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How Did The Koei And Tecmo Merger Start? [Japan]

In early September, Tecmo rejected Square Enix's "friendly takeover" over. Tecmo is currently in the process of merging with Japanese game maker Koei. Kenji Matsubara, Koei president, described how the merger between his company and Tecmo was initiated: I heard that Tecmo had declined ...

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Kotaku — October 16

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When Tecmo's Logo Met Koei's Logo [Tokyo Game Show 2008]

Tecmo meet Koei. Koei, Tecmo. After rejecting Square Enix's "friendly" takeover, Tecmo announced on September 4th that it was in talks to merge with game company Koei. In an official announcement, it was stated the aim to integrate management was in hopes of creating a "stable and ...

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Kotaku — October 12

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Tecmo and Koei are making out, should be ripe for merging in two months

It was an unexpected move when Tecmo refused Square Enix's takeover offer and instead announced it was jumping into bed with Koei, but it would appear that things are running smoothly between the house of the button mashers and the house of the physics-defying breasts. As of September ...

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Destructoid — September 19

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Who Thinks All These Game Mergers and Takeovers Are Good? [Tell Us Dammit]

It's Friday! Time for, that's right, TELL US DAMMIT. here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably k...

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Kotaku — September 06

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Square Enix Still Hungry Like The Wolf [Square Enix]

Square Enix wanted Tecmo. Still do, and may well make another pass at both Tecmo and Koei. But for now, they've got other fish to fry, with bossman Yoichi Wada reiterating the companies desire to go buy some more companies. Inside Japan, outside Japan, it doesn't matter. Best of luck, gents, but if ...

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Kotaku — September 06

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Tecmo rejects Square Enix merger offer, opts for Koei instead

Filed under: Culture, Business Square Enix's proposal to buy an Itagaki-less Tecmo have been rejected. According to Reuters, the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive publisher instead said that it would merge with Koei, making it entirely within the realm of possibility Dynasty Warriors Xtreme Kingdom Be ...

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Joystiq — September 04