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Silent Hill Homecoming Gets Steamy PC Version — Update

Update: Konami PR has informed us that the PC version will be distributed exclusively through Steam. “No retail boxed version will be produced,” a representative informed us. Update: Silent Hill: Homecoming producer Tomm Hulett has confirmed that the U.S. release is still on for September. Original Story: While the game’s subtitle won’t be nearly as apt in [...]

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Castlevania Judgment a Casual Game, Explains Igarashi

Okay, so he didn’t actually use the word “casual.” But in an interview with Game|Life’s Chris Kohler, Castlevania series producer Koji Igarashi dropped a variety of hints indicating that he was less than happy with the new “3-D versus action game,” and that he feels pressured to create cheaper, more casual gaming experiences.

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E3 2008: Hands-on Castlevania Judgment

When it was revealed just prior to E3 that Castlevania Judgment would be a 3D fighting game, the news was met with equal parts disdain and disbelief. How could classic 2D platforming possibly translate to 3D fighting? How could Konami — master of platformers, shooters and music games — even create a competent fighter? You’re [...]

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E3 2008: For Those Who Had The Chance To Rock (I Hate You)

As the sun rises on the very last day of E3 2008, GameCyte contemplates the time they spent last night with the gods of rock, and the time they wasted with the rock of Konami. In pictures, right after the jump.

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The Best Pre-E3 Scoops

The Electronic Entertainment Expo certainly ain’t what she used to be. Formerly a mecca for game industry insiders looking to get their hands on the latest and greatest, hear exclusive announcements and witness the booth babe-studded spectacle, it was all ruined by GameCyte’s Jesse Henning has since shrunken to a tiny invite-only affair designated the [...]

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GameSpyte Lyte: Girl, Don’t You Walk Out

Greetings, readers, and welcome to a new experiment here at GameCyte. There may be one or zero of you out there who wondered, last week, why we didn’t post our weekly video feature, GameSpyte. Well, you see, since the accident, we’re still exploring our options after a judge declared it would be a crime against [...]

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Metal Gear Monday: Bundle Blunder, Solid Sequel, Mobile Masterpiece?

With less than a month before Metal Gear Solid 4’s June 12th release, Konami is gearing up for launch, but not by dropping further hints as to the game’s story, characters or plot twists. Today, it’s all about the periphery — including the overpriced MGS4 Limited Edition bundle, an MGS4 sequel (!) and the original [...]

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Konami Announces Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for DS

According to Flynn De Marco, who was at Konami’s Gamers Night, one of the most exciting announcements of the evening was the confirmation of a new Castlevania title for the DS. The new game is called Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. If you’re curious, Konami registered the trademark on March 28th of this year. (This title [...]

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Konami Revives Guitar Freaks and Drummania in Rock Revolution

Having a hard time choosing between Guitar Hero and Rock Band? Good news! Konami, who arguably got everyone started on tiny-plastic-guitar mania to begin with, is bringing Rock Revolution to home consoles, a third entry in the simulated rock genre, sporting mechanics that will be familiar to anybody who’s played a rhythm game in the last [...]

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Trailer Tuesday: MGS4 Blowout, Ninja Gaiden II Slices N’ Dices

Between the Metal Gear Solid 4 wrap party and Microsoft’s Spring Showcase, there’s plenty of good video to show off this week. Come partake in the cream of the crop.

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