Tag: Koei Tecmo
News Overlooked Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Now Has a Playable Demo on PS5, PS4
It must be Fate
A game that got a little buried under the high profile releases of last year, Fate/Samurai Remnant now has a playable demo on PS5 and PS4, which features the first few chapters of its twisting campaign. For those totally out of the loop, this is an action RPG set in Edo Japan, as chosen heroes battle it out over an all-powerful...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gets a Complete Edition with All Three DLC Expansions Included
Long life
Update: Of course, as soon as we go ahead and publish this article, Koei Tecmo confirms that the Complete Edition also launches in western territories on the 7th February. It'll be a digital-only release, as far as we can tell. Again, it includes all three of the game's expansions, alongside smaller DLCs and updates. Original Story:Koei...
Random Atelier Is Everywhere in Asia Right Now
Mobile entry getting giant marketing push
Atelier is one of those niche PlayStation franchises that seems to get new entries annually but rarely makes a splash outside of its core community. That appears to be changing in Asia, however, where Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator – yes, that’s really its name –...
News Fate/Samurai Remnant Summons Some Kind of Tournament DLC in February
The first of three
As promised, the future of Fate/Samurai Remnant was revealed during a special Fate broadcast on New Year's Eve (and we're only just covering it now because... well, we were too busy sleeping off all of the alcohol we consumed). The action RPG is getting three rounds of DLC in 2024, with the first, titled Keian Command...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Whips Upheaval in Jingxiang DLC on PS5, PS4
Whip it real good
Incredibly, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty launched in March 2023, ahead of the insane cavalcade of games that followed. Developer Team Ninja has been consistently supporting the Souls-Like ever since, and the third DLC pack to date, Upheaval in Jingxiang, is out today on PS5 and PS4. This new story chapter depicts the forces of the...
News Fate/Samurai Remnant Updates are Incoming at December's Dedicated Fate Showcase
It must be Fate
Fate/Samurai Remnant, the rather good action RPG that launcher earlier this year on PS5 and PS4, will feature in a dedicated Fate franchise showcase next month. Fans of the game have been waiting on additional information pretty much since launch, so we imagine that this event will finally spill the beans on its free updates and DLC...
News Fate/Samurai Remnant Will Only Get Better with New Battle Mode, Difficulty Settings Update
Free content patch incoming
We were unfortunately a little slow with our Fate/Samurai Remnant PS5 review, so we'll take this opportunity to reiterate that it's a really good action RPG — and it's about to get even better. Post-launch support in the form of a DLC pass (which will bring additional playable characters in the future) and free content...
Review Fate/Samurai Remnant (PS5) - Characters and Story Thrive in This Historical Action RPG
Saber toothed
There's an awful lot to like about Fate/Samurai Remnant — an action RPG set in 1600s Japan. With the country on the brink of unprecedented societal change, protagonist Miyamoto Iori finds himself at a loss. A diligent student of soon-to-be-outdated swordplay, Iori gets by on local busy work, but can't shake the feeling that his life...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty DLC, Conqueror of Jiangdong, Is Right Around the Corner
New trailer released
Koei Tecmo has unveiled our first proper look at the second DLC pack for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Named Conqueror of Jiangdong, this add-on is also right around the corner, releasing on 27th September 2023 — just over a week away at the time of writing. The trailer is typically bloody and action-packed, showing off some of...
Rumour Wild Hearts Support Is Being Slashed Just Seven Months After Release
Heart in the wind
Monster Hunter-esque action RPG Wild Hearts will soon be cut loose by publisher EA, according to a seemingly reliable Reddit leak, as reported on by Insider Gaming. Apparently, the plan is to end support for the game, which has received a number of free updates since its in
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/ Samurai Remnant's Combat System Could Be Fantastic
New gameplay looks tight
Koei Tecmo has released two short but sweet gameplay videos for Fate/Samurai Remnant, giving us a slightly closer look at how the action RPG's combat system works. For those out of the loop, you primarily play as lead character and swordsman Miyamoto, but you switch to your servant, Saber, in order to dish out powerful...
News Fate/Samurai Remnant's Anime Opening Hypes What Could Be a Surprise PS5, PS4 Hit
Do you believe in Fate?
