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Warriors Orochi 4 Achieves A Guinness World Records TItle

The Popular Franchise Gets Recognition for 170 Playable Characters in a
Hack-and-Slash Video Game


Burlingame, Calif. – October 4, 2018 – GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS have officially recognized Warriors Orochi 4 as having the Most playable characters in a hack-and-slash videogame. The certificate was presented to the game's producer Masaki Furusawa during a press event in Japan. The considerable achievement was accomplished by having a total of 170 playable characters from the DYNASTY and SAMURAI WARRIORS universes, giving players an astounding number of options to choose from when playing alone, or with a friend.

Warriors Orochi 4 is slated for release across North America on October 16, 2018 for the PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System; Nintendo Switch; the Xbox One family of devices, including the Xbox One X; the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and digitally on Windows PC via Steam®.

First announced on March 2018, Warriors Orochi 4 is the latest instalment of the one-versus-thousands crossover series, combining the popular DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS series. This instalment features the inaugural appearance of magic abilities, introduction of five playable gods - Zeus, Ares, Athena, Perseus and Odin – as well as the return of co-op multiplayer. To keep up to date with the latest news on Warriors Orochi 4 please visit the official site at koeitecmoamerica.com/wo4, Like us on Facebook @koietecmous, and Follow us on Twitter @KoeiTecmoUS.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.
KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.

WARRIORS OROCHI 4 ©2018 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. WARRIORS OROCHI is a registered trademark of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. The KT logo is a registered trademark of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

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