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GAMESCOM: Konami has confirmed that its Silent Hill HD Collection will now be released both on Xbox 360 as well as PS3. The publisher had initially claimed the game was bound for PS3 only. However, speaking to Joystiq the producer of Silent Hill: Downpour Tomm Hulett said that the company …
Read More »Brand Map: Football games
Time to start gearing up for the latest annual Q4 football game showdown between Electronic Arts and Konami.FIFA 12 versus Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. It seems that despite treading on each other’s toes, there are some clear differentiations growing between these two old rivals. In developing the Brand Maps GameVision …
Read More »HD remakes pave way for new Metal Gear and Silent Hill titles
Konami is bringing both Silent Hill HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to retail in a bid to pull in new fans ahead of the next main instalments in each series. MCV understands the Metal Gear pack – which includes Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and PSP title …
Read More »El Shaddai to be distributed in PAL regions by Konami
Konami has announced that it will be distributing the UTV Ignition title El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. El Shaddai sees players take place in an epic battle of good versus evil, saving the human race in a stylised, minimalist world on PS3 and …
Read More »‘PES and FIFA war has transformed football genre’
The ongoing battle between PES and FIFA is having a revolutionary effect on the football genre, says Konami. Pro Evo team leader Jon Murphy believes that before FIFA’s recent critical resurgence, football games had stagnated. Now, with Konami and EA going toe-to-toe on quality, the genre has improved drastically. We …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders get HD remakes
Konami’s development legend Hideo Kojima has announced what could well be one of the biggest sellers of the Christmas period – the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Due out on both PS3 and Xbox 360 this November, the SKU will include high definition re-workings of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons …
Read More »Peace Walker tipped for PS3
French site JVN is reporting that Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is in line for a move to the PS3. The site says it will appear in Sony’s recently announced PSP Remaster series, which will see PSP games get a high definition makeover and released on Blu-ray disc. According …
Read More »PES 2012 is revealed
Konami has announced the first details of PES 2012, which is due out on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC and PS2 this autumn. Key words in this year’s pre-release hype are "instinct" and "teamwork". The AI engine has undergone a major overhaul, with attacking emphasised as the cornerstone of …
Read More »Konami profits drop 3%
Japanese publisher Konami generated YEN 12.9bn (98m) in profit for its financial year ending March 31st 2011, a three per cent drop from last year’s YEN 13.3bn (101m). Net revenues fell 1.6 per cent year-on-year from YEN 262.1bn (2bn) to YEN 258bn (1.9bn). This is across its overall business. In …
Read More »PES improvements ‘are beginning to be noticed’
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 …
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