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Monday, Jan 5
Weekly Wii Update: Kirby And Crab Battles [Wii Downloadables]
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:
Thursday, Dec 18
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Review [Review]
Is Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia just what the Castlevania fan ordered? Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was developed and published by Konami, released in North America on Oct. 21 for the Nintendo DS. Retails for $29.99. Played story mode to completion.
Wednesday, Nov 26
Castlevania Judgment Review: You Don't Belong In This World
Castlevania Judgment was developed and published by Konami, released in North America on Nov. 18 for the Wii. Retails for $49.99. Unlocked all characters through Story mode, played through Castle mode, Survival and Arcade, tested online multiplayer.
Suikoden: Tierkreis - The Communal DS RPG
Konami has unleashed a flurry of new art, screens, and information on Suikoden: Tierkrieis, the game that takes the hunt for the 108 Stars of Destiny to the Nintendo DS. Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Platform: Nintendo DS Genre: RPG
Here's What The MGO Patch Patched
Konami's Metal Gear Online has gotten itself all patched up. Things have changed, and things have been fixed. According to Konami, the patch updates include: by way of game site CVG) MGO Ver.1.20 Update information Updates include: Metal Gear patched [CVG]
Monday, Nov 17
Metal Gear Online Meme Expansion Dated
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that the latest downloadable content for its Metal Gear Online title for PLAYSTATION®3 will be released on November 25th. Entitled MEME EXPANSION, the download adds new characters and gameplay elements to Hideo Kojima’s hugely popula...
Thursday, Nov 6
PlayStation Store Update: Metal Gear?! [North America]
Konami gets around to giving PlayStation 3 owners their Metal Gear Solid 4 demo, just in time for the holiday consideration season. It leads a week light on playable goods, but heavy on decent freebies, as the first of the LittleBigPlanet downloadable offerings hit the PlayStation Store....
Saturday, Nov 1
Kotaku Originals: Noble Six Hundred! [Original]
One of You Will Get This Nintendo DSi LittleBigPlanet Review: Play, Create... Share? Welcome Home: Hanging Out PlayStation Style NXE Impressions: Creating An Avatar, Playing With My Xbox The Rush To Review Electronic Arts Set to Distribute Harmonix' Beatles Game [UPDATE]
Monday, Oct 13
Otomedius Gorgeous! Our TGS Boob Shootin' Fix [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Otomedius, Konami's attempt to lure the masses back to Gradius-style sidescrolling shooting, was on hand at this week's Tokyo Game Show, coming home as Otomedius Gorgeous! for the Xbox 360. What Otomedius Gorgeous! brings to the table, a concept only briefly explored in titles like Par...
Tuesday, Sep 30
Silent Hill: Homecoming Review: Hello Zombie Nurse
With a new developer at the helm and new, more powerful consoles to showcase the world(s) of Silent Hill, does Silent Hill: Homecoming bring the series into the next generation? Or is just pure hell? Silent Hill: Homecoming, developed by Double Helix and published by Konami was released...
Wednesday, Sep 17
Lost In Blue: Shipwrecked: Cooking Seaweed Never Felt So Good [Konami September 2008 NYC]
I actually found this game to be pretty fun. Now, the parts where you spend time running around isn't that exciting, but all the little mini-games worked surprisingly well together. I also tend to like games where I collect random stuff and have to try and figure out where to use it. Overall, th...
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Impressions
Konami could release the same old 2-D Castlevania every couple of years from now until the world finally explodes, and you know what? I'd be ok with that. I hate change just for the sake of change, and I'm convinced if there is one video game series that should be the same each and every time, It...
Tuesday, Aug 26
What Companies Will Be At TGS? These Ones.
• Complex Games Inc. • Hothead Games, Inc. • CAPCOM CO., LTD. • DeNA Co., Ltd. • Grendel Games • Khaeon Games • HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD. • ITPIA CO., LTD. • KOEI CO., LTD. • KONAMI • LEVEL-5 Inc. • Microsoft Co., Ltd. • NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. • Silver Star Japan • SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. • M-etel Co., Ltd. • TECMO, LTD. • Yudo Inc.
Thursday, Aug 21
The Games Convention Über Update Post
No Leipzig Press Conference From Microsoft Nintendo Not Attending Leipzig This Year Age Of Conan Invades GC Video Games Live Brings Crysis Music Home Deep Silver At Games Convention 2008 What's EA Bringing To Games Convention? Early Images From Games Convention 2008
Wednesday, Aug 20
Konami's GC 2008 Presser - Here's What Happened
The show came to a close with Dave Cox, head of European product planning, taking the stage to show off two new titles: first, Gti Club, a PlayStation network remake of the 1996 arcade racing title with lightly updated graphics, as well as their big action adventure title, Lords of Shadow.
