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Players in Europe are sure to get a demo of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on Thursday, October 2. Konami says the demo will hit the PC, the PS3 and the Xbox 360 at the same time. The demo will probably also become available in North America.Gamers will be able to play using the real line ups of huge clubs like Liverpool,... |
30 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Konami is really pushing for Pro Evolution Soccer to become a major player in the world of football simulation games. And a football game cannot be great without getting the rights to important competitions and to major teams. Konami seems to be well on its way with the announcement that it has acquired the exclusive... |
15 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Did Ryan Payton, former assistant producer of Kojima Productions and heavily involved in the development process for blockbuster Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, just confirm that there's a Metal Gear Solid 5 in development? Judge for yourself. Here's what the guy said while talking to gaming blog... |
27 August 2008
17:00 GMT |
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Konami is preparing to bring us a huge, brand new world of magic on the Nintendo DS sometime in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. The game is entitled Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry and it will be a definite hit for the fans of the handheld, as well as for those who always dreamed of becoming a wizard.As y... |
21 August 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Konami knows that Nintendo's Wii is the perfect console for fun family friendly games, so whenever it's not doing a Metal Gear game, it turns its head to the Wii and starts developing. And since the developers were in a playful mood, they decided to create not one, but two games based on the popular Winx Cl... |
21 August 2008
12:06 GMT |
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If E3 was criticized for the lack of big game announcements, this year's Game Convention in Leipzig will certainly bring us a few surprises. For example, Konami has just announced that it's working on a brand new IP - an action adventure game named Lords of Shadow, developed by Madrid-based Mercury Steam fo... |
21 August 2008
02:32 GMT |
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Konami has released its financial results for the first quarter of this fiscal year and reports that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the last game to star Solid Snake, has sold more than 3 million units worldwide, making it one of the bestsellers of 2008.Overall, the videogame publisher posted an increase i... |
6 August 2008
03:24 GMT |
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Konami, the famous Japanese entertainment company, has unveiled the future release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for mobile phones, which comes as a sequel of the 2008 edition of the game. Published by Glu Mobile, PES 2009 will be available starting this autumn, offering football fans the chance to enjoy the on-field ... |
2 August 2008
07:19 GMT |
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Metal Gear Online just can't get a break, apparently. The game was initially plagued by registration problems and by access issues when the beta was launched by Konami, just before the release of Metal Gear Solid 4. Now the Gene expansion for Metal Gear Online seems to be suffering from a host of problems as it ... |
22 July 2008
02:39 GMT |
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Konami focused its E3 presentation on talking about its established franchises, without offering any news regarding unannounced games.Castlevania: Judgment, which was announced only a few weeks earlier, is set to redefine the way fans view Catlevania. The characters featured are the likes of Alucard, Dracula, Simon B... |
18 July 2008
14:06 GMT |
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You shouldn't be surprised to hear that even more Guitar Hero/Rock Band clones will hit the market - it's only natural, having in mind the huge success these two games have recorded. One of the companies which is going to bring us another alternative to the rhythm games is Konami. Its title is Rock Revoluti... |
16 July 2008
03:02 GMT |
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is without any doubt the biggest success for Playstation 3 in 2008, probably even bigger than Grand Theft Auto 4. I know Sony has anticipated a good market response for this game, but I'm sure it wasn't even hoping of making such a large impact on Europe (which is pr... |
24 June 2008
09:08 GMT |
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Can a publisher like Konami really let go of a franchise that has generated as much revenue as the Metal Gear series? The obvious answer is "no" and it seems that the people at Konami are laying out the framework needed to continue making Metal Gear games, even if they do not feature long standing protagonist Solid S... |
23 June 2008
10:08 GMT |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 is a game everybody wants to get his/her hands on as soon as possible and it seems natural todo so since it is the latest Kojima masterpiece (or, at least, that's what it looks to be if we are to believe the early reviews with their limitations and everything). As expected, a few retailers kno... |
10 June 2008
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There seems to be no end to the "exclusive" and "collector's" editions that game publishers are coming up with to create a buzz around a game title. The upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is getting another one of these special offers and it's already hard to keep track of them all. Most of t... |
19 May 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Yesterday, I talked about how successful games tend to spawn clones, when writing about the Namco Bandai attempt at creating a Wii Fit-like game for the Nintendo Wii. Today, Konami announced that it intended to create and sell a music simulation game following the concept of the ever popular Rock Band.The name of the... |
16 May 2008
19:06 GMT |
