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Resident Evil: Afterlife Director Is Contemplating Other Game-Inspired Movie Projects

Considering the huge hit the Prince of Persia movie is expected to be, it's no wonder more and more producers are exploring other game-related movie possibilities. Rise of the Lich King, the World of Warcraft movie is another one that is expected to perform great, but, until it's done, it looks like Residen...

16 November 2009
08:42 GMT

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Will Slay Japan in Just a Week

The latest game in the ReBirth series will be Castlevania: The Adventure, the very first installment in the Castlevania franchise on the Game Boy. The facelift it received has brought it closer to the Super Nintendo's standards and, if the gods do well by us, the game will bring many other distinguishing feature...

22 October 2009
06:57 GMT

Zone of the Enders Is a Possibility

A lot of eyes have been cast upon Metal Gear Solid these past couple of years, but this is not the only popular franchise Kojima Productions has. During August's GamesCom the official European PlayStation blog listed an entry with Hideo Kojima regarding future plans. Among the other things mentioned, the game de...

16 October 2009
04:45 GMT

New Igarashi Game Announced at Tokyo Game Show

Koji Igarashi is the man whom many associate with the Castlevania series of games, one of the most recognizable franchises published by Konami. So, it was a bit of a surprise when the company showed off Hideo Kojima, the father of the Metal Gear Solid series, as being the one overall in charge of the development proc...

28 July 2009
02:34 GMT

Castlevania: Lord of Shadows Premieres

At the E3 trade show, Konami announced that its Madrid-based Mercury Steam studio was working on a new Castlevania title, called Lords of Shadow. The game is being created in collaboration with Kojima Productions and Hideo Kojima himself is set to oversee it. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is set to be released in 2010...

9 June 2009
04:02 GMT

Castlevania III Released and Available for Download on WiiWare

With little in the way of blockbuster titles announced for the first quarter of the year for the Wii, the videogames Nintendo puts up on its digital download WiiWare service are all the more important in keeping the player base satisfied. This week brings three new games aimed at a wide variety of players.The most ex...

13 January 2009
03:31 GMT

Castlevania Movie Isn't Looking Very Good

The Castlevania video game franchise is one of the most successful series of titles from Konami, which developed the first game in 1986. Since then, its titles have appeared on a wide variety of consoles, from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the PlayStation 2 or Nintendo Wii, recording massive sales for the Japa...

22 December 2008
03:10 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Cheats and Hints (DS)

A year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica of Dracula&#...

29 October 2008
08:00 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints XII (DS)

A year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica of Dracula&#...

28 October 2008
07:02 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints XI (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

27 October 2008
02:34 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Hints X (DS)

A year after Aria of Sorrow, the protagonist of the game – Soma Cruz – finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect its evil lord and master, Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica o...

24 October 2008
06:54 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints VIII (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

22 October 2008
07:51 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints VII (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

21 October 2008
09:01 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Hints VI (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

20 October 2008
10:27 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints V (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

17 October 2008
06:48 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Hints IV (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

16 October 2008
12:11 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Hints IV (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

16 October 2008
08:02 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Hints III (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

15 October 2008
10:01 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Unlockables III (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

15 October 2008
06:37 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Hints II (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

14 October 2008
15:01 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Unlockables II (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

14 October 2008
12:51 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Hints (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

13 October 2008
16:51 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Unlockables (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

13 October 2008
12:31 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Unlockables II (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

10 October 2008
17:01 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow Glitches (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

10 October 2008
13:01 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Unlockables (DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

9 October 2008
16:11 GMT

Capcom Profits from Monster Hunter Freedom 2G

There's a wave of financial results announcements hitting the videogame industry, as accountants finally make sense of what happened in the first quarter of the financial year 2009, which starts, rather absurdly, on March 31, 2008. Capcom is the latest publisher to reveal its situation and the results are not to...

1 August 2008
16:06 GMT

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Achievements

Gameplay in Symphony of the Night adheres to the standard precepts of 2D platforming. The game's protagonist is Alucard, whose most basic moves are to attack with multiple weapons and jump. As he explores the castle, new abilities, such as the power to transform into a bat, are available.But what made it a real ...

10 July 2008
10:08 GMT

New Castlevania: Judgment Is a Fighting Game for the Wii

The big announcement from Konami this week is that the Castlevania project is a Nintendo Wii exclusive called Judgment which is no longer a platform game, but a fighting title. The game will be directed by the series veteran Koji Igarashi, also known as IGA, and the art direction is going to be handled by Takeshi Oba...

