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Konami All Cashed Up

The whole company (games, slot machines & gyms) was up on the previous quarter, including the games division, which saw a sales increase of 8.6%, with net revenues totalling USD$292 million. Surprised? That's what happens when you own Pro Evo and when you release Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. You make money.

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Phantom_Lee6140d ago

I just noticed that its the same picture as many of the metal gear story....I guess its a good picture to use....

....balls crushing good........I really need to stop saying stuffs like that....

krackchap6140d ago (Edited 6140d ago )

omg if konmai dont want to go bankrupt they must port MGS4 to the 360

Bathyj6140d ago (Edited 6140d ago )

To quote an old Meatloaf song "You took the words right out of my mouth." So much for but, but, but everything has to be multiplatform to make money.

That might have been the tune devs danced to 6 months ago when PS3 was still losing exclusives just because of the small user base, and I said then it would be temporary.

By the time MGS4 is out PS3's userbase will be 10M strong at least and actually climb with the release. That plenty of units to support a AAA hit.

Goodtimes, noodle salad.

ngg123456140d ago

That is their big thing, which is funny.

WIIIS16140d ago

I'm glad they like the smell of money 'cos there can only be a lot more going their way with their wise decision to open up the MGS franchise to other platforms.

D_U_I6140d ago

dreaming ........................ always dreaming.............

codeazrael6140d ago

First they give Rockstar a boost, now Konami, and it's almost time to I guess put $50 million into Square Enix hand and and get our Final Fantasy on. Let's see, while we are shopping, are there any more IPs we need??? Let me look at the list again.......

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Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand, ending the first ever console war

Atari has acquired Intellivision. The company announced today that it had acquired its long-time rival, ending one of the original console rivalries, dating back to the 1970s.

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darthv725h ago

Wow.... two of my earliest gaming platforms. All they need is Coleco to round things out.

This is like Nintendo buying SEGA.

OtterX3h ago

YES! Colecovision was my start! I came to know Mario there in Donkey Kong before the NES was even a thing. :)

Golfcoachh13m ago

Yes such fond memories. My first was the odyssey, but I really started gaming on my colecovision. Had atari and intelivision but coleco was by far the best of the bunch to me.

anast4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Good piece of history here.

edit: I wanted to read it but the cookies pop up is stopping me.

badboyz094h ago

This was just before my time. I do remember my mom's friend having one all dusty in her apartment back in the day.

[R.I.P.} Ms. Irene

Abear214h ago

People forget that console wars are part of the history of this industry. The console wars were started by competitive companies all the way back then and continued through Sega vs Nintendo, Jaguar/3DO/NeonGeo, and PlayStation vs Nintendo and Xbox.

These companies are across oceans and competing for the same business. These companies created the console wars, not crazy fanboys.

anast2h ago

Console wars are fun. It's fun to be a fanboy too. I don't get what's wrong with any of this as entertainment.

darthv722h ago

Young kid school yard banter was fun. 30-40+ year olds still doing it is just disturbing. Many my age (50+) grew out of that a long time ago. We may still have our preferences, but we also embrace a more central position because there is a lot to enjoy on a wide range of genres and systems.

You'll understand one day and then things will forever change.

jznrpg4h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I had both. Snafu on Intellivision was addicting as hell. Also had Colecovision which had Time Pilot. Combat was probably my favorite Atari game and both Atari and Intellivision had similar games like Pitfall and Jungle Hunt. It’s been so long I don’t really remember which game I liked bettter out of those but I did play my Intellivision a bit more than Atari though I’m not sure why besides Snafu. That was 40+ years ago damn I’m old lol

Dagexon2h ago

Ahh you're making me all nostalgic! Not old enough to have played these on original hardware but my first console was a bootleg console from Costco that had a bunch of intellivision and atari games. Then had a lot of fun with intellivision and atari collections on ps1 and 2.
Snafu was one of my favourite games and me and my partner still occasionally play it to this day

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Nearly Half Of Gamers Play Video Games To "Express Themselves," Study Finds

Many players find it easier to express themselves while playing games. Yet, over half of the surveyed gamers still play to relieve stress.

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H91d 7h ago

I wonder what place made this study, and it's Fandom, no wonder half of the people said that, I find it hilarious that Fandom of all places did manage to pull more than 50% for the argument of playing games for self expression

phoenixwing1d 4h ago

Honestly i don't believe this statistic. All we need is an executive to believe it and they'll focus more on how to "express" ourselves over good gameplay and further ruin gaming.

FinalFantasyFanatic1d 3h ago

I actually just play to relax/have fun, get immersed in another world for a while and enjoy the story/characters, who the hell plays to "express themselves"? I can understand how that applies to say Minecraft, where you're actually making things, but I don't think you can apply this to most games.

gold_drake11h ago

express themselves? eh... how so? that doesnt make sense to me at all.

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Why Is No One Making AAA Horror Games Anymore?

Saif from eXputer inquires, "Despite the everlasting popularity of the genre, why hasn't there been a good AAA horror game in a while now?"

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Jin_Sakai3d ago

Because the gaming industry is obsessed with live service games.

Rynxie2d ago

Because he touches himself at night to characters like lady Dimitrescu.

Crows902d ago

You're the one still thinking about her

Rynxie2d ago

@crow

Did I give away your secret? It's okay, if you sit on your hand and numb it, you can pretend it's her playing with your little stick.

MaximusPrime_3d ago

Good for me, I have no interests in horror games

-Foxtrot3d ago

Even when they do it's first person trying to copy Outlast, Five Nights, P.T etc

I think the Dead Space / RE2 / RE4 Remake and the Evil Within 2 showed you can have a good story based, third person survival horror game.

jeromeface3d ago

remakes is another good reason

thesoftware7302d ago

Calisto Protocol was also fun with fantastic presentation.

FinalFantasyFanatic2d ago

I feel like we haven't had much in the way of horror games for years, I think it became rare after the PS2/PS3 gen. Maybe i'll pick up that Crow Country that recently came out, that looks good.

Venoxn4g2d ago

Crow Country needs some more love.. and more exposure

Redemption-643d ago

Because outside of a fee games, most don't sell that well

Crows902d ago

So in other words...AAA publishers don't have creativity or passion for games.

CrimsonWing693d ago

Didn’t we have Dead Space Remake and Resident Evil 4 Remake last year?

thorstein3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Among others

And isn't Dying Light 2 a horror game?

Scissorman3d ago

And Alan Wake 2 and Alone in the Dark.

on_line_forever2d ago

I like Alone in the dark but it's not AAA game

richardmmorales2d ago

We also had The Quarry and The Dark Pictures The Devil In Me.

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