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[kmax]

In the Gamespot article:

What does it mean exactly ? Does it only concern MGS V ?

Who knows what it means. It's PR speak.

What we do know from sources is that Kojima and his team are contracted to the end of December, before they're let go.

 

[Sami+]

Maybe Kojima will get Cihi'd by Konami?

What's the story behind this?

 

[EatChildren]

After almost 28 years, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be the very last Metal Gear anybody gets from Hideo Kojima. End of an era.

 

[Alienous]

What's the story behind this?

On further reading I believe the voice actor for Silent Hill 2's James Sunderland didn't want his face to appear in the original making-of DVD, so it was blurred for release.

It might have been a union deal, like with MGS1's actors hiding their names.

Nevermind v

Guy Cihi, the voice actor and actor actor of James from Silent Hill 2 (he also did motion capture).

And yeah, they blurred his face out. And he is not mentioned by name in the Making Of at all. Konami also didn't even tell him that they published a making of.

 

[ZenTzen]

bigger question is if yoji shinkawa will go with kojima, a MGS

Spoiler

or ZOE, etc.

game without his art is a huge turnoff

 

[Omnii-chan]

Wait!? What about Silent Hills? Noooooo!

 

[Defcon_2Fast4u]

This is rally upsetting to see this happen. I really hope this has no effect on MGS V in any negative way.

My thoughts are that, Konami wasn't ready to end the MGS series. And Kojima wants it to finally end here with MGSV.

I am curious to see what will happen with Silent Hills.
Del Toro, and Kojima were in this together.

 

[stephendedalus]

It's like reliving the Tonight Show with Conan O' brien all over again.

#teamKoKo

 

[MattPeters]

Well, Kojima wont be out of a job very long when he leaves. Assuming he doesnt start his own studio, id imagine nearly all major developers would be chomping at the bit to get him on their team.

 

[Embearded]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dqfBtCL3m1M

For those who just found out. It sums up pretty good what we know so far.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

It's not getting a reboot, it's getting worse and worse games until every shred of good will is gone.

Never said it's getting a reboot, but It should have been rebooted.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Imagine Kojima going to Nintendo. I mean isn't Miyamoto somebody he idolises? SHIT.

 

[jimi_dini]

They did this to the voice actor of Silent Hill 2's protagonist?

They're incompetents. I'm sure of that.

Guy Cihi, the voice actor and actor actor of James from Silent Hill 2 (he also did motion capture).

And yeah, they blurred his face out. And he is not mentioned by name in the Making Of at all (the other actors are). Konami also didn't even tell him that they published a making of.

Imagine Kojima going to Nintendo. I mean isn't Miyamoto somebody he idolises? SHIT.

Why not Platinum? That way he can still work with Nintendo. (and everyone else as well)

 

[Alienous]

Imagine Kojima going to Nintendo. I mean isn't Miyamoto somebody he idolises? SHIT.

If Kojima wants to work on mobile games he might as well stay at Konami.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

He's probably in the responsibility for 90% of Konami's output post-PS2 in some form or fashion. They're entirely fitness and mobile soon, shuffling off everyone who isn't useful for that. No Fox Engine games. No in-house Metal Gears, no in-house Silent Hill(s), no in-house Castlevanias, no more revived IP, no nuffin'. Going out like Hudson that they bought.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Imagine Kojima going to Nintendo. I mean isn't Miyamoto somebody he idolises? SHIT.

Only reason I would support a Kojima/Nintendo relationship is to finally have a decent story on why the fuck Mouser has been missing since Mario 2.

 

[Mathezar]

Holy shit... Really shocked about this news. It's one thing to part ways, but things must be really bad between them for Konami to remove all Kojima branding. I mean fuck, to have your name removed from your own game...

As a longtime Metal Gear fan, admittingly questioning the direction the franchise is/was going after MGS4, I'm still saddened this is happening. I admire Kojima very much and wish him and his talented team the very best at whatever may come next. "A Hideo Kojima Game" really means something after all...

 

[domlolz]

If Kojima wants to work on mobile games he might as well stay at Konami.

yes nintendo is only making mobile games now

 

[Artex]

So... This is the last metal gear game? So many feels right now.

 

[Loakum]

The "behind the scenes, the making of MGSV" bluray will now take on a very special meaning...I wonder will it touch on this?

