Konami disclosed its quarterly financial results for Q1, fiscal year 2019, which includes the period between April 1st and June 30th 2018. As you can see below the company’s revenue increased by 4.9% year-on-year, but all profit numbers were slightly down. A similar trend can be seen for the Digital Entertainment business, which includes video
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Konami kept us waiting, huh? Through a recently released update, Super Bomberman R received a bunch of new content, most notably, characters from the Metal Gear Solid series. Voicing the newly added Solid Snake Bomber and Naked Snake Bomber is none other than David Hayter, the veteran Metal Gear actor himself. A complete list of the
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has released an update today. The new update adds new features to the game’s online competitive multiplayer mode, FOB missions and now you can play as Quiet, who is a tactical, sharp-shooting companion. She is the game’s primary female protagonist who supports Snake in both infiltration and combat. Quiet’s
The Xbox One Backward Compatibility list just keeps on growing with today’s additions bringing a little bit more horror to the lineup. Xbox’s Major Nelson recently announced on Twitter that starting today, both Silent Hill: Homecoming and Silent Hill: HD Collection will be available as backward compatible Xbox 360 games for Xbox One. The addition of both of these titles
If you’ve been hoping for more content for the popular mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links then you may not have to be waiting much longer. If a picture from Konami out of San Diego Comic-Con is to be believed, players will soon be able to go to Neo Domino City and visit characters like Yusei Fudo, Crow
17 years after its initial release it seems that Konami’s infamous survival horror game, Silent Hill 2, has still been holding onto a few secrets. Data miner and Twitter user @punk_7890 discovered that there is a cheat code that allows for a mini-map to appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. A second
The Zone of the Enders franchise is soon going to return with the Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – M∀RS remaster developed for Konami by Cygames. Over the past few days, the game’s Twitter account has been posting some lovely artwork by guest artists. The first artist probably needs no introduction, as it’s Akihiko
On this day 31 years ago, the original Metal Gear released for the MSX2 and kickstarted what would become one of the most iconic franchises in gaming history. To celebrate this milestone, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid film, has decided to spend the next 31 days releasing art alongside “next-gen artists” based on Hideo
Until only a few moments ago, I didn’t realize how much of a Bomberman fan I actually was. While the series’ releases are best defined as sporadic-at-best since the 2010’s, I’ve invested a serious amount of my childhood with Bomberman, err… White Bomber. I started playing with Super Bomberman on the Super Nintendo, and have a ton of great
The LovePlus franchise used to be very popular in Japan during the glorious times of the Nintendo DS. Now it’s bringing its popular waifus to mobile platforms with LovePlus Every. Today we learn from Konami that the Japanese release for iOS and Android is set for August 2018. Pre-registration for the game launched today, and
DRM, especially the always-kind, has been a major point of contention for gamers recently, whether it be due to its reliance on possibly poor severs (in SimCity’s case), or the fact that if its servers shut down, the game is now longer playable. The most recent victim of the latter appears to be the Mac
If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber and you’ve been looking to pick up Metal Gear Survive then you may want to wait a bit. Today, developer and publisher Konami announced that a free trial of the third-person action survival game is now available on the PlayStation Store, but there’s a catch. While the trial allows players to
FIFA may be the leading football (soccer) gaming franchise, but publisher Konami is looking to make sure their competing series Pro Evolution Soccer is gaining a lead through exclusive contracts. According to a recent announcement, PES 2019 will be bringing in seven new leagues with the Russian Premier Liga as a PES exclusive. According to a recent press release from Konami,
Zone of the Enders fans have been eagerly waiting for the upcoming PS4 remake Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – M∀RS ever since it was announced at TGS last September. Today, Konami revealed that fans won’t have to wait much longer to get a taste of the game, as a free demo for
Another year brings the next wave of football/soccer-based games to enjoy, and come August, the next iteration of the Pro Evolution Soccer series will arrive in August with PES 2019. Konami has officially revealed PES 2019 today with a new trailer, with the latest entry in the long-running football/soccer series to release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on
May is right around the corner which means it’s just about time for Microsoft to reveal what titles will be arriving for their Games With Gold program for next month. Earlier today, it seems that the May lineup leaked a bit early as the trailer that typically accompanies the lineup was found unlisted on YouTube.
Would you like a brand new Castlevania game? Looks like Konami is just about to fulfill that dream, with a rather big catch. Today the Japanese publisher revealed Akumajo Dracula: Grimoire of Souls, or Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls if you prefer the western title of the series. The catch is that the game is for iOS, with
Today Konami released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner remaster Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS. The trailer showcases once more the improved graphics from the remaster, that is being developed in collaboration with Cygames. To that end, we get a comparison against the old Zone of
The mobile TCG market has been expanding and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links claimed 40 million downloads last year. The game features a speed format that features three monster and spell/trap card zones each and is populated by 20 card decks. While this format has excelled on mobile and on the Steam version of the game, Konami
Metal Gear Survive has finally arrived and to commemorate the game’s launch, Konami has released a launch trailer showcasing various snippets of gameplay from both the single and multiplayer modes. According to the press release, Konami unveiled that although the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are now available, those looking to purchase the game
We are less than 24 hours away until Metal Gear Survive is officially released; with that in mind, gamers who have the intention of picking up this game can start preparing how to acquire all the trophies available in the game. Over at PSNProfiles, the website has provided extensive details on every trophy available in the game;
Today Konami posted its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31st. As you can see in the table below, all figures are in the black, with a substantial increase of profits year-on-year. The press release also included a more detailed explanation of the results, and below you can read the full segments
Metal Gear Survive is less than a month away, that being said PC gamers interested in purchasing the game now have the chance to check out the PC specifications needed to run the upcoming title. According to the store’s official Steam page, gamers looking to run the game at the lowest settings will need at least an
Today Konami revealed a brand new trailer of its upcoming survival action-adventure game Metal Gear Survive. The trailer showcases the cooperative gameplay of the game, providing a look at a lot of fighting, gear, highfiving, and creative use of the fulton balloons. It also has a slightly retro taste thanks to the seventies’ classic The
Ever since Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links officially launched worldwide one year ago today, Konami has supported the game with new characters, cards, and story missions. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, the developer is continuing its support with even more new content for fans to sink their teeth into, including a highly coveted, and famous card from the original
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board recently unveiled the rating summary for Metal gear Survive. According to the ESRB, the upcoming survival action-adventure game will receive an “M” for Mature rating. Much like its predecessor, the board decided to give the sequel a Mature rating citing the use of “Blood,” “Language,” and “Violence” as factors. Here’s a full summary
The next game in the Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear Survive, is due out in February, but those who can’t wait that long will now be able to go hands-on a bit earlier. Konami released a new trailer for Metal Gear Survive this morning which showed off some of the game’s offerings in its single player campaign. Metal Gear Survive’s producer Yuji
Today Silicon Studio announced via press release that the Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner remaster Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS will use the the optical post-effects middleware Yebis. According to the announcement, Yebis will provide “a wide range post-effects and upgrades to HDR and VR support that are sure to wow fans of
Konami Digital Entertainment announced that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links will become available for free on Steam for PC on November 17. If you’ve been keeping up with multiplayer mobile games over the past couple of months, you may have noticed the resurgence of Yu-Gi-Oh!. The game found its niche by scaling back the always-expanding library of cards
Today Konami announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended on September 30th, as well as the figures for the first half of the fiscal year. As you can see in the table below, all the relevant figures are in the black, with a significant revenue and profit increase year-on-year for the whole company.