News items tagged with konami

Silent Hill Concept Art Surfaces for Cancelled Game

Silent Hill Concept Art Surfaces for Cancelled Game

An extremely tiny and low-resolution piece of concept art for a defunct Silent Hill game surfaces online courtesy of monster designer and art director Masahiro Ito.

By Kyle Sledge on 16 March 2017
Bomberman Spin-Off Bombergirl Coming To Arcades

Bomberman Spin-Off Bombergirl Coming To Arcades

Konami reveals a new anime-style spin-off to Bomberman for the arcades, with Bombergirl replacing the family fun of the original with some slightly more adult content. Many fans of the Bomb...

By Rob Gordon on 12 February 2017
Death Stranding: Kojima Hires More Ex-Konami Devs

Death Stranding: Kojima Hires More Ex-Konami Devs

Hideo Kojima hires several more former Konami employees to the Death Stranding development team, including a senior character artist and a cinematic artist. Late last year, headlines were m...

By Jasmine Henry on 11 January 2017
Guillermo Del Toro Bashes Konami in Christmas Message

Guillermo Del Toro Bashes Konami in Christmas Message

Famed Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro continues feud with Konami through unprintable Christmas message, Japanese industry giant responds with silence. Christmas is a time of sharing,...

By Fergus O'Sullivan on 27 December 2016
New Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime Series Coming in 2017

New Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime Series Coming in 2017

A brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series is coming to Tokyo TV in 2017, with Yusaku Fujiki as the protagonist, and the potential for tie-in digital trading card games. A decade ago, one would hav...

By Dalton Cooper on 19 December 2016
Guillermo del Toro: 'F--k Konami'

Guillermo del Toro: 'F--k Konami'

Hollywood director and friend of Hideo Kojima, Guillermo del Toro, rips into Konami on Twitter, slamming the company for its decision to cancel Silent Hills. Veteran game developer Hideo Ko...

By Jasmine Henry on 30 November 2016
Kojima 'Locked in a Separate Room' in MGS5 Development

Kojima 'Locked in a Separate Room' in MGS5 Development

The Game Awards 2016 host Geoff Keighley reveals that Hideo Kojima was ‘locked in a separate room’ for six months during Metal Gear Solid 5‘s development. Some may remember back in 2015 whe...

By Jasmine Henry on 29 November 2016
Hideo Kojima Distances Himself From Metal Gear Survive

Hideo Kojima Distances Himself From Metal Gear Survive

When asked about Konami’s upcoming Metal Gear Survive at his 2016 Tokyo Game Show presentation, Hideo Kojima addresses the question by distancing himself from the game. Ever since Metal Gea...

By Alexander Pan on 18 September 2016
Metal Gear Survive Gameplay Demo Released

Metal Gear Survive Gameplay Demo Released

Konami reveals the first gameplay demo of Metal Gear Survive at Tokyo Game Show 2016, showcasing fifteen minutes of gameplay from the controversial Metal Gear Solid spin-off. It’s fair to s...

By Rob Gordon on 17 September 2016
Kojima and del Toro to Reunite for Special Address

Kojima and del Toro to Reunite for Special Address

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reunite later this month at the 2016 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas to provide the keynote address. Although Silent H...

By Kyle Sledge on 26 January 2016
Metal Gear Online Expansion Content Revealed

Metal Gear Online Expansion Content Revealed

The upcoming Metal Gear Online DLC campaign will be called ‘Cloaked in Silence’, will feature Quiet as a playable character, ‘Appeal’ poses, and three brand new maps. Although it’s been s...

By Alexander Pan on 26 January 2016
Mechs Confirmed For New Kojima Project

Mechs Confirmed For New Kojima Project

Frequent Kojima collaborator Yoji Shinkawa reveals that he expects to be tasked with designing mechs for the director’s first project following his split with Konami. Fans of Hideo Kojima...

By Brad Jones on 26 December 2015
Konami Hiring Developers for 'New Metal Gear'

Konami Hiring Developers for 'New Metal Gear'

Konami posts a job listing to hire highly-skilled developers for ‘New Metal Gear’, with some suggesting that the long-standing series is going in a new direction. Although Metal Gear Soli...

By Jasmine Henry on 26 December 2015
Game Developer Choice Awards Game of the Year Nominees

Game Developer Choice Awards Game of the Year Nominees

The Game Developers Conference releases the final list of their nominees for the 16th annual Game Developer Choice Awards, including Game of the Year. The nominees for the 16th annual Gam...

By Sarah Fields on 26 December 2015
Dark Souls 3 PC System Requirements Leaked

Dark Souls 3 PC System Requirements Leaked

Dark Souls 3‘s PC System Requirements leak online, giving gamers an idea of whether their systems are up to the task or need to be upgraded before its release. While PC gamers often enjo...

By Sarah Fields on 26 December 2015
Silent Hills' P.T. Can Be Re-Downloaded

Silent Hills' P.T. Can Be Re-Downloaded

After having been cancelled and removed from the PlayStation Store entirely, it’s now possible to re-download Silent Hills‘ fiendishly frightening P.T. Several months ago, the highly ant...

By Kyle Sledge on 26 December 2015
Metal Gear Online Getting New Maps and Survival Mode

Metal Gear Online Getting New Maps and Survival Mode

Konami reveal their plans to bring brand new maps to Metal Gear Online in a future update. The game’s popular Survival mode will also be making a return. Developers Konami have announced...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 26 December 2015
Game Ranter Banter: Tony Hawk, Metal Gear, and More

Game Ranter Banter: Tony Hawk, Metal Gear, and More

Five writers give their take on the new Tony Hawk game, Konami carrying on Metal Gear without Kojima, EA’s Netflix for games, a sequel to Conker, and single player games.

By Riley Little on 11 May 2015
News Wrap Up: Mobile Dragon Age & Star Wars, Yogventures, Oculus Rift Games & More!

News Wrap Up: Mobile Dragon Age & Star Wars, Yogventures, Oculus Rift Games & More!

It’s been another major week in video games with Germany’s Gamescom event being host to the most announcements, unveilings and news since E3 in June. On the news front this week, we’re go...

By Rob Keyes on 08 January 2014
World of Speed

World of Speed

Space Jam mod; BF4 DLC, Evil Within, Mario & Kirby release dates; Metal Gear Solid-themed PS4; World of Speed unveil; more Batman and other gaming news.

By Rob Keyes on 24 October 2013