 

[Bots are better than you]

If Kojima wants to work on mobile games he might as well stay at Konami.

Yeah, because Nintendo does not develop traditional games starting the end of the year.

Kojima should stay independent, make an Indie studio, collaborate with the big players if they wish.

 

[John Dunbar]

Konami basically own pretty everything Kojima has done in his entire video game career. This is a sad reality about working under a big corporation. You pour your hearth into your works for decades but in the end all of your hard works go into the company and you end up with nothing just like when you started.

that's true when you're a no-name, but you can hardly say kojima ended up with nothing. he probably can't make more metal gear games if konami won't let him, but with his rep he will have tons of opportunities.

 

[Spoo]

If true, I feel like this makes P.T. even more special. A kind of one-off SH game -- the only thing we'll get from Kojima and co. on the series.

 

[Nirolak]

So... This is the last metal gear game? So many feels right now.

It's the last Kojima one certainly. Probably not the last one in general.

 

[Seven Force]

Man, end of an era.

I don't even have big of an attachment to MGS (Though I love some of his other stuff, like Snatcher and ZoE), but it's still one hell of a bummer to see play out.

 

[Dmented]

Kojima needs to team up with Valve. Then he can really say he will never make another Metal Gear and mean it.

This is very sad news though. I hope it all works out in the end.

 

[J-Skee]

The "behind the scenes, the making of MGSV" bluray will now take on a very special meaning...I wonder will it touch on this?

Shit, now I have to buy it.

 

[Iscariot]

Scoop him up, Sony. And give us a spiritual successor to Snatcher. ^.^

 

[The Giant]

Nintendo to buy konami. Revives Goemon and brings back Hudsonsoft.

 

[Jarmel]

While I'm not happy with how Kojima is leaving, I'm hopeful that he can regain a certain degree of freedom to make another game like ZOE or Snatcher.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

holy shit

 

[zswordsman]

So does Konami keep MGS? This sucks :'(

 

[Cow Mengde]

Maybe the guy can finally go make movies. He's not really cut out for making video games.

 

[Macrotus]

The "behind the scenes, the making of MGSV" bluray will now take on a very special meaning...I wonder will it touch on this?

I have a feeling that Konami would edit out cut scenes that Kojima is in...
So basically it would be like other devs working on 3D models or voice actor/actress interviews etc...
I mean look at Konami erasing every bit of whats left of Kojima.

 

[Ushay]

Fuck Konami, go to Sony or Microsoft.

 

[Drake]

This guy is going to have job offers up the whazoo. The bidding war might get pretty crazy. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up. I bet he starts his own studio and he'll be able to attract the top talent pretty easily.

 

[Raonak]

This sucks :'(
but Kojima productions was such an odd outlier in modern day Konami anyway.

Can't wait to have a kojima studio that isn't tied to shitty konami.

 

[NullPointer]

It's the last Kojima one certainly. Probably not the last one in general.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Maybe the guy can finally go make movies. He's not really cut out for making video games.

Obvious troll bait. I'll take this guy's "movies" over 99% of the "games" out there. Kojima is one of the legendary figures in this industry.

 

[J-Skee]

Wait, so what happens to Fox Engine? Does Konami own that or can that go with Kojima?

 

[TedNindo]

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

 

[dc89]

Konami sent us to hell, but we're going even deeper, take back everything we lost.

 

[Condemned]

Maybe the guy can finally go make movies. He's not really cut out for making video games.

What? Have you played his games? They are fantasticly good.

 

[ZeroX03]

Maybe the guy can finally go make movies. He's not really cut out for making video games.

All the MGS games have incredibly tight mechanics, that's absurd. Gameplay has never been his weak point, it's always been balancing cutscene to gameplay ratio.

 

[Dmented]

Fuck Konami, go to Sony or Microsoft.

How about neither and go independent?

Wait, so what happens to Fox Engine? Does Konami own that or can that go with Kojima?

I'm sure anything made on company time/property is all property of Konami.

 

[foltzie1]

Nothing phantom about this pain.

 

[Breakage]

Sounds like the higher ups at Konami weren't too happy with the common perception that Kojima (and his studio) is Konami. The backstory to this should be interesting.

 

[ArtHands]

Ha, and people pointed towards SH as to why he is willing to do non-MGS titles too.

 

[Palpable]

I thought Kojima was the VP of Konami as well.

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

inb4 Kickstarter