We've been left impressed by everything we've seen of Fate/Samurai Remnant so far. The upcoming action RPG — which is due to release for PS5 and PS4 on the 29th September — clearly has a decent budget behind it, and that point's nailed home by the game's fully animated opening movie. It's a really well made intro, made...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Reveals Five Months of Paid DLC, Free Updates
Two more expansions on the way
Team Ninja has expanded its post-launch plans for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty by giving a full rundown of what users can expect month to month, including both paid DLC and free updates through until 2024. With one expansion available on PS5 and PS4 already, the second and third will arrive in September and December...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Just Looks Better and Better
It must be Fate
If Fate/Samurai Remnant wasn't already on your radar, this latest trailer might catch your attention. Honestly, the action RPG just looks better and better every time we see it, with this surprisingly epic video showing off fresh characters — including powerful servants that you can summon in battle — and some dramatic plot...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Looks Great in First Raw Gameplay Demo
You're not alone
We've been keeping a close eye on Fate/Samurai Remnant for a while now, and we're comfortable saying that the upcoming action RPG looks very promising. Publisher Koei Tecmo hosted a presentation for the game at the recent Fate/Grand Order Fes in Japan, giving us our first look at raw gameplay. You can find said gameplay footage in...
Review Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Review (PS4) - The Demon King of Owari Rises
No-man's fool
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening is the sixteenth entry in the venerable strategy franchise (which celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year) from Koei and its most accessible yet. While still convoluted compared to even another strategy title of this scale, the love and dedication to Japan’s iconic Sengoku era and the...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Reveals New Gameplay Details
Better together
Its latest trailer gave us an idea of how upcoming action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant actually plays, but a new post on the PlayStation Blog from director Ryota Matsushita provides some welcome details. We've also got some fresh screenshots, which is always nice. Set in 17th century Japan, F
News The Battle of Zhongyuan Begins in First of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s Three Expansions
Not today, Dian Wei
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s first story DLC, the Battle of Zhongyuan, is available now on PS5 and PS4 for those that want a second serving of excellent combat. Access was included as part of the game's Season Pass, so if you picked that up back at launch, you're good to go. You can get a taste of some of that famously romantic...
News The Flames of Nobunaga's Ambition Still Burn Brightly on PS4
Forget Rubicon, serve only the Oda clan
Strategically minded fans will likely have a long and storied history with the Nobunaga's Ambition series and know the next entry is out on 20th July, having long-planned for just such an occurrence. First appearing on PlayStation all the way back in 1995, it's exciting to have a new iteration of the...
News Lies of P, Wo Long Collab Announced, More Details Soon
Content in both games likely
Publishers Neowiz and Koei Tecmo have confirmed they will be collaborating with one another on some content for the upcoming PS5, PS4 game Lies of P as well as Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, which launched earlier this year. The nature of the content hasn't been revealed, but a Team Ninja blog post promises more details will...
News Wild Hearts Lethal Blossom Update Adds New Monsters, Gear on PS5
Push it to the limit
Cooperative hunting game Wild Hearts is expanding its menagerie of monstrosities on 6th April, with the release of the Lethal Blossoms update on PS5. Lethal Blossoms adds the new Kemono species, Murakumo, in addition to weapons, armour, a "spinning top" style Karakuri, and more, described as the title's largest update to date...
News Koei Tecmo Wants to Know Which PS5, PS4 Games You Want on PS Plus
Well, go on then
Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo appears to be eager to bring more of its releases to the top tiers of Sony’s subscription service, as in a Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty survey it’s asked respondents to reveal which titles it’d like to be added to PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium. While it’s pretty generic marketing research, it...
News New Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Update Makes the First Boss Easier
Get all the patch 1.05 notes here
A new Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty update is now available on PS5, PS4, bringing the Team Ninja title up to version number 1.05. The big change players will notice — if they're still in the early game at least — is that the first boss has been made easier to fight. Named Zhang Liang, he's made a name for himself as...
News The Newest Nobunaga's Ambition Is Awakening in the West This July
Strategy series turns 40
Freshly announced, Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening is campaigning West on PS4 this July. The currently in-development strategy title is the latest entry in Koei Tecmo's long-running series, and has actually been revealed in celebration of the property's 40th anniversary. Now that's what we call a legacy. It sounds like...
