“When working in big companies, especially Japanese companies, every little thing has to be approved beforehand, and you need paperwork to do anything,” says ex-Konami employee Hideo Kojima in a new interview with The New Yorker. “Now that I’m independent, I can do what I want with much more speed. I don’t need to Read more

There’s a new Contra game! According to 4Gamer, it’s a side-scrolling-shooter for iOS and Android and aimed at the Chinese mobile market. No word on when this “newest” Contra, a collaboration between Konami and China’s Tencent, will be released.

Sounds Konami could be making Metal Gear Solid...pachinko. KPE, Konami’s pachinko company, has filed a “Big Boss” trademark. It covers video games, board games, smartphone games, medal games, slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. The pictured image was included with the filing.

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