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Full name: Koei Co. Ltd.
Established: 1978
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Founded in 1978, KOEI is one of Japan's leading developers/publishers. The company entered the western market in 1988 when it established its US subsidiary, KOEI Corporation, before expanding in Asia with the establishment of two development studios in mainland China, Tianjin KOEI in 1989 and Beijing KOEI in 1992.

In the west, KOEI is best known for its Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dynasty Warriors series'.

Software Highlights from Credited Titles

Koei's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1989 title, "Nobunaga's Ambition" (NES).

The company has been involved titles released on the PS4, PC, PSVita, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, DS/DSi, PS2, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, PlayStation, N64, SNES, 3DO, NEC PC Engine and NES. Of these, "Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires" (Xbox 360) has been a best selling title.

The company's most recent involvement was on the 2016 release "Romance Of The Three Kingdoms XIII" (PS4).

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13 Aug 2007

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14 Jun 2007

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16 May 2007

Koei Announces Its Line Up Of New Titles For 2007

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27 Mar 2007

Koei's Opoona™ Will Change How Gamers Experience and Interact with Role-Playing Games

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19 Mar 2007

Warfare On An Unprecedented Scale

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02 Nov 2006

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24 May 2006

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21 Feb 2006

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With the March 24 release looming KOEI launch a Samurai Warriors: State of War website that can be viewed through the PSP browser.

15 Feb 2006

Atelier Iris Brings Some Magic Into Our Lives This Coming March

KOEI announce a March 17 European release date for Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana.

24 Jan 2006

Dynasty Warriors Storms Onto PC This Winter

KOEI are bringing their multi-million selling Dynasty Warrior series to PC.

21 Oct 2005

KOEI announce Fatal Inertia for PS3

Publisher to bolster PS3 launch line up with futuristic racer.

29 Sep 2005

Dynasty Warriors 5 scheduled for worldwide release in 2005.

Video game heroes from Ancient China will re-emerge for the Tactical Action Sequel.

14 Dec 2004

KOEI commits to Real Player’s Games.

Two Nippon Ichi titles on the way to UK.

20 Oct 2004

Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends

Coming February 2005.

20 Oct 2004

Kessen III

KOEI Ltd, the European subsidiary of Japanese publisher and developer KOEI Co. Ltd are pleased to announce plans to bring Kessen III to Europe.

26 Aug 2004

THQ Announces Distribution Agreement with KOEI Co. Ltd

THQ to distribute Koei titles across PAL territories.

13 Feb 2002

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16 Jan 2001

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