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In an unlikely public war of words, Konami and Argentine football legend Diego Maradona have come to blows. The football legend last week took to Facebook to accuse Konami of ripping off his likeness in PES 2017. The player appears as part of the game’s classic player roster, with his …
Read More »Football icon Diego Maradona threatens to sue Konami
It's over his likeness, y'see
Read More »Konami on PES’ biggest competitive year yet
Competitive PES has always been a thing, but in recent years it has struggled to keep up with the expansion that many other titles have seen. This year however Konami is pushing eSports hard, and the new version of the PES League is an obvious indicator. The competition has already …
Read More »16 European PES players head to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou to compete for a spot at worlds
16 of the best European PES players will head to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium to compete for one of four spaces at the PES League Final. The competition will take place on February 11th at the iconic stadium, with the best players from the qualifiers battling it out in …
Read More »Shinji Hirano named as new President of Kojima Productions
Hirano brings 10 years of management experience at Konami
Read More »Konami hit Unreal Engine Castlevania remake with cease and desist
Developer hopes to acquire official license to continue with project
Read More »Kojima finally claims his Game Awards trophy, unveils second Death Stranding trailer
A year after his former employer Konami blocked his award acceptance, Hideo Kojima last night took to the stage to receive his The Game Awards accolade. Late last year it emerged that Konami had prevented the developer from attending the event, with the pair at the time struggling with a …
Read More »PES 2017 has a free-to-play version
Konami has announced that a free-to-play version of PES 2017 focusing on the game’s eSports orientated mode is now available. The publisher last year gave the same treatment to PES 2016, but this time around the release will occur at the same time across all platforms – and far sooner …
Read More »Konami expects PES sales bounce following critical acclaim
Its week one physical sales may have been lower, but Konami believes that the quality of PES 2017 will turn things around for its famous football franchise. The firm told MCV that it is on a mission to change perceptions about the series, which for a period had fallen behind …
Read More »Jon Edwards jumps from Konami to PlayStation
PlayStation has bolstered its UK marketing team with Jon Edwards joining as UK product manager. Edwards is an experienced marketing exec, having worked as brand and communications manager on Metal Gear Solid V and Pro Evolution Soccer. At Sony, he will be working initially on Gran Turismo Sport, Horizon Zero …
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