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Kojima confirms Zone of the Enders sequel scrapped
2 weeks ago
by Kansta
in Video Games
Hideo Kojima recently confirmed on his web radio show that the “Ender’s Project” (The codename for the Zone of the Enders sequel) was shelved indefinitely due in part to the disappointing reception and performance of the recently released HD collections. He apologizes to the all the fans that were More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game breaks two world records
1 month ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Toys
There have been plenty of card games in the last two decades. I grew up playing most of them, spending my lunch money or my parents money to build decks. One trading card game that has been around and still very popular is the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, which is played around the world. More >
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate — Simon’s Story Trailer
3 months ago
In 2 weeks, the next chapter for the Lords of Shadow game will be released. The game will focus on Simon and Trevor Belmont, who seek to clear the Belmont name from the stain that is Gabriel Belmont, or as he is now known as Dracula. Players will be able to take control of Gabriel, Simon, and More >
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review – Revenge has never been so sweet
3 months ago
For over 25 years, the Metal Gear series is still going on strong with favorites like Big Boss and Solid Snake. Originally planned to be developed in-house by the younger Kojima Productions team, Hideo Kojima decided to go a different route with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance by having Platinum More >
Play Arts Kai immortalizes Hideo Kojima with his own figure
3 months ago
How amazing would it be to see a franchise you helped create become immortalized? Well what about if you yourself were turned into a figure? I would be amazed.
Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai has worked with a large line of companies including Konami for the Metal Gear Solid figure line. With Metal More >
Excited for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance? Heard the soundtrack?
4 months ago
Over the past 8 months or so, videos have been popping up on YouTube with multiple tracks extracted from demos of MGR:R, and I am super excited about this title. The game was originally announced back in 2009 under the title of Metal Gear Solid: Rising and was intended to act as More >
Final Fantasy also gets a 25th anniversary bento featuring Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth and Chocobos
5 months ago
Yesterday Hideo Kojima tweeted pictures of a special bento (lunch box) he received from Sony to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Metal Gear.
Well he wasn’t the only one who received a special bento, Square Enix also received a very special bento to celebrate Final Fantasy’s 25th Anniversary More >
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 Trailer
5 months ago
It’s not easy being Gabriel Belmont. After the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow where Gabriel saved the world, he was left with a curse of immortality. The new trailer for the sequel shows an awakening Gabriel wanting to get revenge against all who wronged him.
The first Castlevania: Lords More >
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Zan-datsu Limited Edition PS3 system coming to Japan
5 months ago
Japan is known for getting cool special edition consoles and handhelds with some big AAA titles. The Metal Gear Solid series is no stranger to this, since back in 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 released a special 40GB Gunmetal Grey system.
With Revengance releasing in February, Konami will be releasing More >
Review: Zone of The Enders HD Collection
6 months ago
Zone of The Enders truly deserves this remake. Beautiful HD rendering along with a widescreen aspect ratio improve a title many have been referring to as one of Kojima’s masterpieces for the past 10 years.
While I will admit to being somewhat bias toward the ZOE series, I will also state that this More >
PES 2013: Konami gets us to work out
6 months ago
Only two major titles really rule over the soccer (football) franchise when it comes to video games. These are PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) and FIFA. While this year’s FIFA has become more user-friendly, PES has taken a different approach to the genre. Konami has made PES a challenging, hard game More >
Legendary Collection 3: Yugi’s World Review – Looking back at what started it all
7 months ago
Konami has gone back and released some impressive stuff with the Legendary Collections in the past. The first is Legendary Collection that featured 6 Ultra Rare cards that started and finished the first Yu-Gi-Oh! Series. With the three god cards, Seto Kaiba’s Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Yugi’s Dark More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Collection 3: Yugi’s World out now
7 months ago
Forget about everything else you’ve seen in Yu-Gi-Oh!, aside from the original series. The series that started it all featured some powerful monsters that are still used or searched for today. Instead of spending time looking for original packs, Konami decided it had a better idea, this time with More >
Is Metal Gear Solid 5 coming out in 2013?
