2016

January

 * Kousuke Yamashita, the music composer for seven Nobunaga's Ambition titles and Ishin no Arashi Bakumatsu Shishiden, shall be the special guest for this month's episode of The JASRAC SHOW. Interested NicoNico users can watch it live on January 26, 18:00 (JST).
 * Nobunaga no Yabou Online Kakusei no Shou is hosting a Masayuki Sanada event on January 13. Players can witness his and his son's first meeting with the Sanada Ten Braves and earn Sanada themed treasures.
 * Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z is hyping its major update 2nd Impact which will go live January 21.
 * Butai Sengoku Musou ~Shikoku Ensei no Shou~, the second Samurai Warriors live theatrical adaptation, has been announced for June 29 ~ July 4.
 * The 2016 Annual Lucky Bag New Year campaigns have commenced for Koei's social games and MMORPGs. Log-in to participating Koei games for a chance to receive rare items for the new year.
 * Sangokushi 13 will be up for sale in Japan on January 28. Kou Shibusawa is the general producer while Akihiro Suzuki is producer. Its general concept is to represent a setting filled with "hundreds of heroes", allowing players to control individuals rather than a singular ruling warlord.
 * Three social game crossovers are scheduled for this IP. The first is for 100man-nin no Winning Post while the other is a three-way with Square-Enix's Sangokushi Ranbu and Sengoku Yaraideka. Koei's third collaboration with Sangokushi Royale makes the third crossover.
 * Interested players can watch the completion press conference live stream on NicoNico Live January 21, 13:00 (JST). Kou Shibusawa, Hisashi Koinuma and Akihiro Suzuki will be present; image song performer Koji Kikkawa and Sony Entertainment Japan-Asia President Atsuyou Morita will be their guests.
 * Dengeki Online will do a series of live playthroughs of the game on their YouTube channel starting January 23 (JST). Their goal is to keep playing until they have achieved unification.
 * 4Gamer posted Danshoku Dino's interview with producer Akihiro Suzuki and director Tessho Toshikawa. They discuss the game's mechanics and their creative focuses for the title.
 * Another Sangokushi 13 Nico Nico Live stream is planned January 26, 20:00 (JST).
 * Sangokushi 13 is one of the titles to be featured in the January 27 PlCas livestream.

February

 * Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z has updated on February 18 with a Guan Suo weapon themed update. Valentine's Day and White Day themed outfits can also be earned.
 * Details for the annual Valentine's Day event in Daikoukai Jidai Online Gran Atlas are up for viewing.
 * Nobunaga no Yabou Online Kakusei no Shou is hyping Hayate Dokuganryu, its third major update for this season. An altered reenactment of Momotaro's adventure shall take place this month.
 * Details for the annual Cat Day event are online.
 * Arte Piazza announced Opoona LINE stamps over Twitter. They will be available sometime in 2016.
 * Nobunaga no Yabou Souzou Sengoku Risshiden shall be available for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita on March 24. It includes over 2,000 characters and a scenario dedicated to this year's Taiga drama Sanadamaru. Two key concepts for the title are to play as any general and the Osaka Campaign. The second promotional video is up on YouTube and the guidebook can be reserved at Gamecity Shopping.
 * A gameplay livestream with producer Kenichi Ogasawara and director Hiroyuki Koyama is scheduled February 29, 21:00 (JST).
 * Winning Post 8 2016 is currently scheduled to be up for sale on PC, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 in March 31. Players can set up clubs again and new parameters have been given to horses. Siblings of rival characters and additional super boss horses have been introduced.
 * nekeiba has decided on the fans' dream team of horses set to appear in Winning Post 8 2016 as special super bosses. Details of the winning choices are listed on their collaboration page.
 * A Romance of the Three Kingdoms thirty year anniversary orchestra concert shall be held April 16, 2016 at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall. 1,000 attendees who have purchased Sangokushi 13 or have completed predetermined conditions in either version of 100man-nin no Sangokushi will be eligible for a special lottery.
 * Twitter users have a chance to win a copy of Hiromu Arakawa's Sangokushi Spirits (Wide Edition) through a Koei Three Kingdoms Twitter campaign. The campaign ends February 25.
 * Kiniro no Corda 3 Full Voice Special, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 and Angelique Retour are the Neoromance nominees available for voting in the Dengeki Girl'sStyle 2015 Otome Game Awards. Voters can support their favorite characters, sub characters, character song and so forth until February 9, 2016 (JST).

