Konami opted to do something a little different this year. Normally there are several publishers that hold their own personal conferences during E3. These companies are usually Ubisoft, Konami, and Electronic Arts; relative giants in the industry. Seemingly getting a leg up and kick starting E3 a few days early, Konami decided to hold their conference today. Though to be fair it wasn't so much a conference and more of an hour long infomercial on what Konami has up their sleeves for the coming year. So what did they unveil in their hour long segment? A lot of cool tidbits actually. We got brief looks at some of the games they have in development for release this year along with some information on some high-def collections that will be coming out. Lets get the rundown.
Okay lets get one thing out of the way, which I think is the most pressing thing coming out of Konami. Hideo Kojima, of Kojima Productions is not attending E3 this year. That's sort of a big deal considering the creator of Metal Gear has dished out almost yearly announcements at E3 for quite a while. More often than not these were followed up with some epic and humorous trailer offerings. This year Kojima took a more subtle approach by having some segments set up for Konami's recorded presser. Together with the guys over at Mega64 he dropped a few of the bombshells he's known for without even attending the big conference. So what did he let loose on the industry? Some pretty nifty ideas if I must say so myself. Oh and in case you're wondering about Metal Gear Solid: Rising, it will have no presence at this year's E3 but is on track for a 2012 release. Now onto the good stuff!
