Kojima vs. Konami: An Investigation
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2015
- UPDATE: TOO HOT FOR RUclips!!! THE VIDEO KONAMI DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE!!!
A month ago, it was revealed that Kojima likely won't stay at Konami after the end of the year. Here is a summary of what we know so far, plus what I've found out.
Here are transcripts from the source. Note that I've highlighted the claims that seem more interesting, as not all of them sound believable: i.imgur.com/wZrhM7V.jpg
Also, hours before uploading, after this video had been completed, Silent Hills was announced to be officially cancelled: kotaku.com/its-official-silent...
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Video flagged by Konami, then RUclips says "nah you're good bro" and it's back up now. Great, amazing, fantastic!
RUclips is a mysterious mistress.... If it was Nintendo they would've bent over backwards...
Francis York Morgan At this time It's not clear if Konami pulled the strike or if RUclips stepped in and actually did it's fucking job. Pretty sure it's the first one, Konami be cuhraaazy.
Edit: Never mind, apparently Konami pulled the strike after SBH sent them emails. Weird.
Edit 2: Never mind again, now apparently the strike was removed because it was "missing required information." Konami sucks so hard they can't even abuse the DMCA correctly.
Francis York Morgan Konami revoked it
Francis York Morgan Do you think Konami could be connected to those red seeds, Zach?
Francis York Morgan It makes perfect sense. Since the video is released without approval of Konami, the legal team probably asked for it to be pulled while they reviewed it. Then depending on response from management, they will either allow it (as it happened in this case), or ask for it to be pulled completely...its pretty normal business practice...
None of these claims will surprise me if they turn out to be true, especially when it comes to executives hating each other and letting that influence business decisions. Similar rumors have floated about for years involving Guy Cihi, and my own dealings with Konami have given me a good sense of how petty they can be.
From what I've heard myself, they basically let egos run roughshod over there.
It's because they don't know how to business. ;)
Jim Sterling can't wait to see Jimquisition episode about this
Jim Sterling Not to pry, Jim, but what are your dealings with Konami?
Have they done a Sega-style thing to you like Sega did to TB?
It's baffling how a business can even exist in such conditions. What was the case with Guy Cihi?
The Newbie Gamer They blacklisted me in an incredibly cowardly way, refusing to deal with me personally and using proxies. Their contempt for me and my criticism of their business practices was so bitter that they actually fucked over WayForward Studios in the process - refusing to let me publish an interview for a game that WayForward really wanted to see published, just because they didn't like me.
I actually had to be snuck over to Konami's booth at E3 to check out a game that the devs really wanted me to check out.
I won't go into ALL the details here (especially as I gotta save something for later) but the impression I got of the company and the information relayed to me paints a picture of a petty-minded, ego-driven company that will burn its own house down over a personal slight.
and over a year later, our anonymous friend was right...
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@@lilrice7865 u rike it?
It seems multiple people have beat me to mentioning this, but I'll just help make the echo louder since I still wanna comment to make this show up in more video suggestions.
2:59 I'm pretty sure by "Konami is gonna burn the entire series to the ground." they mean they're gonna exploit it to hell, not that they're stop the series altogether.
MarlowPreston I predict MGS themed Pachinko.
MarlowPreston Yup, that's what I was thinking as well. I'm expecting a yearly Metal Gear release once The Phantom Pain comes out.
MarlowPreston Konami's to do list:
'MO BILE (geddit,mobile/'mobile)GAEMZ
MarlowPreston aaaand no.....the future i see apps apps everywhere
and casino gaming
MarlowPreston Yup, Metal Gear casino slot machines. That's where they're headed apparently.
I was actually hoping that that the Kojima fiasco would actually lead to some kind of April Fool's joke. Turns out I was hoping for too much.
***** Feel you, sir. I feel you...
***** This is all unconfirmed for now. For me I wont believe anything concerning Joakim Mogren until 5 years after the fact. Its the only way to be sure.
*****
Im forcing my self to believe it's an over the top prank by Kojima.. please... PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE T_T
***** Most of us hoped it was a joke, at least MGSV should be okay, its heartbreaking that Silent Hills seems done for, P.T. was so promising.
