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Tecmo Rejects Square Enix Bid; Seeks Merger With Koei

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2008 - 10:38am.
Tokyo - Japanese video game publisher Tecmo said on Thursday that it has rejected an up to $206 million takeover bid from fellow publisher Square Enix, and is instead in merger talks with game maker Koei, Reuters reported.
tags: Games | Deals | Acquisitions | Square Enix | Japan | KOEI | Tecmo |

KOEI Releases "Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires" for Xbox 360, PS2

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 8:48am.
Burlingame, Calif. - Japanese video game publisher KOEI on Thursday announced the release of its "Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires" title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game was developed by KOEI's internal Omega Force team.
tags: PS2 | Xbox 360 | release | KOEI | Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires |

KOEI to Distribute "Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper" on IGN Direct2Drive Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2006 - 3:16am.
Burlingame, Calif. - Japanese video game publisher KOEI said on Thursday that it signed a deal with News Corp.'s IGN Entertainment, to exclusively distribute its "Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper" PC game through IGN's Direct2Drive digital download store.
tags: KOEI | Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper | IGN Direct2Drive |

Japanese Game Developer KOEI Opens New Studio in Toronto

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 4:49am.
Toronto - Japanese video game publisher KOEI, developer of the "Dynasty Warriors" franchise, announced on Wednesday that it has opened a new development studio in Toronto, Canada. KOEI Canada is already working on two new titles, including "Fatal Inertia," slated as a launch title for Sony's PlayStation 3. The company said an initial staff of 30 at KOEI Canada will be expanded to between 150 and 200 over the next few years.
tags: KOEI | New Studio | Japanese Game Developer | Toronto |