Konami’s Super Bomberman R has sold over 2 million units worldwide since first launching in 2017. It was first available for the Nintendo Switch before releasing for Xbox One, PS4 and PC in 2018. On Twitter, the publisher confirmed that a commemorative campaign would launch in the future to celebrate.

Developed by Hexadrive, M2 and Konami, Super Bomberman R features a new story campaign that can be played solo or in local co-op. The plot is a slight reboot and sees the eight Bomberman Brothers battling the dastardly Emperor Buggler. There are about 50 stages to complete in Story Mode but the real appeal is multiplayer.

Battle Mode returns with support for up to 8 players locally or online and 19 Battlegrounds to fight on. It offers 27 characters in total, each with their own abilities. Those interested in multiplayer alone may want to wait for Super Bomberman R Online – the battle royale spin-off will be coming to PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch later this year and support cross-play.

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A few years ago saw the unexpected return of the Bomberman series with Super Bomberman R. The game launched alongside Nintendo’s Switch and was largely acclaimed. It got a large heaping of post-launch content, which also pulled from the Konami catalog of IPs. There was also a separate online version of the game released last year on Stadia called Super Bomberman R Online that took the concept in a battle royale direction, and now it could be coming to other platforms.

The game originally launched on Google Stadia in September of 2020, and was eventually made free-to-play on the service. Now the ESRB has rated the game for the PC, indicating it could potentially be coming elsewhere. The original Super Bomberman R eventually ended up on most major, current platforms, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see that end up being the case here as well. Online saw up to 64 players in online co-op battles.

Super Bomberman R Online is available now through Google Stadia.

It’s hard to really tell where Google is on their grand Stadia experiment. The streaming service was unveiled as the next step in the evolution of gaming, but there seems to be little buzz for the service since it launched and with no real numbers to go off of, it’s a little up in the air as to what kind of business it’s been doing. But well, you can’t fault them for lack of games, as earlier today we got a truckload of them to dig into.

Via the recent Stadia Connect, we got several announcements about upcoming titles. Some of those were for exclusives, such as the fun-looking Outcasters from Splash Damage, or the exclusive titles that will come for the service from Supermassive Games and Harmonix. But it wasn’t just exclusives, as also some big names both released and soon to be released third parties. All three Hitman titles for instance are coming, with the third game coming day and date with other versions next year, as well as one of the first next gen games were were introduced to in Outriders. Though Outriders launches for consoles and PC this Holiday, it’ll come to Stadia some time next year. And, of course, one of the best games of last year in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

You can see the full Stadia Connect event as well as the full list of all the third party titles it covers below. Those games will be available starting today and going into 2021.

• One Hand Clapping (available as of today)
• Serious Sam 4 (August 2020)
• PGA Tour 2K21 (August 21st)
• Super Bomberman R Online (Fall 2020)
• NBA 2K21 (September 4th)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Fall 2020)
• Dead by Daylight (September 2020)
• Hitman (September 1st)
• Hitman 2 (September 1st)
• WWE 2K Battlegrounds (September 18th)
• Hello Neighbor (September 20th)
• Outriders (2021)
• Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek (Holiday 2020)
• Hitman 3 (January 2021)

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January is finally over, and that means the next round of free games is upon us. We’re of course talking about Xbox Live’s Games With Gold offer, which provides a monthly slate of free games to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. This month should be interesting, as it includes Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (February 1st to 28th) and Super Bomberman R (February 16th to March 15th) for Xbox One.

Xbox 360 players get Assassin’s Creed Rogue (which is also available for Xbox One in remastered form) and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The former is available from February 1st to 15th, while the latter can be claimed from February 16th to 28th. As usual, thanks to backwards compatibility, Xbox One players can enjoy these titles as well.

It’s a pretty solid line-up of games, particularly Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, which pays tribute to the older Castlevania titles on the NES. Assassin’s Creed Rogue also offers a unique take on the series by having players assume the role of Shay Cormac, an Assassin-turned-Templar. Check out the trailer below to get a better look at next month’s free Games With Gold.

The Tokyo Game Show is set to take place in just a couple of weeks and Konami have now revealed their official line-up of games and their primary stage schedule for this event. The event is set to take place between September 20 and September 23, so make sure you visit if you’re nearby and if you want to try some new games out.