***** Maybe they gonna reveal the truth next April, like a reverse Aprils fools. Make it happen Kojima!
Kojima on Konami: "They Played Us Like A Damn FIDDLE!!"
Kinda like how he played hayter it's only karma
lmfao
He did'nt play Hayter, rude yes, and do I and many other think it was a mistake to replace him yea, but it was his decsien to make.
with all the bad and unethical practices of Konami being revealed I wouldn't be surprised if Konami turns out to be the one who decided to kick Hayter out with Kojima taking most of the blame
I really hope Kojima takes his staff and goes indie instead of quitting the industry all together. I'm kind of glad that 5 is going to be the last Metal Gear game, but I hope he actually does develop an honest to God horror game in the future or perhaps some type of spiritual successor to Metal Gear or Zone of the Enders.
td82394 I agree. MGS is incredibly unique because it "feels" like an indie game with the AAA resources. Kojima's personality is all over the franchise, just like the indie developers put their own personalities in their products.
I believe Kojima's games as an indie developer would still appeal to a lot of peope, even if they aren't stealth/horror ou anything like he has ever done before. As long as he keeps putting his personality into the games, they will be gold.
I'd be surprised if someone like Kojima can't drum up decent funding for whatever project he wants.
After nearly 28 years of Metal Gear, I'd be completely okay with the franchise, if not the main series here. The guy has been doing the same schtick for almosf 30 years- don't you think he deserves to do something other than that now? ZoE was a cool look into what Kojima can do when hes not doing MG.
Bruno Bessa "MGS is incredibly unique because it "feels" like an indie game with the AAA resources." This is so true...
td82394 Well, 5 will be the last true Metal Gear game because looking at what's said - it seems like Konami are going to exploit the shit out of Metal Gear when Kojima's gone. Sequel after sequel after sequel (Possibly annual releases) where the quality will disappear and it will just become a former shell of itself. I mean I'm not even the biggest fan of Kojima nor Metal Gear (Except for Rising
DarkStarAngelo
Yeah, I agree. I do feel sorry for Kojima, but Konami has a track record of ruining their best IPs. In a really fucked up way though, this is kind of what Kojima's wanted for "Metal Gear" ever since the second game. Im pretty sure he doesnt want the franchise to be milked to death or get fired from his cushy executive job at Konami, but he has always wanted to leave the franchise behind to focus on new games while letting somebody else take the creative reins of the series, and now, he's better suited to do that than he ever could have been underneath Konami's heel.
I feel like the fact that Konami lashed out and DMCA'd this video is pretty much them admitting that this is true. That makes me more sad than angry, really.
Lamsaturn And even if they pulled it because they felt it was defamation and not because of the accuracy of the source, it makes them look even worse
Spencer Rutherford They can't pull it, he mentioned multiple times that everything in the video are rumors and speculation, so it's not really defamation.
RedBearded T
Right, I'm just saying they can't use that as a reason, which some people believed Konami would use
Bingo....if this was all a load of bs then why go out of your way to remove it? to stop bad pr? Little too late for that isn't it?
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That's not the same thing at all. First, it wasn't within Konami's legal right to remove this piece because it was journalistic in nature, and lo and behold RUclips removed the copyright strike.
All this can be construed as is either A) they didn't like how this video painted them in a poor light or B) they didn't like what they said because those sources George verified were at least somewhat accurate
Now that metal gear survive has come and gone, the quote about them wanting to burn mgs to the ground makes even more sense. They basically shit out a game with minimal budget and effort, reusing as many assets from mgs5 as they could get away with. And since it had the Metal Gear name on it, (so long as the budget was low *enough*) it was almost guaranteed to turn a profit. Essentially the final game in the Metal Gear series is nothing but a giant spiteful middle finger pointed at Kojima.
I keep going back to MGS3 and getting really fucking sad knowing there may never be another MGS or MGS inpsired game again, but.. hopefully Kojima can come back in force with a massive fuck you to Konami with some killer games in the future to come.
@@bearbrain1123 Amen to that.
Kojima already made his own company and works with Sony. Thank god for that. Fuck Konami.
