METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE TAKES GRAND PRIX AND OPERATOR'S CHOICE AWARDS AT 2008 INTERNATIONAL MOBILE GAMING AWARDS

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - February 14, 2008 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Metal Gear Solid® Mobile has received the top honors at this year's International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), taking both the Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards. The Jury of the International Mobile Gaming Awards picked a total of 6 winners out of the almost 400 entries from 33 countries. Metal Gear Solid Mobile will be available for purchase in late February at Verizon Wireless in the Get Fun & Games shopping aisle of the Get It Now® virtual store.

Metal Gear Solid Mobile features never-before-seen dramatic 3D art displays and camera work that greatly surpass the current standard of mobile games. In the game, players will face the same extreme tension of solitary infiltration that fans of the classic tactical espionage action game have come to expect from the Metal Gear Solid series, previously released to the PlayStation® and PlayStation®2. The game also takes advantage of the phone's camera functionality, for example using the camera to sample colors from the real world for an in-game camouflage system. It is also possible to shift the viewpoint from first to third person in the game to control a variety of weapons.
"Konami deeply appreciates this commendation bestowed upon us by the global gaming community and our carrier partners," said Joe Morris, Vice President of Konami Mobile. "This game is illustrative of our approach to mobile gaming; representing our long standing focus on innovation, quality and overall excellence. We are confident that the fans will be enthralled with the 3D graphics and novel game play. Konami is eagerly looking forward to the impending domestic launch of this landmark title.

Konami is dedicated to delivering the best possible mobile gaming experiences - putting outstanding original content into the consumer's hands. Konami plans to continue to develop groundbreaking mobile games throughout 2008, working towards additional award wins in 2009.

About IMGA:
The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), launched in 2004 is the leading platform for Innovation in Mobile Entertainment worldwide. Each year mobile gaming studios, individual developers, students and researchers are challenged to come up with the most innovative concepts for tomorrow's mobile games. The IMGA brings together Industry leaders and top talent in Mobile Entertainment and displays the most innovative Mobile Entertainment Games and Applications to a broad worldwide audience.

About Konami:
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami's titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill®, DanceDanceRevolution® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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