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Kojima was 'fired' by Konami, says Metal Gear Solid voice actress
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WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
They give so little shits about their videogame side, so why the hell aren't they just selling the damn thing off instead of burning it to the ground? It makes no sense. Certainly someone in the industry would pay big bucks for MGS, PES, and their massive back catalog.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
He could very well come back and become the president of Konami. I don't know if I want to believe all this.
Silent Hill is doomed if this is true. This could also be Konami pulling our legs. He has close connections to these people.
Silent Hill is doomed if this is true. This could also be Konami pulling our legs. He has close connections to these people.
Graphics Horse
Member
I'd think she's been paid by now. Anyway I wouldn't worry about that she's got plenty on her plate: http://dagmusic.com/?lang=en
I'm glad metal gear v is going well but im really worried about silent hill
i wish we could hear something about it, is it cancelled or are they getting a new team to work on it?
konami made a horrible decision. kojima's work made konami what it is today
i highly doubt they can make a better mgs game without kojima because they really havent been able to make a great silent hill without team silent
i wish we could hear something about it, is it cancelled or are they getting a new team to work on it?
konami made a horrible decision. kojima's work made konami what it is today
i highly doubt they can make a better mgs game without kojima because they really havent been able to make a great silent hill without team silent
JuanLatino
Member
I dont want him to make mobile Games or small-budget Games...If he wants to create an ambitous new IP - he will need a big load of Money - So either Sony/MS/Nintendo or a big Studio will take him over
plutoknight
Member
Have we been able to figure out if he gets to keep Fox Engine and such?
A Kojima with a super great graphics engine would be invaluable to..........juuuuuuuuuuuuuust about anyone.
why would he get to keep fox engine? all of that tech was developed for konami. they own it. it would make no sense for them to just give it to him to take away
maybe they could license it to people?
but at the same time that sounds like something konami doesn't even want to get into
my guess is it just fades into nothingness because konami isnt going to make videogames any longer
Revengineer
Unconfirmed Member
He was able to say "you can't use Fox Engine for Silent Hill" to Konami, so I assume it's his.
EDIT: NEVERMIND. "Cyberland" is not a reliable source.
Itagaki isn't irrelevant. He is working with Nintendo with his dream project and alot of devs wish that they were in his position.
Revengineer
Unconfirmed Member
I heard he killed an intern.
Muffdraul
Member
I heard he can't have an orgasm unless he kills a dog.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Yes, 5,500 people should lose their livelyhood because you don't like how they treat their video game IP. That is totally something that should happen. /sarcasm
Don't you know that all 5,500 held a vote ala Survivor? Duh.
I can see the meeting now:
"Hey, I have an idea, let's severely damage our reputation and likely lose a bunch of money for a viral marketing gag!"
"Great, we'll get right on that!"
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
Not sure they'd fit together :X
Just joshing, that's actually from a super old interview about Miyamoto and his games.Miyamoto said:
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
"You mean cancel the revival of one of our notorious franchises that had a superb playable teaser that no one else does for their games?"
"Yes, that's the one - We're doing stuff..important stuff.. that we don't even know yet".
Rogue Agent
Banned
He should do this at the beginning of a future interview.
Fair.
So they've got that. Woohoo.
MGS has a rabid enough fan base to profit. Maybe not in the future, but it's not like they've ever done anything but gain financial when it comes to MGS.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Pretty sure he said something similar recently.
Primethius
Banned
You are not ready for Kojima at Sony? The company that has his largest fanbase and where his games started and most of his stuff resides? Really?
Personally, I'd rather see Kojima go the way of Mikami.
Hidden One
Member
Really want Sony to pick up Kojima.
The Spoony Hou
Member
And me thinking Kojima finally had the balls to leave Konami (which he should have done after MGS2), but not even that. Oh well, at least now he should make something new.
uomoartificiale
Member
Kojima hinted several times in the past years at episodic content and smaller dev cycles, which made me think that TPP would have been the first MGS with DLC stories. Now I fear that KONAMI alone will stretch that concept in the wrong direction. Do you think there will be any major DLC campaign? And if there will be one, who will develop that content for them?
Is it an impossibility that Kojima would still work with Konami on a contract basis for Silent Hills? Seems like it would be real stupid for Konami to toss that to someone else -- you already have a team that knows how to use Fox Engine really well, has a game plan, people set up, voice actors...
Even if this wasn't a planned event, I have a hard time believing Silent Hills is really dead because of this.
Even if this wasn't a planned event, I have a hard time believing Silent Hills is really dead because of this.
Sometimes, it's better to let things die if their is nobody worthy of making them.
How much of the cut will be now? Would it matter in the end? Does purchasing it new strengthens Konami's desires to annualize the franchise? Tough position.
If Konami cared, all those franchises would have never fallen to begin with. Why would they care now in this toxic age of AAA games?
No, there'll be some multiplayer DLC, maps and such, but that'll be it.
Hey, good for her then
I really do hope Kojima and the entire team land on their feet afterwards.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
;_; She's a true Metal Gear. I will buy the game forever.
Precisely, he has a contract with Konami until September. After that he's a free agent.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Someone needs to document "The Final Days of Kojima Productions". I wish I could do it, I'd do it for free.
Where's Keighley?
Where's Keighley?
GreyOcelot
Member
numerous sources have said December
MrCunningham
Member
Yup. Kojipro is owned by Konami and so is the Fox Engine. It would be crazy if they spent multiple years and resources developing this engine only to give it up to one of there (former) employees. Kojipro still exists as a studio, but they have been renamed to Konami LA (or something like that), Konami is not going to scrap this engine. They will more than likely use it for the future installments of Metal Gear that they plan on making. They may even keep Silent Hills in production for all we know. Seems crazy to drop a product with someone as big as Guillermo Del Toro attached to it. They already have the pre-promotion rolling with the PT demo.
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