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Though MCV is not able to verify the official numbers, EA’s VP and GM of Northern Europe Keith Ramsdale has claimed a significant sales triumph in the football games war. Specifically, he told GamerZines that FIFA 12 is outselling recently released rival PES 2012 by a staggering 25-to-1. "FIFA went …
Read More »Delay hits Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour has been officially delayed and will not now be released until Q1 2012. The game had previously been down for a November release on both PS3 and Xbox 360. It will now be released some time in Q1 2012. Furthermore, Konami has retorted to claims of a …
Read More »PES 2012 review roundup
Konami’s latest entry in the Pro Evolution Soccer series may not be out until October 14th, but with the embargo now lifted the first reviews have started to appear online. PES 2012 then has a combination of qualities from the series’ recent history. It’s definitely a step away from the …
Read More »Konami kicks off PES push in pubs
Football fans will be able to grab a drink and take a look at the latest Pro Evo game at the same time. Konami has set itself the goal of attracting footie lovers with an outdoor marketing campaign forPES 2012. Ads will run in selected football stadiums, London Underground stations …
Read More »New Kinect dance title from Konami
Konami has announced it is working on Boom Boom Dance, a music game for Xbox Live Arcade. The title will use Kinect to track players’ movements as they reach to hit a number of onscreen symbols with their arms and legs in time with the music. The debut trailer can …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid, Zone of Enders HD also coming to Vita
The Metal Gear Solid HD and Zone of the Enders HD Collections will both be released on PlayStation Vita as well as on PS3 and Xbox 360. The MGS Collection contains HD versions of Metal Gear Solid’s 2 and 3 as well as PSP title Peace Walker. The ZOE bundle …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Kunio Neo and Martin Schneider
Konami has gone some time without a Metal Gear moment.Since the last game in its iconic stealth franchise – June 2008’s chart-topper Metal Gear Solid 4 – sales successes have been few and far between. The biggest disappointment has been the Pro Evo series. Once the jewel in Konami’s release …
Read More »Konami scraps Xbox PES 2012 demo
The first PES 2012 demo that is already available on PS3 will not now be released on Xbox 360 after all. Konami announced last month that the free taster had been delayed on Microsoft’s machine until some time in September. Now, however, it won’t be released at all. Sorry to …
Read More »‘Stop the price war’
The UK games market must stop slashing prices, or its worth will be eclipsed by other European territories, Konami has warned. The publisher’s Euro chief Kunio Neo told MCV that the UK market is suffering, while other territories like Germany are thriving. His words come as a fresh price war …
Read More »PES 2012 demo delayed on 360
The demo for football title PES 2012 is out now for PS3 and PC but Xbox 360 owners will have to wait until next month to play it. Konami blamed the delay from August 24th to September on unforeseen issues”. The downloadable demo allows users to take control of six …
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