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GamesAid auctions Solid Snake

GamesAid has announced it will auction a life-sized Solid Snake mannequin. The auction will go live on Friday, August 27th, on the UK games industry charity’s eBay store. The item, based on Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4, will have a reserve of 1,250 and all proceeds will go to GamesAid …

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Gamescom 2010: Day 2 roundup

Gamescom opened its doors on Tuesday 17th August to select members of the press but yesterday the event kicked off proper. Festivities began with a special Gamescom press conference, followed by more announcements from Konami, Ubisoft and more. But if you don’t have time to sift through our collection of …

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DanceEvolution set for Europe

Konami has announced that its Kinect dancing game, Dance Masters, will come to Europe this November. Now named DanceEvolution, the game is set to go head-to-head with Harmonix’s Dance Central. The title is on show at Gamescom in Cologne. As an expert in the rhythm-based genre with games such as …

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PES vs FIFA as release dates collide

UPDATE: Konami has told MCV that the UK release date for PES 2011 looks currently like being October 8th, the week after FIFA 11. An equally bold move – but for completely different reasons. ORIGINAL: According to a report on Spong, Konami has announced a September 30th UK and European …

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Income explodes at Konami

Konami’s latest quarterly financials report a massive 244.7 per cent year-on-year jump in net income to YEN 1,265m compared to the 93.5 per cent dip it suffered in the same period the year before. Operating income shot 187.9 per cent to YEN 2,879m though net revenue fell five per cent …

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New PES 2011 video

Publisher Konami has released a brand new video for PES 2011 that outlines a number of the new gameplay features that will be introduced in the next version of the cult sports franchise. Chief amongst them is customisable feints – a system that will allow users to map specific tricks …

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RETAIL BIZ: Metal Gear tops PSP charts

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has debuted at No.1 in the PSP charts this week. The Konami stealth action game put an end to 2010 FIFA World Cup’s seven-week stint in the top spot and is the first PSP title to reach No.1 since April. 2010 FIFA World Cup, ModNation …

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Def Jam to sign top talent on Rapstar

Def Jam Records has said it will sign the best talent found online using Konami’s upcoming hip hop karaoke title Def Jam Rapstar. The game – due for release on November 5th – features a freestyle mode that allows users to rap along to popular tracks from big name hip …

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E3 2010: Metal Gear Solid Rising is a prequel

Konami confirmed more details for its next Metal Gear Solid game at its E3 press conference last night. Turns out that Metal Gear Solid: Rising, the next multiplatform console game in the series – and which took centre stage at Xbox’s E3 event – will in fact be a prequel …

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