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News: Foto Showdown coming to DSi

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0000

It's a camera-powered RPG from Konami. Konami has unveiled Foto Showdown, a new RPG which is played using the DSi camera. The idea is you take photos and the DSi uses "advanced colour recognition" to generate monsters from them. You can then test out their unique powers in epic battles. There are more than 100 levels to play through and over 150 monsters to collect. Players can fight with up to six monsters at once and they get more powerful with each battle they win. You can also upgrade their powers, buy better weapons, give them tools and heal them with medicine. The DSi's wireless functionality allows players to take part in multiplayer battles and swap monsters. Read more... > >

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Fan Creates NES-Styled Left 4 Dead "De-Make"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:53:53 +0000

In the face of successful oldschool titles and remakes such as Mega Man 9 and Konami's ReBirth series, the developers at Valve have decided to beat these old industry hands at their own game-- by taking their hit franchise Left 4 Dead into the field of 8-bit gaming! Two players! Up to eight zombies on a map at a time! It's zombie-fighting fun like you've never seen it before, only it's the same as it ever was! Okay, in actuality, this is a fan-made game by "PixelForce" which is supposed to be available for the PC come January 4th. They plan for the game to have all five maps of all four campaigns included, and you can find out more by checking out the YouTube description.

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PES 2010 download content dated

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:00 +0000

Team rosters update, Champions League 'elements' and kits. Konami's detailed the first free DLC content for PES 2010 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Click here to read the full article

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Japanese Software: J-League Pro Soccer Club Replaces Winning Eleven At Top

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +0000

As the PlayStation 3 version of Konami's soccer game Winning Eleven 2010 drops from first to sixth, Sega's new PSP game J-League Pro Soccer Club kept the sport in the top position on the Japanese weekly charts. J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J for PSP debuted at number one for the week ended November 15, selling 85,000 units, according to Media Create. Last week, World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 had a ...

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Random Video of the Day: Konami Code (Paper Planes Parody)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:57 +0000

Black Nerd Comedy has put together a "song parody of Paper Planes by M.I.A. (MIA) about the best cheat in video game history... the Konami Code!" Konami and Contra fan that I am, you just know I couldn't pass this up: I hate to pick this apart, but Super C used another code, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II did as well; III's was a slight variation, swapping B and A. And Castlevania III was the only one with such a cheat, and that was used by entering your name as "Help Me." Still, fun video, and kind of catchy. That it has its own little dance is a plus.

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News: Wii PES 2010 patched on release

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Brought up-to-date with real-world data. Konami has alerted us to an upcoming and free bout of DLC for the Wii version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Simply, the update brings all player stats and data in-line with the real world. So, imagine a crazy universe where Robin Van Persie had been injured during international duty - if that was the case the game would reflect it. You might even find he was out of the Arsenal squad for six weeks! Just imagine. We expect Konami will issue a few of these data refreshers as the season goes on. Read more... > >

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PES 2010 Wii gets launch DLC

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Roster update ready for day one. PES 2010 on Wii will receive day one DLC in the form of a roster update, Konami's confirmed. Click here to read the full article

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News: MGO Survival Challenge coming

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:18:00 +0000

Monthly 24-hour bouts of staying alive. Konami is promoting Metal Gear Online with a monthly series of Survival Challenge events. Starting a week on Saturday - 28th November - players will be awarded Reward Points based on the length of their team's winning streak in Survival games over a 24-hour period. The next events will be on 26th December, 23rd January, and 27th February. To be eligible you just need to join a Survival lobby in the PS3 multiplayer shooter and play at least one game during the 24 hours; numbers will be capped at around 3000 players. You'll get a Regain in-game T-shirt to prove you turned up on each day, and a Regain hat if you make all four. "Players are not recommended to play for an extensive duration of time due to health risks," reminds the press release. Play safe, kids. Read more... > >

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Metal Gear Solid Touch just $0.99 today

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Konami has reduced the price of all of its premium iPhone games today. The one you really care about? Yes, that's just $0.99. If you've never tried it, now is probably the time.

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Anderson Still Waiting on Castlevania Script, Has Eyes for Metal Gear

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:49:08 +0000

It seems as if the Castlevania movie has been spiraling in and out of development hell so much that I can't even remember what the last status update on it was. But it matters little, for the latest word coming out of ShockTillYouDrop.com is that Resident Evil: Afterlife Producer Jeremy Bolt said "Paul W.S. Anderson is still circling video game adaptation Castlevania at Rogue Pictures and that they are waiting on a script." If that weren't enough for you, it seems that Bolt and Anderson have their eyes on another Konami property as well: Metal Gear Solid. The duo would apparently like to help Columbia Pictures along with that project. Mind, this doesn't confirm that they are involved, merely interested.

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Original Metal Gear Solid set for PSN

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:46 +0000

Konami confirm digital debut

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News: Metal Gear Solid on PSN this week

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:00 +0000

Portable Ops, Peace Walker to follow. Konami has announced the arrival of Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation Store this Thursday, 19th November. It was this PSone game that took the series 3D and established Hideo Kojima's creations as some of the best in the world. Metal Gear Solid will cost £7.99. Following Metal Gear Solid will be MGS: Portable Ops, MGS: Portable: Ops+ and MGS: Digital Graphic Novel. Read more...

