The Death of Konami (as a game company?) Kojima and Staff Leaving by end of year.

[6souls]

Konami Code: 30 dollars/use

It cost backers $150,000 to include cheat codes into Bloodstained.

[6souls]

Nintendo is our only hope. I hope they buy Suikoden. Or Sony. fuck m$

Sony has been the one's localizing the older games. Konami just slap their name on there because they own the IP.

[Insanecyclone]

[Qalbert]

http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2015/05/...ns-mobile.html

Konami's Official Statement

There have been certain brief quotes reported by several media outlets taken from a Japanese web article about Konami that was issued recently. Some of these quotes have lacked the necessary context and caused unrest within our key stakeholders including our community, members of the press, our partners, and our fans. We are aware that the conjecture surrounding our recent changes has prompted a great deal of anxiety, for which we apologize. To further aid in your better understanding of Konami’s business strategies, we would like to share the English translation of the entire article.

Konami, as a company, underwent a major structural reorganization in March this year. The aim of this reform has been to guarantee that, in the quickly-changing digital entertainment industry where new game designs and platforms constantly alter the market environment, we can accurately observe new customer demands and market trends, and apply our long-established technology and knowhow quickly and effectively with a range of targeted responses.

The reorganization process has entailed repositioning our production studios, shifting our game development to a more centralized production division system. “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” director Hideo Kojima and his team members are hard at work in the new production division system, bringing the game ever closer to completion. Regarding the release of “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain,” we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from fans in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and elsewhere worldwide who are eagerly awaiting the game’s much anticipated September 1st launch. To this end, the development team is diligently working together to ensure those high expectations are answered in full.

We would also like to take this opportunity to state that the Metal Gear and Silent Hill series, both beloved by countless fans around the globe, are also extremely important to Konami. We have nurtured them with care over many years since their inception, and will continue to produce products for both franchises, but we are not currently at a stage where we can announce the path these future titles will take.

Konami will continue to embrace the challenge of creating entertainment content via different platforms; across not only mobile platforms, but for home consoles, arcade units, and cards, to meet the changing needs of the times.

Your support for our current endeavors, and your spurring us on to greater heights, are as always deeply appreciated.

[Merovingian]

My support ends when phantom pains comes out after that they can burn in hell for all i care

[Lucavi]

Drink a shot for every buzzword in that PR conflagration.

Rest in peace.

[Corrderio]

Sounds like they pretty much confirmed they're going full mobile only. Gotta love how they dodged the Kojima thing too.

[6souls]

R.I.P. Kojima Productions

Akio Otsuka, the Japanese voice actor for Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, wrote out a heartfelt goodbye to Kojima Productions on Twitter today.

“Kojima Productions was forced to disband, but it appears that the work that the team has been putting their utmost effort into is nearly complete,” Otsuka said in a tweet. “I’m not exaggerating when I say that I expect it will become their greatest masterpiece. I couldn’t help it. I just wanted to say ‘Kept you waiting, huh?’ (Laughs.) But even if this is the end, Metal Gear Solid is immortal!”

http://gematsu.com/2015/07/solid-sna...ions-disbanded
https://twitter.com/AkioOtsuka/statu...04474022096896

[Corrderio]

How many times have I said "Fuck Konami" in this thread and it still feels appropriate?

[Auspice]

I'm still waiting and hoping this is the most legendary troll Kojima has ever pulled off.

[Minions]

I'm still waiting and hoping this is the most legendary troll Kojima has ever pulled off.

I think that might be illegal; They are not allowed to lie to stockholders.

[Lucavi]

Pachinko, bitches.

[Auspice]

I think that might be illegal; They are not allowed to lie to stockholders.

Shhhh, all I've got left is my hope!

[Kirin]

Shhhh, all I've got left is my hope!

Shh, no tears. Just dreams now...of what once was.

Have any of the major game news sites written a Konami post-mortem?

[Null]

I'm kind of happy to be honest. Or hopeful at least. Sure it will suck ass when Konami butchers the MGS name for future generations but now Kojima can pursue other fields. Look what happened when he finally got a chance to work on something new for a change. P.T has been raved as the greatest horror game of all time and that thing was just a fucking demo inside one small hallway. Kojima can make anything work.

[6souls]

Hideo Kojima's name & studio has been removed from the cover of MGSV


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[Kirin]

Thats just straight up petty. Konami needs to grow up.

[darkepyon]

Ouch... That's a serious low blow right there.

[Corrderio]

How many times have I said "Fuck Konami" in this thread and it still feels appropriate?

Because they keep pushing me to

[Petitssk]

There are earlier games by Konami I'd kind of like to play again, but I honestly cannot justify giving them any money at all.