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16% of Rise of the Ronin Players Hugged Every Cat

Sony has released a set of statistics showing how players engaged with Rise of the Ronin's various activities, and the game's cat quest has proven surprisingly (or perhaps completely unsurprisingly)…

July 24, 2024 | 11:46 EDT

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Rise of the Ronin Sales "Surpassing" Nioh Series, Koei Tecmo Reveals

Koei Tecmo has released its financial statement for the fiscal year ending in March 2024, and it contains an interesting nugget of information regarding recently-released open-world action RPG Rise…

April 30, 2024 | 08:56 EDT

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Rise of the Ronin Shows Off Painstaking Development Process in New Video

Team Ninja and Sony have released a brand new Rise of the Ronin deep dive video that goes into detail regarding the developer's painstaking process of bringing the game to life. In the video, game…

March 19, 2024 | 11:11 EDT

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Rise of the Ronin Showcases Main Factions and Their Key Players in New Trailer

Sony and Team Ninja have released a new Rise of the Ronin story trailer, and it's showing off the game's three key factions, all of whom you'll be interacting with over the course of the narrative.…

March 12, 2024 | 10:39 EDT

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Rise of the Ronin Showcases Dynamic Storytelling, Player Choices, and Bonds with Characters

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Koei Tecmo released a new behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming action RPG Rise of the Ronin.  In the video, we hear from director Fumihiko Yasuda and…

March 7, 2024 | 11:04 EST

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Rise of the Ronin Shows Off its Many Weapons and Their Gameplay

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Team Ninja released several videos focusing on the weapons included in Rise of the Ronin.  Each video focuses on a category of weapon, showing its…

March 1, 2024 | 11:04 EST

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Rise of the Ronin Gets New Deep Dive Video All About Its Signature Team Ninja Action

Team Ninja and Sony have released a new extended Rise of the Ronin video that provides extensive detail regarding the game's signature Team Ninja-style combat. Titled simply "The Fight", the behind-…

February 23, 2024 | 10:56 EST

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Rise of the Ronin Details Beautiful Historical Japanese Landscapes and How You'll Explore Them

Team Ninja and Sony have released a new Rise of the Ronin trailer, seemingly marking the first in what appears to be a new series. Titled "World Vignette", the trailer revolves around the gorgeous-…

February 21, 2024 | 10:51 EST

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Koei Tecmo Director Discusses The Importance of Being a Gamer to Excel as Manager

Koei Tecmo's Integrated Report 2023 published this morning alongside the company's financial results includes interesting insight from a veteran developer who may sound familiar for many fans, Yosuke…

January 29, 2024 | 06:41 EST

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Koei Tecmo Announces Financial Results With Growing Sales and Declining Profit

Today Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the first 9 months of the fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2024, and they're a bit mixed.  On one side, the documents reveal that sales for…

January 29, 2024 | 02:08 EST

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PlayStation State of Play Coming This Week Featuring Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, and More

Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a new State of Play broadcast coming later this week, promising a look at plenty of upcoming PS5 games.  According to the announcement made on the…

January 29, 2024 | 12:31 EST

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Rise of the Ronin Reveals Its Three Major Factions and Their Key Players

Team Ninja has revealed the three key factions that are vying for dominance in the world of upcoming action RPG Rise of the Ronin. The game will be set in the turbulent Bakumatsu period of Japanese…

January 15, 2024 | 09:49 EST

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Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Is Shutting Down in February

Square Enix has announced that mobile RPG Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia is shutting down in February. In a post on the game's official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, the publisher…

November 29, 2023 | 03:57 EST

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Atelier Resleriana Reveals New & Familiar Characters, Gameplay Aplenty, & Trailer

Today Koei Tecmo had plenty of reveals to make about its upcoming free-to-play Atelier game, Atelier Releriana: Wasure Rareta Renkinjutsu to Goku Yoru no Kaihou-sha First of all, we get a brand new…

August 28, 2023 | 11:36 EDT

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Atelier Resleriana Announced by Koei Tecmo for iOS, Android, & PC Via Steam

Today Koei Tecmo and Akatsuki Games announced the next game of the beloved Atelier series, Atelier Resleriana.  The full title is "Atelier Releriana: Wasure Rareta Renkinjutsu to Goku Yoru no Kaihou…

August 8, 2023 | 11:22 EDT

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Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Finally Coming to Steam; All Platforms Get Price Cut

Today Square Enix finally announced the Steam release date of its action JRPG Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.  The game will launch on Valve's popular PC storefront on April 6, 2023. Just…

