Samurai Warriors 3

[Lu Xiang]

Not much has been released about this game by Koei, this could either be good or terrible news. Hopefully they're being quiet because they are going to release it on other consoles... or they aren't and they're not planning anything :L

[Tsuki (Ancient One)]

The people at the London MCM didn't talk much about SW3 because their money is in the hope of StrikeForce for the PS3 and Xbox being a success. My best bet is that SW3 will come after SF is released in English as it will get more attention that way.

[Lu Xiang]

Yeah, Strikeforce does look good although its not my cup of tea i'm sure lots of younger DW fanboys will be after it. I'm more into the accurate and realism of the battles and i would much rather see something closer to history and perhaps more tactical
Also more customization, like being able to set up battles,maps,characters etc.

[Zhenji]

Known New Characters
加藤清正 Katou Kiyomasa
Toyotomi retainer who was once known as one of the Shizugatake Seven Spears; joined the Eastern army during the battle of Sekigahara
Moveset Type: Charge
Weapon: Scythe

甲斐姫 Kaihime
Daughter of Narita Ujinaga, a Hojo retainer, and concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Moveset Type: Normal
Weapon: Swordwhip

黒田官兵衛 Kuroda Kanbei
Toyotomi retainer who is also known for being a devout Christian; also joined Eastern army at Sekigahara
Moveset Type: Special
Weapon: Ghostly sphere

北条氏康 Hojo Ujiyasu
3rd daimyo of the Hojo clan which is famous for the Odawara castle
Moveset Type: Normal
Weapon: Sword cane

立花宗茂 Tachibana Muneshige
A stalwart Kyushu warrior, originally from the Takahashi clan which served Ootomo; later entered the Tachibana clan after marrying Ginchiyo
Moveset Type: Normal
Weapon: Western Sword & Shield

竹中半兵衛 Takenaka Hanbei
A genius strategist who first served the Saito but later helped Hideyoshi; Dubbed the Zhuge Liang of Sengoku
Moveset Type: Special
Weapon: Sundial

？？？？ The Last New Character
A new character (not Masanori) is spotted to the right of Hanbei in character unlocking screen. Speculations are suggesting that this might be 毛利元就 Mouri Motonari, Daimyo of Aki province in Chugoku region
Moveset Type:
Weapon:

Known Returning Characters
真田幸村 Sanada Yukimura
石田三成 Ishida Mitsunari
直江兼続 Naoe Kanetsugu
本多忠勝 Honda Tadakatsu
上杉謙信 Uesugi Kenshin
武田信玄 Takeda Shingen
今川義元 Imagawa Yoshimoto*
風魔小太郎 Fuuma Kotarou*
徳川家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu
服部半蔵 Hattori Hanzou
稲姫 Inahime
伊達政宗 Date Masamune
雑賀孫市 Saika Magoichi
前田慶次 Maeda Keiji
前田利家 Maeda Toshiie*
くのいち Kunoichi
島津義弘 Shimazu Yoshihiro
立花誾千代 Tachibana Ginchiyo
島左近 Shima Sakon
お市 Oichi [New weapon: Bladed Rings, Charge Moveset Type]
織田信長 Oda Nobunaga
明智光秀 Akechi Mitsuhide
濃姫 Nouhime*
森蘭丸 Mori Ranmaru*
浅井長政 Azai Nagamasa
豊臣秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
ねね Nene
阿国 Okuni (From cosplay at presscon)
柴田勝家 Shibata Katsuie (Seen at a screenshot)
長宗我部元親 Chosokabe Motochika (Confirmed now that there's a screen confirming 37 characters)


There are 37 playable characters in total.
Gracia, Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro are not returning.


Non-Playable Unique Characters
福島正則 Fukushima Masanori
A Toyotomi retainer. Together with Kiyomasa, he joined the Eastern army during Sekigahara.
Weapon: ?

A speculation says that there may be 5 NPCs in the game, bringing total number of unique characters to 42. So it could be more than just Masanori.

Known Stages
上田城 Ueda Castle
石垣原 Ishigakihara (Kuroda vs Ootomo)
小牧長久手 Komaki-Nagakute
木津川口 Kizugawaguchi
小田原 Odawara
川中島 Kawanakajima
関ヶ原 Sekigahara
三方ヶ原 Mikatagahara
山城 Yamashiro
忍城 Oshi Castle (Toyotomi vs Hojo; Kaihime's feat stage)
賤ヶ岳 Shizugatake
大坂城 Osaka Castle
本能寺 Honnouji
長篠 Nagashino
山崎 Yamazaki
姉川 Anegawa

Other known informations

• There are 3 main storylines here
  1. Sengoku 3 Heroes - Nobunaga, Hideyoshi & Ieyasu
  2. Kantou 3 Kingdoms - Takeda, Uesugi & Hojo
  3. Sekigahara Young Warriors - Kanetsugu, Yukimura, Mitsunari
  
• Yoshimoto, Kotarou, Toshiie, Nouhime and Ranmaru do not have storylines - NEW
  
• You can use cannons and such on siege battles
  
• Characters are now unlocked by purchasing with koku earned from battles - NEW
  
• There will be a new mode 村雨城 Murasame Castle Mode, which is based on an old NES game 謎の村雨城 Nazo no Murasamejou. You can also play as the game protagonist 鷹丸 Takamaru (Charge-typed moveset) here. The four castle bosses will also appear.
  
• Edit General Mode (aka. CAW) will be included here
  
• There is a special story for your created character, 戦国史 Sengoku History mode, which will span from the beginning to the end of Sengoku era.
  
• There will be network utilization such as online play and priced DLCs
  
• Image song by Gackt "斬~ZAN~" to appear on game ending