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Koei Tecmo<\/strong> has announced some organizational and personnel changes among its development studios, effective April 1, 2026. According to the notice<\/a>, the reshuffling is meant to optimize the company\u2019s organizational structure in response to changes in the business environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What stands out most among the announced changes is that Team Ninja\u2019s Division 1 is now scheduled to be transferred to Gust and officially become Gust\u2019s \u201cDivision 2.\u201d To begin with, Team Ninja is made up of two divisions, with Division 1 led by Dead or Alive Xtreme series producer Yasunori Sakuda. The dev team has been largely dedicated to development of live-service titles like Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme, as well as co-development of Gust\u2019s Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator (source: 4Gamer<\/a>). This division will now formally become part of Gust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Atelier\u00a0Resleriana:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, Team Ninja\u2019s remaining Division 2\u00a0is led by\u00a0Kohei Shibata,\u00a0producer\/PM of the Nioh, Ninja Gaiden,\u00a0and mainline Dead or Alive series.\u00a0This division will also go through some changes \u2013 splitting into a new Division 1 and 2 as of April.\u00a0Koei Tecmo hasn\u2019t provided any details about\u00a0what the respective teams will be in charge of yet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to personnel, it seems there won’t be any major changes in leadership, as Yasunori Sakuda will continue to be the leader of Gust\u2019s Division 2 (the former Team Ninja Division 1). Likewise, Kohei Shibata will be in charge of the new Team Ninja Division 1 (created from the split of the current Division 2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Koei Tecmo\u2019s new AAA Studio is a way for it to try new things without disappointing Team Ninja and Omega Force fans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koei Tecmo made significant investments in further development of its in-house game engine, the Katana Engine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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