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[ShadowKingpin]

Well I guess that cements it, we don't know all the facts but this is really "ugly" and definitely suggests that the split between Konami and Kojima is on bad terms regardless of who is causing the problems.



No...please, leave Chico, just...leave him there.

Pelekotans has my vote. Please leave Chico.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

If that's the fear, and I've heard it or read it several times now, there's no reason to expect MGS V to be safe from overzealous monetization ideas. Hypothetically speaking of course.

I think it's just a hope that MGSV is too far along for any major changes to happen.

It's MGO, I'm worried about.

 

[ShadowKingpin]

I think it's just a hope that MGSV is too far along for any major changes to happen.

It's MGO, I'm worried about.

It wouldn't surprise me for Konami to charge for weapon DLC packs.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Konami's official word on Hideo Kojima

 

[Fury451]

Konami's official word on Hideo Kojima

Konami doing more dodge rolling than a character in Dark Souls.

So basically, the rumors were pretty accurate, it's just covered in PR speak.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Konami doing more dodge rolling than a character in Dark Souls.

So basically, the rumors were pretty accurate, it's just covered in PR speak.

Yup, let's keep pushing them. We want word from Kojima himself not some PR bullshit.

 

[Justified]

Yup, let's keep pushing them. We want word from Kojima himself not some PR bullshit.

/spoiler.

In the corporate restructure, Kojima is now the PR director....

Spoiler

j/k

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Looks like Quiet met Kojima.

HE'S ALIVE!

 

[Hitokiri03]

This whole thing is so sad

All my MGSV hype vanished because of this.

 

[Shep572]

Konami's official word on Hideo Kojima

Sounds like Konami are fed up of long it's taking and are cracking down of non-development things happening in working hours

 

[R_thanatos]

Konami's official word on Hideo Kojima

Pfiou ..i was worried about the twitter team for a second ..

Spoiler

or not

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Pfiou ..i was worried about the twitter team for a second ..

Spoiler

or not

Seriously at this point i'm just happy Stefanie got to met Kojima.

It's more reassuring than all the Konami PR shit we got.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Sounds like Konami are fed up of long it's taking and are cracking down of non-development things happening in working hours

The game was on track for a June release, it being all done and just in a QA pass. The heavily-based-in-reality rumour was that if it slipped to September it was simply because Konami felt it needed a good half year of dramatic promotion rather than a surprisingly soon release date.

Thats made all the more hilarious now that they've kneecapped their own ability to promote the game.

Basically, Konami are lying a lot and it is foolish to believe anything they say at this juncture. They're trying to start up some Steve Jobs level reality distortion field and hope it persists.

 

[Justified]

The game was on track for a June release, it being all done and just in a QA pass. The heavily-based-in-reality rumour was that if it slipped to September it was simply because Konami felt it needed a good half year of dramatic promotion rather than a surprisingly soon release date.

Thats made all the more hilarious now that they've kneecapped their own ability to promote the game.

Basically, Konami are lying a lot and it is foolish to believe anything they say at this juncture. They're trying to start up some Steve Jobs level reality distortion field and hope it persists.

I need to see some citations please...

 

[thepotatoman]

Sounds like Konami are fed up of long it's taking and are cracking down of non-development things happening in working hours

Seems believable, but still doesn't explain why Kojima Production branding is being removed.

 

[Justified]

Seems believable, but still doesn't explain why Kojima Production branding is being removed.

They said why, corporate restructuring

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

 

[Fury451]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

Not pictured: Offscreen gunman.

They said why, corporate restructuring

That doesn't begin to explain it. There's no reason they wouldn't leave it the Kojipro emblem and "A Hideo Kojima Game" on the box because of a restructuring.

They've had some sort of major disagreement, and they don't need to talk about it now, but it's clear what they're saying is damage control to show that V is still being worked on (they keep emphasizing by Kojima and his team to a suspicious degree), and will be released so "Please buy it everything is fine no worries to be had move along".

 

[Auctopus]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

He looks on the verge of tears. He knows GAF will see this image, is there a secret message hidden anywhere?

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Hope he's in good spirits. BTW, what are the things they're holding in their hands?

He looks on the verge of tears. He knows GAF will see this image, is there a secret message hidden anywhere?

I bet he almost broke the Stephanie's hand when he shook it.

 

[Justified]

Not pictured: Offscreen gunman.



