Aug 18
Koei Tecmo Games announced on August 18 that it will release an update today to coincide with the first DLC, Keian Jigokuhen, for the dark Sengoku action RPG Nioh 3. The DLC, scheduled for release on August 19, depicts a new scenario set in a future Edo, specifically the year 1651 during the Keian era, after the protagonist Tokugawa Takechiyo has become shogun. This era is marked by the Keian Incident, commonly known as the Yui Shosetsu Rebellion. The story features cooperation with the one-eyed swordsman Yagyu Jubei and the España (Spain) envoy Rodrigo, who is modeled on a real person who visited Japan in the early Edo period. Players will pursue a suspicious Spanish woman collecting the shining stone Amrita. The DLC adds new weapon types, Hoko Tate and Shinobi Hoko Tate, which offer an offense-defense style of combat, as well as a new element called Hyakkyo Hyakkai Emaki, an auto-generated challenge mission system that creates hundreds of millions of battle variations. The update also brings major buffs to almost all existing weapons for both Samurai and Ninja styles, and adds convenient features such as sending multiple items to the storehouse at once and a camera distance setting that allows for a closer, more immersive battle angle.
Aug 7
Koei Tecmo Games announced a Summer Sale on July 28, offering titles on PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, and Nintendo eShop at up to 85% off. Discounts apply to Nioh 3, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, its Dreamlike Four Heroes DLC, Fate/Samurai Remnant, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Sale periods vary by store, ending between July 30 and August 12.
Jul 28
Koei Tecmo Games announced on July 28 that the first downloadable content for Nioh 3, titled 'Keian Jigoku-hen' (Keian Hell Chapter), will be released on August 19 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The DLC is priced at 2,750 yen individually, or as part of a 5,500 yen season pass that also includes the second DLC, 'Amakusa Dairan.' Set in a future Edo during the Keian era (1651), the story follows protagonist Tokugawa Takechiyo as he is guided across time to a hellish version of the city after his own death. There, he fights alongside the one-eyed swordsman Yagyū Jūbei and the Spanish envoy Rodrigo against a new conspiracy involving spirit stones. New weapon types, the Hokotate (shield-spear) for Samurai style and Shinobi Hokotate for Ninja style, offer offensive-defensive combat including shield throws. A new high-difficulty mode, 'Journey of Enlightenment' (Satori no Tabiji), unlocks after clearing the second playthrough. The DLC also adds the 'Hyakkyō Hyakkai Emaki' equipment system, which generates battles with hundreds of millions of variations and supports online multiplayer. A first-look video was released alongside the announcement.