Omega Force is cooking up a “fantasy feudal Japan” hunting action game with EA

Published under the EA Originals banner

Do you wish that more games followed in the footsteps of Monster Hunter, especially after big-budget hits like Monster Hunter: World and Iceborne? While Capcom has been on fire lately, there’s room for more, and EA of all companies is making a move with Koei Tecmo.

Electronic Arts announced its partnership with Koei Tecmo for an Omega Force-developed game that’s set in “fantasy feudal Japan.” According to the companies, their aiming for “the next great hunting game” with this “AAA”-budget original IP.

Details are light, with more news to come “later this month,” but we do know the Omega Force collaboration will be released through the EA Originals label. If you haven’t been keeping score, this is where some of the most interesting EA-backed games have been coming from — Unravel, Lost in Random, Fe, and It Takes Two, to name a few.

“The EA team fully embraces our creative independence and have become invaluable partners offering both development and publishing support,” said Koei Tecmo Games executive vice president Yosuke Hayashi. “Adding the global resources of EA with our own will help us introduce a new kind of hunting game to a global audience of players and expand our reach into global markets.”

“[Omega Force has] elevated the hunting genre to the next level, merging their proven talent for combat gameplay with unexpected and innovative mechanics,” added Jeff Gamon, the general manager of EA Partners.

As much as the studio is known for the Warriors games, you can’t forget about Toukiden. With little info to go on, I can’t help but feel like this will have connective tissue — as much as a new IP can, anyway. I’m stoked to see a potential glow-up.

Jordan Devore

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