Koei Tecmo plans to double workforce, prioritize AAA video games

Koei Tecmo, writer of the Dynasty Warriors and Atelier video games, is trying to make some modifications in the way it operates.

The inside track comes from a shareholder briefing doc that was translated by Automaton:

The corporate plans to take its worker rely from 2,500 to five,000 in order that it may possibly higher meet its objectives.

That being to shift away from cellular gaming as a result of their perception that “vital progress is unlikely to be seen” in that market, noting that the cellular scene had reached its apex.

And to as an alternative prioritize AAA video games shifting ahead, as the corporate “expects the console and PC sport market to develop,” an argument primarily based on the sizable playerbases amassed by Stellar Blade and Black Fable: Wukong.

Koei Temo has additionally established a brand new in-house sport studio and made enhancements to its proprietary Katana Engine- each of which might be used to their fullest potential to assist the corporate adapt to the market and sustain a gradual manufacturing of high quality titles.

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