The Resurrection of Contra

Contra is back! Kind of. Well, actually not at all. But Konami is releasing Contra’s “spiritual sequel” for XBLA and PSN this winter, titled Hard Corps: Uprising. It’s every classic Contra aspect, modernized into anime sidescrolling glory and featuring the villain from Contra: Hard Corps, Colonel Bahamut, as the main playable character.

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Def Jam Rapstar Dated

Konami announced that its upcoming raptacular, Def Jam Rapstar, will be hitting store shelves on October 5th this year in North America. With artists like Ice Cube, 50 Cent, Redman and Method Man, Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West, and 2Pac, there is definitely some star-power associated with this title. Also known to be included…

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Rocket Knights Lands In May

Konami has announced a general release date for its follow up to the early nineties Genesis title Rocket Knight Adventures. The update to the series is titled simply Rocket Knight and continues the side-scrolling, possum-flinging action of the original 16-bit rocket-fest..

The game will be released via XBLA, PSN, and Steam sometime in…

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Konami's Def Jam Rapstar Drops This Fall

We’re not sure how much bling was involved, but Konami has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Autumn Games, 4mm Games, and Def Jam Interactive for the upcoming music videogame Def Jam Rapstar. The game, which is being developed by 4mm Games, Terminal Reality and Def Jam Interactive, is being pitched as the…

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