exclusive features but this trailer is pretty quiet on the topic, preferring instead to remind us of all the reasons we wanted it on the other consoles (to wit: Ryu is awesome).

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Tecmo Koei ended its second quarter well on the way to its goal of 1 million sales for Dead or Alive 5.

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge will arrive on Wii U in North America with the launch of the Nintendo system, and today, the firm has announced extra details for the Team Ninja slasher.

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z may be heading to next-gen consoles, if a job listing posted by developer Spark Unlimited is any indication.

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Atelier Ayesha will release on PS3 in Europe during Q1 2013, Tecmo Koei has announced. On top of this good news, the firm has also told Siliconera that Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus and Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will be localized for the region, and release during Q1 2013 on Vita and and on PS3 and Xbox 360 in February 2013, respectively. The Wii U version of Ken’s Rage 2 has not been dated for a European release as of yet.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will contain additional gameplay elements over the PlayStation 3 original – but not just the usual Vita touchscreen bells and whistles.

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Omega Force has launched a teaser site for a new project. The Dynasty Warriors and One Piece: Pirate Warriors developer announced at TGS this year it was working on a new project, and the countdown site points towards a reveal on November 1. The teaser video shown at TGS is below courtesy of Gematsu.

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Team Ninja will release a costume pack for Dead or Alive 5 free of charge as a thank you to those who purchased the game, according to the developer’s Twitter. Shoryuken reports the pack is already available in Japan, and contains new costumes for Kokoro, Zack, Helena, Bayman, Gen Fu, Christie, Tina, Mila, Akira, Sarah and Pai.

Dead or Alive 5 was supposed to mark a step away from the franchise’s notoriously sexualised characters and bizarre breast physics, but long-term fans ended that little scheme by throwing tanties.

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors, the first game based on the One Piece anime series to be released on PS3, has been given launch trailer showing all of the characters. They all have big mouths at one point or another, and seem to smile alot – just like in the anime. One Piece: Pirate Warriors will release on PS3 in Europe September 21 and in the US on September 25.

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Ninja Gaiden Z produced a stunning cel-shaded trailer yesterday; get a better look at its gloriously animated stylings in the screens through the break.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will release on Vita next year according to Team Ninja. The news was announced by the developer at TGS 2012 this morning by studio head Yosuke Hayashi. Further details weren’t provided on the title, other than an early 2013 release. Thanks, Siliconera.

Dead or Alive 5 isn’t out in the US or UK until next week, but Koei Tecmo has released the launch trailer anyway. It’s below. Dead or Alive 5 launches in the US on September 25 and in the UK on September 28.

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Tecmo Koei has released its Tokyo Game Show 2012 line up, just days before the annual event kicks off in Chiba.

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Dead or Alive 5 will be graced with Virtua Fighter’s Pai Chan, Famitsu has revealed. Gen Fu, the bookstore owner and a master of Xinyi Liuhe Quan in the DoA series, was also confirmed. The game is out at the end of the month on PS3 and Xbox 360. Famitsu shots are below, and they are a bit small. Koei Tecmo will likely release them to the masses in a higher resolution this week sometime. Thanks, Siliconera.

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Dead or Alive 5′s second all-new character, Mila, is now officially a thing – so see her in action and learn about her story through the break.

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Dead or Alive 5 shots and character renders for Mila have been released by Koei Tecmo. Mila was outed a bit earlier than planned this week via an escaped trailer, so the firm has apparently decided to go with it, and sent out some media to accompany the oopsie. Have a look at her below. Dead or Alive 5 launches at the end of the month on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Dead or Alive 5 has at least one unrevealed character, but whoops-a-daisy; she’s not a secret any more.

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has two more tutorial videos available for you to watch. One is for Angel and the other Ancient Ogre. Each character are pre-order DLC characters. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 launches September 10 in North America and September 14 in the UK on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Tecmo Koei has shared its line-up of games which’ll be featured during this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

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