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Japanese Software: Winning Eleven Takes Lead From Bayonetta

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0000

The latest version of Konami's popular soccer franchise World Soccer Winning Eleven debuted at number one in Japan, as the previous week's top game, Bayonetta, dropped down. The PlayStation 3 version of World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 was number one for the week ended November 8, selling 218,000 units, according to Japanese tracking firm Media Create. The Xbox 360 version of the soccer game debuted at number 22. The previous week's number one, the PS3 ...

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Review

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:32:00 +0000

I first got a chance to play Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 at this year's Tokyo Game Show. I'd hoped to find evidence that Konami's beleaguered soccer sim -- once the undisputed king of the fútbol mountain -- had finally made a solid transition to the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 era. But the TGS demo left me cold; the herky-jerky animations and clunky controls overshadowed the surprisingly improved, far more realistic visuals. The game felt borderline unplayable, and the ultimate verdict seemed inevitable: Another year, another Germany-versus-Faroe Islands-style beatdown in favor of EA's FIFA juggernaut. But a funny thing happened as I played through the final version. Yes, Pro Evo's animations are still stuck in the PS2 era and don't really capture the speed and fluidity of the real sport. And, yes, the sluggish controls take some getting used to and don't offer the pinpoint accuracy of FIFA. But as I spent more and more time with ...

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Big in Japan Nov. 2-8: Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:24 +0000

Latest installment in Konami's Winning Eleven series dominates a sales chart crammed with older releases.

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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories dated

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000

Wii version out in time for Christmas, PS2/PSP versions "following shortly". Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Wii will be on shop shelves on December 8, Konami has confirmed. Click here to read the full article

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News: US date for SH: Shattered Memories

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:44:00 +0000

Early December for horror Wiimake. Konami has announced that Silent Hill: Shattered Memories will be out for Wii in the US on 8th December, with PS2 and PSP versions to follow later. Shattered Memories is Climax's attempt to re-imagine the original survival horror game on new platforms with considerably different mechanics. There's regular third-person camerawork, for example, and controls that make use of the Wiimote as a flashlight, and perhaps most significantly there's no combat. Read more... > >

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Silent Hill Shattered Memories Wii Release Date Confirmed

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:53:52 +0000

Konami today confirmed that Silent Hill Homecoming will come out on the Wii in North America on December 8th. After many rumors many retailers had been suggesting this for some time but now we know for sure. Originally the game was supposed to come out for the Wii, PS2, and PSP right around now in early November. Last month however, retailer listings started moving around in different places for all the platforms with no word from Konami. Konami later told ComputerAndVideogames that the game was coming out in February with no specifics on platforms. However, because ComputerAndVideogames is a Europe-based site, Konami could have been telling them the game's European date. Since late October, retailers had settled on an early December date for the Wii version of Shattered Memories with the PS2 and PSP versions shipping in winter 2010.

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Silent Hill spooks Wii Dec. 8

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:24 +0000

Konami remake of survival horror franchise's original outing gets a release date; PS2 and PSP versions "following shortly."

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack Review

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0000

I have to give some credit to Ubisoft for wanting to produce a new Ninja Turtles game that took after Konami's classic arcade beat-em-ups -- their other recent TMNT games, Smash-Up and Turtles in Time Re-Shelled , weren't total failures, and for what it's worth, Konami's old TMNT games were the only ones people still fondly remember. But somehow, TMNT Arcade Attack is a big step back. The idea is sound, but the end result is a nearly lifeless action game that ironically has barely anything to do with its classic predecessors. Cleverly, you're playing with another player in co-op -- whether or not they're real. The game makes you choose a second turtle to join you, mainly because special attacks are based around team moves. Regardless, this is a beat-em-up by definition, but not in a great way: Run up the path until a group of enemies stroll in, take a couple of minutes beating them all up, then run up the path again to meet ...

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Konami Reports Sales, Profit Declines In Half-Year

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0000

Metal Gear Solid publisher Konami said a "harsh" business environment consisting of unfavorable exchange rates and lower consumer spending drove sales and profits down for the fiscal half-year. Konami, whose business segments also include fitness clubs and arcade machines, said it sold 5.89 million software units during the six months ended September 30, down from 11.75 million units a year ago. Most of that disparity can be attributed to much lower sales in the Metal ...

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Konami Predicts Profit Drop of 82%

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:48:44 +0000

Compared to what Konami made in the six-month period ending September 30th, 2008, it appears that the company has taken a tremendous blow for the same period this year. The Japanese publisher has released a forecast which predicts a profit drop of 82 percent, though revenue as a while will only be down by 22.5 percent (JPY 114 billion/USD 1.26 billion), which is still nothing to sneeze at. Meanwhile, net income will drop from last year's JPY 12 billion (USD 132.8 million) to JPY 2.2 billion (USD 24.3 million).