As for their own titles, the company’s line-up will include games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on the  PS4, Super Bomberman R, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, and more. There will also be some of their partners’ games included in the line-up, including games such as The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – The End of Saga, Mantis Burn Racing, and others. Their stage events will be livestreamed on different websites, but links haven’t been provided yet. Different games will take the stage at different times, with even a concert being held on one day.

You can check out the entire schedule below (via Gematsu).

■ Lineup

Konami Titles

• Dankira!!! Boys, Be Dancing! (iOS, Android) – Stage- Novelty
• e-Baseball Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu League (e-Sports) – Stage, Tournament
• HinaBita / BanMeshi (Streaming, Music CD)
• Hyper Sports R (Switch) – Playable, Stage, Novelty
• Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu (iOS, Android) – Stage, Tournament, Novelty
• Love Plus Every (iOS, Android) – Playable, Novelty
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (iOS, Android) – Stage
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PS4) – Playable, Stage, Tournament
• Snake Pass (PS4, Switch) – Playable
• Super Bomberman R (PS4, Switch) – Playable, Stage, Tournament, Novelty
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (iOS, Android, PC) – Playable, Stage, Novelty

Partner Titles

• Fighting EX Layer (PS4) (Arika) – Playable
• Kogado Studio Shimarisu-san Team New Title (PS Vita) (Kogado Studio) – Stage – A new title from Kogado Studio’s Shimarisu-san Team, which is known for Nurse Love Addiciton, will be announced. The announcement stage event will reveal the game’s title, production staff, and a live performance of its theme song. The heroine’s voice actor will also make an appearance.
• La-Mulana 2 (PS4, Switch) (Playism) – Playable, Stage
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga (PS4) (Falcom) – Playable, Stage, Novelty
• Mantis Burn Racing (PS4, Switch) (Flyhigh Works) – Playable

■ Schedule

Konami’s schedule of stage events will be live streamed on YouTube, Niconico, and OpenRec.tv. Konami has yet to provide links.

September 20

• 11:00 – Pro Evolution Soccer Series
• 12:30 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
• 13:30 – Kogado Studio (Shimarisu-san Team)

September 21

• 12:30 – Powerful Pro Series
• 13:45 – Dankira!!! Boys, Be Dancing!
• 15:00 – La-Mulana 2

September 22

• 11:00 – e-Baseball Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu League
• 12:15 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
• 13:40 – Super Bomberman R
• 15:05 – The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga Concert
• 16:10 – Powerful Pro Series

September 23

• 10:10 – Pro Evolution Soccer Series
• 12:00 – Kogado Studio (Shimarisu-san Team)
• 12:50 – The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga Concert
• 13:45 – Dankira!!! Boys, Be Dancing!
• 14:45 – Super Bomberman R

Konami has revealed their financial results for the first quarter of this fiscal year, which is the period from April 1 to June 31. Overall, it looks like it has been a decent year for the company, even though there has been a drop in profits.

While revenue has increased by 4.9% year-on-year, profits have decreased for the company by 13%. The company has received an increase in revenue from the Digital Entertainment Business which is to do with video games. The company is focused on delivering new experiences through their games, and they are also emphasizing the importance of the eSports scene. The company has also performed well with their mobile games. Regarding this, they said, “Under such circumstances, our mobile games in the Digital Entertainment segment performed strongly as Winning Eleven 2018 (known overseas as Pro Evolution Soccer 2018) attracted much attention due to worldwide “soccer fever” during this first quarter. In the Chinese market, Winning Eleven 2018, and Winning Eleven Card Collection, continued to be released through collaboration with local companies. Various titles also continued to perform stably, including Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu and Professional Baseball Spirits A (Ace) in the domestic market and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links in the global market.”

As for computers and video games, it looks like Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 has been performing well, especially with its myClub online mode. We also learn that Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 is off to quite a good start with its sales. The company stated, “As for computer and video games, we released Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu 2018, which was loaded with new features including VR compatibility. Sales of the game got off to a favorable start. In addition, we released Super Bomberman R for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam (PC), which had been released for Nintendo Switch in 2017. Due to the recent global interest in soccer, an online mode in Winning Eleven 2018, myClub, continued to perform strongly.”

