Dedicated Production Team Based in San Francisco Area Marks Company’s Most Significant Foray into Mobile and Social Games Arena

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – June 1, 2012 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the opening of a dedicated social and mobile games development studio based in the San Francisco area.  The studio will focus on bringing engaging experiences to the ever growing social and mobile platforms, with an emphasis on expanding KONAMI’s social connectivity.

“The new development studio exemplifies our commitment to providing consumers with high quality social and mobile gaming experiences,” said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “We have recruited top talent that will raise KONAMI’s profile as a leading global social games developer, and look forward to hitting the ground running with some of the biggest titles from our portfolio.”

Additional information on the new development studio is now available via KONAMI’s Pre-E3 show at www.konami.com/e3.