Koei Tecmo is at the moment engaged on a brand new IP, which is codenamed Fuji.
The corporate – finest identified for such sequence as Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors, Nioh and Lifeless or Alive – was listed within the Japanese authorities’s IP360 program.
IP360 was launched earlier this 12 months by Japan’s Ministry of Financial system, Commerce and Trade as a program designed to offer funding for brand spanking new IPs.
The ministry’s web site has now printed the record of tasks chosen for funding within the ‘large-scale manufacturing (basic help)’ class.
This features a new console recreation from Konami, a brand new 3D preventing recreation from Arc System Works and a brand new recreation from Sq. Enix.
Koei Tecmo‘s itemizing, nonetheless, gives some data – albeit restricted – on its recreation, which it says may have the codename Fuji.
“Leveraging Koei Tecmo Video games’ experience in East Asian-themed visuals and motion video games, the corporate will develop a brand-new IP with the objective of reaching worldwide success and increasing the IP into a variety of media beginning with the sport,” the outline says (by way of machine translation).
Whereas Koei Tecmo enjoys success with its established sequence and infrequently works alongside different publishers on exterior sequence (corresponding to Hearth Emblem and Hyrule Warriors), the corporate repeatedly releases new IP that matches into its East Asian fashion. Latest examples have included Wild Hearts, Rise of the Ronin and Wo Lengthy: Fallen Dynasty.
Through the Xbox Video games Showcase earlier this month, it was introduced that Wo Lengthy will probably be getting a sequel, Wo Lengthy: Wings of Ember, in early 2027.
“Set within the aftermath of the primary recreation amid a fantasy tackle the late Japanese Han interval of Chinese language historical past, you’ll play a anonymous champion preventing towards people and demons alike throughout huge battlefields,” Xbox’s official description reads.
“The brand new recreation options an advanced Chinese language martial arts fashion integrating each offensive and defensive fight, and you may count on to study extra about what’s new within the coming months.”
