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Keighley: Konami lawyers holding Kojima hostage; audience loudly boos. Inconceivable.
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Hero_of_the_Day
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They were clearly purposefully refering to the game as a Kojima Pro joint, but I wasn't expecting him to just call them the fuck out like that. Brutal. That and the David Hayter comment from Raymond made it a slightly awkward night.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
What existing ones? Do they have any? I guess they released Silent Hill Homecoming or something. Wasn't that like 2008? Rocket Knight Adventures too
TheAggroCraig
Member
In all fairness why would Konami want a former employee to accept the award for their game? Granted it was Kojima's game, but it does make sense.
No worries; I'm sure he has one coming in the mail. I'm sure they will continue to exist as a Pachinko company, but I don't see them doing anything with games, unless it is strictly mobile.
RustyNails
Member
Pretty sure it's the case. They probably saw Kojima as a threat with his distinctly international, high-profile image. He could have easily become the CEO if shareholders were told to cast vote. They're trying to shitcan him hard and fast.
ginger ninja
Banned
This shit alone here makes the awards best in history. Mad fucking respects for the man.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I really have to know what the FLYING FUCK is going on in the heads of Konami's leaders.
They kill their entire company with moves like this and they don't seem to notice it at all.
I mean look at this company, this is a company that gave us some of the most recognicable IPs over the last 30 years. Games like Castlevania, Gradius, Contra, Metal Gear, not to speak of so many awesome licensed games back in the day like the Tiny Toon and Turtles games, the Simpsons Arcade game and so on.
They were a company that struck gold wherever it dug, now they're a company that thinks that dirt is gold and try to sell it as such when their customers actually see the dirt and wonder why the fuck they'd sell something like that.
Of course they had they're last big gold nuggets in the form of both MGS5GZ and TPP, but everything around that was bad decision making all the way.
Konami is pretty much dead to me at this point. This just doesn't make any sense anymore to support them. If they can't even treat they're own work force with the slightest amount of respect, how am I, a customer, supposed to think they will treat me?
I couldn't be anymore dissapointed in Konami than I am right now.
#FucKonami
They kill their entire company with moves like this and they don't seem to notice it at all.
I mean look at this company, this is a company that gave us some of the most recognicable IPs over the last 30 years. Games like Castlevania, Gradius, Contra, Metal Gear, not to speak of so many awesome licensed games back in the day like the Tiny Toon and Turtles games, the Simpsons Arcade game and so on.
They were a company that struck gold wherever it dug, now they're a company that thinks that dirt is gold and try to sell it as such when their customers actually see the dirt and wonder why the fuck they'd sell something like that.
Of course they had they're last big gold nuggets in the form of both MGS5GZ and TPP, but everything around that was bad decision making all the way.
Konami is pretty much dead to me at this point. This just doesn't make any sense anymore to support them. If they can't even treat they're own work force with the slightest amount of respect, how am I, a customer, supposed to think they will treat me?
I couldn't be anymore dissapointed in Konami than I am right now.
#FucKonami
Diprosalic
Banned
to core gamers who are not their target audience anmore.. they don't give a shit.
In that case why was Kiefer, who also doesn't work for them, accepting it?
Napalm_Frank
Member
Konami really has nothing to lose when it comes to the hardcore gaming industry at this point.
This is loads of bullshit
that image has never been truer then now.
Pretty sure? It was confirmed back in March or April this is exactly what happened. You really didn't read those articles.
Kojima section should be in bold and punctuated TBH.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
We need to go and rescue Kojima
Karl_Dilkington7
Banned
HAHAHA I actually looked it up and it really says that. Amazing!
Aces&Eights
Member
Come on, man. Kojima and MGS are one in the same. Even if there was a falling out, the guy who has been making games for you for years should be allowed to go and accept an award.
You would supise what people do for money and the bad PR hasn't done anything really both MGSV AND PES sold well.
They're trying to disassociate Metal Gear IP from him as he's leaving, with it being known as the "Hideo Kojima game", would look really bad when they announce a new one without Kojima being part of Konami. Of course it's having the exact opposite effect right now.
Premium Quality
Member
#FuckKonami
Thank you Keighley for making this public.
Thank you Keighley for making this public.
How About No
Member
Wow.
Wow.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW
SO MUCH SALT TOWARD KONAMI I FUCKING LOVE IT
OverdriveOtaku
Member
Fucking amazing. Can't wait to see what shill Konami makes up in response to this.
this has never been more appropriate.
Dead LOL
stan423321
Member
He's still their employee, just a rank lower. And even then it doesn't change the fact he did direct the game for them. They could have demanded someone from their current dev staff to accompany him instead, and only the craziest people would be annoyed.
if they have current dev staff
He's just on a holiday though!
7DollarHagane
Banned
There is no next game. Of any type.
They are done with games.
So does the guy have some kind of illegal knowledge they want to keep the lid on that could seriously get them sued or something? I can't see anything else that would be worth spending money on lawyers and such to keep him quiet.
Strider311
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Keighley. You're a beast, man.
Iorv3th
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Wow, I half expected him to give the finger to the camera and say "Fuck Konami".
SpacePirate Ridley
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balladofwindfishes
Member
Because that employee is one of the most famous developers in the world, and well known for Metal Gear being his star creation.
It's Kojima, not some random employee. They had nothing to gain from barring him from accepting his award.
Can you point me to where I could buy this shirt?
Living Proof
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I'm not sure if you're exaggerating, and it's pretty silly to believe that platform holders removing their games from their digital marketplaces is a plausible or reasonable idea, but they've released an arguably modest amount of games across most platforms over the past several years. There's at least 3 during 2015 on PS4 from what I saw at a quick glance, for example.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Working as a PR for Konami has to be the most stressful job in the industry right now.
Square2015
Member
It's crazy they have that much control on him. Is this just a cultural difference or what?
I updated the OP with some articles so that people can read up instead of asking silly questions.