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Hideo Kojima’s video game swansong was twice as successful on its release day than the sequel to one of the biggest movies of all time. That’s according to a new Adobe Digital Index report (as reported by VentureBeat) which estimates that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain raked in …
Read More »Metal Gear Online DLC adds horse armour and cleavage
Yesterday’s arrival of Metal Gear Solid Online has also marked the arrival of a number of premium DLC costumes. As is the Metal Gear way, it seems, the content has of course managed to stir up a little controversy. First up, included among the first premium costume offerings are two …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V adds insurance microtransactions
Players can now pay to protect their base in newly-launched online mode
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V now offers insurance microtransactions
Offering players the chance to pay real-world cash for in-game insurance is just about bonkers enough to feel absolutely fitting for a Metal Gear Solid game. Konami has announced that a game update released today (Tuesday October 6th) allows players to purchase an ‘FOB Insurance Service’. A player’s in-game Forward …
Read More »PES 2016 roster update not arriving until the end of October
Konami has said that it won’t be releasing a roster update for the recently released PES 2016 until October 29th. That means those who purchased the game on day one face a wait of around six weeks before the squads are updated to reflect the summer transfer activity. EA’s FIFA …
Read More »Konami denies reports claiming triple-A games production stoppage
Konami has refuted recent reports that the company is largely moving on from developing console releases, claiming titles for franchises including Castlevania, Metal Gear and Silent Hill are very much in development. In a statement toNintendo Life, a customer support representative explained thenotion that the company plans to move strictly …
Read More »Konami’s Cox joins Fish in a Bottle
New studio hires veteran dev to lead expansion into core games
Read More »Konami vet Cox joins new studio Fish in a Bottle
Former Konami studio head David Coxhas joined digital production company Fish in a Bottle in an effort to grow its core games business. Cox worked at Konami for 17 years, joining in 1997 as UK product manager. He then rose to European product manager in 1999, before becoming studio head …
Read More »MGS V: The Phantom Pain will have to double sales to break even, report claims
Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will have to maintain its strong sales start in order for its creators to turn a profit. Forbes reports that that game’s development budget eventually reached $80m – which, as rumour will have it, is mostly due to creator Hideo Kojima’s willingness …
Read More »Report: Konami stops development of all triple-A console games other than PES
No new Metal Gear games in the work for any platform, sources claim
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