Konami Sheds Light On Lords Of Shadow
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has used Europe’s leading video game event, the annual Games Convention in Leipzig, to unveil a landmark new title for PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360 from its European Product Planning department entitled Lords of Shadow, which is due for release in 2010.
Friday, Aug 15
How Pro Evo 2009 Differs From Pro Evo 2008
BECOME A LEGEND - They'll tell you this was a part of the Japanese versions of Winning Eleven, but really, the institution of a "control a single player as he rises through the ranks" mode is a response to those found in the EA Sports games. Still, it's a neat addition, especially if you're the...
Thursday, Jul 24
Metal Gear Online Tournament Hits Comic-Con, Kojima Signs Stuff [Comic-con 08]
2nd Place • Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 4 game 3rd Place • Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 4 game • Special Metal Gear® Online Poster All finalists • Metal Gear Solid 4 Strategy Guide • Metal Gear Solid 4 T-Shirt • Metal Gear Solid 4 Dog Tags • Metal Gear Solid 4 Dog Tags
Tuesday, Jul 22
Kojima Talks The PS3 And MGS4's Shared History [Konami]
In the wake of that Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII announcement, that old chestnut rumor resurfaced that Metal Gear Solid 4 was coming to the Xbox 360. Maybe it will one day, who knows. No idea what kinda deal Sony and Konami have worked out. Other Metal Gear Solid have certainly appeared on other p...
PopStar Guitar - Oh Look, Another Guitar Game
Exclusively for the Wii™, PopStar Guitar will come with the AirG™, a peripheral that snaps onto the Wii Remote and turns the controller into an electrifying air guitar. For PlayStation®2 system players, PopStar Guitar will function with any PlayStation®2 system compatible guitar per...
Sunday, Jul 20
Rock Revolution: The Rubber Drum Brigade
Konami, Konami...you have to try harder than this. With one major publisher already in and another getting ready to storm the rhythm band genre with drum sets that look like...well, drum sets, the best you can come up with is a rubber set with oddly shaped heads that resemble the old board game Perf...
Tuesday, Jul 8
Konami Confirms Elebits 2 DS
El Segundo, Calif. - July 8, 2008 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, the sequel to Elebits, is currently in development exclusively for Nintendo DS™. The exciting game of hide and seek allows players to find, capture and befri...
Monday, Jul 7
E3: Dud or a Blast? [E3 Hopes And Dreams]
Monday 10:30 a.m. Microsoft Presser 12:30 p.m. Square Enix Presser 1 p.m. Shane Kim Roundtable 3 p.m. EA Presser 7 p.m. Gears of War 2 Reception Tuesday 9 a.m. Show Floor Opens 9 a.m. Nintendo Presser 11:30 a.m. Sony Presser 2: 30 p.m. Ubisoft Presser 4:30 p.m. Capcom Presser
Tuesday, Jul 1
Konami Whips Up Castlevania Judgment, An Online 3D Fighter For Wii [Wii]
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title in the fighting game genre, is currently in development exclusively for Wii. Developed by legendary Castlevania series producer Koji "Iga" Igarashi, Castlevania Judgment br...
Tuesday, Jun 24
MGS4 Ships A Million In Europe
Metal Gear Solid 4 blows retail away! Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that sales of its newly-released Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots title for PLAYSTATION®3 have exceeded one million units within the first week.
Monday, Jun 23
Pro Evo 2009 "Announced"
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that it will release PES 2009 for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD, PlayStation®2, and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) this Autumn in Europe. PES 2009 will be released for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD, PlayStation 2, and PSP® (PlaySta...
Thursday, Jun 19
MGS 4: The Big Boss Of Japanese Sales [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
It should come as no surprise that Metal Gear Solid 4 was Japan's best-selling game last week, as publisher Enterbrain already chimed in with the PlayStation 3 game's first four-day sales. Media Create's figures are slighter lower—lower by about 11,000—but that doesn't take anything o...
Wednesday, Jun 18
Konami Creating Blue Dragon CCG [Collectible Card Games]
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of card and electronic entertainment properties. The most notable of KDE’s card genre is the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, which is welcoming its 10th anniversary this year. In additio...
Konami Launches DDR Community Site [DanceDanceRevolution]
Originally debuting in arcades in 1998, DanceDanceRevolution has been available on most consoles including Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Wii™. Revolutionizing the get-up-and move concept for video ga...
Tuesday, Jun 17
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh?
