Konami has secured the services of Spanish international footballing star and leading Liverpool forward Fernando Torres as the face of its upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Torres will join forces with Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi as the pair form the basis of the game’s marketing creatives in the …
Read More »New Castlevania unveiled
Konami has announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for Xbox 360 and PS3. The game is being developed by Spanish studio Mercury Steam, with help from Kojima Productions, and will launch in 2010. Lords of Shadow was originally revealed by Konami last year as a new IP, but the firm has …
Read More »MGS Rising to get multiplatform release
Despite it’s high-profile reveal at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Metal Gear Solid Rising will, as expected, be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 – as well as PC – on day one. Any doubts were banished by Sony’s US marketing head Peter Dille, who confirmed to Kotaku not only …
Read More »MGS Rising is not Xbox 360 exclusive
The news that the next chapter in the Metal Gear Solid series is heading to Xbox 360 is certainly extremely good use for the platform, but fans shouldn’t be expecting that title to be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Spong spotted a quote in a recent G4 interview with Microsoft’s VP …
Read More »New Metal Gear title for PSP
As if by some sort of choreographed miracle, Konami’s much-discussed teaser site has today changed to depict a glowing range of sunshine – just as it was revealed that a new Metal Gear Solid title is heading to PSP. As part of John Koller’s leaked PSP Go video, the Sony …
Read More »Publisher pack joining EGS 2009
Latin America’s largest video game event, the Electronic Game Show, will return this year at the Expo Bancomer centre in Santa Fe; one of Mexico City’s key business districts. The event will take place from October 23-25 with companies such as Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Konami, Activision and THQ already signing …
Read More »Electronic Game Show returns to Mexico City
Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Konami, Activision and THQ all signing up for the October event
Read More »New Metal Gear title confirmed
Some alterations to Konami’s closely followed ‘Next’ teaser site have confirmed that the publisher is building up to the announcement of a new Metal Gear Solid title. Though the last countdown resulted in nothing more than the appearance of a second countdown, the appearance of established franchise anti-hero Big Boss …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5 announcement this week?
A new visual tweak on an already heavy speculated Konami teaser site has given the biggest hint yet that Metal Gear Solid 5 will be revealed early on Friday morning. The site, which is tentatively entitled ‘Next’, has been updated with the number five now appearing briefly every few seconds. …
Read More »PES sells 8m units worldwide in 2008 financial year
Pro Evolution Soccer has sold over eight million units worldwide in the 12 months ending March 31st. The sales were announced in the publisher’s financial report, where Konami reported a 4.2 per cent increase in revenue. The firm also revealed that Metal Gear Online, the online part of Metal Gear …
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