Is Konami In Crisis Mode?

One Hit Pixel: "You may have heard about the recent debacle surrounding legendary game developer Hideo Kojima. Konami are attempting to save face wherever possible, but trickles of information that may or may not be true are indicating that he no longer works for the company. Now it has been revealed, though not unexpectedly, that his other big name project – Silent Hills, has been cancelled."

[DarkOcelet]

Either Konami is trolling us and will give us one hell of a show at E3 or either they are going bankrupt or something. Something doesnt feel right about this whole thing.

[SkirkRidgeEX]

There is that deep sense of foreboding isn't there?

[morganfell]

More than foreboding. After seeing this there seems to be doom in the wings, and not the kind of Doom gamers like: http://i.imgur.com/3KUYHOE....

[Flyingdog670]

@Morganfell

Wow, that was actually scary to read lol. Like a government conspiracy. This all sucks tbh, With MGSV and Silent Hills in production, it seemed that Konami was on a good path. But once Kojima left, everything went to hell. It seems that MGSV will the last thing people know Konami for. I didn't really grow up with Konami games, i only got into the MGS games when two years ago when i was 16, but still. It sucks to see a once great company become what it is today.

[NatureOfLogic_]

@ morgan, Thanks for that link. It's crazy to think that Konami would be that greedy for short term mobile profits. The mobile gaming industry will become over-saturated in the future and all of these once great AAA companies like Konami will be so lost in the low quality rubbish that their name will no longer carry any weight in the gaming industry. They're choosing to live the fast life instead of thinking of long term stability.

I'll be happy once mgsv is released, then Kojima and company can leave Konami to dig their own grave. It's pathetic to watch as all of this unfolds.

[avengers1978]

I think they are going to be selling there company soon.

[Old_Prodigy]

I hope it's just a long running April fools joke for the entirety of April, and on May 1st, they just troll the shit out of us. That's the only way the could pull themselves out of this shit hole. I patiently await May 1st, anything before or after that date is just a means to salvage the shit that their company will be.

[Baka-akaB]

They simply dont seem to care about gaming other than in mobile and mmo forms

[persona4chie]

Keep calm and give us Boktai 4.

[XXXL]

Goodbye Castlevania, my favorite series.

[Blank]

Im depressed about Gradius.

[OrangePowerz]

All I have to say to Konami is.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JfZKD...

[Old_Prodigy]

Ah, that was a very satisfying jpeg, I didn't have to shrink or enlarge the photo at all. No resizing what so ever, thank you so much.

[OrangePowerz]

I`m using mobile :D

[Skate-AK]

A jpeg like that needs to be seen in 1080p. That's why he did it.

[Blank]

Well people im just going to say sadly they are doing okay in the slot machine industry...

[OrangePowerz]

Well that's where they should put all their business and give the Silent Hill IP to it's creator and give Kojima the MGS IP.

[Blank]

Thats in a perfect world im pretty cynical about this, I fear for the fate of their IP portfolio and what they will do with it.

[Baka-akaB]

the problem is that such kind of stupid companies would rather die than let go of IPs they no longer uses . This is a company that actually purchased Hudson properties without even actually using them in games .

They managed to even miss the fighting game craze and revival , despite owning the Bloody Roar IP , and despite having access to the creators of the games , the independant studios known as Eighting Co .

Said Eighting Co that is actually the labor force used to develop games like Tatsunoko and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for Capcom ...

[OrangePowerz]

I have no doubt that that they would never give the IPs to their creators or even sell them to them.

[Der_Kommandant]

Goodbye Contra

[pwnsause_returns]

Contra has been long gone a while ago, see their casino machines

[Baka-akaB]

Except Hard Corps Uprising was a Contra game developed by Arc System Works in 2011 for PSN and XBL .

It's actually a great game , one of the few last good ones from Konami besides MGS

[pwnsause_returns]

https://youtu.be/iMK-kajdgM...

Seems like a legit theory why all this is happening.

[ElementX]

They just need to press up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, b,a,b,a, select, start

[Neo_Zeed]

Konami definitely needs 30 more lives at this point.

[MilkMan]

They are f*@#!
Its all good bro, other companies are just taking your turf.

[knickstr]

Nope, they're in meltdown mode.

[izumo_lee]

It really looks like Konami is moving away from AAA game development with high costs & long dev times. Even though MGS is one of their 3 highest selling series, the cost to make them does not justify the gain in their eyes it seems.

I read that the CEO of Konami is trying very hard to legalize gambling in Japan, & since pachinko/slots are one of Konami's sectors i can see why the quick cash is their priority from now on.

Do i agree with what Konami is heading, it saddens me that a company of Konami's pedigree has turned into a shell of their former selves. The treatment of one of their long standing employees like Kojima is downright 'un-Japanese' like. I hope Kojima lands some where he is appreciated.

As for Konami, i can not foresee myself supporting a company like that. Even if they continue the MGS or any of their franchises the 'heart' of these games are no longer there.

[knickstr]

They certainly could have gone about it in a better way. Right now they just come off petty with what's going on with Kojima and his team by restricting internet and phone and with approving silent hills and then yanking it.

[Paul85]

If castlevania dies I will be very disappointed!

[izumo_lee]

This is just my personal opinion but Castlevania died when Iga was demoted to making Kinect games & loli shooters (Otomodius).

Sure Lords of Shadow may appeal to the newer fans of Castlevania but for someone who grew up with the Metroidvania style it was underwhelming & very badly written story wise. Some people liked it & that is fine, for me it wasn't Castlevania.

[Paul85]

I like the 2D ones lords of shadow is not castlevania in my opinion.

[Baka-akaB]

Either way it's dead . It was dead as Lords of Shadows (a first great hack and slash , but not a real and good Castlevania game) , and dead for 2d or even other 3d attempt with Koji Igarashi gone from Konami

[WizzroSupreme]

Konami still has Dance Dance Revolution which, at least in Japan, is their main means of printing money alongside Pro Evolution Soccer. MGS and Silent Hills were always under-selling mascots, but that their main creators are gone or going isn't a sign of confidence if Konami doesn't have any immediate plans on continuing them.

[PhoenixUp]

MGS underselling? Its the company's second best selling franchise. If anything is always underselling its Castlevania

[Transporter47]

I think this E3 Konami is going to tell what is going on. The future of the company will be showed then. Anything else is just pure speculation which sucks because I think Silent Hills will happen. There is no way a game that big will crumble specially after all the praises it has received. Doing so will mean throwing away a gold mine. I don't think Konami will do that. They will most likely sell their franchises off.

[Soldierone]

Konami as a whole is not in trouble. They still have their rip off machines, but they are reorganizing to that model everywhere.

Expect a lot more free-to-play mobile titles and less AAA titles.

I doubt they license or sell the branch either to be honest.

[Maxor]

I think they're crumbling under the cost of super expensive AAA games that takes too long to produce and isn't profitable. It's basically Capcom all over again.

[Skate-AK]

Came here to make a Time Crisis joke. Then remembered that was made by Namco.

[DarKnightDave]

I'm starting to think Kojima has bought out Konami. I mean without him, Konami has nothing but P.E.S and Contra, and when did the last Contra come out?

Either that or this is one big hoax, and E3 is going to blow us away.

Or Konami really is FUBAR

[Skate-AK]

Read what @morganfell linked. It makes sense.

[Germany7]

Or Konami it's just not interested on making games anymore and wants to invests in casinos, and that makes a lot of money.
How someone can believe this is trolling or a hoax, lol, you can't troll investors like this, bad news can cost millions.

[MLGswag]

Metal gear 5 PP will save them