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A new caper for the Caped Crusader?

When you work in a digital industry, there’s nowhere to hide. Secrets don’t stay quiet for long, and projects often get leaked long before they are officially announced.

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GameTech: Hideo killed the video game star

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GameTech: Kickstarter pays off for Bloodstained

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Irish video gaming industry offers major possibilities

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The 10 most important Irish people in the world of video games

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MGSV update on the way

PES 2017 demo is now available

The PES 2017 demo is now available to download on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Metal Gear Survive is very different- and people aren't happy

Konami may have canned Hideo Kojima after the release of Metal Gear Solid V but they managed to retain the name and the license for the long running franchise, and they haven't waited long to put it to use.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

PES 2017 trailer is full of flicks and tricks

Konami released a brand new trailer for PES 2017 featuring teams it has partnered with, including Barcelona, Liverpool, and Borussia Dortmund.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

FIFA and PES announce new partnerships

EA and Konami have announced new partnerships for FIFA and PES respectively.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016

PES 2017 partners with Barcelona – Trailer released to celebrate

A batch of new PES 2017 details have been revealed, including a premium partnership with FC Barcelona.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 13 Jul, 2016

Kojima takes shot at Konami - says Death Stranding will be his best work

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima assures fans that Death Stranding will be his best work yet, taking a pot shot at Konami in the process.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2016

GAME TECH: Pure gaming from Kojima the master

FROM The Walking Dead to the Walking Dad? Norman Reedus was spotted on a beach last week, clutching a baby in his arms, while covered in oil and dusty handprints. He was naked and surrounded by dead sea creatures.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

Kojima is back and has a crazy new game with Norman Reedus

It was no massive surprise that Hideo Kojima popped up at E3 as he's now working with PlayStation since being dumped by Konami. But everything else was batty.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Thu, 26 May, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 25 May, 2016

PES 2017 will let players 'control reality'

Konami today announced PES 2017, which it says will let players control reality.

Wed, 25 May, 2016

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture picks up 10 BAFTA nominations

BAFTA today announced its list of nominees for a range of game awards and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture leads the way with ten nominations.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson removed from PES and Football Manager

Adam Johnson is being removed from both Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager. EA has said that technical issues are preventing him from being removed from everyone’s version of FIFA 16.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

PES' Euro 2016 DLC won't feature a licensed Republic of Ireland team

PES 2016 players will be getting their hands on the Euro 2016 update for free next month, but players on these shores should prepare themselves as the Republic of Ireland team hasn’t been licensed.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

GAMETECH: A great year in gaming for reworked classics

VIDEO games continue to evolve, but that doesn’t always mean taking a step forwards. This year, some of the best-received games were updated classics or older franchises that stuck to their roots, says Ronan Jennings.

Wed, 23 Dec, 2015

Hideo Kojima reveals plans for next game

It's official; Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has parted ways with Konami and set up his own studio, Kojima Productions.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

Your Tuesday evening catch-up

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2015

Hideo Kojima officially out of Konami?

In the wake of the release of Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain, many were curious about what would happen next with director Hideo Kojima, especially after months of rumours on the negative relationship between him and publisher Konami.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V made double what Age of Ultron did on day one

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain made an impressive $179 million on its first day of release, double what Age of Ultron managed to pull in.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015

Metal Gear Online is running an insurance racket

As if we weren’t being bombarded with offers to insure our stuff, now Metal Gear Online is joining in on the action.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2015

GAMETECH: It’s a riot building a prison

Who knew that confining 140 prisoners to one holding cell, with no janitor, no work or education, just six benches to sleep on and not enough food would lead to a riot?

Wed, 30 Sep, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V save bug fixed on PS4 and PC

Metal Gear Solid V players on PlayStation 4 and PC will be able to bring Quiet with them on missions 29 and 42, as Konami has fixed the issue that led to save files being corrupted.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Fans want to see the cut ending of Metal Gear Solid V

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain is earning rave reviews and strong sales but that doesn’t mean all fans are happy

Mon, 07 Sep, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain broke sales records for the series

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain debuted at number 1 in the game retail chart for last week -to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V's online is broken

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain features a lot of online material but that's mostly unplayable at the moment

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

VIDEO Metal Gear Solid 5 Collector's Edition unboxing

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain is out, it's actually out!

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Metal Gear V review round up - it's an instant classic

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain is out on consoles and PC on September 1 - which is just a week away for those fans hungry to step into an open world adventure with Big Boss on a big tale of revenge.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

Music gets on message with MSTY

If good news is music to your ears, then you’ll get a kick out of My Song To You. The newly-released app, also known as MSTY, lets users communicate through 30-second music clips.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2015

Hideo Kojima will edit one last Metal Gear Solid V trailer

Hideo Kojima has revealed that he is editing a new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer, which is likely to be the last, and his last, before the game launches.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2015

Guillermo del Toro afraid to make another game

Hellboy filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was all set to team up with Hideo Kojima for a new Silent Hills game, until the project game to a deadend. And its turned the director off the video game world.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2015

EA's Peter Moore thinks Kojima and Konami will 'kiss and make up'

EA’s chief operating officer, Peter Moore, believes that Hideo Kojima and Konami will be able to put the drama of the last few months behind them.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's PC specs revealed

Konami has pushed up the PC release date of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain so that it falls in line with the console release. The publisher also detailed the type of machine you’ll need to do the game justice.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2015

Pro Evo 2016 demo will be released next week

Konami will release a Pro Evo 2016 demo next week, letting players get a month of game time and practice in ahead of the game's full release in September.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2015

VIDEO: Guillermo del Toro and Hideo Kojima still friends - will work together

It's been a tough time for Hideo Kojima, and quite frankly the millions of gamers who enjoy his work. His name has been taken off Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain and that was after the reboot Silent Hills was cancelled out of the blue.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V's download sizes revealed

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain is most definitely coming, despite whatever dispute is going on between creator Hideo Kojima and publisher Konami. And now we've got an idea of just how big the game is going to be.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

VIDEO: Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes may have foreshadowed Kojima and Konami fallout

A bonus mission in Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes seems to predict that Konami would remove the Kojima Productions logo from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2015

VIDEO: Alternative walkthrough of Metal Gear Solid V's E3 demo

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain can be approached in a number of different ways. Konami released a new video to highlight some of the options available to players when moving about or assassinating a target.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Konami wont even mention Kojima's name - watch this interview get closed down

Hideo Kojima is being phased out of Konami, even as Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain nears its release date, and its getting a bit heated

Fri, 03 Jul, 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo sells image rights to Valencia owner

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has sold his image rights to Singaporean tycoon Peter Lim, owner of Primera Division club Valencia.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

Metal Gear Solid V is rated 18 for 'motiveless killing'

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain isn't due out until September 1st but the game is complete enough to have been submitted to PEGI for a rating.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2015

Apple will be pleased with Pro Evo 2016's teaser trailer

Soccer games are always going to have product placement between licensed boots, kit sponsors, and boarding dotted around stadiums. But Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 could take it further than ever before.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2015

All silent on the hills after Konami split

UP, UP, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A. Do you recognise that? It’s the Konami code, the most famous cheat code in gaming.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2015

Konami plans to focus on mobile gaming

Konami is planning to drastically change its approach to game publishing in the future. It plans to "aggressively" pursue mobile development.

Mon, 18 May, 2015