The release of Tecmo Koei's "TPS" Quantum Theory appears to have hit a rough patch, with the publisher-developer announcing that the game will not make its scheduled March 25 release date in Japan due to quality reasons.

You may not think off Tecmo as a company that's targeting the fairer sex with much of its line-up, but Quantum Theory producer Yasuo Egawa says that is exactly what the publisher has been doing for the past few years.

Tecmo's third-person shooter Quantum Theory has a release date (OK, window) for North American Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners looking for, well, I guess something new to play.

Hrm, can't quite put my finger on where I've seen this before. I'm pretty sure I've played something like this. Somewhere. Hrm.

Tecmo's third-person-shooter Quantum Theory for the PS3 has been dated for Japan.

Tecmo's PlayStation 3 third-person shooter Quantum Theory isn't just for the PS3 anymore, now coming to North American Xbox 360 consoles as well this spring.

Announced last year as Tecmo's stab at a "TPS", PlayStation 3 game Quantum Theory drew immediate comparisons to Gears of War, partly because of its heavily armoured and beefy protagonist Syd and its cover system. Those comparisons were mostly fair.

Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay.

Publisher Tecmo is heading to E3, armed with a septet of games, three of them still currently unannounced. What will Tecmo be bringing, beyond a playable Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2? And "Ninja Gaiden models"?

Last fall, Tecmo first announced upcoming Gears-cover-style third person shooter Quantum Theory. It's not exactly the type of game you'd think coming from the Dead or Alive developer.