March 16, 2023 | 06:31 EDT

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Final Stranger Of Paradise DLC Launches In January

The final Stranger of Paradise DLC expansion has been announced. Different Future will see Jack facing one last challenge alongside his friends, and it's launching across all platforms on January…

December 21, 2022 | 08:48 EST

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New Stranger of Paradise DLC Release Date Announced

If you've been hankering for more Stranger of Paradise DLC to play through, then today is your lucky day, as the Wanderer of the Rift DLC has received an October 26th release date. This comes after…

September 9, 2022 | 09:36 EDT

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Strangers of Paradise DLC Next Week, Season Pass Announced

The first of three expansions, the Strangers of Paradise DLC' Trials of the Dragon King', will be heading to players on July 20, 2022. The DLC will include new weapons, characters, mechanics, and…

July 15, 2022 | 01:53 EDT

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Dead or Alive 7 May Have Been Canceled

A tweet claims that Dead or Alive 7 has been canceled, but the legitimacy of the Twitter account making the claim has been brought into question. The Dead or Alive franchise has carved out…

May 6, 2022 | 02:09 EDT

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Final Fantasy Origin DLC Missions Won't Be Deluxe Edition Exclusives

Square Enix has claimed that three DLC missions for upcoming action RPG Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin won't be available outside of the Digital Deluxe Edition. However, this is…

December 30, 2021 | 09:21 EST

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Final Fantasy Origin Reveals Characters, Locations, Jobs

Square Enix has revealed new characters, locations, and jobs that will be in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, the ARPG Final Fantasy I prequel by Team Ninja. Final Fantasy…

December 14, 2021 | 11:19 EST

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Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Release Date Announced

Square Enix has announced the Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin release date. The Soulslike hack-and-slash RPG arrives next March, and to accompany this announcement, a brand new demo for…

October 1, 2021 | 07:40 EDT

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Stranger of Paradise is Not 'Directly Connected' to Final Fantasy 1

How does Final Fantasy 1 relate to Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin? According to Tetsuya Nomura, it's not "directly connected" to the game, instead using it as a "motif" for a new…

June 18, 2021 | 04:13 EDT

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Nioh 2 Complete Edition Announced For PC And PS5

Nioh 2 is on its way to PC and PS5. The Nioh 2 Complete Edition will pack in the base game and all three DLC expansions and will launch on February 21st next year. A remastered version of the…

November 13, 2020 | 08:51 EST

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First Nioh 2 DLC Details Revealed

Details for Nioh 2's upcoming first DLC pack have been revealed. A Japanese stream for the game took place earlier today and revealed that Nioh 2's first DLC will be launching in Japan tomorrow at 1…

July 29, 2020 | 09:21 EDT

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Nioh 2 Gets Photo Mode, Nine New Missions

Nioh 2 has some brand new goodies. Starting today, you'll be able to access a Photo Mode as well as nine new missions at no extra cost. There's also more stuff on the way in the future. …

May 15, 2020 | 10:04 EDT

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Nioh 2 Gets Release Date and Free Beta

Good news for fans of samurai and hard action games. Nioh 2 now has a release date of March 13th, 2020, and an open beta will be starting for free today. Additionally, you can now pre-order the game…

November 1, 2019 | 09:00 EDT

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Playstation Plus Games for November Are Nioh and Outlast 2

Those with Playstation Plus have a lot to look for this next month with Nioh and Outlast 2 being available to members to download on November 5th. Be sure to download October's PS+ games, The Last of…

October 30, 2019 | 08:17 EDT

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Dead or Alive 6 Adds Ninja Gaiden's Momiji as New Character

It's the 15th anniversary of the surprisingly awesome Ninja Gaiden reboot. What's a good way to celebrate it? Adding a guest character to Dead or Alive 6, of course. Yes, Momiji will be joining the…

September 16, 2019 | 04:01 EDT

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Nioh 2 Locks Down Early 2020 Release in New Trailer

Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo revealed at Tokyo Game Show that difficult samurai action RPG Nioh 2 will launch in early 2020. There was no word on how closely the different regions will release, or if a…

September 13, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

Nioh 2 Closed Alpha Announced For This Week
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Nioh 2 First Gameplay Shown Ahead of Closed Alpha This Week

If you were hankering for some Nioh 2 news you'll be happy to know the sequel to the samurai action RPG hack-and-slasher is getting a closed alpha later this week, starting on May 24, as announced by…

