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### Konami Gamers' Day 2004 ###
Suikoden IV, WWX, Silent Hill 4, Neo Contra, and four other games are unveiled at the publishers' San Francisco Event.
Today, at the sleek Sony Metreon entertainment complex in rain-swept San Francisco, Konami unveiled its lineup of new games for 2004. Following an announcement forbidding photography or video, a slick recap of the publisher's 2003 games was played, presented in a rapid-fire multimedia barrage to the strains of Elvis Presley's "Stop, Look, and Listen." Then Konami CEO Kazumi Kitaue took the stage and explained the rationale behind the company's 2003 move to Los Angeles. He also said the company's new name, Konami Digital Entertainment, is designed to reflect its expansion into "movies, games, and music in the international market."
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes--Hideo Kojima was nowhere to be found, but Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack was on hand to show scenes from the GameCube-exclusive remake of the first MGS game. For comparison, he did a side-by-side demo with the PlayStation original.
Neo Contra--You can't jump in the latest, PS2-only installment in the long-running shooter series, but you can move around. While still present, the side-scrolling format will often give way to an isometric 3D environment packed with tough bosses and mass destruction. Joining series hero Bill Rizer is newcomer Genbei Jaguer Yagyu, a sword-wielding samurai unafraid to take on the game's high-tech villains.
Shaman King--As previously reported on GameSpot, Konami is bringing the popular anime/manga franchise to the PS2 and Game Boy Advance. Footage from the former showed off its blend of role-playing and action--the latter will be a more simplistic side-scrolling adventure.
Silent Hill 4: The Room--Both Xboxes and PS2s will be haunted by the latest installment in Konami's scary franchise, which is due in the fall. Several potentially heart-attack-inducing scenes from the game were shown, all of which showcased the game's enhanced horror effects.
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim--A new PS2 version of the sixth installment in Japan's most popular role-playing game (pronounced "yeez") will come out in North America this winter. Though Ys VI is already available in Japan for the PC, Konami officials said the PS2 version will feature new characters and levels.
Several other games were announced but were not presented at the event, including: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004, Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge, and Gradius V. GameSpot will have more details on these games as they become available.
Source:Gamespot
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