Koji Igarashi, the developer behind the hit title Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is no longer with Konami. Igarashi's last day with Konami was this past Saturday, the 15th of March. His reason for leaving the company is to open his own development...

Producer Dave Cox has revealed that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will focus more on exploration than its predecessor. Specifically, there will be multiple paths to explore, optional boss fights and so much content that most players will only see 50-60%...

Just looking through the top rated lists on the site and there were so many great games released this year! http://gamewise.co/games/top-rated?year=1997 Can't think of many years with so many influential games as that...