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Report: Capcom aims patent infringment suit at Koei Tecmo
Capcom has filed suit against Koei Tecmo alleging that the Dynasty Warriors publisher infringed on key Capcom patents in recent games, according to a Sankei report translated by Siliconera. The patent in question refers to backwards compatible content being transferred from a game to its predecessor. Imagine the Genesis-era Sonic & Knuckles cartridges. If you connect one to a Sonic 2 cartridge, you can play as Knuckles in the older game, despite his first appearance coming well after Sonic 2 hit store shelves. A more recent, topical example would be Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, a standalone expansion that could be linked with the original Dynasty Warriors 8 to add additional stages and characters to the older musou brawler. Capcom's suit alleges that 50 Koei Tecmo games are in violation of the patent. The Street Fighter publisher is seeking 980 million yen (about $9.4 million) in restitution as well as a temporary ban on sales of several Koei Tecmo games. [Image: Koei Tecmo]
Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition strikes Steam on May 13
PC-only gamers haven't been able to enjoy Dynasty Warrior 8's hectic, definitely-true-to-history battles between ancient Chinese kingdoms, but Tecmo Koei is about to fix that. The publisher is bringing Omega Force's DW8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition to Steam on May 13 in North America and Europe. The Complete Edition bundles the base game of DW8 with its Xtreme Legends expansion, which adds new characters, story episodes, weapons and enhancements to the Ambition, Challenge and Free modes. Complete Edition's minimum requirements call for at least Windows Vista, with 512 MB of RAM, a VRAM 256MB video card and an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.4 GHz (or Intel Core i7 860) rounding out base requirements. Support for gamepads will also be present, as will be support for DirectX 9.0c. [Image: Tecmo Koei]
Dynasty Warriors 8 bug reports requested for PS4, Vita versions
Tecmo Koei has issued a public request for feedback from players experiencing bugs within the newly launched PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition in an effort to fix widely reported issues. The publisher is specifically targeting online connection issues in the PlayStation 4 version of Dynasty Warriors 8 and framerate drops on the PS Vita. Tecmo Koei asks affected players to report "where, [with] which characters, [in] which stages and when" the bugs occur, along with regional details via its Facebook page. Tecmo Koei additionally revealed that a Steam version of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition is due to launch in May. [Image: Tecmo Koei]
Dynasty Warriors makes next-gen debut on PS4 this March
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition - whew, long title! - will be swinging and slashing its way across PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 systems on March 25, according to a recent press release from publisher Tecmo Koei. It will be the first Dynasty Warriors game for the PS4. Complete Edition is a port of Dynasty Warriors 8 plus its stand-alone expansion, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, which also has a release date of March 25. Xtreme Legends, like any good expansion, brings new levels, new characters and expanded modes. Five new characters bring the total roster up to 82, which is, technically-speaking, a freaking lot of people to play as. Already a Dynasty Warriors fan with a head-start on the PS3 version of the game looking to upgrade to the PS4 or Vita version? Good news, everyone! Your Dynasty Warriors 8 save file will transfer across all systems. Tecmo previously tweeted that the games would be coming in spring 2014, but now you know exactly which date to call in sick be a responsible adult. [Image: Tecmo Koei]
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition coming to EU, US in Spring 2014
Tecmo Koei Europe has opened its present to us before the holidays, announcing on Twitter that Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends will wage war on European PS3s in Spring 2014. PS4 and Vita owners will also be getting some Xtreme love in the form of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition, which is a bundle of DW8 and DW8: Xtreme Legends. Tecmo Koei Community Manager "Insp. Chin" also updated his blog to confirm a North American release of both versions. Tecmo Koei explained on their Tumblr that due to DW8's unavailability on the Vita or PS4, they decided to include it with DW8: Xtreme Legends in the Complete Edition. Story content involving Lu Bu, secondary EX attacks for all characters and a boosted level cap are among the changes present in DW8: Xtreme Legends, which is an expansion for the previous game.
Japan's PS4 launch day line-up features 19 games
We now have confirmation of what games will be available for the PlayStation 4 when it launches on February 22, 2014 in Japan. The nation's launch-day line-up includes 19 games - well, 18 games and a beta, although when that beta is for Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn, it probably counts as a game. The full launch day line-up is after the break.
Dynasty Warriors 8 remakes history July 16
In the future, Tecmo Koei will be able to make a Dynasty Warriors game in which you fight a vast army of Dynasty Warriors games. The company brings us ever closer to that glorious metagame with Dynasty Warriors 8, available July 16 for PS3 and Xbox in North America.This time, Tecmo Koei includes several "What If" scenarios, which differ from the exacting historical accuracy the series usually demands. Fighters who died in certain historical battles live, and the game shows how history might have changed.Those campaigns, and the normal Story Mode battles, will take place across over 40 new stages, populated by your choice from over 70 playable characters and thousands of hapless enemy soldiers.
