Hideo Kojima is one of the most popular and influential figures in game developing industry. Through his impressive work he has managed to inspire generations of game designers. Many of his games, from which I will only mention the Metal Gear Solid series and the Zone of the Enders series, are considered industry masterpieces. While keeping all this in mind and also the fact that he is the Director of Kojima Productions and Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment, so it’s pretty safe to assume that he has some serious corporate support, it comes as a bit of shock to find out that the project he has been working on for the past year has been cancelled (?). … More

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today the availability of a new branded clothing line for men based on Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, released in 2010. This is the first complete clothing collection for the franchise, allowing fans to show their Metal Gear Solid love by dressing the part from head to toe.

“Our partnership will give fans the opportunity to ‘suit up’ for one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, specifically for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker,” said Careen Yapp, Vice President of Acquisitions and Franchise Development of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. … More

The eternal war, with fanatic supporters on each side, each more convinced than the other of the eternal and obvious supremacy of the favored platform. Whenever they clash, gamers of all shapes, sizes and skills rally under one banner or the other, endless streams of binary blood flow in rivers and forums moderators have nervous breakdowns. …Why? I mean, apart from our probably natural and most certainly healthy need to argue over every single little thing, why do we do it? What supports this conflict and what exactly generated it? … More