MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The firing of Hideo Kojima was to blame for the recent fallout between the Metal Gear Solid creator and publisher Konami. That’s according to voice actress Donna Burke, who provided the voice for iDroid in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Videogamer reports. Don’t throw away the Kojima teams work …
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 …
Read More »Konami removes Kojima Productions logo from Silent Hills website
Publisher continues shift to 'headquarters-based' organisation
Read More »Metal Gear Solid film secures screenwriter
Sony Pictures has hired screenwriter Jay Basu to pen its upcoming movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid. Deadline has the news, with the report describing Basu as in-demand,” despite only having a few projects under his belt. Basu co-wrote Monsters: Dark Continent for Vertigo Films (currently in post-production) and was …
Read More »Konami tries to explain Kojima Productions snub
The erasing of the Kojima Productions branding from both Metal Gear Solid V and older Metal Gear titles is down to a change in production organization”, according to Konami. The still mysterious apparent fallout between the Metal Gear creator and his employer came to light last week, along with confirmation …
Read More »Kojima ‘100% involved’ in Metal Gear Solid V
But series creator does not commit to future beyond The Phantom Pain
Read More »Kojima statement commits to Metal Gear Solid V but nothing beyond
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has spoken publicly for the first time after the troubles between him and his employer first came to light. In what was described as a joint statement with Konami, Kojima said: "I want to reassure fans that I am 100 per cent involved and …
Read More »Konami is retroactively removing Kojima’s name from old Metal Gear games
The apparent feud between Konami and Hideo Kojima is getting nastier. As spotted by Kotaku, mentions of both series creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions have not only been removed from all promotional material for Metal Gear Solid V but also from images of older titles on Konami’s …
Read More »Konami confirms new Metal Gear and new development team
It appears that rumours of trouble in the Metal Gear Solid camp are real. Konami has confirmed via an official translation that it does plan on releasing further Metal Gear games post September’s Phantom Pain, and that it is hiring new developers for the project. Ominously, however, it only confirms …
Read More »Konami hiring for new Metal Gear Solid series
Developer hiring production staff for next chapter of flagship franchise ahead of Hideo Kojima’s expected departure
Read More »