March

 * Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z shall have a Bao Sanniang weapon event and One Thousand and One Nights themed outfits starting March 17.
 * Kou Shibusawa hosted this year's FOST awards. The social contribution awards were given to Hiroaki Shirai and Masami Ido. Shirai founded the Yokohama Business Game project, which challenges enrolled students to invent business games that could realistically simulate the end of global poverty; Ido founded a gaming and simulation lab that has been recently recognized to have helped university students learn Ancient Japanese history.
 * Gamecity Shopping is offering a series of limited prints of select IPs dubbed Digital Art Collection. Interested buyers have until March 10 to purchase them.
 * The eleven year anniversary event for Daikoukai Jidai Online shall begin March 15 on Japanese servers.
 * The next expansion pack Age of Revolution will be live on Japanese servers April 19, 2016.
 * Nobunaga's Ambition Day is March 30. The series's social games shall host several campaigns to celebrate.
 * The 1.04 Update for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 addresses balancing issues, the choice of issuing alliances after battles and other changes.
 * Purchase a Neoromance game in March at participating Japanese outlets for a chance to receive two random Neoromance White Day postcards.
 * Three Neoromance card designs will be used in Koei's collaboration with Espos cards. Based on the artist credits within the copyrights, the skins will borrow visuals from Angelique Retour, Haruka and Corda.
 * Three Haruka events will commence throughout March and April to celebrate its fifteen year anniversary. These events are being made in thanks to fans and hopes to reach the twentieth.
 * An exhibition to celebrate fifteen years of illustrations will take place May 5~8; details will be posted at a later date with teasers posted on its Twitter account.
 * A continuation of Haruka 6 was announced at this year's Haruka Festival.

April

 * An major announcement on Shin Sangoku Musou Eiketsuden will be revealed on May 12.
 * Mitsunari 11, a special exhibition centered on the historical character, will be releasing Samurai Warriors 4 goods for pre-sale starting on April 25. The event is being held at the Yume-Kyobashi Akarikan.
 * Ruby Party will be broadcasting a special live event at Nico Nico Douga.
 * To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Uncharted Waters series, a tour of Portugal is being documented on Twitter.
 * The voice cast for Toukiden 2 will be announced on April 24.
 * Starting on April 1, the Entertainment Division will be restructured. The five band development groups (Kou Shibusawa, Omega Force, Team NINJA, Gust and Ruby Party) will be assigned executive heads, and the online game and mobile game developing sectors will be revitalized under distinct brand names. The statement claims these changes are being done to better allocate company resources.

May

 * Humble Store has limited time discounts for Koei Tecmo games on Steam as a part of their Spring Sale.
 * Koei-Tecmo has posted the results of their 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes donation drive. They thanked everyone who helped and their wishes for recovery.
 * Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 footage will be broadcast during the May 4 Three Kingdoms episode of NHK's Rekishi Kikou Variety GOSISON.
 * Koei is using this game, Youkai Sangokushi, Dynasty Warriors, and Hiromu Arakawa's Sangokushi Spirits for a printed Three Kingdoms collaboration with Shukan Georgia and comedian Ichiro Yatsui; Yatsui revived his Zhuge Liang Yatsui persona for the articles. An interview with Akihiro Suzuki will be included. Readers can track their features this month here and here.
 * Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII will be available on Steam August 7, 2016. A PS4 European port has a simultaneous sales date.
 * Winning Post 8 2016 developers posted a digital simulation movie to predict the results of the Kashiwa Kinen race on May 5. The movie and campaign page can be seen at Rakuten.
 * 100man-nin no Winning Post is conducting three collaboration campaigns with the comic Speedy Wonder. Players can compete in a event race for a chance to obtain an in-game version of the comic's protagonist and his horse. They have until May 25 to win a free copy of a comic volume.
 * My GAMECITY is hosting multiple Golden Week campaigns. Log-in to games on their servers and complete missions for a random chance to win 1,000,000 GC Coins.
 * Nobunaga no Yabou Online Kakusei no Shou is preparing for its Battle of Itsukushima update that will go live May 11.
 * Thirteen year anniversary campaigns continue until June 1. Players who log-in after an extended period of absence this month will be rewarded several goods.
 * Daikoukai Jidai Online Age of Revolution is celebrating its newest expansion by giving every user a special log in present. The offer ends May 8.
 * Kattenstoet is a live event scheduled to last May 17 ~ June 7. Complete missions for a chance to trade for a cat half mask.
 * Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z is hosting its annual spring campaign that will end May 19. Log in during Golden Week to receive various presents.
 * On the same date, a Zhenji weapon event is being held. Players will be able to obtain her and Cao Pi's outfits.
 * Campaigns to celebrate the first year anniversary for Z include various presents, costumes, and strengthening opportunities for players.
 * Koei-Tecmo's financial projections for March 2017 are higher than they are for this year. The power point regarding the development of future projects indicates interest for a Nintendo DX title, new smartphone games, and broader multimedia presence of Koei-Tecmo's IPs.
 * The second Ruby Party LIVE broadcast will stream May 24, 20:00 (JST). This episode's contents will cover Geten no Hana, Tokimeki Restaurant☆☆☆, event reports and information, and new announcements.
 * Koei-Tecmo's cheering squad Infini is set to commemorate their first album with a live performance on May 5. Fans can watch their countdown videos and rehearsals on YouTube or Twitter.
 * Tohko Mizuno's artwork shall be on display for the Haruka Exhibition May 5~8. Voice actor talk shows and original merchandise shall be present for attendees.
 * Kiniro no Corda Stella Concert 2016 is a classical music concert that celebrates the Corda series at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall on May 22.