Farewell party
Reisalin “Ryza” Stout and her friends are back in another heart-warming RPG which closes out the 'Secret' sub-series. The long-running Atelier series is well known for featuring young alchemists who spend much of their adventure gathering ingredients, crafting new items, and beating up foes. Atelier Ryza 3 is no exception to that...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Update 1.04 Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Wo, it's a long list
A fresh patch has been deployed for the excellent action RPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. At just 194.4MB on PS5, it'll only take a minute to download and install, but it brings with it a raft of adjustments and bug fixes. There are a number of minor changes to certain features that should make things just that little bit...
Review Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (PS5) - A Warts and All Survival Horror Remaster
Photographic Violence
Here at Push Square it's site policy that we don't believe in the supernatural. Vampires, werewolves, and Frankensteins? Poppycock, hogwash, and flannel, we say. Having never believed in ghosts we've never considered what we'd do should we ever come face to face with one. We can plan for World War 3 or Covid 2 or bumping into...
Poll Are You Playing Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty?
Long time coming
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is here, and it seems to have made a splash amongst the hardcore action game community. A bit like a mix between Nioh and Sekiro — complete with a Romance of the Three Kingdoms backdrop — Wo Long is the latest heavy hitter from Team Ninja, a developer that's been impressively prolific in recent times. We...
Review Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (PS5) - Excellent Action RPG a Must Play for Masochists
The stuff Wuxia dreams are made of
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty raises the bar for Soulslike combat to such an extent it deserves to break free from that descriptor entirely in favour of something new. It provides deeply intricate combat and an exhilarating arcade alternative to FromSoftware's more contemplative formula. A game like Elden Ring seeks to...
News You Must Dominate the Battlefield for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's Platinum Trophy
The spoils of war
It feels as though it's flying a little under the radar, but Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is on the cusp of release. This PS5/PS4 title comes from Team Ninja, the studio behind Nioh, and by all accounts it looks like a rock solid game for fans of Soulslike action RPGs. It arrives on 3rd March — just a couple of days from now — and...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gets Blistering Launch Trailer Ahead of Impending Release
Hype fuel
The appointed date is almost upon us. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is launching later this week, on 3rd March for both PS5 and PS4, and we got a bombastic launch trailer to get the blood pumping. Team Ninja is bringing the expertise learned during the development of both Nioh and Nioh 2 to bear, trading the cast of Nobunaga's Ambition for that...
News Atelier Marie PS5, PS4 Remake to Include PS1 Original in Digital Deluxe Edition
But awaiting confirmation for the West
Slow life RPG Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg will launch on 13th July – and the Digital Deluxe Edition will come with the PS1 original included. At least, that’s the case in Japan; we’re still trying to get confirmation of whether this offer will extend to the Western releases as well...
Poll Are You Playing Wild Hearts?
Kemono come all
Look, we know February has been ridiculously busy, but surely you've got time for a new monster-slaying adventure from unlikely publishing partners EA and Koei Tecmo? Wild Hearts is out now on PS5, bringing some welcome competition to the hunting game space. The game's been warmly received by reviewers, and public opinion seems to...
News Wild Hearts Welcomes You to the Tranquil Village of Minato, Your Hunting Hub
Home is where the hunt begins
Wild Hearts launches at the end of the week, on 17th February for PS5, and we got a trailer introducing us to the game's hunting hub, the tranquil village of Minato. Like the Monster Hunter franchise, which popularised the genre, Wild Hearts is a hunting game, and players will spend as much time tooling up for each...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty PS5, PS4 Graphics and Performance Options Detailed
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is gearing up for launch on PS5 and PS4, with Team Ninja's latest Soulslike set to test our skills and patience on 3rd March. The developer has detailed the performance options players will be able to choose from when they get to dive in for themselves. As is now tradition, Wo Long...
News Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Snaps a Spooky Story Trailer
Say cheese, and die
Spooky Japanese horror Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 9th March, and we got a new story trailer that sets a suitably creepy tone. If The Ring kept you up at night for weeks on end, and that was a positive experience for you, then Fatal Frame might just be up your alley. Heavily inspired by...
News Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Announced for Western Release on PS5, PS4
Talk about a glow up
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg is a remake of the first game in the long-running Atelier series of JRPGs, and it's coming to the West on PS5 and PS4 in Summer. Originally released only in Japan on PS1 and Sega Saturn in 1997, Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg tells the story of the titular Marie. Marie is...
