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Xbox Live Arcade and PSN title Skullgirls looks likely to be removed from sale in the near future. Polygon reports that Lab Zero Games design director Mike Zaimont confirmed via a Twitch stream that Sony had informed him of a request to remove the game (which was made without the …
Read More »Kojima predicts long dev cycle for MGS V
Wait for next-generation Metal Gear Solid could be many months in development, due to 'enormous volume', says studio head
Read More »Kojima hints at long wait for Metal Gear Solid V
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said that Metal Gear Solid V will require much more time” in development. The acclaimed developer admitted that he didn’t initially want to release teaser title MGS: Ground Zeroes separately but felt forced to after realising how long the wait for the ‘proper’ …
Read More »Konami announces new PES 2014 DLC
New DLC is now available for PES 2014. Data Pack 2 brings all the teams up to date with 800 new faces. Players such as Manchester United’s Da Silver twins and England’s own Jack Wilshere are included in this new facelift. New kits have also been added, as have new …
Read More »Konami has fixed PES 2014 multiplayer on Xbox 360
The multiplayer component of Konami’s PES 2014 on Xbox 360 has at last been fixed. An update is now available and ready to download, and should do so manually the next time the game is loaded up. However, 11v11 online multiplayer is not yet available and will be introduced in …
Read More »Ex-Square Enix technology director joins Konami
Julien Merceron working on Fox Engine at Windsor office
Read More »Former Square Enix tech boss joins Konami’s new European office
Julien Merceron has been named as Konami’s new worldwide technical director. Merceron had served as Square Enix’s worldwide technology director since early 2010, before which he was worldwide CTO at Eidos for nearly four years. Prior to this he worked in a similar role at Ubisoft. In his new role …
Read More »Konami vows to fix PES 2014 multiplayer on Xbox 360
Two weeks after the game was released in the UK owners of PES 2014 on Xbox 360 are still unable to access the game’s multiplayer modes. Users are presented with the error message ‘Download File is Broken’ when trying to install the required day one Data Pack. Konami promises that …
Read More »GTA V UK sales 2.4 times greater than GTA IV
In the least surprising news of the day, Grand Theft Auto V is No.1. But perhaps what IS surprising, is the incredible margin of its success. GTA V has smashed the five day sales record for any video game ever, says Chart-Track. Its sales are 2.4 times ahead of GTA …
Read More »Konami opens Metal Gear-focused LA development studio
Overtly Japanese stealth game series Metal Gear Solid is looking westward. Konami has announced the opening of a new Los Angeles based development studio. Chief amongst its residents will be a Kojima Productions team whose remit will be to work on future Metal Gear titles, including the upcoming Metal Gear …
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