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Konami six-month profit falls 81.3%

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:32:47 +0000

Konami's MGS4-less fiscal half-year creates substantial shortfall, as net income slips to $24 million on revenues of $1.26 billion.

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Rumor: Jackal ReBirth?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:19:25 +0000

Konami has been on something of a WiiWare roll as of late with their ReBirth series, offering up new, bite-sized chunks of their glorious gaming past with graphics and sound clearly meant to evoke the earlier heyday of franchises such as Gradius, Contra, and most recently, Castlevania. And naturally, one would expect they will only be looking to add more to the mix.

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Konami Expects Profits To Fall 82%

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +0000

Bad news: In a financial forecast released by Konami for the six months ending September 30, the company predicts its profits will have dropped 82%. Ow. Konami is expecting to collect around 1.26 billion US in revenue, down 22.5 per cent on the same period in 2008, while net income is expected to come in at 24.3 million, down from 132 million. Konami feels the loss in profits is mainly due to the fact that the company released Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots last year, and this year, it did not release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots . If you pirated any Konami products over the last six months, you are part of the problem, and I demand you turn yourself in to the proper authorities at once. Source

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Konami announces massive hit to profits

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:10:29 +0000

Slow year hurts net gain

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Konami Warns Of Disappointing Fiscal First Half

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Konami has become the latest Japanese publisher to reveal that it's had a weaker fiscal year so far than it predicted. The company says its fiscal half-year sales and profits are down due to a weak release slate, following a similar forecast reduction by Square Enix and warnings from Nintendo of its first annual profit decline in six years. In the six months ending in September 2009, Konami saw sales fall 22.5 percent year over ...

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Ubisoft Talks About Potential Metal Gear/Assassin's Creed 2 Mixup

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:23:47 +0000

When Konami revealed that Metal Gear hero Solid Snake would be donning the garb of Assassin's Creed protagonist Altair in Metal Gear Solid 4, few saw it coming-- despite it being revealed a month and a half earlier on April 1st. With Assassin's Creed 2 just around the corner, Gaming Union caught up with Ubisoft Montreal's Chief Executive Officer, Yannis Mallat, at the GameON: Finance conference in Toronto to ask if we could soon see an encore performance.

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Konami projects 22.5% six-month sales slip

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:35:20 +0000

Japanese publisher anticipates earnings to fall to $1.63 billion in April-Sept. period due to back-loaded release schedule, tough comparison against MGS4.

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News: Forza 3, FIFA 10 make Japan chart

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:44:00 +0000

But big westerners make little impact. Xbox 360 exclusive Forza Motorsport 3 has raced into the Japanese chart this week, finishing at six. That's one place above FIFA 10 on PS3, a game in a series long considered an outsider in the face of Konami's home-grown Winning Eleven series (Pro Evolution Soccer). There are two further new entries in the top 10, which are Rune Factory 3 on DS at five and Dynasty Warriors 6 Special on PSP at 10. Read more... > >

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Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker English Demo Announced

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:59:47 +0000

Kojima Productions announced today that an English demo for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker will be available sooner rather than later. This will come after three separate releases of the Japanese demo. The Kojima Productions Report podcast said that the demo would be fully localized in English including voice acting from the previously announced English cast. No specifics were given on demo content but it is assumed that it will be identical to the latest Japanese demo, just all in English. The demo for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker was first released unintentionally when IGN uploaded the Tokyo Game Show 2009 demo to their website. The same demo later showed up on Konami's own Japanese site for Peace Walker. A slightly modified Japanese demo is set to make its Playstation Store debut this weekend along with the Japanese launch of the PSP Go.

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iPhone Social Game Network Aurora Feint Gets Major Japanese Investment

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Major Japanese mobile social network operator DeNa "strategic, multi-million dollar investment" in iPhone social platform developer Aurora Feint, taking a 20 percent stake in the company. Simultaneously, Konami subsidiary developer Hudson Soft will become the first Japanese game maker to incorporate Aurora Feint's OpenFeint technology when it releases a new Bomberman title later this year. OpenFeint is a suite of online features that connect iPhone games from different developers with social features like friends lists, ...

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Video: Tomena Sanner Trailer 1

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:56:05 +0000

A wacky debut trailer for Konami's upcoming WiiWare title.

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News: Konami: Great to see PES 'emerge triumphant'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:21:25 +0000

Publisher very happy to claim the No.1 spot in the UK.

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Kojima pleasantly shocked by ZOE enthusiasm

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:33:46 +0000

Konami ramp up for third game? Speaking on his blog, Konami game designer Hideo Kojima has revealed his surprise at the impassioned response to his recent Zone of the Enders chit-chat online. The veteran game maker revealed in a previous blog post that there is an internal enthusiasm for a new game in the series at Konami, while Kojima also said that he does indeed hope to make a sequel - one day. "The comments topped the 100 mark, and the access count reached levels of the Tokyo Game Show time. It was picked up in a variety of places, including the net and press, and spread throughout the world," he writes on the reaction this week. Apparently, Zone of the Enders is such an enticing prospect that other Konami staffers decorated his desk in the style of the game, with developers from other teams begging to be involved. More soon.

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