Konami

Konami holds contest to have indies revive old IP

Publisher will offer winners $18,000 and a chance to make entry into a commercial game; projects can be based on Gradius, Goemon, or dozens of other properties

Konami replaces Pro Evolution Soccer with free-to-play eFootball

Digital-only game will launch for PC, mobile and consoles this autumn with cross-play support

Mobile drives Konami full-year revenues to $2.48bn

But publisher still calculating forecasts for the year ahead in face of pandemic uncertainty

Konami skipping E3 2021

Publisher says it won't be ready to participate in all-digital show, but is "in deep development on a number of key projects"

Nexon invests $874m in Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Hasbro

More investments to come as part of $1.5 billion initiative to support "overlooked and undervalued" entertainment firms

Games keep Konami afloat as revenue dips

Digital entertainment is the only segment that saw growth year-on-year at the Japanese publisher

Konami restructuring internal departments, has not dissolved games development teams

Japanese publisher clarifies as news of the changes causes confusion

The Game Developer's Playlist: Metal Gear Solid 5, with Jeffery Thompson Jr | Podcast

In a special bonus episode, Epoch Media's co-founder explores the impact of Hideo Kojima's final Metal Gear game

Konami is now making esports PCs

New Arespear brand of computers is manufactured by Konami Amusement, starts shipping in September

PES 2021 "pared back" as Konami focuses on Xbox Series X, PS5 version

UPDATE: Publisher confirms there will still be a release this year with an "affordably priced" season update

PES loses licenses for AC Milan and Inter Milan

Unrenewed agreements will not affect eFootball PES 2020 or myClub, but likely to affect PES 2021 and other future games

eFootball PES 2020 Mobile passes 300m downloads

Konami's mobile football title launched on iOS and Android in October 2019

Konami looks West with its new external publishing programme

Richard Jones discusses the publisher's new initiative and how it's diversifying its portfolio with games from and for Western markets

Konami indefinitely delays PES Euro 2020 DLC, cancels boxed edition

Planned esports tournament will still take place, but London finals will now be played online

TurboGrafx-16 Mini indefinitely delayed due to coronavirus

Impact on manufacturing and shipping in China means Konami's classic console will not arrive this month as planned

Konami Code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has died

Publisher pays tribute to former programmer and producer

Arsenal's Mesut Özil removed from PES 2020 after criticising China's treatment of Muslims

NetEase also pulls the midfielder from two other Chinese version of Konami's football game

How PES wants to level the playing field

European brand manager Lennart Bobzien discusses the eFootball rebrand and renewed efforts to put Konami's football game on top

Konami: PES rebrand will help the series in Europe

"Talking about Pro Evolution Soccer -- in Europe, it was always a tricky one"

Konami rebrands PES as eFootball PES

New name for long-running sports series designed to underline the company's commitment to esports