Newsbrief: Konami announced today that its former U.S. president Shinji Hirano has now taken on the role of European president for the company. In his new position, Hirano will oversee the company’s core games strategy in Europe, as well as its social games and its trading card business. He will be based at Konami’s European [...]
Newsbrief: Nintendo of Europe has signed a deal with Wi-Fi network Free Hotspot, that will give Nintendo 3DS owners access to more than 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across Europe. 3DS users will be able to automatically connect to any of these hotspots in 21 European countries for free simply by visiting the 3DS web browser. The [...]
Konami has appointed Shinji Hirano as its new president of Europe. Hirano was most recently president of the US business, and now overseas all European operations from headquarters in Germany. “I am proud and delighted to have been given this challenge,” offered Shinji Hirano. “I am keen to support the diversity the European territories offer, [...]
Malta's Labour Party spokesman Michael Farrugia has told Malta Today that the Anti-Counterfeit Trading Agreement (ACTA) is too vague and, as a result, could do damage to generic pharmaceutical companies in Malta and Europe and infringe on Internet freedoms. He also complains about how the treaty was negotiated in a secretive and exclusive manner. read [...]
Dragon’s Dogma is going to be the Zone of the Enders of 2012. We don’t mean it’s going to have awesome robots — rather, a significant portion of its audience will be buying it only for the included demo. Capcom announced today that Dragon’s Dogma will be out in North America on May 22, and [...]
The co-op demo for Syndicate is ready to infiltrate Xbox 360s in North America and Europe right now. The PlayStation Network will likely gain access today at the close of business on the East Coast, which is when the PSN usually updates in North America. The PSN version for Europe will have open enrollment tomorrow. [...]
If you pick up Soulcalibur 5 next week, and find that your custom character just isn’t looking right without, say, a bikini, wings, and face paint, Namco’s got you covered (in bikinis, wings, and face paint). The publisher has announced three DLC packs for Europe, each running 160 Microsoft Points or €1.99, and each loaded [...]
With the announcement of release dates for 3DS and Vita, there are vanishingly few platforms left that won’t have Rayman Origins. Now the PC joins the platforming party, with a release in both Europe and the United States on March 29. The PC version retains the 4-player co-op functionality of the console versions, and also [...]
Speaking to reporters in Osaka after Nintendo’s earnings release today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata offered the most specific information about the Wii U’s various international release windows yet — revealing that they’re all roughly similar. According to Reuters, Iwata said that the console will be released in the US, Europe, Australia, and Japan “for the [...]
<!– One thing we know Dead Island is extraordinarily good at is its trailers. The latest undead reel, seen above, explains the coming military-based, accented Ryder White DLC, hitting North America’s XBLA and PSN January 31 for $9.99 (800 MS Points), and Europe on February 1 for £7.99. Dead Island ‘Ryder White’ DLC drops a [...]