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Koei
:''This article is about the software company. For the Japanese era name, see Kōei (era).''
Koei Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is known for its historical simulation games based on the novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical events.
The company has also found mainstream success in a series of loosely historical action games, the flagship titles of which are ''Dynasty Warriors'' (真・三國無双 (Shin Sangokumusō)) and ''Samurai Warriors'' (戦国無双 (Sengoku Musō)), the Musō (無双) series. Koei also owned a division known as Ruby Party, which focuses in dating sim games.
On April 1, 2009, Koei merged with Tecmo to form the Tecmo Koei Holdings holding company.〔 Koei changed its name to Tecmo Koei Games on April 1, 2010 by absorbing Tecmo, and again on July 1, 2014 to Koei Tecmo Games.〔 〔https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/php/pdf/news_20140526_01.pdf〕As of 2015, Koei Tecmo Games continues to use the Koei brand.
==History==

Koei was established in July 1978 by Yōichi Erikawa (also known as Kou Shibusawa) and Keiko Erikawa. Yoichi was a student at Keio University, and when his family's rural dyestuffs business failed he decided to pursue his interest in programming. The company to this day is located in the Hiyoshi area of Yokohama along with Erikawa's alma mater.
The company initially focused on personal computer sales and made-to-order business software. In 1983 it released ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' (信長の野望 ''Nobunaga no Yabō''), a historical strategy game set during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. The game went on to receive numerous awards, and Koei produced several more such games set against the backdrop of world history, including ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', set during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, and ''Uncharted Waters'' (大航海時代 ''Dai Kōkai Jidai''; lit. ''Great Navigation Era''), set in Portugal during the Age of Exploration.
In 1988, Koei established a North American subsidiary, Koei America Corporation, in California. This subsidiary localized Koei games for export to all territories outside of Japan, as well as producing original games and concepts with the leadership of designer Stieg Hedlund, like ''Liberty or Death'', ''Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye'', ''Gemfire'' and ''Saiyuki: Journey West''. After Hedlund's departure, this subsidiary ceased game development in 1995, focusing instead on localization, sales and marketing.
A Canadian subsidiary, Koei Canada, Inc. was established in early 2001, and a European subsidiary, Koei Limited was established in early 2003 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Koei also maintains subsidiaries in mainland China, Korea, Taiwan and Lithuania. Recently, Koei created a Singapore branch for game development such as ''Sangokushi Online''.
All Koei operations in English in turn ceased as of 2012, with the previously unannounced closing of Koei's North American support forums and website.
Koei's Ruby Party division specializes on games labeled as Neoromance: GxB dating sims, usually with extra side-quests. Out of the three Neoromance series, the best known is Angelique, which has been in production since 1994. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de is a newer Neoromance hit, with many sequels and an anime TV series based on it. The newest game in the series, Kin'iro no Corda, is gaining popularity partially because the manga series it was based on, has been recently licensed by ''Viz'' for English language publishing. It gaining more popularity though, and an anime TV series based on it began airing in October 2006. A sequel was also released on the PlayStation 2 in March 2007.〔()〕
On September 4, 2008, Koei announced that it was in talks to purchase ailing competitor Tecmo. They agreed in November 2008 to merge on April 1, 2009 to form Tecmo Koei Holdings.〔(Tecmo and Koei to Merge in April 2009 )〕 On January 26, 2009 the two companies approved the merger, the holding company formed on April 1, 2009 as planned.〔(Koei Tecmo Reveals Its New Company Logo (Looks Familiar) )〕
On April 1, 2010, Koei absorbed Tecmo and renamed itself Tecmo Koei Games. Koei's subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and Korea already had their names changed months before the Japanese parent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Tecmo Koei Holdings )〕 On March 15, 2010, the developing operations of Koei and Tecmo were spun off as new companies under the names of Koei Co, Ltd and Tecmo Co, Ltd respectively, but they were integrated into Tecmo Koei Games the following year, on April 1, 2011. Koei continues as a brand within Tecmo Koei Games.

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