It's kind of cute when an indie dev goes full crybaby and censors something, but to see a """triple-A""" company do it is just sad.
Never buying another Konami game again. Not even pirating them, they aren't worth the bytes.
Victor Viridian Don't worry, they aren't going to make games anymore
Victor Viridian "Mobile is the future of gaming" said Konami so don't hope AAA game ever again...
PirataPower wait what? really? when?!?
***** www.polygon.com/2015/5/14/8605313/konami-interview-mobile-is-where-the-future-of-gaming-lies
Pirate i thought gaming was evolving
Konami has a long track record of doing very silly things when it comes to their Digital Entertainment subsidiaries. They're a poorly managed studio that happens to be in charge of very well made game franchises, and their poor management is just getting highlighted in full force with these recent events.
The only thing we can hope for now, is that they release any restrictions against being bought out like Capcom has.
Ninouh It took multiple steps to get to where we are today. I think it might just have been one missed deadline too many. Add to that Kojima's personality and the running tabs on everything leading up to the eventual release of Phantom Pain and it's not too hard to understand that spas and pachinko and mobile games seem just so much more simple. Why bother with exploding costs of latest-gen game titles when diversification compartmentalizes all your fears and risks?
Artsificial Ninouh Not to mention the added benefit of making more money (Micro-transactions) with less work. The Investment and Recovery on Mobile is *A LOT* better than Consoles.
Ninouh So they're basically just like SEGA?
***** We're not talking Konami as a whole we're looking at their Video Games that literally make little to no money unless it's on Mobile.
Looking at all the video games Konami has developed since the company's inception, it almost feels like there's some sabotage going on. There hasn't been a house-developed Contra game since 2004, Silent Hill has all been butchered (especially with that godawful HD collection), and the Lords of Shadows games are such ridiculous far cries from the rest of the series (both the platformers and the MetroidVanias). While the source's rumors should of course be taken with a grain of salt, I fully believe that the highest-ups have no interest in making quality video games anymore, and would rather just stick to mobile and casino gaming. Without Kojima, without Team Silent, without Igarashi- I suspect that their console/PC game development will almost cease altogether by 2025.
Most of Konami's designers have slowly left the company. Capcom has its shitty side too but the difference is they from time to time still focus on making quality games, Konami shafted that to the sidelines. Truly pitiful, so many classic IPs completely forgotten, down the drain and the worst is the people who created them can't even get them back.
***** Capcom is hit and miss at best, EA is greedy as all hell, and Rareware went downhill fast after Microsoft's acquisition- but this is the first major gaming company I've ever seen with such a "fuck everything" attitude. It's really fascinating.
Commander6444 Pretty sure that Rare was in a slow decline before Microsoft bought them and that Nintendo was actually keeping them from slipping faster. When they jumped ship they crashed and burned hard.
NoaAltwynn I was never a fan of Rare (they did some pretty cool things, though) but yeah they actually had some management issues even before the whole Microsoft fiasco. There were rumors that DK 64 and Banjo Tooie were products of Rare's declining quality. From a design standpoint I agree, those games weren't that good...
***** Dk64 and Banjo Tooie being of poor quality or not (even though I think they're not that good) is not based on any fact, just an opinion you hold. What is a fact is that people were disbanding shortly after a game's release, such as Goldeneye and Perfect Dark 1, so key people were already moving out. So by the time Microsoft got them, most of the people who created multimillion selling games were already gone. Then you have Grabbed by Ghoulies and Viva Pinata, games coming out at a time where cutesie platformers were out of vogue in in favor of shooters.
Silent Hills has actually just been officially cancelled. Great video though man. Such a shame all this has happened.
***** He knows, videos take time to make, so any changes will throw a wrench into the works.
***** I lost almost all faith in Konami when they apparently "disbanded" Team Silent to let western studios work on Silent Hill games. Since then we've gotten masterpieces such as: Silent Hill Homecoming, Silent Hill Origins, Silent Hill Shattered Memories, Silent Hill HD collection, blech! And Silent Hill Downpour (okay Downpour was pretty decent.)
Point is they destroyed one of the most legendary studios of all time and have done virtually nothing of merit with the series since. P.T. was promising, but Konami seems to hate Silent Hill.
