Konami announces pre-E3 show

Desides · May 4, 2011

I don’t know what the point of waiting until the night before E3 to have your own show is, but they’re doing it anyway.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the company's first-annual global Pre-E3 Show 2011. For the first time in company history, KONAMI will invigorate fans and gaming enthusiasts by releasing company news, game trailers and exclusive interviews via an internationally coordinated online screening event. To further promote its official debut on June 2, 2011, KONAMI will also be hosting live viewing events for the Pre-E3 Show 2011 which will be held in a number of cities across the globe including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Mexico City and more to be announced.

"The annual E3 show is the world's marquee video game conference and trade show event that draws a critical mass of gaming enthusiasts from all over the globe," said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "This year, we want to build buzz ahead of E3 by hosting our own Pre-E3 show that will tie the viewing party attendees from each city with online viewers through Flickr, Twitter and Facebook."

To mark the debut of the first annual KONAMI Pre-E3 Show 2011, the viewing events in each city will give a select number of journalists, gamers and KONAMI fans a front row seat to a big-screen viewing experience that will showcase for the first time, new company announcements, exclusive interviews with developers, and never-before-seen game trailers. More cities, viewing event venue locations and online registration details will be announced soon!
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I actually can’t wait for E3 this year. I’ve been sort of lukewarm on the show lately, since 99.999999% of the stuff coming out in recent years doesn’t interest me at all. But I have a good feeling about this year’s show.

MonstBlitz · May 4, 2011

Will this have anything to do with some kind of Metal Gear announcement?

Desides · May 4, 2011

MonstBlitz said:

Will this have anything to do with some kind of Metal Gear announcement?
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Not sure what they could announce. They’ll show MGS Rising, probably in depth, but that’s not due out until next year.

Fingers crossed for Zone of the Enders 3 and Suikoden VI. I get let down every year, but I’m dumb enough to come back for more.

Stitches · May 4, 2011

ZoE3 would be A.Maz.Ing.

Desides · May 5, 2011

Stitches said:

ZoE3 would be A.Maz.Ing.
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It’s happening, it’s just a matter of when.

I think Kojima’s mystery game will be revealed.

Starry31 · May 5, 2011

Old Republic release date or at least some good info, what I hope for from E3.

Desides · Jun 2, 2011

Bump. Roughly 80 minutes to the pre-E3 show.

Desides · Jun 2, 2011

Metal Gear Solid HD and Zone of the Enders HD and Silent Hill HD collections!!!11!!twelve

Konami announced today that two of its most popular franchises, Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders, will be getting HD compilation re-releases on the PlayStation 3 and, for the first time, will also see action on the Xbox 360.

The Metal Gear pack, due in November, will include Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. These games will now feature HD graphics, new art, remastered audio and achievements.
The Zone of the Enders collection, meanwhile, includes Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders 2 (and will boast the same improved/added features as the MGS pack). It'll be out in 2012.

Both packs will also boast a similar feature to the recently-unveiled PSP Remaster series, which Konami is calling "Transfarring". This will allow users to, when playing a game like Peace Walker that will be available on both handheld and console, transfer their saves between the two.

The company also unveiled plans for a Silent Hill HD collection. More on that to come.
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Where’s my Suikoden HD collection, Konami?

Desides · Jun 2, 2011

Silent Hill NGP/PS Vita game on the way.

At its pre-E3 event today, Konami revealed that Silent Hill 2 and 3 also would be getting the HD collection treatment, and a new entry in the series is being built for Sony's NGP handheld.

Silent Hill: Book of Memories is the NGP title; a disclaimer shown with the game's logo noted that the concept was not yet approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

The Silent Hill Collection was not given a release date.
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Desides · Jun 2, 2011

No MGS Rising at E3. And yes, it’s coming in 2012.

At Konami's pre-E3 event this evening, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima said the series' next entry, Metal Gear Solid: Rising will not be appearing at E3, giving no further details why. Kojima said a 2012 release date for the title is still targeted, as originally planned.
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Desides · Jun 2, 2011

Contra reboot.

Still waiting for Suikoden. It won’t happen. But I’m still waiting.

Stitches · Jun 2, 2011

Sweet for the MGS and ZOE collections.

Desides · Jun 2, 2011

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC coming this month.

This June, Konami will be releasing the second piece of downloadable content for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The DLC will be called Resurrection, and will cost 800 points on Xbox Live, and $9.99 on PlayStation Network.

The first piece of DLC, Reverie, finished the story of the main game, and the second DLC "lays bare the fate of both Gabriel and the Belmont clan.”
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