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was developed by Kojima Productions, published by Konami. Retails for $59.99. Available on PlayStation 3. Played single player campaign to completion on "Solid Normal" difficulty. Tested all Metal Gear Online modes and extras.
Friday, Jun 6
A Week In Comments [Hyper Mulit-Tap]
This is just "The Itagaki Way" of doing to Tecmo what Shinji Mikami did to Capcom — what Hironobu Sakaguchi did to Square-Enix, what Yoshiki Okamoto did to Konami (when he founded Capcom) and then Capcom (when he founded Game Republic); what Kozy Okada (Shin Megami Tensei, Persona) did to...
Friday, May 30
Rumor: Reviewers Can't Talk About MGS4 Cutscenes, Install?
Konami representatives declined to comment to me about any of this, as did editors of a few major video game magazines. Sources: Konami Asked ‘Metal Gear Solid 4′ Reviewers Not To Mention Cut Scene Length And Installation Time [MTV Multiplayer]
Thursday, May 15
Konami Announces "Rock Revolution"
Seems like everyone is jumping on the music rhythm game bandwagon these days and seeing as Konami was somewhat instrumental in starting the whole genre it makes sense that the would come out with their own answer to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. That answer is Rock Revolution. Rock Revolution i...
Monday, May 12
Europe Getting Metal Gear Solid 4 Goodies
Metal Gear Solid 4: Limited Edition and Pre-Order Campaign confirmed for UK Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced two innovative initiatives for the forthcoming launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for PLAYSTATION®3 on June 12th.
Sunday, May 11
Podcast: Americans Brag, PS3 No Letdown, Kotaku is Wrong
This really begs the question: We understand why Kojima might be humble about his own game (fair enough!), but why be "humble" or make excuses for the PLAYSTATION 3? Last we checked, Kojima doesn't work for Sony. Kojima Addresses The Issue [Konami via PlayStation Boards Thanks, Re-I!]
Monday, May 5
Target: Terror Review: 90s Arcade Action
Target: Terror was developed by Leviathan Games and published by Konami, and was released on April 22nd. Retails for $39.99. Available on Nintendo Wii. Played single player game to completion (less bonus round) in single player, multiplayer and dual-remote Justice Mode. Tested all mini-g...
Saturday, May 3
Kotaku Originals: A Mighty Tr**kload of Copy
Japan Gets *Another* Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle Advocacy Groups Want Games Locked Up How To Bring The West to Japan Buy GTA IV, Get Xbox Live Free For A Month Konami Adds Stuff To Metal Gear Online Where Bionic Commando And Nintendo Stand The Inaugural All-Time Video Game Character Draft
Saturday, Apr 19
Kotaku Originals: System is Very Busy Now
NES Controller Car Engine Mod Rock Band's First Album Announced, Our Harmonix Q&A Nintendo Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased Nintendo Takes March, 360 & PS3 Neck-And-Neck Konami ID Dojo: "System Is Very Busy Now" Metal Gear Online Is Ready For Download, Not Play
Wednesday, Apr 16
Konami Cockblocking Metal Gear Online Beta
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Thursday, Apr 10
LE Metal Gear Solid 4 Will Only Be Available at GameStop
Featuring collectible packaging with exclusive artwork by famed Kojima Productions illustrator Yoji Shinkawa, the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition will contain everything that is included with the Standard Edition as well as an additional Blu-ray disc featu...
Thursday, Feb 28
Konami Clears Up MGS4 Facts, Details Beta Pre-order Program [Metal Gear Solid 4]
EL SEGUNDO, CA - February 28, 2008 - Following opening remarks made during the General Session at the 2008 Destination PlayStation retailer event in Scottsdale AZ, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. confirmed several new initiatives related to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots...
Thursday, Feb 7
Million Metal Gear Solid 4 Launch Day Quote Is "Incorrect"
One million copies. At launch. Late last year, Kojima Productions Associate Producer Ryan Payton was quoted as saying Metal Gear Solid 4 needed to shift a million copies on launch day to turn a profit. From the original Reuters piece: "Payton said the new "Metal Gear Solid" needs to sell over...
Tuesday, Jan 22
Silent Hill Origins Heading to PS2 [Ps2]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - January 22, 2008 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today confirmed speculation that Silent Hill® Origins, released last year for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system is in fact currently in development for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. N...
Friday, Jan 18
Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity [Nintendo DS]
A trio of supposed screen shots from an unreleased Castlevania game for the Nintendo DS have made their way online, ones that could possibly reveal Koji Igarashi and team's follow up to Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Are they real? They certainly look real enough, with a timestamp that wo...
