KOEI ANNOUNCES TITLE LINE-UP FOR TOKYO GAME SHOW 2005 KOEI Co., Ltd. to Showcase Next-Generation Games for PlayStation(r)3 and Xbox(r)360
BURLINGAME, CA – August 12, 2005 – Recognized worldwide as the premier brand of Action and Strategy games, KOEI today revealed its lineup of games for next month's Tokyo Game Show in Japan. KOEI continues to lead the game industry in next-generation development and is preparing two games for the event: Ni-Oh, a samurai-themed action game for PlayStation(r)3, and Dynasty Warriors(r)5 Special (working title), an enhanced edition of the Tactical Action game for Xbox(r)360.
Today's announcement encompasses a broad range of offerings including martial arts-themed action, a military third-person shooter, Massively Multi-player Online games, and a sequel to one of KOEI's wildly popular "Neoromance" series of games for girls. This is a partial listing of products. The company is also planning to announce a full list of games on a future date. Dates shown below are Japanese release dates. North American release dates are pending.
Ni-Oh, PlayStation 3, Summer 2006 Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (working title), Xbox 360, Winter 2005 Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends(r), PlayStation 2, Sept. 15, 2005 Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de 3 Izayoiki, PlayStation 2, Sept. 22, 2005 WINBACK(tm)2: Project Poseidon, PlayStation 2, TBD Romance of the Three Kingdoms(r) DS, DS, Sept. 29, 2005 Dynasty Warriors DS, Nintendo DS, TBD Nobunaga's Ambition Online: Hiryu no Sho, PlayStation 2/PC, available now (Japan only) Uncharted Waters Online, PC, available now (Japan only)
The Tokyo Game Show 2005 will be held from Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Nippon Convention Center in Makuhari Messe (Chiba Prefecture, Mihama Ward, Japan). The event is open to the public. KOEI will also play host to various game competitions and events at next month's show.