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One of the pioneering stealth games of all time is Konami's Metal Gear. True gamers understand the importance of Metal Gear and its influence on gaming and t

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The Metal Gear franchise is famous for its twisty, complicated plotlines, but the best tale that the franchise ever spawned doesn't have anything to do with clones, nanobots, or giant mechs. It's the very real story of how the man behind Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, broke up with his publisher, Konami, where he'd worked for the better part of 30 years.It's a tragedy full of murky and sinister

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Samit Sarkar (he/him) is Polygon's deputy managing editor. He has more than 16 years of experience covering video games, movies, television, and technology. Hideo Kojima is one of the world's

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Published May 11, 2015. Koji Igarashi, renown producer of the 'Castlevania' series, shares his thoughts on the split between his former employer Konami, and famed game developer Hideo Kojima

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On Friday, October 9th, Hideo Kojima left the Tokyo offices of Konami, the video-game company where he had worked since 1986, for the last time. The departure ceremony, according to one of the

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When Hideo Kojima left Konami - the company where he made his name with the Metal Gear Solid series - it was the closest the gaming world gets to a celebrity divorce. Rumors circulated about the

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While the gaming community has a general understanding of the Kojima-Konami controversy, we'll likely never get the whole story. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Hideo Kojima revealed

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Apparently she said the reason Konami and Kojima split is because Kojima was not paid a portion of the profits on game sales, but was instead paid a fixed wage regardless of the success of the

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Former Konami Tech Director Reveals Some Details Behind Konami And Kojima Split Finally, we have some idea of what really went on behind the scenes. Posted By Pramath | On 24th, Dec. 2015

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The report claims that Kojima is "contractually forbidden" from discussing the terms of his exit from the Japanese game publisher. The veteran game designer officially left Konami on December 15

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Konami. Essentially, the split between Kojima and Konami was the result of clashing ideologies. Kojima, a visionary perfectionist who ignores the business side of development, versus Konami, a regimented company that shifted its focus to mobile games and maximizing profits. While much of the clash remains a mystery, all that's known for sure is

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Kojima split from Konami in 2015 and founded Kojima Productions which was then followed by the release of Death Stranding in 2019. A sequel and movie are also on the way .

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Hideo Kojima, the creator of the acclaimed Metal Gear series, has spoken about his time with ex-publisher Konami. In 2015, the revered director went through a public breakup from the company he'd

https://gamerant.com/kojima-forbidden-konami-split-contract/
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima reveals that he is 'contractually forbidden' from discussing his much-publicized split from publisher Konami.

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[ORIGINAL STORY] We've potentially learned the real cause of the ongoing fallout between Konami, Hideo Kojima, and his rumored to be now-disbanded Kojima Productions development studio.. The

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Sipping on Konami Tears. Off the back of Hideo Kojima announcing his first game since leaving Konami, Death Stranding, The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus has taken to social media to share his

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumour-reasons-for-split-between-konami-and-kojima-revealed/
As revealed by Rika Muranaka, the composer of MGS1-2-3's soundtrack (via NeoGAF), the reasons behind this split are of a financial nature. According Muranaka, Konami wouldn't share any of the profits obtained from Metal Gear Solid's sales, and Kojima was given a fixed salary, regardless of the success of the games.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-producer-says-it-would-be-the-dream-for-kojima-to-return-to-metal-gear/
Kojima split from Konami in 2015, following a mysterious falling out following the conclusion of Metal Gear Solid 5. While Kojima still regularly talks about Metal Gear, he no longer has any control over the property. However, it would appear that tensions between the pair may have cooled in the years since.

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We Finally Understand Konami And Kojima's Split Why was Kojima let go from Konami? Rika Muranaka states reasons Konami fired Kojima. Kojima would pay her to write so many songs, only to have the songs turned down time after time. In Muranaka's opinion, Konami was fed up with Kojima frivolously spending money on things that weren't used

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Hideo Kojima's name has been synonymous with Konami for decades. The man behind the Metal Gear series has brought much fanfare and success to the company, but this vital 30-year relationship appears to be fading. No one is outright saying the relationship is over, but all signs point to a messy divorce between the two camps, and it doesn't look

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Could be the agreement they made in order for Kojima to keep the Kojima Productions name. Both had ownership in the name. However, it appears that Kojima has full ownership of the name, now. Kojima doesn't own the rights to MG, so he can't use their names/labels. Konami doesn't own the rights to Kojima Productions, so they can't use the name/label.

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Frankfurt13. • 7 yr. ago. Nobody knows with certainty. It's said that Kojima wanted to expand beyond MG but Konami wanted to "squeeze the lemon" to get the most out of the MG franchise. Other say Kojima spend too many resources for it's and didn't deliver on schedule. Kojima is quite a perfectionist and Konami wanted to launch MGSV asap to

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cynsoffspring. •. in 2017, 45% of all konami revenue came from their video games. in 2022, 72% of all their revenue was from video games. since at least 2014, the majority of their profits have come from their digital entertainment branch. video games are undoubtedly their most important product, so obviously your statement is just completely