Yeah I figured he might have seen something but thought I'd throw it out there just in case he hadn't checked on it's status since he made the video.
***** Not only that but they put the writers, artists, and game designers on freaking mobile games. Why would you put the people behind Silent Hill 2 and 3 and cheap mobile games?
Thanatos388 Because they make more money. That seems to be where most of the industry is going.
Glad the video is back up!
Why the hell do you care 5 years later
Why the hell did Snake Eater sell so little compared to the other games? Its the best one in my opinion and is really weird considering MGS4 sold almost as much as the first two.
Thanatos388 People felt burned by MGS 2 i guess but thats probably over simplifying it
Redpipe327 Yeah I considered that but MGS3s marketing campaign was all about letting you know it definitely wasn't Raiden and that it had nothing to do with that convoluted story. And if people didn't want that then why did MGS4 sell so much? Other than being one of about 3 games worth owning for the PS4 at the time I mean.
Thanatos388 There's that (one of the few games for the PS3), also the fact that it really felt like the LAST ONE, so people wanted to see how the story would end.
Bruno Bessa Yeah I suppose that makes sense. And its still the last in the timeline right now.
Thanatos388 3 millons is still really god for a ps2 game
Konami is out of the NY Stock Exchange. Their strategy is too destructive to work.
Holy shit are you serious? You have a source?
www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-voluntarily-delists-itself-from-new-york-st/1100-6426924/ Apologies for the delay. I just saw the reply.
Big Boss o shit lel
This is related to the strategy, but not to the shitstorm. They appear to merely be reverting back to a Japan only company.
Big Boss Seriously, these last 2 weeks have been fucking insanity for games
It's refreshing to have a journalist of your aptitude, integrity, and intelligence documenting and analyzing game's politics and the game industry in general.
Thank you George for you all you do for gaming enthusiasts such as myself.
Valve and Konami have managed to drop the ball all in one weekend. Now that's something.
Random google+ user Valve has long since scrapped it's best franchise just to make revenue off DotA hats. What's happened with paid mods is just an afterthought, really.
Felix Ironfist Valve dropped Half Life to expand Steam, which arguably way more important than Half Life in the grand scheme of things.
Felix Ironfist Turns out Valve has lost the fight for paid mods.
Alden from Steam Workshop,
"We're going to remove the payment feature from the Skyrim workshop. For anyone who spent money on a mod, we'll be refunding you the complete amount. We talked to the team at Bethesda and they agree.
*We've done this because it's clear we didn't understand exactly what we were doing.* We've been shipping many features over the years aimed at allowing community creators to receive a share of the rewards, and in the past, they've been received well. It's obvious now that this case is different.
To help you understand why we thought this was a good idea, our main goals were to allow mod makers the opportunity to work on their mods full time if they wanted to, and to encourage developers to provide better support to their mod communities. We thought this would result in better mods for everyone, both free & paid. We wanted more great mods becoming great products, like Dota, Counter-strike, DayZ, and Killing Floor, and we wanted that to happen organically for any mod maker who wanted to take a shot at it.
But we underestimated the differences between our previously
successful revenue sharing models, and the addition of paid mods to
Skyrim's workshop. We understand our own game's communities pretty well, but stepping into an established, years old modding community in Skyrim was probably not the right place to start iterating. We think this made us miss the mark pretty badly, even though we believe there's a useful feature somewhere here."
steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/208632365253244218
Doofus I understand and it indeed makes sense if you think like a businessman, not an artist, but it's still kinda sad, right? One would hope Valve could let some other team work on Half-Life 3 *cough* black mesa team maybe *cough* but of course it's much better just to hire them all to work on more profitable projects and be done with it.
lonewolf972 That's nice to hear. Hope the next model for paid mods will involve words like "quality-control", "endorsement" and "donation".
***** Valve rolled out paid mods on Steam. Pretty much everyone hated it, and from what I've gathered Valve pulled the Skyrim paid mods off Steam yesterday.
This whole mess is just miserable. It seems like it just keeps getting harder and harder to stay hopeful and optimistic about games these days. I've been saying it for years now, and it doesn't look like I'm going to stop any time soon. Business is ruining games.