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As most important videogame companies wrap up their accounting for the fiscal year of 2008, which ended on March 31, more and more reports regarding their financial status surface. After giants like Activision and Electronic Arts, not to mention Sony, have made their reports public, publisher Konami, the company that... |
16 May 2008
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Last month, rumors started to be heard about Konami working on a new Castlevania title, after the logo was found on a US trademark website. Is seems that this was one of those few times when rumors turn out to be right, since Konami has just announced that it's working on a new Castlevania game for the Nintendo ... |
16 May 2008
02:50 GMT |
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For every game out there that sets out to be a serious simulation of a field, be it infantry operations, politics or sports, there is bound to also be a humorous approach to the same subject. For every Armed Assault there's a Wolfenstein, for every Political Machine there's an animal kingdom equivalent. And... |
12 May 2008
03:50 GMT |
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The mini-game collection originally released for the PSOne back in 2000 entertained a lot of people who were up for some fast, crazy fun together with their friends. Having this in mind and knowing that the request for the game is still high, Konami has decided to release the game in Europe, making it their first tit... |
30 April 2008
03:19 GMT |
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The sixth installment of the classic horror game Silent Hill has been finally named by Konami and, even better, it has got a release date as well. Dubbed Silent Hill: Homecoming, the game is developed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles and will hit the European stands sometime this September.The game will introd... |
22 April 2008
02:34 GMT |
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It is clear that Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and the prospect of playing the game on the Internet, when Konami announced Metal Gear Online, was met with a really happy reaction from the fans. Since a beta version was coming, it was rumored that it will only be available to Jap... |
21 April 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless and Konami just announced that Metal Gear Solid Mobile is available for purchase exclusively through Verizon Wireless.Metal Gear Solid Mobile is an award-winning game, having recently received the Grand Prix and Operator's Choice awards at the 2008 International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA). Meta... |
19 March 2008
10:16 GMT |
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One of most awaited next-gen titles has got to be Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, surfacing on the PS3 console this year. But what about the past? Most of the folks who played the previous installments will surely enjoy looking back and having yet another taste of the best game in the Metal Gear series: Me... |
18 January 2008
08:39 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii version of PES 2008 will be released during late March by Konami, who decided do give some extra info regarding the changes made for this Wii version. And for those who believed that such a realistic game can't be played with a Wiimote... well, Konami hopes to prove them wrong!Pro Evolution Socc... |
17 January 2008
06:43 GMT |
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Hurray for Konami and their long-running horror-survival series! It seems that the latest installment in this series, Silent Hill Origins, will be ported to the PS2 after being a major hit on the PSP. Would believe if I told you that Origins is the reason for me buying the handheld console in the first place? The ga... |
16 January 2008
14:26 GMT |
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An interview with Konami's sound director Akira Yamaoka has revealed one of the most surprising aspects surrounding video game development in Japan: that it's becoming too sophisticated of a task for them every time they have a new project on their hands. More than that, Japanese developers are getting old,... |
27 December 2007
04:35 GMT |
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Great news for handheld fans today as Konami has recently confirmed the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS versions of PES 2008, launching in Q1 next year. As you can imagine, each new port features platform-specific features, which I'm guessing you're just dying to learn more about, as a fan of the genr... |
14 December 2007
03:10 GMT |
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The first games to emerge from the deal between Konami Digital Entertainment and Hudson Soft, created specifically for the Nintendo Wii consoles, will be released in the first and second quarter of 2008. Fishing Master and Sports Island are the names and we're going to find out more about them right now.Fishing... |
13 December 2007
02:23 GMT |
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Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, one of the most awaited games of 2008, designed exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console, should sell one million copies in the first day after its release, according to the assistant producer of the game, Ryan Payton, in an interview with Reuters.First of all, it must be noted that... |
30 November 2007
03:34 GMT |
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Writing the title above seems like a big deja vu for me, since I've practically used the same words a couple of months ago plus the word "demo". Yesterday, the Silent Hill fans got a special treat, as the PSP game Silent Hill Origins got officially released. Only a couple of hours later the latest horror surviv... |
7 November 2007
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Last time we've mentioned a PES issue was when that extremely funny glitch video popped up, but now things are different, since this is not really a glitch, but rather one of Konami's bold decisions. Turns up that you can only create one online account when you play PES 2008, which can be used only by the o... |
2 November 2007
04:07 GMT |
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Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 may be launched tomorrow, but what matters today is that you can laugh at one extremely funny bug from the game, by checking out the video below. I've seen bugs and bugs till now, but none of this magnitude... While it's not a calamity for the gameplay, it still mana... |
