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Hideo Kojima has declared he may leave the industry if his next project fails to meet his expectations. The veteran developer behind the Metal Gear series made his claims on his Twitter account, according to Andriasang, and suggests his forthcoming title could shake up the industry if done correctly. 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 »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 …
Read More »Konami: iPhone compares to the DS
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 …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 4 next for Xbox 360 switch?
Honest folk out there would have to admit that literally no-one saw Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII announcement coming last night – and now talk has turned to what other former PlayStation exclusives could follow suit. VG247 claims to have heard from a ‘very’ senior UK industry source that it …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5 talk begins
We’ve been told time and time again that Metal Gear Solid 4 is the closing part of the Solid Snake story – but assistant producer Ryan Payton has reaffirmed that fact that there’s likely to be more Metal Gear ahead. Speaking to 1UP, Payton insisted that whilst MGS4 was the …
Read More »No MGS4 shortages, promises Konami
Konami has pledged that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will not be sneaking into the hands of customers early – and that there will be plenty of stock to satisfy the ‘phenomenal’ demand for the title. UK general manager for Konami Pete Stone made the statements to …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid Collection confirmed
After a period of speculation and gossip, Konami has finally confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection will be arriving on PS2 shortly – in the US at least. The game includes the original PSOne Metal Gear Solid, the Director’s Cut edition of Metal Gear Solid 2 and the …
Read More »Kojima to return to Metal Gear Solid?
Next-Gen reports that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima may not be walking away from the Metal Gear Solid series after the release of PS3 title MGS4, as had been previously suggested at E3 in July. However, in a recent interview Konami’s marketing VP Anthony Crouts stated: I’m sure Kojima …
Read More »Kojima to return to Metal Gear Solid?
Next-Gen reports that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima may not be walking away from the Metal Gear Solid series after the release of PS3 title MGS4, as had been previously suggested at E3 in July. However, in a recent interview Konami’s marketing VP Anthony Crouts stated: I’m sure Kojima …
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