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Hideo Kojima has left Konami. You probably saw that one coming. The Metal Gear Solid creator has finally confirmed what Konami never would in revealing that his contract with the publisher was terminated as of December 15th. Furthermore, he has opened up a new studio, the name of which will …
Read More »Konami shuts down Metal Gear Online studio
More than 20 staff lose jobs after LA studio closure
Read More »Konami denies Kojima has left despite alleged farewell party
Famed designer just 'taking a long time off from work'
Read More »Report: Konami stops development of all triple-A console games other than PES
No new Metal Gear games in the work for any platform, sources claim
Read More »New Konami report depicts harsh working conditions for staff
Publisher thought to be unhappy with high console dev costs as Metal Gear Solid V budget balloons past $80m
Read More »Latest Metal Gear Solid V box art ditches Kojima’s name
Both the name of Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and the logo of his studio Kojima Productions have been dropped from the latest box art for Metal Gear Solid V. These pack shots were uploaded yesterday, with eagle-eyed NeoGAF users spotting that the above details had been dropped Given recent …
Read More »Kojima Productions was dissolved, says Snake voice actor
Japanese voice of Solid Snake claims the studio is no more
Read More »Kojima Productions is no more, voice actor claims
Hideo Kojima’s famous Kojima Productions may have been ‘dissolved’, if claims from a voice actor are correct. Kojima Productions got dissolved,” the Japanese voice of Solid Snake Akio Otsuka said, as reported by Kotaku. Due to the team’s hard effort, the game is just about finished. This is no exaggeration, …
Read More »Konami denies firing Kojima
Voice actress Donna Burke sheds light on dispute
Read More »Kojima Productions logo pulled from Silent Hills website
Konami has removed references to developer Hideo Kojima from another one of his studio’s projects, fuelling speculation that the team has been taken off the game. GameSpot reports that the Kojima Productions logo can no longer be found on the website for the upcoming Silent Hills, which was revealed as …
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