Koei To Boost Singapore Presence

Japanese publisher Koei plans to boost its activity at its Singapore studio, aiming to hire another 30-60 developers at the facility for PC and console game development. Koei, which recently finalized merger plans with Tecmo, has operated the facility for about five years now. According to a report in the Straits Times, Koei spent $25 million developing Romance of the Three Kingdoms Online at the Singapore studio. Koei "will not be satisfied until we further strengthen the development capabilities of the Singapore studio, both in quantity and in quality," said founder and chair Keiko Erikawa. "Our objective is to groom a pool of talented and passionate developers who want to do Singapore proud and work relentlessly towards creating best-selling titles targeted at the global audience," she said.