Konami (Page 9)

Japanese publisher Konami has announced solid third quarter results, with revenues stable and operating income up significantly thanks to successful launches of new titles in the Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer franchises.

Japanese publisher Konami will absorb three listed development units and one unlisted unit in early April in a deal aimed at improving efficiency and improving its performance in the online sector.

Japanese publisher Konami has announced that it intends to extend the Winning Eleven brand with a number of new titles, after sales of the most recent game in the series helped to drive operating income up over 45 per cent in the first half of FY 2005.

Konami has officially confirmed that Pro Evolution Soccer 4 will be fully playable over Xbox Live, ending months of speculation over its online plans for the title, and revealed that it will ship in November along with the PC version.

Vivendi Universal Games and Konami have inked a deal which will see Konami acting as exclusive distributor of VUG's titles in Japan, with four new VUG titles to be launched in the territory by the end of the year.