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Developed by LucasArts and released by Konami, as monster kids we felt like the game was made for us You take control of either the boy character Zeke (with his dumb 3D glasses), or the girl character Julie, who we fought over being. The gameplay was simple: rescue the neighborhood idiots from the zombies and monsters[...]

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc has confirmed its latest demo launch of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 will be available for download on August 20th, where fans will get a taste of what is to come with new features, modes and an unparalleled gameplay experience, before the game's September 12th product launch Those attending this year's Gamescom, though,[...]

Konami has added another legendary footballer to their PES 2018 roster of Legends with the signing of "England midfield genius and global superstar" David Beckham While Beckham isn't at the height of his career anymore, he is one of the most recognizable names in soccer, even for the non-sports fans among us. Beckham's 20-year career saw him[...]

Konami Digital Entertainment has become the Official Video Gaming Partner of Spanish footballing giants Valencia CF The agreement will see the club faithfully recreated within the publisher's Pro Evolution Soccer series and the pair will work across a series of complementary promotional activities. This deal comes as Konami looks to strengthen its ties with the world's best[...]

This week Konami made a couple announcements around exclusive partnerships and license agreements in Latin America for its much-anticipated title, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 The license agreement in Argentina will see all clubs in the Primera División of the AFA faithfully recreated in PES 2018, as well as allow KONAMI marketing rights for various promotional activities. Konami[...]

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just received its first update of the year today, which brings a number of new features to the game's Forward Operating Base (FOB) missions, including a new playable character. According to Konami's announcement, Revolver Ocelot, Snake's longtime friend, enemy, and rival, is now playable in the game's FOB missions[...]

Today Konami released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended on June 30th, 2017 The company did shockingly well, considering their lack of major western releases in the quarter, with the company's revenue being up a nice 12.8%, operating profit being up 34.2%, and profit before income tax being[...]

You can always count on Konami to give you weird Pro Evolution Soccer news when you least expect it, and today's announcement is no exception Konami has partnered with Topps Trading Cards to create limited edition UEFA Champions League Match Attax Trading Cards for the upcoming 2017-18 tournament given away with copies of PES 2018. Konami is[...]

It's quite a cool implementation of that kind of technology. Koji Igarashi: The idea was that it's boring to have the same asset repeated over and over in a level, so by adding these flaws to them or having procedurally generated levels of deterioration on these items, they're the same asset but they all look different, so[...]

In an attempt to keep Metal Gear's success going after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami is attempting to bring us a survival horror game set in an alternate version of the MGS universe I got my hands on Metal Gear Survive back at E3 For Survive, Konami took the combat engine of Metal Gear Solid V and dropped[...]

Konami is in a really, really weird place these days Especially in the western world, their two main franchises are Pro Evolution Soccer and Metal Gear. And with Hideo Kojima no longer at Konami, the state of Metal Gear is entirely up for grabs So, Pro Evolution Soccer and scattered mobile titles it is[...]

Konami may not have brought anything to the major Sony or Microsoft press conferneces, but that hasn't stopped them from making several announcements about Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 at the show anyway This morning Konami has announced that Usain Bolt – track running's most decorated athlete and the fastest man in the world – as the latest[...]

Konami Digital Entertainment is bringing Pro Evolution Soccer to mobile with the arrival of the all-new, free-to-play PES 2017 -Pro Evolution Soccer– PES is known for its stunning level of control and incredible aesthetic detail while also failing to secure as many licensing agreements as its main competitor FIFA. PES 2017 Mobile will extend the franchise's audience while giving them a more[...]

Konami just announced today that they'll be bringing back the fan-favorite Contra mini-game to their popular Star Wars: Force Collection mobile trading card game, just in time for May 4th known to most as Star Wars™ Day One again, players will get their retro fix with Operation: Going Solo, a four-stage run and gun adventure featuring Han[...]

This week, Konami gave out a free DLC update to Super Bomberman R on the Switch, some of it technical upgrades, some of it aesthetic like a crown to wear or a bomb to carry as part of your character's costume in multiplayer, as well as new stages for Battle Mode But the big news[...]

We've all heard the stories about how Konami seems to have "communication problems," but when you get threatened with a lawsuit, those problems tend to go away very quickly Last week, retired Argentine professional footballer Diego Maradona wrote on Facebook that he was going to sue Konami for using his likeness without permission Kinda hard[...]

Retired Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona has filed a suit against Konami for using his likeness without permission in Pro Evolution Soccer 2017. Maradona took to his Facebook page to make a statement about pursuing legal action. Maradona's own words in English (since that part gets cut off in the embed) read, "I heard yesterday that the Japanese[...]

So it was interesting to receive a copy of the Snatcher soundtrack this week on my doorstep as I wanted to see and hear what the company had done with this one. For those unaware, Snatcher is a Konami title released for the PC in the late '80s and early '90s in Japan[...]

Konami is planning to have the latest Bomberman game available at launch, but the real news that's captivating everyone is that they seem more focused on letting you know what the name means than actually promoting the game and gameplay. credit//Konami In a Reddit article that's been gaining more traction this week, a Konami social media official[...]

A Press Secretary of the White House seemingly trying to really bend the facts to make Donald Trump look good has been met with wide ridicule and there have been a bunch of people having fun at his expense. That has stretched to Guillermo Del Toro, who really has not been afraid to drag Konami through[...]

Metal Gear Solid V was a brilliant game. It's so cleverly designed, and left  huge mark on me, despite me not being a massive fan of the franchise. Well,

For the past year or so, everyone has assumed that Konami have been out of the AAA game development scene. Well, it seems they are back in the game, in the most truly bizarre way possible The publisher has just announced Metal Gear Survive, a co-op game set in an alternate version of the universe for[...]

Allison Road was meant to pick up the slack when P.T. when cancelled by Konami It wouldn't be the Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro  Silent Hills we were promised, but it was inspired by the game and was even picked up by publisher Team 17 It was looking pretty great to boot. Sadly, it seems like the[...]

The dropping of David Hayter as the voice of Snake in Metal Gear Solid V was a controversial decision when it was announced Kiefer Sutherland was taking

There aren't too many 'household' names in game development. That comes down to the massive teams that make a game, a lack of personalities and, well a

With Hideo Kojima now gone from Konami and re-establishing Kojima Productions as an independent developer, there is one question everyone wants answered: "What happened between the developer and the publisher?" Of course, we probably will never know as these break ups are always accompanied by a gag order, which is indeed the case here. However, in[...]

This Hideo Kojima and Konami feud can somewhat end now Kojima's non-compete clause is said to be up today, and it looks like a lot of speculation can be put to rest The question was where would Kojima end up after leaving his previous employer, essentially making himself a free agent. Well, a report by Japanese[...]

Well, here is another in a long line of PR mishaps regrading the Konami and Hideo Kojima split. Last night, during The Game Awards, host Geoff Keighley announced that Hideo Kojima would not be attending the awards, despite him having every intention too The reason? Konami's lawyers blocked the developer from leaving the country as he[...]

Konami have confirmed that a free-to-play version of the game is now coming December 8th This is being descirbed as 'entry level' It comes with the exhibition mode with access to seven teams, the training mode, as well as access to series answer to Ultimate Team, MyClub I assume this going free-to-play has a lot[...]

Feedback is always appreciated, so if you have questions, comments, or concerns, you can get a hold of me on Twitter @John_Laryngitis. Now that the formalities are out of the way, lets talk video games, or in one companies case the lack there of. The last six months haven't been kind in many respects to Konami[...]