Koei Tecmo at G-STAR 2026: Nioh 3, Wo Long 2 and a New Atelier

Few publishers mean as much to Korean players as Koei Tecmo. A whole generation learned Chinese history from its Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, called 삼국지 in Korea. At G-STAR 2026 the company brings three very different games to the new Global Game Showcase in Hall 2.

The line-up

According to Gamemeca and DigitalToday, Koei Tecmo's booth has:

• Nioh 3, Team Ninja's brutal samurai action series, known for punishing bosses and loot-heavy combat.
• Wo Long 2, the sequel to 2023's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, a fast, parry-focused action game set in the Three Kingdoms era.
• A new Atelier game from Gust, the long-running series about alchemy, crafting and quiet adventure.

Gamemeca describes the booth as offering playable demos. Inven Global listed Koei Tecmo's titles among the unreleased games in Hall 2's Intel experience zone.

From dyes to dynasties

Koei was founded in 1978 by Yoichi Erikawa and his wife Keiko Erikawa, and it started out selling industrial dyes and chemicals. Erikawa taught himself programming, and in 1983 Koei released Nobunaga's Ambition, a strategy game about Japan's warring states. Romance of the Three Kingdoms followed in 1985, and in 2000 Dynasty Warriors (진·삼국무쌍) gave the world the "musou" genre: one hero against a thousand soldiers.

In 2009 Koei merged with Tecmo, the company behind Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. Tecmo's action studio Team Ninja now makes Nioh and Wo Long, while Gust, which joined the group in 2011, makes Atelier.

Why it matters

Koei Tecmo's booth covers almost every kind of player: hardcore action fans, history lovers and people who'd rather craft than fight. It's also a sign of how important Korea has become to Japanese publishers, which now release most major games with Korean text on day one.

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