Electronic Arts will reportedly release its upcoming Koei Tecmo collaboration, Wild Hearts, in the first calendar quarter of 2023.
That’s according to Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, whoclaimsthe game is the unidentified “partner title”EAhas beenlisting for release in early 2023in its last couple of quarterly earnings presentations.
If he’s correct, the news could be announced on Wednesday, when EA willrelease the debut Wild Hearts trailer.
EA announced itspartnership with Koei Tecmoand its studioOmega Forceearlier this month.
The team behind the Dynasty Warriors series will develop “the next great hunting game” based in fantasy feudal Japan, the publisher said.
“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,”Yosuke Hayashi, executive VP ofKoei Tecmo, said of the project.
At least according to this release calendar from EA’s earnings earlier this summer, the publisher has a major IP and a partner game coming in Q4 (before March 31 of 2023). The Major IP is Jedi Survivor. Wild Hearts is the partner game. So this is going to be a quick turnaround.pic.twitter.com/FKWbMB17RB
EA Partners GM Jeff Gamon added: “Building on the incredible success of EA Originals, which includes the recent releases of It Takes Two and Knockout City, we’re thrilled to be partnering with the amazingly talented Omega Force team.
“They’ve elevated the hunting genre to the next level, merging their proven talent for combat gameplay with unexpected and innovative mechanics. We can’t wait to introduce their groundbreaking new adventure to the world later this month.”
Alongside the unspecified partner title, EA has said it plans to release theDead Spaceremake,EA SportsPGA Tour, Super Mega Baseball and a “major IP” during its fourth fiscal quarter ending on Jun 17, 2025.
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Grubb recentlyclaimedthat the publisher intends to releaseStar Wars Jedi: Survivorin March 2023.
“The Major IP is Jedi Survivor,” he tweeted on Monday. “Wild Heartsis the partner game. So this is going to be a quick turnaround.”
