Tag: Hideo Kojima
Random Hideo Kojima Remembers That Time He Used Unwanted Teddy Bear Tech To Make A GBA Vampire Game
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Hideo Kojima has been out and about and doing interviews at the Sydney Film Festival as part of the build-up to the release of his upcoming, Australian-set sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. As shared by GamesRadar, the Metal Gear Solid director openly chatted about a who
News Kojima Productions Reportedly Gains Full Control Of Death Stranding IP
Will it deliver a Nintendo release..?
Seemingly out of nowhere, Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding has been launched on Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luma via publisher 505 Games. The game was once exclusive to PlayStation following significant support from Sony alongside collaboration with Guerrilla Games via the Decima Engine. A PC release followed soon...
Random Hideo Kojima Highlights The 21st Anniversary Of 'Boktai' On GBA
No sunlight that day, apparently
It's been a whopping 21 years since Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand launched in Japan on 17th July 2003, and one person commemorating the anniversary is none other than producer and designer Hideo Kojima. Posting on social media, the auteur recalled that it was "raining hard" on the game's release day. This might be...
News Konami's Metal Gear Producer Would Love To Work With Hideo Kojima
"If that could happen, it would be the dream."
The famous Konami series Metal Gear Solid is now being guided by producer Noriaki Okamura, and apparently "the dream" for him would be to work with the original team including industry legend Hideo Kojima. During an official Metal Gear livestream this week, Okamura admitted he's not in the position to...
News Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Is "Afraid" Of A Future Without Physical Media
"I would be a have-not. That's what I'm afraid of"
Like it or not, we're headed towards a world where media is consumed digitally rather than physically. Over the past few decades we've seen CDs, movies and books all cross over to the digital frontier, and while the printed word will arguably always be around, physical discs for music and movies are...
Allowing players to fend off vampires
The Game Boy Advance generation was a magnificent time for Nintendo in terms of first and third-party software releases. One of the quirkier and perhaps more innovative games released on the system during this period was Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand. It was developed and published by Konami and produced by...
News Sakurai Praises Death Stranding In Latest Famitsu Column
A summary of his thoughts on Kojima's latest hit
Update: The full translation is now available in the Twitter thread below: The next issue of Famitsu releases tonight, but we've already received a general summary of Masahiro Sakurai's latest column. While the Smash Bros. director's writing often focuses on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, sometimes...
Video Hideo Kojima Can't Resist Having A Go On 1-2-Switch
Revolver Ocelot, eat your heart out
Just like Wii Sports before it, 1-2-Switch is perhaps one of the most vital releases for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. A collection of mini-games which show off the potential of the system's Joy-Con controllers, it's clearly intended as tool for selling the console, and it seems to have captured the attention of...
News Konami Already Planning Next Metal Gear Game, Presumably Without Hideo Kojima's Input
"A large-scale investment will become necessary"
The Konami drama continues. After rumours that the veteran publisher is leaving AAA development and the confusion surrounding the employment status of Hideo Kojima - its most famous staffer - Konami has recently confirmed that it is shuttering the LA-based studio responsible for Metal Gear Online,...
News It's Official, Hideo Kojima Has Parted Ways With Konami
Final day was October 9th
It has been confirmed today that Hideo Kojima has left publisher Konami. October 9th was his final day at the company. The news had been anticipated for some time, with rumours circulating that Kojima would leave the firm once work on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was completed. The rumour mill started running when...
Rumour Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Is Leaving Konami, But The Series Will Go On
Will part company after finishing MGSV
It is being reported that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be parting company with Konami after the launch of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Tongues started wagging after Konami removed the Kojima Productions name from Metal Gear Solid V press material. Kojima's name was also absent from an updated...
News Hideo Kojima To Infiltrate Eurogamer Expo Developer Session
UK's largest video game show will also feature every Metal Gear game
Eurogamer has confirmed that legendary game developer Hideo Kojima will be making a special appearance at this year's Eurogamer Expo to deliver a developer session and celebrate 25 years of Tactical Espionage Action. Kojima will be speaking on the opening day of the expo, which is...
News Hideo Kojima Busy Getting Snake Eater 3D Ready for E3
Not without trouble from a bridge
E3 2011 is nearly upon us, and Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima is busy getting Konami's upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D ready for this year's expo extravaganza. Kojima recently posted a few updates on his Japanese Twitter account, revealing that he has just finished checking through the playable...
News There's Nothing Sneaky About Snake Eater 3D's 2011 Release
Metal Gear Solid assigned with a 3DS release this year
In Hideo Kojima's latest podcast, a new segment sees the Metal Gear series creator simply answering "Yes" or "No" to various rumours that are currently floating about, one of which pertains to the release of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. One of the rumours that Kojima's...
News Super Mario Bros. was Gaming's Big Bang, says Kojima
"One of mankind's greatest creations," says great man
It's been 25 years since Super Mario Bros. hit the world of gaming, and its influence is still felt widely around the world. Konami legend and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is just one individual whose life was altered by the plumbing adventure. Kojima has said: With the creation of...
News Metal Gear Solid Creator Briefs Us on What We Can Expect in the 3DS Instalment
But will he be involved?
With the recent confirmation that what was shown at E3 was more of a tech demo than work-in-progress, you may be disappointed at the prospect of no Metal Gear Solid at all on the 3DS. Well, you can now breathe a sigh of relief because Hideo Kojima has cleared a few things up with regards to the demo and where it leaves us...
