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Konami has announced US release dates for its trio of new Silent Hill releases, including Vita exclusive Book of Memories. This game will arrive on March 27th, boasting a fresh storyline and a co-op mode – a first for the survival horror series. But before the handheld title hits shelves, …
Read More »Platinum takes on Metal Gear Rising dev duties
Development of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has switched from Kojima Productions to Vanquish studio Platinum Games. During the Spike Video Game Awards this weekend, Konami revealed the game had been rebooted and renamed. Andriasang reports the action title had been previously canned in secret. Tweets from Metal Gear Solid creator …
Read More »Konami U-turn sees big layoffs at Day 1 Studios
As many as 100 staff at independent studio Day 1 have been made redundant, an alleged source close to the matter has said. The Chicago studio is claimed to have axed a significant portion of its workforce after a project funded by Japanese publisher Konami fell through. But a purported …
Read More »‘Axed workforce at Day 1 after Konami U-turn’
Silent Scope project 'falls through', anonymous source claims
Read More »Konami announces experimental Vita game
With Sony preparing to try something a bit different with its pricing strategy for Vita software, Konami has revealed that it is looking to be equally as experimental. The publisher has readied new title AR Combat Digi Q for a digital release in Japan on the same day that Vita …
Read More »NeverDead dated for February 3rd
Publisher Konami has announced that its quirky demonic action title NeverDead will be released on February 3rd. The game has been co-developed with UK studio Rebellion and stars an immortal named Bryce Boltzman. The USP here is that while enemies can quite literally tear Bryce limb from limb, he’s able …
Read More »Zavvi changes exclusive MGS HD contents
The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Ultimate Edition has reappeared on Zavvi with different extras, though the game is now sold out. Earlier this week the 69.99 special edition vanished from the online retailer’s website but now it’s back with new contents. Buyers will now receive a steelbook case, an …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Rising producer steps down
Kojima Productions has confirmed that producer Shigenobu Matsuyama will no longer be working on the next Metal Gear title. Matsuyama has moved to another division within the company, and has been replaced by Yuji Korekado. The staff change was confirmed by producer Kenichiro Imaizumi, according to Andriasang, although it is …
Read More »PES has "lost ground" to FIFA
Konami’s UK PES team leader John Murphy has admitted that the Pro Evolution Soccer series has fallen further behind rival FIFA. "In the UK we’ve definitely lost ground," Murphy told Eurogamer. "But that doesn’t give us the full picture across all territories. I think right now, there’s been a fair …
Read More »Social revenues triple for Konami
But consumer sales down 36 per cent to $218 million
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