9 months ago
Photo from Silent Haven
In an interview with Eric Bossick, known for voice acting Henry Townshend from Silent Hill 4: The Room, he reveals that he’s doing motion capture work for an upcoming Hideo Kojima game. He says that it’s a Metal Gear game that will be released next summer at the More >
Silent Hill HD patch out now for PS3, Xbox 360 version offers an exchange program
9 months ago
Konami announced that it would be bringing the Silent Hill series to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the Silent Hill collection. The game featured remastered versions of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 with new voice tracks (Silent Hill 2 had the option to use the original track) and remastered More >
SDCC: I want that Figure Edition with Square Enix’s Play Art Kai line
10 months ago
Comic-Con is the Mecca of all things nerdy. Anything you look for chances are you will find it at Comic-Con. How you’re going to spend your money is another different story. This year walking the floor I saw Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, and a vast amount of figures from TV shows, Movies and More >
SDCC: Yu-Gi-Oh! What to expect for the rest of 2012
10 months ago
At San Diego Comic-Con Konami had a huge booth that had it all including playable games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, Metal Gear Solid HD for Playstation Vita. They also had a shopping area that featured tons of Konami products and a few limited edition goods. Even Hideo More >
E3 2012: Hands-on with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
11 months ago
I have had a strong stance about rebooting games. For the most part if a series was good, why would they need to change it? And if it’s bad, they might as well try again to make it work. With Castlevania Lords of Shadow, you didn’t even know it was a reboot until you beaten the game. it had new More >
The Puzzle Chasers, Frogger Pinball, casual games at E3?
11 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Truth be told, I don’t walk into E3 wondering how many casual games I can get my hands on in the small amount of time allowed. If I can help it, I’ll avoid as many of them as I can while speed-walking to all of the games that I’ve been anticipating for months or years. Having a booth tour at More >
E3 hands-on preview: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
11 months ago
Konami’s booth was packed with fans wanting to demo latest titles. The one place that had long line was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, with the wait being around 3-4 hours.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was a game that was almost scrapped by Konami and Hideo Kojima’s team, until they decided to More >
E3 2012 Hands-On – Silent Hill: Book of Memories
11 months ago
Konami hands down had a solid booth this year with some big name titles, but tucked away in the back were the PlayStation Vita stations next to the giant Frogger Pinball.
Silent Hill: Book of Memories was one of the two Vita titles on display. Book of Memories had a few problems which kept it from More >
Konami making you wait until May 31st for their next Big Game Announcement
12 months ago
Today Konami posted on both their Facebook and Twitter a link that leads to http://www.thedragonreturns.com. This could possibly be a new Castlevania game like Lord of Shadows 2, a mysterious DS game that has been rumored, or it can just be a new Konami IP.
Is this artwork a hint of things to More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Galactic Overlord Review – Dragons shall rise again
1 year ago
Once every 3 months it happens, duelists line up in the morning or appear in droves in the afternoon with the release of a new set of cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Last time, Order of Chaos really helped change the game by introducing Inzektors and allowing Wind ups to be complete with Wind-up Shark and More >
Konami announces upcoming patches for Silent Hill Downpour and HD Collection
1 year ago
In my previous review of Silent Hill HD Collection, I talked about certain problems the game had, which took away from some of the enjoyment. It wasn’t just myself who experienced this problem, as tons of other websites all had the same problem, and because of that both Downpour and HD Collection More >
Contest: Yu-Gi-Oh! Giveaways with Starter Deck XYZ Symphony and 2012 Premium Tins (updated)
1 year ago
Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, welcome to our first giveaway. We have some of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Starter deck XYZ Symphony which was released today, as well as the 2012 Premium Collection Tin. Thanks to Konami for providing these items.
The Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony also is the first set to use the new style for More >