Wednesday, Jan 9
20GB & 60GB PS3s Discontinued In Japan [PS3]
Following the ever greater line-up of the PS3 software during this holiday season, more and more software titles are scheduled to be released beyond January from third party game developers and publishers such as "Devil May Cry® 4" (CAPCOM CO.,LTD./ Expected Release Date: January 31st i...
Tuesday, Jan 1
The Rumor Returns - MGS4 On The 360 [Rumor]
XboxFamily today reports that they have received word directly from a Konami distribution representative that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the Xbox 360 has been in development since early last year, with a release slated for 12-14 months after the PlayStation 3 version o...
Wednesday, Dec 26
Japanese Game Developers In Trouble
Aside from shattering my ill-founded illusions about the state of Japanese game development, the interview also touches on working on the Silent Hill move, interactive music in video games, Yamaoka's CD iFuturelist, and his own musical tastes (woo PJ Harvey!)
Wednesday, Dec 12
Konami Brings Hudson Adidas Ad To Europe [Game Announcement]
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the first titles to emerge from its recent publishing agreement with Hudson Soft. Fishing Master and Sports Island have both been created specifically for the Wii™ and will be released in Q1 and Q2 2008 respectively.
Saturday, Nov 17
Arcade Flyer Art Saturday: Devastators
The art for this one, much like the game, was pretty typical for it's time period. The "two guys against the world" theme was used often in games like Contra, Double Dragon and others. The main character in the front is unmistakably modeled after Sylvester Stallone's Rambo character who's g...
Thursday, Oct 25
DDR Universe 2 Set List [Konami]
Do people still play Dance Dance Revolution? I think it's still doing well, but it seems like the hot rhythm games nowadays are Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I know the three could peacefully co-exist, but I suspect they don't. Why is that?
Monday, Oct 22
Metal Gear Solid 4's Ryan Payton Speaks
At this past week's E For All expo, Konami was well represented with games like Metal Gear Solid 4, Silent Hill Origins and Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. Also on hand were a number of developers, including Kojima Productions producer Ryan Payton who was nice enough to give the Kot...
Thursday, Oct 4
GameTrailers Covers E For All [So Much E]
about the people who are passionate about games, and this kind of content provides even more opportunity for the community of gamers to gather."
Thursday, Sep 20
Tgs07: So Far
TGS Day One TGS Keynote Kick Off The TGS Show Floor Metal Gear Solid 4 Impressions Metal Gear Solid 4 Hands On Gallery Microsoft Needs a New Template Winning Eleven Pro EVO Impressions Ubisoft Picks Up More Heroes For US Release Konami Mobiles Contra 4 Character Contest
Wednesday, Sep 19
Boom: Triple Bomberman Land In January
REDWOOD CITY, Calif - September 20, 2007 - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of Hudson Soft, today announced Bomberman Land, the award-winning series, is coming to the Wii™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and BOMBERMAN LAND Touch! 2 is coming for the Ni...
Tuesday, Sep 18
Liveblogging The Konami Pre-TGS Press Conference [Tgs07]
Kojima says the date for Metal Gear Solid 4 is still "early 2008." Metal Gear Solid 4 will come with a Metal Gear Online Starter Pack when it ships, as revealed at Games Convention. Kojima moves on to the Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus trailer, which will also be available at TGS.
Tuesday, Aug 7
Metal Gear Solid 4, Playable At Leipzig, Only By Kojima
Hideo Kojima comes to Leipzig! Legendary Metal Gear Solid creator heads to Games Convention to show playable version of METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS METAL GEAR SOLID" and "GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS" are registered trademarks of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Tuesday, Jun 19
About Damn Time: Konami Reveals Contra 4 DS
Explosive Action Series Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Unique Dual Screen Presentation, New Gameplay Elements and Cooperative Multiplayer Mayhem Developed by WayForward Technologies, Contra 4 is planned for release on the Nintendo DS in 2007.
Monday, Jun 18
Fancy Footy: Gallery: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that PES 2008 will be released in Autumn 2007. The latest edition to the multi-million-selling Pro Evolution Soccer series will be released for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD, PlayStation®2, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and Ninten...
Monday, Jan 22
Konami Announces MGS3 PAL Tournaments [Metal Gear Solid]
The Metal Gear franchise is over 16 years old with the first Metal Gear release debuting in Japan in 1987. The series centered on the adventures of secret agent Solid Snake and was consistently recognized for its new and original game design combined with a story full of plot twists and intr...
Wednesday, Jan 25
Silent Hill PSP and Others Make Konami's 06 List
The hottest revolution and bestselling video game in the music game category returns to its arcade roots with Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA. The first arcade version to be released in North America in 6 years, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA features over 300 songs, all-new game mo...
