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Nintendo of America has announced the appointment of Scott Moffit as its new executive VP of sales and marketing. That’s the former job of current NoA president Reggia Fils-Aime. It was vacated last October following the departure of Cammie Dunaway. Moffit joins from Henkei Consumer Goods where he served as …

Activision will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on November 8th worldwide. That’s according to Eurogamer, which claims to have have word from a leaked Tesco database. The date is certainly in line with previous Call of Duty releases. Although the game is understood to be Modern Warfare 3, …

Niklas Zennstrom's personal worth put at £320 million

Having told MCV that the process of rebuilding the PES franchise is a long one, Konami’s Pete Stone has also claimed that some of the series’ recent improvements have gone largely unnoticed. Konami believes the media has yet to catch up with the game’s actual improvements and that it is …

Konami has a bank of brands that many publishers would envy. At the top of the pile is its famous five: Metal Gear Solid, Pro Evolution Soccer, Silent Hill, Castlevania and Yu-Gi-Oh. The constant challenge for the publisher is to maximise the return on the gilt-edged portfolio – whilst also …

MCV can reveal that Konami is targeting a November release for 3DS title Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. The game currently is without an official release date. Many had hoped it would be ready to form part of the summer line-up for 3DS, but confirmation that it will be …

Reveal of secret Activision project unlikely

Mominis contest offers $15,000 prize pool and wide-ranging distribution offer

American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected. However, he adds that the arrival of a killer title – which he believes could prove to be Kid Icarus – should be enough to reverse its fortunes. …

MoMinis vice president of community and content, Eyal Rabinovich, explains the contest