Koei Tecmo Sues Seller of Unauthorized Dead or Alive DVD
Dead or Alive series. [Thanks, Famitsu.]
The suspect was noted to have recorded footage from multiple games, including
Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation. Further modifications were done to the footage, such as the removal of character clothing. The results were compiled into a DVD, which was then sold on an auction site.
Despite the character modifications, Koei Tecmo still saw it as a malicious infringement of its copyright and reported the case to Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department. The company intends to file both a criminal case and a civil suit against the suspect; the latter to demand restitution caused by copyright infringement from replicating and distributing the company’s creations without authorization.
However, in a new comment made to the Japanese website 4Gamer (as translated by Siliconera), Yasuda-san said that the studio is actually readying multiple announcements of new titles that will take place at some point next year.
In February, we will release Nioh 2 Remastered: Complete Edition and The Nioh Collection [the latter] containing everything from the Nioh series for the PlayStation 5. I hope this can be an opportunity for people who had and had not played them to see how Nioh plays like on a new generation console.
We are also preparing multiple announcements of new titles from Team Ninja in 2021, so please look forward to them!
The Japanese version of
Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation recently added Loberia as a new character. Koei Tecmo shared an introduction trailer for the noble lady Loberia and details about her on the game’s official website.
First, check out the
Loberia (CV: Aoi Koga)
Loberia is a new original character and a childhood friend of Princess Fiona. She visits Venus Island to see her friend, but it doesn’t take long for the boss to catch her attention. After seeing the owner enjoying his time with Fiona, Loberia decided to make the boss her own. She even proposed a cunning “top-secret lover’s contract” for the Venus Island owner.
Koei Tecmo Says New Team Ninja Games Will Be Announced in 2021
4Gamer‘s compilation of Japanese game creator aspirations for 2021 featured quotes from a lot of key staff members from Koei Tecmo. Some of the highlights from the company included Fumihiko Yasuda teasing multiple new games by Team Ninja, which will be revealed in 2021, and Keisuke Kikuchi promising to celebrate the 20th anniversary of
Fatal Frame.
The following comments came from Koei Tecmo staff members who mentioned plans for 2021. We have translated them as follows:
Fumihiko Yasuda Head of the Team Ninja brand, previously worked on
Nioh and
Nioh 2 Remastered: Complete Edition and