"At the Tokyo Game Show today, KOEI revealed new details on the company’s upcoming portable exclusives. These latest offerings are designed to create communities for gamers, centred on fun and engaging Multi-Player experiences.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is a game unlike any other in the franchise. Until now, the quintessential Dynasty Warriors experience pitted a lone warrior against thousands of enemies. For the first time, up to four friends can join together to form..."

"To the surprise of many, Tecmo last week rejected a friendly takeover offer from Square Enix in favor of a merger with Dynasty Warrior publisher -- and rival -- Koei.

Tecmo and Koei are now working on a detailed merger plan together, as Tecmo has said joining up with Koei gives it a better shot at "boosting corporate value," even though the proposed merger would create a company only a third Square Enix's size.

Separately of these new announcements, Gamasutra recently spoke to Koei pres..."

After publisher/developer powerhouse Square Enix last week announced its plans and intentions to acquire beleaguered publisher Tecmo last week, it has surfaced from Reuters Japan that the stocks for both Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors-publisher Koei are now frozen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Both companies have begun talks for a possible merger.

There will be more news as this develops.

"Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle fits exactly what you would expect from the series on the DS: a simplified, dumbed-down -- albeit fun -- way to vent some mild frustration.

Sure, the character sprites resemble a jumbled mess of pixels, but the gameplay is tight; stringing together combos -- especially over-the-top anime-style combos -- is both fun and easy to pull off. Plus, the three main characters bring different strategies to the table, particularly in Wi-Fi multiplayer, allowing ..."