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Work on PS4 title has been "one step forwards, two steps back"
Read More »Deep Down development has been "one step forwards, two steps back"
Capcom has admitted that development of its free-to-play online next-gen dungeon crawler Deep Down has been hard going. We’re still facing a ton of challenges. For starters, there’s the whole process of developing games for the newest next-generation consoles,” Capcom’s senior manager of consumer games development Teruki Miyashita said. Every …
Read More »Konami is retroactively removing Kojima’s name from old Metal Gear games
The apparent feud between Konami and Hideo Kojima is getting nastier. As spotted by Kotaku, mentions of both series creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions have not only been removed from all promotional material for Metal Gear Solid V but also from images of older titles on Konami’s …
Read More »Over 60 games added to Nintendo’s European Stars Catalogue
UK and European Nintendo owners are now able to redeem their ill-fated Stars to claim free games. Nintendo announced the planned closure of Club Nintendo earlier this year, bringing with it the end of its existing loyalty program. Any unused Stars that users have accrued will be lost by the …
Read More »Insight: The games industry should unite to end ‘key stripping’
Arty Rajendra, partner at Rouse Legal, discusses the legalities around key stripping and the impact it is having on the games business The market for digital downloads increases year-on-year, yet there remains a healthy market for the boxed products. Why is this and should gaming companies continue to invest heavily …
Read More »Konami confirms new Metal Gear and new development team
It appears that rumours of trouble in the Metal Gear Solid camp are real. Konami has confirmed via an official translation that it does plan on releasing further Metal Gear games post September’s Phantom Pain, and that it is hiring new developers for the project. Ominously, however, it only confirms …
Read More »Nexon signs licensing deal for Unreal Engine 4
Tech to power number of new titles including upcoming mobile RPG
Read More »Konami hiring for new Metal Gear Solid series
Developer hiring production staff for next chapter of flagship franchise ahead of Hideo Kojima’s expected departure
Read More »Rare isn’t making a new Conker game, but Conker IS coming to Project Spark
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that whatever it is Rare may be working on, it isn’t a new Conker game. However, Project Spark developer Team Dakota is working on a Conker Build Pack featuring assets that players can use to create their own Conker content and has also developed …
Read More »Report: Power struggle threatens Kojima’s future at Konami
Key Metal Gear Solid V developers expected to leave in December
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