The game will introduce 70 leaders and 40 new areas

Apr 3, 2013 13:36 GMT  ·  By

Developer and publisher Tecmo Koei announces that Dynasty Warriors 8 is officially in development and will be launched on July 12 in Europe and four days later in North America of this year on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony, with a number of new gameplay features.

The core game experience continues to be centered on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, with Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin battling each other and a number of military and political figures to dominate the country.

Dynasty Warriors 8 will include a set of new What If scenarios that allow players to experience alternative historical scenarios, mostly based on the life of the most important generals in the game world.

There are more than 70 characters to control in the game and 40 completely new battle areas for gamers to use tactically.