May 22, 2019 | 09:02 EDT

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Core Fighters Lets You Play Dead or Alive 6 Free Right Now

Want to play Dead or Alive 6 free? Well, you can—sort of. Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters is a recently-released free-to-play experience for Koei Tecmo's flagship fighting game and it's available…

March 18, 2019 | 11:00 EDT

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Koei Tecmo Delays Dead or Alive 6 For Balance and Polish

The Dead or Alive 6 release date just got a little further away. Koei Tecmo has announced via a press release that they're pushing it back by a couple of weeks in order to further polish and balance…

January 8, 2019 | 05:01 EST

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Dead or Alive 6 Punches In February Release Date

Koei Tecmo announced that the next installment in their 3D fighting series Dead or Alive 6 will release worldwide on February 15th, 2019. Koei Tecmo also revealed some of the digital pre-order…

September 11, 2018 | 04:06 EDT

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Nioh 2 Will Improve Upon Its Predecessor With Definite RPG Elements, Character Creator, And More

During the PlayStation Live coverage of E3, Koei Tecmo provided more information on the recently revealed Nioh 2. Game director Fumihiko Yasuda thoroughly outlined the goal regarding the…

June 14, 2018 | 10:29 EDT

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Sony E3 2018: Nioh 2

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released a reveal trailer for Nioh 2 at Sony's E3 2018 conference. Created by Kou Shibusawa, the fantastic and dark samurai action-RPG Nioh was based on an unfinished Akira…

June 11, 2018 | 11:10 EDT

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Koei Tecmo PrE3 2018 Day 3 - Dead or Alive 6 Announced

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja revealed Dead or Alive 6 today, showing off a new trailer and an exclusive hands-on preview of the game with website IGN. The trailer has many fan-favorite fighters from the…

June 8, 2018 | 12:15 EDT

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Nioh PC Port Getting Mouse Support After All

Despite it being a PC port, Nioh: Complete Edition recently launched on the Steam with absolutely no mouse support. While most gamers prefer to play these games with a controller, the lack of mouse…

November 27, 2017 | 12:59 EST

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PC Version of Nioh Does Not Have Mouse Support

A recent press release from KOEI TECMO America and Team NINJA, reveals that the PC release of Nioh does not have mouse support. Dubbed Nioh: Complete Edition, it's stated that while the title does…

November 2, 2017 | 02:49 EDT

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Nioh: Complete Edition Announced for PC

Koei Tecmo announced that Nioh: Complete Edition is coming to PC in a press release. The acclaimed (soon to be former) PlayStation 4 exclusive will release on Steam with all of its DLC content on…

October 2, 2017 | 11:57 EDT

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Nioh Director Yasuda Reveals How Fan Feedback Affected Development

In an interview with Eurogamer at the Tokyo Games Show, Fumihiko Yasuda, Director of the upcoming samurai Action-RPG Nioh, has revealed details of just what will be changing based on feedback from…

October 5, 2016 | 09:16 EDT

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Team Ninja Shares Nioh Open Beta Feedback

Much like they did after the Nioh open alpha, Team Ninja has shared details on the results of the closed beta for their upcoming Action RPG Nioh. Just like last time, this post talks about the…

September 19, 2016 | 11:33 EDT

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Nioh to Release Worldwide on February 9, 2017

During Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference, Kou Shibusawa, a producer for Koei Tecmo announced a release date for Nioh. The game is to launch worldwide on February 9, 2017. It has been a…

September 13, 2016 | 01:40 EDT

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Koei Tecmo Announces Nioh Beta Coming Soon!

Koei Tecmo announced a new Beta Demo for Team Ninja’s Nioh at Gamescom this week. The demo launches for free on the PlayStation store on August 23 and runs until September 6. Nioh is the highly…

August 19, 2016 | 05:01 EDT

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E3 2016 - Nioh Getting Second Demo

Many games seek to copy the Dark Souls formula now, and Team Ninja, developers of the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series, introduced Nioh as their own version. If you missed your chance to try the…

June 17, 2016 | 10:50 EDT

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Nioh's Dismemberment System Exclusive to the West

Over the past couple of years we've seen the conflicting ideas of Japan and the west result in some changes during the localization process of games, usually to reflect the western world's more…

April 15, 2016 | 12:44 EDT

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Nioh Alpha Demo To Be Released This Month

Today Team Ninja has announced that an alpha demo for their upcoming action role-playing title Nioh, will be released later this month. In accordance to a recent press announcement on the…

April 5, 2016 | 08:39 EDT