That doesn't begin to explain it. There's no reason they wouldn't leave it the Kojipro emblem and "A Hideo Kojima Game" on the box because of a restructuring.

They've had some sort of major disagreement, and they don't need to talk about it now, but it's clear what they're saying is damage control to show that V is still being worked on (they keep emphasizing by Kojima and his team to a suspicious degree), and will be released so "Please buy it everything is fine no worries to be had move along".

lol @ bold

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

No more Spider-man boxer photos. No more food pictures. No more pictures of the game.

Only tears now.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

Somebody should ps in them holding newspapers with todays date.

 

[RangerBAD]

Dat smile, everything seems ok.

You expect him not to smile in a picture? That would be rude. It really suggests nothing of his current state of mind.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

You expect him not to smile in a picture? That would be rude. It really suggests nothing of his current state of mind.

Someone hasn't seen much Kojima pics in his life. He doesn't smile very often.

Spoiler

and it was more of a joke that everything is ok because he smiles lol

 

[fixedpoint]

I'm still buying though.

 

[reynal1287]

Is it possible that Kojima could work on Silent Hills as a freelancer like Ueda/TLG? ;(

 

[Marvel]

Ugh

 

[jett]

Come on Konami, you know this is the way it should be.

fixed it for you

 

[Kazuhira]

At the risk of looking like an idiot,who´s the man on the right?
And what are they holding?

 

[Rogue Agent]

At the risk of looking like an idiot,who´s the man on the right?

Akio Otsuka, the Japanese voice of Solid Snake and Big Boss.

 

[Condemned]

I just want an update on Silent Hills =(

 

[Sn4ke_911]

At the risk of looking like an idiot,who´s the man on the right?
And what are they holding?

Duuude that's Akio Otsuka, the voice of Snake.

 

[Juice]

I'm impressed by how deftly David Hayter secured his revenge

 

[Kazuhira]

Duuude that's Akio Otsuka, the voice of Snake.

Oh i´ve never seen his face tbh.

 

[Datschge]

The only thing Konami wound up doing is screwing up their own stocks & freaking out investors.

I'm not seeing any of that (yet).

 

[Toparaman]

This whole thing is so sad

All my MGSV hype vanished because of this.

It's still going to be a great game. It just might've been slightly better if none of this had happened.

 

[Fury451]

I'm impressed by how deftly David Hayter secured his revenge

He's like the Druckmann of Metal Gear.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

lol this is cute.

 

[Valorant]

lol this is cute.

Breaking News: "Hideo Kojima for sale on ebay."

Spoiler

I'm looking forward EA's and Microsoft's reactions.

 

[cafemomo]

lol this is cute.

Who is deck13?

 

[Valorant]

Who is deck13?

The studio behind the Ankh and Jack Keane (point & click) series. Besides all this, they also made the Lords of the Fallen game.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Maybe it isn't as bad as we thought.

This is from the MGS2 final hours documentary.

The no e-mail, twitter and internet restriction is probably because of the pressure they have now to finish the game.

 

[OrochiJR]

I did not follow all the threads on the whole issue, but has it been ruled out that Kojima was asked by Konami to alter stuff in the game due to being too controversial (as he implied in the past) and maybe did not want his name associated with a "neutered" product that he does not approve of 100%?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

This whole thing is so sad

All my MGSV hype vanished because of this.

Freaking Konami...

 

[Vallen Valiant]

I did not follow all the threads on the whole issue, but has it been ruled out that Kojima was asked by Konami to alter stuff in the game due to being too controversial (as he implied in the past) and maybe did not want his name associated with a "neutered" product that he does not approve of 100%?

Rubbish. You should pay more attention, they were retroactively removing Kojima's name from PAST GAMES as well.

 

[neoism]

http://kotaku.com/konamis-official-word-on-hideo-kojima-1693789490

Well FUUCCKK KONAMI RIGHT IN THE ASS....

As Kotaku previously reported, the Kojima Productions brand has been dissolved and even removed from upcoming title Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It seems “A Hideo Kojima Game” has been removed, too.

Buying this game used KONAMI is not getting my money.....

 

[neoism]

Guys, can you even begin to imagine the types of easter eggs and indirect references to this incident in the game (of course he'd do it in a way not sueable by Konami)

I think it could make for a nice thread of its own but I chickened out.

I really hope this happens but KONAMI will just patch it out.... :/