3 July 2008
06:50 GMT

Pac-Man Movie in the Making

Crystal Sky Pictures is not your typical Hollywood production house that aims to get big stars, throw in some computer generated graphics and then execute an aggressive marketing campaign to guarantee the success of a movie. No, they know that the public is in search of heroes, of icons and examples that can be follo...

27 May 2008
19:16 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Action Replay Codes (DS)

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist - Soma Cruz - finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula. To save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica...

4 December 2007
09:46 GMT

"Castlevania: Order of Shadows" Comes to Mobile Phones

"Castlevania: Order of Shadows" will soon hit mobile phones in a unique and highly challenging form. Konami Digital Entertainment has taken the legendary videogame brand and adapted it to mobile phone gameplay."Castlevania: Order of Shadows" is the latest chapter in the popular videogame series, designed exclusively ...

23 August 2007
09:34 GMT

"Silent Hill" and Two More Games from Konami Digital Entertainment

Konami Digital Entertainment will bring three of its best mobile game titles on handsets everywhere in the near future. "PES 2008", "Silent Hill" and "Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow" will be available starting with this autumn on cellulars."PES 2008" will manage to bring a highly realistic display of adapting a highly r...

22 August 2007
09:48 GMT

Tons of Reasons to Get a PSP Now!

The PSP hasn't had an easy life, which is approaching an end unfortunately, as Sony is working on the revamped model as we speak, prepping an August launch (or so say the rumors). The main reason is Nintendo's DS, its rival. It sports an insane lineup of titles and it's just a damn fun console. But the...

11 June 2007
04:16 GMT

3 New Classics Hit Nintendo's Virtual Console

I can't express my appreciation when games such as these hit the Virtual Console. I become a bit of a tempered guy when I see games like Gyruss and Pac Man launching on console Internet services, having to pay for the download too, but no one can mess with the classics: Castlevania, The Legend of the Mystical N...

1 May 2007
07:21 GMT

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Unlockables, Secrets and Video Guide (PS2)

I wouldn't want to be a Konami producer, because - seeing all the games they've produced so far - I can bet that those guys have tons of nightmares when they go to bed. The Silent Hill series and the Castlevania series speak for themselves and the fans surely know what I'm talking about. It's pur...

30 April 2007
05:36 GMT

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Unlockables and Easter Eggs (PS2)

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, known in Japan as Akumajô Dracula: Yami no Juin is a console video game developed by Konami for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. It was produced by Koji Igarashi (also known as IGA), who has worked on several other games in the Castlevania series, including Castlevania: Symphony of the Ni...

30 April 2007
05:01 GMT

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Passwords and Unlockables (GameBoy Advance)

Aria follows the model established by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, that of an action-adventure. The player collects new equipment and skills by exploring the game's castle setting and fighting increasingly powerful enemies and bosses, leading up to a climactic encounter with the castle's master. The...

30 April 2007
04:12 GMT

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Unlockables and Secrets (DS)

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is a platform game with RPG stat-building elements. The player guides Soma Cruz through a large sprawling castle, where he or she has almost free reign to go wherever he or she wishes. However, similar to the Metroid series, certain areas are inaccessible until the player defeats key ene...

30 April 2007
03:54 GMT

Konami Classics for the Wii on Virtual Console

If it's two games Konami fans like, those two games are Castlevania and The Legend of Zelda. Looking for a storyline to take your breath away, swapping realities between the Hyrule lands and Transylvania? Well, Konami is making it possible this week, as for a few hundred Wii points for each game you'll be a...

27 March 2007
06:28 GMT

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Cheats and Unlockables (Xbox 360)

This game takes place in Romania. In the previous game, a significant portion of time was spent traveling through the Romanian countryside en route to Castlevania; Symphony of the Night takes place entirely within the castle, with the exceptions of a short introductory sequence depicting Alucard approaching the castl...

27 March 2007
03:56 GMT

PLAY - Video Game Music Concert Coming to Sidney

Some games have great music, did you know that? Of course you did, but what you didn't know is that five shows at the Sydney Opera House between June 19-23 will bring delight to your years with la crème de la crème, that's the best of the best not the cream of the cream, from video game music, in a concert ...

20 March 2007
11:09 GMT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Cheats and Unlockables (Nintendo DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that got ported finally on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip t...

7 March 2007
03:11 GMT


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