***** That makes no sense. As everybody said, you're rather hurting all the people who worked on MGSV than you're hurting Konami. But AFTER MGSV, I hope Konami gets the backlash of doom.
Scrustle It's a shame, because business, art and fun aren't mutually exclusive by any means but Konami rips out the fun and art and puts business on a golden shit pedestal but when they realise they done fucked up - they're going to go under. It's inevitable.
Couga1337 people who buy gambling machines care not for games
DarkStarAngelo The problem is, they won't fuck up. They're making the logically smartest decision.
Imagine, for a moment, that you own a powerful amnesiac. You're also an accomplished psychologist. You know someone who witnessed a gruesome murder. They're traumatized. They want you to help them come to terms with what they saw.
Normally, you'd provide therapy for that person and try to help them come to terms with their problem. Sure they'll have psychological scars for life, but they learn to live with their problems.
From a purely logical stand point, wouldn't it be easier to simply administer a powerful amnesiac, regardless of their consent?? Put them under the moment they tell you, give them the needle and BAM, no more problem, get back to work? It's a considerably more effective solution, even if it's not the nicest thing in the world to do?
Art and fun are helpful, but absolutely not necessary for success. Not when you take efficient enough steps to succeed.
It's absolutely heartbreaking that nobody just tries to be crazy in the gaming industry anymore. Gaming has been around for so long that it's an established business, so there's a set groundwork for it, and we'll never get huge, big-name games with the same spirit you can only find in indie titles nowadays.
Scrustle Have you taken a look at the very new Igarashi-developed Castlevania's spiritual successor on Kickstarter? The minimum funding goal is only 10% of the whole cost of making it, meaning that the other 90% is to come from established investor funds - thus implying that he's got a publisher backing his 'big new game'! So you'll be seeing more big games coming from Japan for a while.
And the sad part is: Nothing will change. Cause Konami has the licences and will sit on them, producing game after game, milking those licences to death and some people will still keep buying those games.
Even if Angry Joe bashes the game and exposes all the exploits...
Even if J.Sterling explains all the sick undertones to the whole affair...
Even if TB warns everyone not to support that shitty process...
Even if Bunnyhop makes another very descriptive video on the subject...
People will still push money into Konami pockets, cause "Ohhh! New MGS!" or "Ohh! New Silent Kill!" And they just must have it, even if it's disappointing. If you don't stop buying their shit, they won't change.
Yuri PRIME Ha, producing games? Nah, it's going to be about dat sweet gambling money. Why produce triple A games with little return in investment when you can shit out slot machines? They practically print money
Yuri PRIME I doubt you will see even ONE console/PC release out of Konami in 2016 and 2017. Except Pro Evolution Soccer. Their whole release schedule hasn't been what it used to be for years now.
Just wait 100 or more years and then those licences will be public domain. At least future generations can appreciate MGS and Silent Hill games as not made by Konami.
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Holy fuck, this in itself would be a worthy plot to a metal gear game
This is awful.
Silent Hills looked awesome, and I can't believe I didn't get the demo before it went down :(
Given how big Kojima/his studio was for a while, it's hard to believe he won't just launch his own thing come December.
Great video, such a sad state of affairs but you covered the information in a balanced and transparent way. Kudos!
7:23
survive?
HE KNEW!
It wasnt hard to predict, MGS is full of spinoffs (Acid 1 & 2, Rising, Ghost Babel) and considering that Konami said "We're not going to do big budget games anymore" it was due to happen, cheap spinoffs from his best seller names. I was expecting either a remake or a spinoff, although I didnt predict a zombie game. Turns out, seeing the trailer if its cheap it might be fun, its still the MGSV gameplay wich was the good part about it.
Well, seems like Konami was nice enough to verify all of this information for you when they tried to take this video down.
#FuckKonami
you mean youtube not konami
No, in this case it was actually Konami directly trying to take the video down. RUclips actually intervened directly to put the video back up in this case.
Oh I thought you meant it was nice of konami to check the video and remove the strike sorry I misinterpreted it
Shuriken gaming Ahh, okay. No worries.