25 October 2007
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The world's best rated soccer video game franchise, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 expands upon the series' unmatched realism with faster gameplay, more responsive control and improved artificial intelligence. Players will now make intelligent runs without the ball, identifying opportunities and ... |
22 October 2007
08:57 GMT |
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Once upon a launch date MGS 4 and FFXIII were PS3 exclusive titles, but now it seems that "exclusivity" is only a word, as the producers of major titles tend to shift their platforms according to the console's sales. At first, Metal Gear Solid 4 and FF XIII were announced as 100% PS3 titles, but a couple of mon... |
15 October 2007
09:30 GMT |
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(This game is also known as "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9" in the US). Pro Evolution Soccer 5 furthers the realism, on and off-the-ball movement and intuitive control of the best-selling football series with Producer Shingo 'Seabass' Takaska and his team at KCE Tyo Inc. implementing a host of new gameplay ... |
3 October 2007
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Being a fan of the famous Silent Hill series I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of the fifth title, or a demo for that matter. No SH game has failed me so far and Silent Hill V promises to stay true to the legacy of its predecessors. Turns out that the classical zombie nurses are back, after getting a virtu... |
2 October 2007
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The legendary Metal Gear series returns with a whole new gameplay system utilizing strategic battle cards that focuses on deep tactical strategy with an entirely new Metal Gear storyline. As the role of top-secret agent, Solid Snake, players will make calculated decisions to plan out their infiltration strategy and a... |
27 September 2007
10:21 GMT |
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We'll see the latest Silent Hill title surfacing in 2008 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 next-gen consoles and the wait seems infernal, now that some gameplay footage is available. You'll take control of Alex Shepherd and see the man returning from war, only to find out that his brother is missing. Well if this pl... |
19 September 2007
02:36 GMT |
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The last time we heard about the famous MGS series was back at the Games Convention in Leipzig, where the fourth installment was the star. This time Metal Gear Online turns from a project to reality and we've got some fresh gameplay footage for you MGS fans, below. Aside from being the standard multiplayer game... |
4 September 2007
09:27 GMT |
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Silent Hill or Resident Evil? This has been one of the questions that tormented most of the gaming journalists who had to pick one series or the other in order to give it the proper awards for being the best title pertaining to the horror survival genre. Personally, I'm a Silent Hill die-hard fan, mostly becaus... |
30 August 2007
10:53 GMT |
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This month must have caused heart attacks for the Silent Hill series fans. First we (and I say "we" because I'm a fan as well") heard about an upcoming sequel of the Silent Hill movie, then the Origins demo slipped on the Internet and now we're dealing with hot news about the fifth installment. We'll ... |
30 August 2007
06:21 GMT |
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"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 |
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Subsistence was released in Japan on December 22, 2005, later in North America on March 14, 2006, in Europe on October 6, 2006 and in Australia on October 13, 2006. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence continues the Metal Gear Solid series tradition of follow-up enhanced, international version releases. While previous re... |
23 August 2007
08:42 GMT |
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The 2007 Leipzig Games Convention is once again the center of the gaming world these days as all the Metal Gear fans drool, cry and laugh at the same time as they've heard that a new trailer is available. You can watch it below and be astonished by four fresh new bosses, revealed by the superb video. These creat... |
23 August 2007
04:30 GMT |
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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 |
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We should have played Silent Hill Origins on the PSP, back at Konami's booth in Leipzig, at the Games Convention... Things did not go according to the company's plan, as it seems that the game's demo was made available earlier than it should, due to a leak. There's even a way to download the newe... |
22 August 2007
05:28 GMT |
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Konami sure has good stuff coming for us, Silent Hill and Pro Evolution Soccer fans. We've seen the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer at E3 so it's no wonder that Hideo Kojima will introduce new in-game themes at the Game Convention in Leipzig. Konami will also flash some long-awaited titles before our greedy eye... |
21 August 2007
03:46 GMT |
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2K Sports (of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc) and Konami Digital Entertainment have just gone public announcing a new Major League Baseball game. It's called MLB Power Pros. Konami is doing the developing part, while 2K Sports will be doing the publishing of MLB Power Pros in North America. The game is set f... |
3 August 2007
11:12 GMT |
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Tired of owning a $600 PS3 and not having any great titles to play? Good thing there's that PlayStation Network that you can check out every now and then for new additions. Now don't go and see what's new, we'll tell you what's up on the service and ready to fill up some space on your console... |
20 July 2007
04:30 GMT |
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