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Konami annual sales rise 4.2%

Success in Europe has seen Konami post a year-on-year net revenue rise of 4.2 per cent. The firm’s sales stand at 309,771 million (2.39 billion Euro), with sales of Metal Gear Solid and PES 2009 boosting the company’s performance. However, ‘extraordinary losses’ in the firms Health and Fitness sector have …

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Fallujah dev surprised by Konami withdrawal

US indie outfit Atomic Games, developers of the divisive Iraq War title Six Days in Fallujah, has responded to Konami’s surprise decision to withdraw from publishing the game. On Monday it was revealed that Konami had abandoned a publishing deal with Atomic, following sustained public criticism of the game’s content …

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Konami drops Six Days in Fallujah

Japanese publisher Konami has reportedly decided to backtrack on plans to publish Atomic Games’ Iraq-based console FPS Six Days in Fallujah, Asahi reports. Konami announced a deal to bring the game to North America earlier this month, but merely hours after the news broke questions were already being asked about …

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Konami lifts the lid on Saw

Japanese publisher Konami has spoken officially for the first time about its official deal to publish the first video game based on controversial survival horror franchise Saw. The game takes place inside the corridors of an abandoned insane asylum that has been taken over by Jigsaw, and will include exploration …

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Daily Mail backlash against Konamis Fallujah FPS

Just hours after news emerged that Konami has signed a publishing deal with Atomic Games for its upcoming Iraq war title Six Days in Fallujah, UK newspaper The Daily Mail has reported on the ‘outrage’ felt by some connected to the armed forces. Considering the enormous loss of life in …

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 emerges from the tunnel

One of the biggest releases of the annual gaming calendar has been revealed today with Konami lifting the lid on its plans for the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PSP and mobile phones. The publisher claims to have listened to feedback from both core and …

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Iraq’s Fallujah conflict chronicled in new Konami title

Can video games tackle sensitive subjects surrounding the current conflict in Iraq? Konami seems to think so, having signed up US independent Atomic Games and its new game Six Days In Fallujah. The 360, PS3 and PC game is inspired by US Marines who served during the November 2004 battle …

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Konami’s Silent Hill remake for Wii emerges from the fog

Climax has been confirmed as developing a new Silent Hill game for Konami. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories will hit PS2, PSP and Wii, and is pitched as a ‘reinvention’ of the first game in the series, originally developed in Japan. Series composer Akira Yamaoka has been confirmed as working on …

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