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Raiden is to become a striking feature of London, Liverpool and Leeds later this month. Konami has announced a neat marketing trick for the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – three huge murals of the game’s star Raiden that have been created in key locations in the UK. Specifically, they …
Read More »Kojima attending Metal Gear Rising launch in London
GAME’s Westfield White City branch is hosting the official UK launch of Metal Gear Rising – and the guest of honour will be the series’ creator himself. Hideo Kojima will take part in a Q&A before his new game goes on sale on February 22nd, answering fan questions about the …
Read More »New Metal Gear game is 2013’s ‘first blockbuster’
EA and Sega may say otherwise, but Konami reckons Metal Gear Rising is the first blockbuster of 2013. The action game launches after Dead Space 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines. But Konami has huge faith in the title. It’s even backing the game with its biggest campaign for a long …
Read More »Ex-Konami Europe boss heads to Capcom
Kunio Neo to take on yet to be announced senior role
Read More »Senior Capcom role for Konami’s Neo
Former Konami Europe boss Kunio Neo has joined Capcom Europe in a senior role. His exact role has yet to be announced. He joins following the departure of Capcom’s Europe COO David Reeves. Neo was replaced as European president for Konami by the firm’s US chief, Shinji Hirano, last year. …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising merchandise rights up for grabs
Konami has teamed up with US firm Creative Minx Marketing to handle licensing and retail programs for next month’s Metal Gear Rising. The marketing agency will be working directly with retailers across Europe and North America to build hype around the game’s release and explore opportunities for merchandise. We are …
Read More »Play Arts Kai Raiden figure is a must-buy for Metal Gear fans
High-end figurine specialist Play Arts has revealed a highly detailed Raiden figure that will release around the same time as Konami’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Full Metal Hero reports that that ‘Play Arts Kai Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Raiden’ will come in both black and white versions. No release …
Read More »The Phantom Pain PR master class
Few game IPs command as loyal a following as Metal Gear Solid – and Konami knows this all too well. So when a trailer for a supposedly new IP was premiered at the VGAs last week, whomever was behind it knew that eagle-eyed gamers would do the rest. And what …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising themed PS3 scheduled for Japan release
Konami and Sony have teamed up to release a limited edition Metal Gear Rising Revengeance PS3 console in Japan. Planned for a February launch, the hardware will include a 250GB hard drive, additional colouring on the console itself and a dark blue translucent controller, as well as some additional in-game …
Read More »Kojima seeks greater legacy
'I haven't really shown the world what else I might be capable of yet', says veteran dev
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