The third party market in the games industry is a tumultuous one, especially in Japan. Koei in particular, who has begun merger talks with fellow game publisher Tecmo. Speaking to Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield and Leigh Alexander separate from the recent news, Koei President Kenji Matsubara talks about the issues third parties in Japan currently face in a changing video games market.

Matsubara talks about Japan being in a "transition situation", with the previous dominance of the PlayStat...

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