Tag Archives: Konami

There have been many opportunities to slate Konami over the last couple of years following the publisher's fallout with Hideo Kojima. If you were hoping to push past that and approach Metal Gear Survive with an open mind, then I have bad news for you, because it seems that Konami's …

Metal Gear Survive is an upcoming base defense game that has caused quite the controversy due to the nature of series creator Hideo Kojima’s departure from publisher Konami. Well, that and its push into the ongoing microtransaction crisis. For those that manage to look past that, however, here are the …

P.T. took the video game world by surprise back in 2014, designed as an interactive teaser for the next instalment of the Silent Hills series. While P.T. was controversially removed from PSN as a result of Silent Hills being cancelled, it seems that fans are working to make the title …

Metal Gear Survive entered open beta last week, hoping to wow everyone back onto the side of Konami after its debacle with Metal Gear creator, Hideo Kojima. While it unsurprisingly has great mechanics, Survive has opted to include both gameplay-affecting microtransactions and the requirement of constant online connectivity. The title …

Konami’s first Metal Gear game without creator Hideo Kojima by its side is set to release in February with an upcoming beta scheduled for next month. Unfortunately, PC users will be disappointed to know that they won’t be able to test Metal Gear Survive in January, but the publisher has …

Metal Gear Survive was announced last year as the first title in the series after Hideo Kojima was very publicly released from Konami. Since then, the publisher has revealed that the title is set to receive a staggered launch depending on region, but will in fact be coming to PC …

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is being brought back for another round as Konami has announced the title will be available for PC and PS4 in 2018. The Hideo Kojima produced mech-action game will be receiving virtual reality support across both platforms and make use of 4K resolution …

Kojima may not be working at Konami anymore but that doesn't mean we won't be seeing more Metal Gear. Konami has already released an MGS gambling machine in Japan and now the publisher is preparing a new spin-off for the series known as Metal Gear Survive. It's a zombie survival …

If you're trying to get support for your fan-project, a thumbs up from the original developers is a good one, perhaps the main designer could give you their approval to proceed. In the case of the Metal Gear Solid VR tribute though, they got the jackpot: David Hayter, the voice …

While Metal Gear Online has been available on the console versions of MGS: V since October last year, it has taken a while to make its way to PC. Earlier this month, the beta for the online game mode launched but today, developers appear to have finished testing and have …

Hideo Kojima's unceremonious end to his three decade career at Konami is a big deal, as it means that for the first time in his career, he'll be making a game without the people that helped make the Metal Gear series so iconic. But not so fast. Some of those …

Yesterday was Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima's last day with Konami. The long-time developer has finally moved on from the place that shunned him in his final months at the developer/publisher and now heads up his own company, called Kojima productions. Confirming yesterday's rumours too is Sony, which released …

It seems that Hideo Kojima may finally be free from Konami's grasp and as you would expect, he is already in talks to form a new studio with some other ex-Kojima Productions employees and begin working on new games. The Kojima/Konami saga has been stretched out over the course of …

Konami has been trying its best to silence Kojima and not offer any confirmation as to what is going on between the two. The company even went as far as to say that Kojima was merely ‘on vacation' recently but that illusion was shattered last night when Geoff Keighley revealed …

Yesterday, we heard rumours that Konami had shut down its LA based studio, the one responsible for putting together Metal Gear Solid V's multiplayer component known as Metal Gear Online- which has still yet to release on the PC. Now, Konami has confirmed that its LA studio has closed its …

While Konami is still denying that Kojima has left the company, it does appear to be shutting down more of his studios. According to reports circulating today, Konami has shut down the Kojima Productions LA studio, which was responsible for Metal Gear Online, despite the fact that the multiplayer component …

We've been receiving some conflicting reports this morning regarding Konami and Hideo Kojima's employment at the company. While it has been largely assumed that the Metal Gear creator hasn't worked there for months, this morning a report claimed that Kojima officially parted ways with Konami earlier this month on the …

Konami wasn't too happy with the time it took to develop Metal Gear Solid V or the amount it cost to make. Now it looks like the publisher is looking to ditch video games all together- well, for the most part. According to new reports, Konami has now ceased triple-A …

Data miners snooping around the Metal Gear Solid V files on the PC have discovered evidence that a third chapter for the game was planned but for some reason was cut from the game. The extra chapter for the game would have been called ‘Peace', apparently this part of the …

While Metal Gear Solid V has launched to great acclaim from fans and critics alike, it isn't entirely perfect. It seems that a save corrupting bug has been discovered in the game, though Konami is now working on fixing it as fast as possible. The bug affects the game on …

Konami gave us plenty of cause for concern in the run up to the launch of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The unexpected drama that has occurred between Hideo Kojima and Konami in recent months cast some doubt over the final product, particularly where the PC port is concerned. …

Although Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain has been incredibly well received, its release has been bittersweet for many fans of the series, as it marks the end of Hideo Kojima's career working on Metal Gear games. Konami took the surprising move to remove almost all mention of him relating …

While many PC gamers have moved on to the all digital trend, there are still some out there that prefer to buy their PC games on disc.  This helps out those with slower internet connections as well as those who are tied in to bandwidth caps. Unfortunately, this method won't …

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is set to release on the PC on the 1st of September, after having its release date brought forward by two weeks.While most game publishers have caught on to the fact that pre-loading is generally quite helpful, especially for those who pre-order games, …

Last year, it was announced that Metal Gear Solid V would also be heading over to the PC, though it would be arriving two weeks after the console version in order to give Kojima productions a bit more time to work on it. Now, just under a month before the …

Konami has been making headlines a lot this year. First the publisher had a pretty vague but very public falling out with Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima, then we learned that the Silent Hills reboot was cancelled and now, it turns out that Konami in general is just a …

The drama surrounding Konami, Hideo Kojima and the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain continues as Konami has proceeded to remove the series' creator's name from game box art for the second time in recent months. This comes just a few days after the Japanese voice actor …

It has been a weird few months for Konami and Hideo Kojima. We still don't know the full story but what we do know is that Kojima and the Konami bosses have had a falling out of sorts, resulting in the cancellation of Silent Hills and the removal of Kojima's …

Metal Gear Solid has had a love affair with Triumph motorcycles for years, having featured them in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. To continue that trend and celebrate the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom …

There has been a lot of drama surrounding Konami recently. First it appeared that the studio had fallen out with Hideo Kojima, removing his name from all Metal Gear Solid V branding. A few weeks later, the company purged the PT demo from the PlayStation store. Now Konami has confirmed …