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If you were planning on diving into Silent Hill 2 on that fancy new PS5 Pro, you might want to hold out. Players have been reporting technical issues since the new console came out. A dedicated PS5 Pro patch has been promised, but as both publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team aren't...

The folks behind Arcade Archives have announced that the next Konami classic that it will be bringing to Nintendo Switch and PS4 will be Konami's Ping Pong (thanks Famitsu!). The game will be released on November 14th in Japan and is expected to roll out across some digital storefronts in the...

The Silent Hill 2 remake has received an update that appears to have modified Maria's character model. According to recent reports from October 30, 2024, players have noticed subtle changes to Maria's appearance, specifically regarding her head and bust size. Key points about the update: 1...

The obscure 1993 Konami beat 'em up game "Metamorphic Force" is being released this week as part of the Arcade Archives series on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The game follows four young men who have been bestowed with the ability to morph into anthropomorphic beasts to help them defeat an...

Remaking a beloved game from a series that's long since lost its way can't be easy, but the day of Silent Hill 2's revival is upon us. Many were skeptical of this project given Konami's treatment of its once classic franchise, but the remake has actually gone down incredibly well. But are you...

Konami has detailed a pretty huge Metal Gear Solid Master Collection update this week, with brand-new resolution options being a major addition to the bundle here in version 2.0.0. Now, at this stage, patch 2.0.0 for this MGS collection has only launched on PC via Steam, with the developer...

Limited Run Games has announced that pre-orders for Castlevania Dominus Collection are now open if you're in the market for a physical edition of Konami's latest compilation. Much like previous Castlevania releases, the options here include a Standard Edition, a Classic Edition, and an Ultimate...

Konami has reiterated its plans for a second volume of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection but admits it doesn't want to rush development after "all the issues" it had with the first collection. This update was shared during the 'Q&A' segment of the latest 'Metal Gear Production Hotline'...

We've been having a great time with Castlevania Dominus Collection since it shadow-dropped onto Switch last month, regaining our muscle memory as we whip back through Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia. Though those who have seen the first of these titles right to the end...

Deliver At All Costs looks incredible. The upcoming isometric courier game, developed by Far Out and published by Konami, has been inspired by 1950s Americana – and sees you assume the wheel of a period appropriate whip, where you'll be tasked with delivering unconventional cargo. It adopts a...

Hot off the back of yesterday's surprise announcement and shadow drop for the Castlevania Dominus Collection, Limited Run Games has today confirmed that a physical release is on the way. The collection, which comprises Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia, will be available to...

If you were to ask someone to name the best 3D platformers for the Nintendo 64, most people will inevitably default to listing Super Mario 64 or Rare's many collectathons from the era. But there's another classic game that we feel is often overlooked when it comes to the systems' best titles and...

Hamster has revealed that this week's Arcade Archives release will be the Konami boxing game The Final Round (which is known in Japan as Hard Puncher: Blood Soaked Glory), as reported by Famitsu. The game will be released on August 1st in Japan across Nintendo Switch & PS4 and is also expected...

The producer behind the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has said he'd jump at the chance to work with series creator Hideo Kojima on future instalments. Speaking in the latest episode of the 'Metal Gear – Production Hotline' YouTube series, Noriaki Okamura was asked about the...

The SNES might not have had as many solid-gold shmups as its rivals the Mega Drive and PC Engine, but it was nonetheless home to some incredible examples of the genre – one of which was the sublime Axelay. Released in 1992 and developed by some of the same talent that would later leave Konami...

Konami has renewed a trademark for its Parodius series. As spotted by @gosokkyu, a trademark for Gokujou Parodius Da! has been filed in Japan. This title is taken from the Parodius Da/Gokujou double-pack released on the PS1 (1994) and Saturn (1995). The series began life on the MSX in 1988...

The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection didn't get off to the best start when it arrived on the Switch last year, but Konami has been slowly improving the overall experience with regular updates. In a new video update, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura has touched this, admitting the team got "a...

Konami had been sleeping on the Metal Gear series for the longest time following its split from franchise creator Hideo Kojima, but it has finally begun giving it some attention via a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake and a collection of classic titles. There's still room for much more amazing Metal...

Influential dating sim Tokimeki Memorial launched 30 years ago today in Japan. One of the first dating sims to gain worldwide fame, it was first released on the PC Engine CD-ROM system in 1994 before being ported to several other popular platforms of the time, including the PS1 (1995), Super...

Patents are an essential means of protecting those individuals or companies which innovate and come up with new ideas, but they can sadly also have negative consequences – and if you speak to Japanese developers of a particular age, one name crops up more regularly than any other when it comes...