We also learn that the reason for the drop in profits is because of promotions, advance investments and also investments in research and development. It seems then that the drop in profits is nothing to worry about for the company. Konami has quite a lot of games set to release later in the year, at least as far as sheer volume goes, so we’ll have to wait and see how these games perform for the company through this fiscal year. Konami will be bringing a few of these games to Gamescome 2018 not long from now. Read more on that here.

Konami’s support for Super Bomberman R, which launched last year exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, before also coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC earlier this year, has been nothing short of fantastic, and it looks like the company plans on continuing with that streak going forward. Out of nowhere, Konami has confirmed that Super Bomberman R will be getting lots of Metal Gear themed crossover content, including a new Snake bomber who is voiced by none other than David Hayter. What.

That’s not all the Metal Gear content coming to the game either- other Bombers include Raiden and Naked Snake, and a new Mother Base stage has also been added. Bombers from other Konami franchises, such as Zone of the Enders and Contra, have also been added to the game, as well as a new mode which is about controlling checkpoints on the map.

You can see the full trailer for the new update below, as well as a list of all the new Bombers being added to the game. Super Bomberman R is available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

• Solid Snake Bomber (Metal Gear Solid series)
• Naked Snake Bomber (Metal Gear Solid series)
• Raiden Bomber (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
• Bill Bomber (Contra series)
• Lance Bomber (Contra series)
• Ebisumaru Bomber (Goemon series)
• Vic Viper Bomber (Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner)
• Ayako Katagiri Bomber (Tokimeki Memorial series)
• Xavier Woods Bomber
• Max (Switch Exclusive)

When Super Bomberman R was announced for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, Konami also announced version exclusive characters for each of those versions- just the poor Switch was left without an exclusive character of its own. True, Switch owners have had the chance to play the game for almost a year and a half before owners of other systems will- but Switch owners also are the ones who elevated the game to a million seller. Surely they deserve an exclusive character of their own?

Konami apparently thinks so, because it has announced that Max, the classic Bomberman character who acts as an adversary to the eponymous mascot, will be coming to the Switch version exclusively, which is good news. More information on this will be shared at a later date.

That’s not all- the original voices for the guest characters in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will be voicing their incarnations in this title as well. Arnold Taylor and David Kaye will play the Ratchet & Clank Bomber in the PlayStation 4 version, while Steve Downes will be voicing the Master Chief Bomber in the Xbox One version. That’s pretty awesome.

Super Bomberman R is out now on the Nintendo Switch; it launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on June 12.

Konami has just announced their financial results for the last fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2018 and the results look quite good. The company shows growth year-on-year with a 24.3% increase in Operating Profit. There has also been a 4.2% increase in total revenue from the year.

The biggest source of revenue for the company is the Digital Entertainment business which is related to the sales of video games. There has been a 13.9% increase in revenue earned from this business as compared to the previous year. As for the current fiscal year, the company expects further growth and improvement. The company stated that they will focus on “functional enhancement” for both consoles and mobile devices and will also focus on new experiences which can be delivered through games, such as through eSports. Titles such as Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 have been enjoying a decent performance, but any details regarding the performance of Metal Gear Survive has been conspicuously absent. The company also mentioned forecasts for the coming year with titles such as Super Bomberman R and Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball. 

We’ll have to wait and see what kind of experiences Konami will bring us in the coming year.

Last year, Konami released a revival of the beloved, classic multiplayer franchise Super Bomberman R exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. While the game had a lot of issues at launch, Konami gave it a surprisingly extensive amount of post launch support, which ended up turning the game around in a big way in the long run.

And now, non-Nintendo gamers get to check out the game for themselves, too. On the heel of multiple rumors and leaks, Konami have confirmed that Super Bomberman R will be hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this June. Not just that, but platform exclusive characters will also be released for each version, in collaboration with Sony, Microsoft, and Valve. These will include Ratchet and Clank for the PS4 version, Master Chief for the Xbox One version, and P-Body for the Steam version.

The game itself will launch on June 12. If you have even a passing interest in fun couch multiplayer, make sure to give this a look. Or you can look at the Nintendo Switch version of the game, which is already out, and available on sale rather frequently as well.