News Wild Hearts Hunts Down a Great Cinematic Trailer Ahead of Next Week's Release
Wild is right
You know how we feel about CG trailers, but we've already seen plenty of Wild Hearts ahead of its impending release — so we're willing to let this latest video slide. The monster-slaying action RPG it out on PS5 next week, and our hype's greater than ever after having watched this cinematic. In short, it's a really good trailer. It...
News Test Your Mettle in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's Second Playable Demo, Rising 24th February
Face your demons
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is getting a second demo on PS5 and PS4, and like the first go around, players that beat it will be rewarded with an item in the full game, the "Crouching Dragon Helmet". You can dive into the demo on 24th February and the complete retail release on 3rd March. We've been treated to quite a bit of gameplay...
News Wild Hearts Confirms Free Post-Launch Content, No Microtransactions, Can Be Played Offline
Plus PS5 performance details
Wild Hearts representatives just finished a Reddit AMA session, in which a bunch of potentially important features have been confirmed. The monster-slaying action RPG is out in just a couple of weeks — on the 17th February for PS5 — and it continues to sound like promising project. For starters, the title's...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's Opening Cutscene Sets the Stage for the Struggle Ahead
Don't wake the dragon
Team Ninja's upcoming action RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is set to launch on 3rd March, and the anticipation is starting to build. If you, like us, are finding the wait hard to bear, well, you are in for a treat as today we got an advance look at the title's opening cutscene, courtesy of IGN's First coverage of the game...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Goes Hard in 17 Minutes of High-Level Gameplay
Do not pursue Lu Bu
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is shaping up to be a more-than-competent Soulslike. Developer Team Ninja is no stranger to the genre at this point, having gotten plenty of practice at sadistic game design while developing the Nioh franchise. Proof of their prowess can be found in the above trailer, which boasts 17 minutes of fresh,...
News Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key Delayed into March
Stirring the pot
The awkwardly named but undeniably adorable Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key has been delayed. Originally slated for a February launch, the charming JRPG will now mix things up on 24th March. The game's producer Junzo Hosoi announced the delay, stating that "our team will take this additional time to...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Reveals Epic Battles for Power in New Story Trailer
Inspired by Three Kingdoms era China
It feels as though Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is flying way under the radar right now. This is Team Ninja's next major action RPG, taking all its experience with the Nioh series and shifting focus to Three Kingdoms era China. The game's fast and brutal combat looks great, but the focus of this latest trailer is the...
News Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Is Shaping Up to Be Seriously Spooky
A picture is worth a thousand words
Fatal Frame is a franchise synonymous with spooky Japanese horror, with the first title in the series released on PS2 all the way back in 2001. A remaster of the fourth entry in the franchise, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (previously a Wii exclusive), is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 9th March, and it will be...
News New Boss Fight the Focus of More Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gameplay
Say hello to Aoye
IGN has posted another Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty gameplay video as part of its exclusive coverage for January 2023, which this time covers a boss battle and another weapon type. In the five-minute clip above, you'll see the protagonist face off against Aoye, a monster based on ancient Chinese legend from the text Shan Hai Jing. The...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Looks Like a PS5, PS4 Dark Horse This Packed 2023
Ogle ten minutes of gameplay footage
There’s not much conversation surrounding Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, the FromSoftware-inspired PS5 and PS4 character action game from Team Ninja – and that’s largely because 2023 is absolutely stuffed to the gills with must play games, as we’ve outlined already. But in this 10 minute gameplay demo from IGN,...
News Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Announced for PS5, PS4 in 2023
It must be fate
A new game based on the ever-growing Fate franchise has been announced. Titled Fate/Samurai Remnant, it's being published and developed by Koei Tecmo, with usual Fate developer Type-Moon supervising. The official site says that it's an action RPG, and it's aiming for a 2023 worldwide release on both PS5 and PS4. You can catch a very...
News Wo Long Wheels Out a Wicked Combat Trailer
Wow Long
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is looking especially crisp in its latest gameplay trailer. It's a fairly short one, but the upcoming action RPG gives us a glimpse of several boss battles and a bunch of brutal finishing moves. If you haven't been keeping up with Wo Long up until this point, it has a lot in common with the Nioh games, which, of...
News Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Reboots Planned at Team Ninja
Go ninja go
It would appear that Japanese developer Team Ninja has plans to reboot both Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. This news arrives via a recent company presentation, which hinted at the studio's future (as translated by Free Step Dodge). Don't get too excited just yet, though. It sounds like these plans are a while off, as Team Ninja notes...
