Tag Archives: Hideo Kojima

Back in January, we reported on a rumour that Konami was working on two Silent Hill titles. The franchise, which has remained dormant since 2012’s Silent Hill: Book of Memories and 2014’s cancelled Silent Hills, was rumoured to be coming back in a big way with two new titles. Since …

Last week we reported that PlayStation and Facebook were no longer involved in GDC 2020 due to concerns over Coronavirus. Though GDC itself is still set to run as usual, another studio has now announced its withdrawal from the conference. Kojima Productions has followed in the footsteps of Facebook and …

We have previously reported that Kojima is planning to make movies, but it seems that is not his only ambition. In an interview for the 6th of February issue of Famitsu, Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa, character artist at KJP (Kojima Productions), stated what’s in store for the studio and what projects …

Death Stranding may have released almost a month ago, but the game is still very much in people’s minds. According to Vulture, Hideo Kojima, the game’s creator, discussed the possibility of a sequel to the game, once again featuring Norman Reedus. Kojima clarified however that if he were to do so, …

While Death Stranding may have underperformed in the UK launch sales charts, it seems that the Kojima Productions game hit it big in the studio’s home country. Death Stranding has become the biggest retail launch for a new IP this entire generation in Japan, beating out games such as Sekrio: …

Norman Reedus, who plays the lead character in the Kojima Productions game ‘Death Stranding’, was originally slated to be in the now cancelled Silent Hills game. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Reedus revealed that after being approached for Death Stranding, he was retroactively glad that Silent Hills never came to …

It’s always been well documented that Hideo Kojima likes films. From his Twitter bio saying “Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies” to his inclusion of TV and film actors into his games, and even to the extreme lengths of some of the cutscenes in his games, …

Responding to a question on Twitter, God of War (2018) director Cory Barlog added clarity to the deal struck between Hideo Kojima and Sony, with regards to Death Stranding releasing on PC. Ultimately it seems that the decision came from Hideo Kojima, not PlayStation. The discussion started when Barlog responded …

Ever since leaving Konami behind and rebuilding Kojima Productions from the ground up, Hideo Kojima has been focused on delivering Death Stranding on PS4 in collaboration with Sony. There have been rumours of a PC release but we haven’t had solid confirmation. That changed today, with Kojima Productions announcing that …

In the run up to the release of the much anticipated PlayStation exclusive ‘Death Stranding’, PlayStation UK is hosting “The Death Stranding Experience” in London, giving fans the opportunity to meet the game’s creator, Hideo Kojima, and learn more about the game. Occurring during the lead up to and release of …

Since its 2016 announcement, Hideo Kojima has kept his lips sealed regarding Death Stranding, even leaving half of its star-studded cast in the dark as development progressed. Fortunately, Kojima is now slated to appear at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival to talk about the mysterious supernatural game. Kojima’s love for …

Not all Alien video games are created equal. For every Colonial Marines, there’s a beloved Alien: Isolation. It looks as though 20th Century Fox is hoping to capture the same magic as the latter, filing a trademark for the mysterious “Alien: Blackout”. The application was filed on the 22nd of …

Despite Hideo Kojima giving fans an insight into what’s to come in upcoming supernatural action game Death Stranding, fans still have little idea what’s going on in the game. For all of its whimsical mystery, Kojima’s latest trailer seems to walk a more predictable line by introducing what looks like …

Since its announcement back in 2016, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding has seemed more like a dream with its weird and wonderful cinematics. Now, the game has come to life with a complete gameplay showcase during this year’s PlayStation’s E3 panel, as Death Stranding introduces more stars into its Hollywood line-up. …

P.T. took the video game world by surprise back in 2014, designed as an interactive teaser for the next instalment of the Silent Hills series. While P.T. was controversially removed from PSN as a result of Silent Hills being cancelled, it seems that fans are working to make the title …

Hideo Kojima’s upcoming title Death Stranding first debuted to the world at Sony’s E3 panel in 2016, and has confused and astounded pretty much anyone that watches its trailers. The title appeared again during The Game Awards 2017 with its longest trailer yet, but with more footage simply comes more …

The Game Awards are set to kick off in just a few days time with Geoff Keighley once again returning as the host of the show. Kieghley has already teased some new reveals and special guests for the show, and now we know who two of them will be, as …

Death Stranding director and Metal Gear creator, Hideo Kojima is famous for walking the line between game developer and film director, making sure the player knows his games are directed by him at every turn. To his fans, Kojima has quite a presence on Twitter, this time posting a series …

To say Hideo Kojima is a popular game developer would be an understatement. With his name attached to some people’s most beloved titles from gaming history and considering his poor treatment at the hands of Konami in recent months, people like him a lot. So it will be interesting to …

Yesterday was Hideo Kojima’s final day at Konami after just over three decades working for the publisher. The famed game creator is now free to do his own thing and has already announced that he is forming a new ‘Kojima Productions’ studio and will be partnering up with Sony for …

Yesterday was Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima’s last day with Konami. The long-time developer has finally moved on from the place that shunned him in his final months at the developer/publisher and now heads up his own company, called Kojima productions. Confirming yesterday’s rumours too is Sony, which released …

We’ve been receiving some conflicting reports this morning regarding Konami and Hideo Kojima’s employment at the company. While it has been largely assumed that the Metal Gear creator hasn’t worked there for months, this morning a report claimed that Kojima officially parted ways with Konami earlier this month on the …

Although Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain has been incredibly well received, its release has been bittersweet for many fans of the series, as it marks the end of Hideo Kojima’s career working on Metal Gear games. Konami took the surprising move to remove almost all mention of him relating …

Konami has been making headlines a lot this year. First the publisher had a pretty vague but very public falling out with Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima, then we learned that the Silent Hills reboot was cancelled and now, it turns out that Konami in general is just a …

There has been a lot of drama surrounding Konami recently. First it appeared that the studio had fallen out with Hideo Kojima, removing his name from all Metal Gear Solid V branding. A few weeks later, the company purged the PT demo from the PlayStation store. Now Konami has confirmed …

Rumors began flaring up yesterday suggesting that Metal Gear series creator, Hideo Kojima, would be leaving Konami following the release of Metal Gear Solid V. Kojima also recently said that this would be his last Metal Gear game but it looks like Konami wants to continue the franchise without him. …

Poor Hideo, he’s all excited about the release of the Metal Gear Solid Legacy edition (his legacy, if you think about it) and then he goes and watches the trailer for Rockstar’s next instalment in the GTA series and it looked so good it got him all depressed. “GTA V” …

The Fox engine is a cross-platform development that will be used in upcoming games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, The Phantom Pain and the next Metal Gear title, but beyond that, we don’t know much about it. Fortunately, Hideo Kojima has spoken out on Twitter to give us some ideas. The original …

While we might be mourning the loss of some HMV outlets this morning, previously administered firm GAME, seems to be doing a big better. Today it has announced a partnership with gaming royalty, Hideo Kojima, for the launch of the new Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance. As part of this team …