Koei Tecmo has published the Dynasty Warriors 2025 New Year card on the series’ official Japanese X account. It contains messages from the games’ producers about their plans for 2025, which also happens to be the series’ official 25th anniversary.
The Dynasty Warriors series producer Akihiro Suzuki noted that the 25th anniversary will fall on August 3, 2025. The date is based on the initial release of Dynasty Warriors 2, which appeared in Japan as the first Shin Sangoku Musou entry for PlayStation 2 on August 3, 2000. As a side note, the release date for the inaugural Dynasty Warriors entry—the PS1 fighting game originally known in Japan as Sangoku Musou—on February 28, 1997, is instead celebrated as the anniversary day for the Omega Force studio.
Besides the upcoming release of Dynasty Warriors Origins for consoles, Omega Force will celebrate the fourth anniversary of its own Dynasty Warriors mobile game, which it launched for Android and iOS mobile devices in Japan, in March 2021. The studio is also planning more celebration projects leading up to the anniversary month in August 2025.
Meanwhile, Dynasty Warriors Origins‘ producer Tomohiko Sho noted that 2025 is the year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. He added that the Snake zodiac also symbolizes reform and rebirth. The team therefore featured an illustration that stars Zhang Fei, who is known for wielding the Viper Spear, and the Dynasty Warriors Origins protagonist to prepare for the new game’s release.
The tweet containing the New Year card is also available to view right below:
Dynasty Warriors Origins will be available worldwide for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on January 17, 2025. A demo version of the game is immediately available on the same platforms.
Published: Dec 31, 2024 11:30 am