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Kojima will no longer be a Konami executive from April 1st + KojiPro is no more?
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I wonder why the hate their own ship so much to torpedo it in such a way.
Well darn, can't really look at the link, does this look legit or just conjecture?
On one hand, it sucks, because we won't have any hope for a Metal Gear 1&2 HD remake or the Metal Gear Solid remake Kojima would like to make. And it'll affect the development of Silent Hills, which sucks the most. And The Phantom Pain might be the last great and true to spirit Metal Gear.
On the other end, it's also somehow refreshing to see him set free, so that he can work on all those ideas he have in his head, and it's exciting to see what could be next from such a genius as him.
And no Zone of the Enders 3 by Kojima Productions.
Yet it's mostly sad at the moment. Hideo Kojima have always been my favorite developer, even when he fucked up MGS4, I'm still excited about Metal Gear Online. Konami will just be the PES Productions team to my now, and they are only just showing signs on getting back on track.
On the other end, it's also somehow refreshing to see him set free, so that he can work on all those ideas he have in his head, and it's exciting to see what could be next from such a genius as him.
And no Zone of the Enders 3 by Kojima Productions.
Yet it's mostly sad at the moment. Hideo Kojima have always been my favorite developer, even when he fucked up MGS4, I'm still excited about Metal Gear Online. Konami will just be the PES Productions team to my now, and they are only just showing signs on getting back on track.
Stratosphere
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What in the actual fuck? That is depressing as hell...
this is good news for david hayter fans.
with MGS most likely turning into a bi-annual franchise, no doubt konami will reduce the brand to a steaming pile of shit. in a celebration of this, david hayter will return to provide another sub-par performance that brain-dead fans will love.
with MGS most likely turning into a bi-annual franchise, no doubt konami will reduce the brand to a steaming pile of shit. in a celebration of this, david hayter will return to provide another sub-par performance that brain-dead fans will love.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
IF the source is legit...then yeah it looks legit. It makes sense and fits with the Hideo Kojima name being removed from the MGS games, and it fits Kojima Productions being renamed/axed as a brand.
Shit is happening, and I don't like it one bit.
I'm happy. Especially for him.
That way he is finally able to stop being "the Metal Gear Solid"-guy.
MGS is dead, but that's already the case for me personally. So it's actually good news.
I am Hideo Kojima. I am Spartacus. I broke the dam.
This is actually a good point. We lament, but maybe this is his "Genie, you're free" moment.
Konami
Just saw the details..
Nevermind what I said about probably not disrespect.. *eats hat*
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GillianSeed79
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This is and the restricted acess to corporate email is really fucked up. Once Kojima leaves, Konami is pretty much dead to me. Ironically, I think we will be better served by Kojima leaving Konami than if he were to stay on. I wonder if he told them he wanted to work on something other than Metal Gear after V and Konami said no?
Shalashaska
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Guess this means Kojima gets to do what he wants. Hopefully TPP comes out the way it should and we get a last great MGS game.
Hooooooly shit. I'm glad for him if it's what he wants. I'm pretty okay with this. Regardless of what I thought of the rest of the game, I liked MGS4's ending and wouldn't want the main series to go beyond that point (so please don't touch it without Kojima).
Now give me some more Rising.
Now give me some more Rising.
Seven Force
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benicillin
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I think we can safely say this should be the end of Konami. First they ran Silent Hill into the ground and then some, now they're letting Kojima go? Fuck 'em.
The result may be beneficial for him and for fans of his work that want to see something new...But this isn't good news. The divorce is messy and could have been handled in much cleaner way.
I wanted him to leave on his own terms... I want Kojima to make any game he wants. Even if that's MGS...
Fuck.
Hopefully! Let's hope he can get the financial backing to do something great.
MGR 2 seems unlikely now.
Also, a lot of the big names that left studios in the past have been stuck not doing what amounts to much in the last few years. Most have done mobile stuff..
SniperHunter
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i spilled coconut water out of my mouth after reading this post
Led_Zeppelin
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Rösti
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Konami unfortunately owns the name Kojima Productions, but maybe Hideo can buy that and continue producing games under that name? Overall, I find this to be a very strange decision by Konami, and wouldn't be surprised if this is the beginning of the end for them.
If this turns out to be a Platinum Games situation where Hideo creates, together with other key members of Kojima Productions, a new studio to develop new intellectual property, it would be nice. Now I wonder what will happen to Silent Hills.
If this turns out to be a Platinum Games situation where Hideo creates, together with other key members of Kojima Productions, a new studio to develop new intellectual property, it would be nice. Now I wonder what will happen to Silent Hills.
Roberto Larcos
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Gonna be anticlimactic.
He'll either form a new studio (retaining IP rights) and keeping the studio out of publisher meddling (think Respawn / Inafune), or be so burnt out by it all that he just stop making games - at least for a while. Metal Gear has been going for nearly 30 years now, remember.
He won't want publishers meddling in his business too much.
That's the price for working with an artist. But hey if you want to run a factory and put out a safe generic product then yeah pushing out Kojima and shutting down his studio is the way to go.
ShogunDarius
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that's Konami in the games industry dead then
Huh? He still works at 2K.
Holy shit.
I wonder what sort of "power struggle" they're alluding to. Kojima is obviously tired of Metal Gear. Did he put his foot down and say "no more" and Konami is like "haha, you kidder. You totally have a MGS6 ready right?"
"...No."
"Oh shit, you're fired then." *sinks from iceburg*
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