Every now and then it turns out to be a good thing that we gamers in SA occasionally get delayed release dates. This is one of those times. Pissed off people all over the internet are reporting that the PlayStation 3 version of Konami’s latest release is deleting saved game files like it’s nobody’s business. “Save file corrupt, will now …

I have a soft-spot for Konami’s games from the 80’s most notably Contra. It’s the game that made the infamous Konami code the gaming staple it is today. news has come that there’ll be a new Contra headed to our favourite console stores; PSN and XBLA. Hard Corps: Uprising is a direct sequel to Contra : Hard Corps – the …

A trademark for Harmony of Despair showed up recently, and sparked hope that it would be a new Castlevania game. sounds awfully Castlevaniary, doesn’t it? New reports suggest that it is indeed a new 2D Castlevania – but one that’s much more than anybody could have hoped. Word is the new game will be a 6-player affair, and will be …

The new Xcom game – a classic PC turn-based strategy franchise – was announced to be a First Person Shooter. While details are scant, the change has resulted in many people being pretty irate. That may happen again, as rumour has it classic Konami survival horror franchise might be turned on its head. Last Updated: April 22, 2010

Hideo Kojima has called Yamauchi and everyone at Polyphony Digital  dirty, rotten criminals. Ok, he hasn’t really – but he may as well have. Metal Gear solid : Peace Walker on the PSP has been hit by a delay – and Kojima is rather upset about it, going so far as to call delays criminal. "I always preach to the …

I remember just a few short years ago there was a major mini war going on between FIFA fans and PES fans over which football game was truly the best. PES always held the hardcore football fans while FIFA was happy to mop up the more casual or brand sensitive gamer. However over the last 3 years FIFA has been …

Oh good Lord. A man has married a videogame character. Yeah…umm. Ok. Sure, we’ve started seeing a growing trend of Japanese men engaging in real relationships with faux suitors – but this really takes the (wedding) cake. A presumably Japanese man has taken the digital hand of Nene Anegasaki, one of three characters in DS dating sim Love Plus – …

It seems the battle for which is the better soccer football game may be won. Traditionally, Pro Evolution Soccer – has always been the fan favourite, offering what enthusiasts deem better gameplay over FIFA’s more polished, flashy licenced offering. That though, has been changing. Over the past few years, and subsequent game revisions it seems that PES has been stagnating, …