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    Koei + Tecmo = Kotec?

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    Edited By jeff
    Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft put his super powers of translation to work this evening to Englishify a bit of news from Game Watch on a meeting that brought together the employees of Koei Tecmo Holdings. Exec Masaru Iyori reportedly referred to the new tie-up as "Kotec." I think that sounds pretty good, but it immediately got me thinking about two things.

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    At the rate Activision's going, they'll probably own both Koei and Tecmo before too long, anyway.

    And these:
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    At least if Dynasty Warriors Gaiden 2 leaves you with that "not so fresh" feeling, you'll know where to turn?
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    #1  Edited By jeff
    Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft put his super powers of translation to work this evening to Englishify a bit of news from Game Watch on a meeting that brought together the employees of Koei Tecmo Holdings. Exec Masaru Iyori reportedly referred to the new tie-up as "Kotec." I think that sounds pretty good, but it immediately got me thinking about two things.

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    At the rate Activision's going, they'll probably own both Koei and Tecmo before too long, anyway.

    And these:
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    At least if Dynasty Warriors Gaiden 2 leaves you with that "not so fresh" feeling, you'll know where to turn?
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    #2  Edited By Spiritof

    Jeff's drunk.

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    #3  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Oh god, Kotex... Dude, Jeff XD

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    #4  Edited By raven_squad

    Wow... just.... wow. 


    That would be a horrible move on their part. lmao. 
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    #5  Edited By dillinger

    mmm kotex

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    #6  Edited By JJOR64

    Kotec sounds kinda goofy but, so does Actiblizzard.

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    Again, this site IS the best.

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    #8  Edited By MeatSim

    There going to combine together and stop making Video Games and instead make tampons?

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    #9  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    This site is so awesome. I feel refreshed already!

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    #10  Edited By Gregomasta

    I'm dying laughing, that's how funny this is.

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    #11  Edited By Hector

    HAHAHAHAAHAHA! What the hell!

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    #12  Edited By kraznor

    It is a pretty dumb name, but I've never been a fan of anything KOEI has done and Tecmo isn't all it once was, so whatever, guess its fitting. Ninja Gaiden 2 was kind of weak and I don't know what DOA is going to do in a post-SFIV world.

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    #13  Edited By ImperiousRix

    Two terrible tastes that taste horrible together...
    Kotec.

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    #14  Edited By Jeffsekai

    This is amazing, I love giantbomb

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    #15  Edited By Trnck

    Shin Sangoku Extreme Beach Volleyball yay yay~~!

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    #16  Edited By Matfei90

    They could just have taken TemKo, no?

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    #17  Edited By Wright

    that is quite the fantastic reference.

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    #18  Edited By chaser324  Moderator

    I vote for Kocmo!

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    #19  Edited By Linkyshinks

    Haha. Koei are considerably smaller, I think Tecmo would retain there well established name, which is also well known in the west.

    Hopefully this will mean an end to the dynasty of terrible Dynasty Warrior games, those games have zilch appeal out of Japan.

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    #20  Edited By Scooper

    Get Kotec for all your erection problems!

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    #21  Edited By DannyJ

    Super Tecmo Warriors 6 Bowl Empires

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    #22  Edited By BD_Mr_Bubbles

    All I can say Jeff is, YOU'RE WINNER!

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    #23  Edited By NickNorman

    The first thing I thought of after hearing "Kotec" was Kotex. I didn't know that tampons could have aloe vera in them - that sounds nice and soothing. Thanks for the female hygiene lesson, Jeff.

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    #24  Edited By The_A_Drain

    I hate you Bobby Kotick, I hate you.

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    #25  Edited By m3rck

    ROFL!! KOTEC in malay is actually a slang for the WILLY!

    well done jap willies!

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    #26  Edited By Xeiphyer

    Maybe a new dynasty warriors game that isnt terrible will be born, I like the series but how dare they keep rehashing the same game with one or 2 updates, what really bugs me is that they have completely overhauled all the characters many times, stop wasting life doing that and actually make the game better!

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    #27  Edited By Death_Burnout

    Haha, Jesus...i still think Koei-Tecmo said real fast works, sounds like someones name...but...then it becomes Zoe Mode.

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    #28  Edited By delta_ass

    Why... why does a Maxi Pad need aloe vera? Are women prone to wounds or burns down there?

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    #30  Edited By RHCPfan24

    Wow, this is so funny. Sanitary napkins and game companies, a perfect fit.

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    #31  Edited By Media_Master

    eh?

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    #32  Edited By sengchee88

    In Malaysia's national colloquial language, kotec means man's genital. I will be laughing so hard everytime i turn on a kotec's game. haha

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    #33  Edited By aku88

    Ah, I was just about to say that sengchee. Beat me to it. Haha,

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    #34  Edited By danielkempster

    What's worrying is the fact that I made exactly the same connection as Jeff as soon as I read the title of this article.

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    #35  Edited By Lepuke

    Well they have been trying for years to get more females interested in gaming...

    Brilliant!

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    #36  Edited By raven_squad
    Chaser324 said:
    "I vote for Kocmo!"
    lmao
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    #37  Edited By ahoodedfigure

    Dammit, Chaser324.  You beat me to it.

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    #38  Edited By Aaron_G

    I don't know what I got out of this. 

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    #39  Edited By Spiritof

    It's funnier if you call them "tampoons", like harpoons, but with the "tam" at the beginning.

    (just sayin')

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    #40  Edited By Rotnac

    lmao wtf? XD kotex

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    #41  Edited By Stevokenevo

    I cant understand why they didnt go for eimo.   Ninja's wear black......it all fits.  Ive clearly thought this through.

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    #42  Edited By xionpunk

    hey, bidness is bidness

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    #43  Edited By Black_Rose

    Ok...eww

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    #44  Edited By CL60

    Nice!

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    #45  Edited By insanejedi

    Kotex is going to be a bloody mess after this is over.

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    #47  Edited By jakob187

    Why can't they just call it "Koei-Tecmo" or "Tecmo-Koei"?


    Activision-Blizzard
    Namco-Bandai
    EA-Earth

    I mean, all the greatest mergers have just stuck with that little snippet of advice.  Why do these guys need to change that?
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    #48  Edited By Cincaid

    New game from Koei and Tecmo being revealed on the 14th.
    http://koeitecmo.info/new/

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    #49  Edited By beargirl1

    i fucking love you, jeff  
    i'm laughing my ass off here 

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