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First game in iconic franchise to be revamped for Wii, PS2 and PSP by Britsoft firm

Japanese games publisher Konami has won the exclusive international video games rights to Italian trading card franchise Gormiti, with the first titles based on the series heading for Wii and DS. The Gormiti licence is one that is ideally suited to video games,” Konami president Kunio Neo stated. For more …

Konami has compared the power of iPhone and iPod Touch to DS and PSP – as it launches its first Metal Gear Solid game for the platform. Metal Gear Solid Touch sees players control Solid Snake in the final chapter in the legendary saga”. Head of mobile business at Konami …

The industry is preparing to take to the digital field once more next week as MCV joins forces with Konami to co-host the latest PES Industry Rankings gathering in London. The competition will see a number of top games industry figures lacing their digital boots for the 16 player one-on-one …

Metal Gear creator is now 'Managing Director Operating Officer and Studio Head' at his studio

The UK bosses of Konami and Codemasters have added their names to the growing list of publishers unhappy with the Government’s latest Change4ife print ad. The ad – which depicts a young boy sitting on a sofa under the words, ‘Risk an early death. Just do nothing’ – has already …

Konami achieves 40 years in business this month, and the Japanese company is already looking ahead to its next four decades – with European growth and new IP a priority. The publisher has been responsible for creating some of the most popular video games in the world, including Pro Evolution …

Japanese publisher Konami is to release two double packs for PSP, both of which contain Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and both of which will retail for 19.99. The first contains both Solid Snake’s handheld offering and survival horror title Silent Hill Origins whilst the second bundles the stealth hit …

Sources” close to Japanese games publisher Konami are claiming that the firm has snapped up the rights to publish Zombie Studios’ upcoming game based on the ultra-violent movie franchise Saw. Question marks were placed over the future of the game following the collapse of former publisher Brash. However, Variety reports …

Net income for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 reached YEN 17,826, a 17 per cent increase on the same period the year before. Operating income for the period hit YEN 34,703m, up from the YEN 27,610m seen in the same period the year before. Net revenue climbed from …