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Silent Hills is still a fresh wound from the Konami/Hideo Kojima fallout When the developer had his rift with the company, it was revealed that work on his next game, Silent Hills had been halted. Kojima was working on the game with Guillermo Del Toro, as well as actor Norman Reedus Reedus talked to IGN recently about[...]

By Adam Cook Konami has partnered with ESL (the world's largest eSports company) to launch an official Metal Gear Online global championship. It'll start in December this year, and will be done in the form of a tournament season where players can fight it out for cash prizes Each month there will be a prize of $1000[...]

The Konami and Hideo Kojima debacle seems to have come to an end for the moment, but Metal Gear Solid V has done very well, selling over 5 million copies in its first month This puts Konami in a very interesting position. While, many assumed the company was moving into a mobile space, it seems that[...]

Yesterday I ran the story about Hideo Kojima having left Konami Up until that point, Konami hadn't said anything, but outlets were verifying all over the place. Well, Konami has now spoken, and it has given a rather confusing statement Speaking to Tokyo Sports (translated by Kotaku) Konami has said: Currently, Kojima is a listed as a company[...]

While this shouldn't be surprising, given the ongoing story about Hideo Kojima and Konami's public differences, this is a nice bit of clean up. According to the New Yorker (via Gamespot), the legendary developer has finally parted ways with Konami, as of October 9th This means that after 30 years, Kojima is now a free agent. Don't expect[...]

Silent Hills will likely remain a mythical game, lost to industry politics and left for gamers in future generations to mourn. It seems we never will know

What a strange world the games industry can be. In news today, it was announced that Konami are incorporating insurance in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to protect your FOB bases from getting their resources stolen That has been a big annoyance to a lot of players, who have not wanted any part of[...]

My enthusiasm for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain didn't go unprofessed. It was a great game, and I adored the vision it touted. Today there is a new

If you chart this back to the initial rumour that Hideo Kojima was leaving Konami, I've been writing updates on this story since March Recently, we've heard that Konami is quitting AAA production, before hearing that they weren't from customer service, and now it is time for another clue in this never ending story has[...]

Sahelanthropus is one of my favourite things in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Not only is it is a huge mech with a rather phallic gun, but it was

A few days ago, we heard a report that claimed Konami was packing up all of its AAA production, on franchises like Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hills to focus on mobile development and other ventures. Well, now we have a conflicting report Speaking to Nintendo Life (via VG247), a Konami member of customer service has said[...]

PES 2016 has come out to rave reviews recently, meaning that Konami have hit it out the park twice in recent weeks Odd considering the the turmoil the publisher seems to be in at the moment. It is thought that this year's PES game could make significant ground up on the chart topping forerunner FIFA due[...]

There has been a lot of speculation as to what Konami are going to do next, now that Metal Gear Solid V is out There has been a theory that the publisher could pack it all up, choosing to develop mobile games over AAA titles going forward. Well a new report by french site Gameblog, as[...]

I know people can get weird about spoilers for every little thing in Metal Gear Solid V, so lets give you guys fair warning. If you don't want to know

A lot has been made of Quiet's representation in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Her ludicrous outfit and the camera's fascination with her breasts

So, there spoilers for the end of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain here, so if you don't to know any of that, begone from this place. Right, everyone

So, before I launch into this review, I need to provide a little context. I've neve completed a Metal Gear game. I've sampled them all, but have never

Seeing how big Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain sells is going to be fascinating. The series, while being a classic, has never seen humongous sales,

To celebrate the series, the work of the man and the fans who love his games, Konami have released this video commemorating Kojima bowing out from the series It's very touching and goes in surprising emotional depth for a 10 minute video. Take a look at it here It's well worth it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RCD2KAbX4Video can't be loaded because[...]

It was a nice surprise when we found out that Metal Gear Solid V was being brought forward on PC. The port was initially set for a September 15th release

You think Konami could've just put a card with a Steam code on it to save resources Like I said, the platform is heading to, if it is not already there, a purely digital future Still, stories like this do still strike me as…odd. This is a bit of a bizarre story. The need for PC[...]

When they guarantee it as Game of the Year though, it's worth noting. Speaking to MCV, that is just what marketing executive at Konami, Jon Edwards has done In the interview he displays a brashness that comes with the confidence of knowing the company have made a good title. Edwards exclaims: Anyone who has spent any amount of time with[...]

After a rather unfortunate series of events, the last few episodes have been lost to the wind, which is a bit rubbish, but hey, Category: Video Games is back, and we are swinging. If you are joining us for the first time, this is the podcast where me, Laura Kate Dale and Andre Miller sit down to talk about the video[...]

I'm ready for this title. Take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9JV0EvCkMIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: [Official] MGSV:TPP LAUNCH TRAILER | METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (EU) PEGI [KONAMI] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9JV0EvCkMI) Hideo Kojima does love doing his own trailers[...]

Konami have had a rough time of it this year What with the Hjdeo Kojima drama and Silent Hill mismanagement, it's pretty safe to say that fans are a little 'disillusioned' with the publisher right now. Well, here is a bit of a community outreach by the company to assure fans they still care about the[...]

The Konami/ Hideo Kojima story has more or less been the most important and ongoing of this year in the world of video games The seeming break up has trundled on and on and on, with Konami having taken the brunt of hits form fans and the media However, EA COO Peter Moore has said that[...]

the whole thing looks pretty nuts and this may have finally really sold me on the game. Take a look: https://youtu.be/OGGuvRIIx8cVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: [Official] gamescom 2015 GAME PLAY DEMO | METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (EU) PEGI [KONAMI] (https://youtu.be/OGGuvRIIx8c) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is going to be[...]

The Konami/Hideo Kojima story refuses to die, as the increasingly poorly handled break up continues to be one of the biggest gaming stories of the year. And this is one of the more troubling things to come out thus far First off though, we will get to why Konami ended up splitting with Kojima[...]

It is assumed that this is in reference to another Konami game, Zone of the Enders (via GameSpot) Take a look: There is also word we will get a closer look at Motherbase at GamesCom next week, so look forward to that too. In all the pre-release material for Metal Gear Solid V, Snake has sported[...]

Another month looms and that means it is time for more free games in just a few days. Microsoft have now announced their titles for Games with Gold first