Popular Japanese rhythm game Pop’n Music’s cat and bunny mascots get a...
After 17 years of rigorous popping and music-ing, the franchise needed to make a change to keep from going stale. It’s just not the change that fans expected. Originally released in 1998, Pop’n Music...
View ArticleFree at last! Hideo Kojima officially leaves Konami
Internationally renowned director closes one of the most influential chapters in the history of video game development. It’s been a strange, strange year for Hideo Kojima. 2015 finally saw the release...
View ArticleHideo Kojima to be inducted into Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall...
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that it will induct video game director and Metal Gear game series creator Hideo Kojima into its Hall of Fame at the 19th D.I.C.E...
View ArticleVideo game legend Hideo Kojima’s new YouTube channel launches 【Updated】
Metal Gear director’s first video will reveal his picks for the top 10 movies of 2015. On his Twitter account, video game director Hideo Kojima jokes that 70 percent of his body is made from movies....
View ArticleMetal Gear fans’ worst fear comes true as proud video game masterpiece...
Depending on how cynical a gamer you are, this is either the last thing you expected, or the first. Well, it actually happened. The exact details of what caused video game creator and director Hideo...
View ArticleFeast your eyes on this incredibly detailed US$300 Venom Snake statue...
Boutique figure maker Gecco introduces an ultra-detailed statue of Venom Snake from Metal Gear Solid V that will lighten your wallet and make you weep tears of nerd joy. Metal Gear Solid V was a great...
View ArticleJapanese gamer turns room into awesome home game centre
The before-and-after photos of the room after a year of refinement show a gamer totally dedicated to his craft. For many of us, gaming at home involves a console and a controller, and maybe if we’re...
View ArticleTrailer for Metal Gear Survive looks like the death of the video game...
Game’s first preview has fans scratching their heads and rolling their eyes as the innovative series seemingly resorts to a zombie apocalypse scenario. Well, it sure didn’t take long for video game...
View ArticleKonami reveals video game heroine Bombergirl, and her new image will set off...
Bombs, beauty, and, as this artwork would seem to suggest, other things beginning with the letter “B” are all part of the latest installment of the classic video game franchise. Japanese video game...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid’s composer wants you to chill
Norihiko Hibino wants you to take a moment for yourself. Just relax. Let your worries fade. Get lost in his smooth saxophone sounds. Hibino is a celebrity musician in Japan who has worked on many...
View ArticleKonami denies report of Hideo Kojima leaving company
Video game developer and publisher Konami denied an earlier report by The New Yorker that Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima had left Konami. Konami stated that “Kojima is currently taking an...
View ArticleJapan mourns the loss of legendary illustrator Noriyoshi Ohrai
It has been announced that Noriyoshi Ohrai—the Japanese illustrator best known for producing remarkable poster art for Metal Gear Solid as well as for films including the Godzilla series and Star...
View ArticleThe Phantom Limb Project: Gamer to get prosthetic limb inspired by Metal Gear...
A collaboration between video game giant Konami and prostheses expert Sophie De Oliviera Barata aims to give an amputee gamer a new arm inspired by Metal Gear Solid. [tweet...
View ArticleNew female Metal Gear figure features a heaping helping of suggestiveness…and...
Sniper Wolf figure hits the bullseye where a love of boobs, video games, and dogs overlap. The Metal Gear Solid video game franchise is pretty good at having its cake and eating it too. On one hand,...
View ArticleGeoff Keighley: Konami bans Metal Gear Solid V’s Hideo Kojima from game awards
Kojima also did not accept award at PlayStation Awards in Japan on Thursday. The Video Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley stated during the award ceremony on Thursday in Los Angeles that Metal Gear...
View ArticleInventor of the Konami Code Kazuhisa Hashimoto dies at 61
Golden-age Konami programmer left an indelible mark on gaming and digital entertainment. It is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto on 26 February. The cause of the...
View ArticleUp, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A pop-up cafe to open in...
Don’t forget to press “select” too if you bring a friend. On 25 April, 1986, a Famicom (NES) port of the arcade game Gradius was released in Japan. Unbeknownst to anyone at that time, a secret button...
View ArticleVideo game maker Konami employee tries to kill old boss with fire extinguisher
Says he wanted to kill former manager “in order to live.” Video and card game maker Konami Digital Entertainment’s headquarters is in Ginza, one of the fanciest parts of Tokyo. Moreover, it’s inside...
View ArticleDance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in...
Three titles from the groundbreaking rhythm game franchise and tons of design details packed into a cool little package. In September of 1998, Konami released the original Dance Dance Revolution in...
View ArticleUniqlo and Metal Gear team-up for T-shirt line【Photos】
Do you need some shirts, Snake? Snake…? SNAKE!?!?! This week saw the release of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, a re-bundling of titles in the landmark stealth video game franchise...
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