Sep 19
Matthew Konkoly of Darkmatter Games, the developer of Warlord: Awaji, said in a Game Spark interview that Princess Mononoke and The Last Samurai were his reference films for the game. He pointed to the depiction of early gunpowder weapons and to Lady Eboshi. The open-world strategy game is set on Awaji Island and was released for PC on September 10.
Aug 20
Darkmatter Games released the main trailer for its open-world samurai simulation Warlord: Awaji and set a September 10 launch date. The game is set on a one-third scale recreation of Awaji Island during the 14th-century Nanboku-cho period, with historians consulted for authentic armor, weapons, and architecture.
Aug 14
Darkmatter Games released a world teaser trailer for Warlord: Awaji, a new PC strategy simulation set on Awaji Island. Players become a samurai general tasked with recovering a stolen sacred treasure, building power through village development, resource management, diplomacy, and real-time battles. The game also features first-person sword combat. Japanese voice support is confirmed.