He is back.
i cryed
Holy shit this channel is underrated.. like the amount of effort that's put in.. damn
Stellar video! This is video game journalism at its very best! Hats off to you, +Super Bunnyhop
Well, here we are. December 15th and people start to talk about Kojima funding another studio and talking with Sony.
+TheTrueChuster www.golem.de/news/metal-gear-hideo-kojima-arbeitet-fuer-playstation-1512-118037.html
sorry the first one is german
www.kojimaproductions.jp/
+TheTrueChuster That may mean new memorable game series will be initiated.
Piotr Segal Hi, I’m from the future. Konami has released nothing.
@@hotelofall7422 of worth
CRITICAL CLOSE-UP MGS4 WHEN?
Koseiku Probably when Giant Bomb does their next endurance run.
Koseiku It is said that George hates the fuck out of that game. So we probably will never see one, sadly.
Luis Fernando Arrais No. His dislike for 4 and Peace Walker makes me want to see them more. We need a good deconstruction as to why they aren't very good.
Well there is matthewmatosis video but still.
Thanatos388 That is a good point, and I do trust George to not be biased on his analysis.
Thanatos388
these are good, but i somehow prefer george's style in his reviews. he also makes them more metaphysical which is quite essential for the deconstruction of mgs.
Great investigative work, and excellent professionalism in the presentation of your findings! Thanks for that!
I found out about this piece elsewhere online and really enjoyed the presentation and the forthcoming nature in which you disseminated the materials and information you have.
I strongly believe that Konami is going to break away from console game development at the very least. The company's other operations are advancing (they make some very nice slot machines) and AAA console game development just isn't generating the return on investment that it once did-- thanks to rising overhead costs. Mobile development is a cheaper play and mobile games are thriving in many areas of the world, including in Japan and the United States.
The truth about the damaged/destroyed relationship between Hideo Kojima and Konami brass will hopefully come out some day... it would make for a fascinating read.
Thanks for your excellent work.
Wow George. This is a damn swell piece. Well done.
I'm very thankful to have somebody in the gaming community who actually writes with clarification and restraint. I hope you do more segments of this type in the future (although you (super bunnyhop) do say that you are posting on rumor, i feel like i have learned more about the state of the video game industry than hundreds articles of 'game journalism').
WOW man, how you investigate and try to find news and interviews is amazing
I work in the gambling media industry, and George's video seems to be consistent with what I'm hearing from those working in the far east on industry development. Japan is a massive market in waiting, and very well suited to online/computer based gambling. I can see why Konami would want to be leading the charge, but unless there is a significant moral issue for Kojima (or a company wide financial issue), I can't see why these actions are happening. Why cut out a revenue source the size of Kojima's games? Yes, they are expensive, but they still show a profit. I doubt we'll ever know what's really going on, but the one thing I do know is, George's video is the best bit of journalism I've seen on it so far.
R.I.P. Kojima Productions (2005~2015)
I'm so happy for your break! Just read this info on a brazilian website and was amazed to read the words "Super BunnyHop". You deserve this.
Super Bunnyhop I love your work tremendously. The amount of effort, digging through PR mud and neutral viewpoint into an ongoing situation really makes you a cut above the rest. Though I've never been a fan of Konami products, your reporting had me gripped throughout the entire report and shed a whole new light on a situation I didn't even know about.
Nice try striking this video down, Konami. The internet remembers.
Could you make a update video about Konami Vs Kojima? Really like the way you report these kind of news.
Truly excellent journalism, thank you George.
Another excellent work of journalism, George! I am glad that your investigative work has gotten a lot of attention from other video game venues. Maybe for once you can attract the consideration and review for your works that I always hoped. Keep the videos coming!
I'm glad I'm subscribed to you.
Going back on that DMCA claim huh? Too little too late, Konami.
The internet noticed. Oh boy, did they notice.
Fantastic video and some of the best video game journalistic work I've seen in years, George. Keep this up. We need people like you.
As usual, it is delightful to see such transparency in (independent) investigative journalism. Keep up the great work, George.
Looking back all these years later, I think this was the single most heartbreaking news story I've ever experienced in this industry. It honestly neutered a lot of my enthusiasm for video games. It's like it destroyed my innocence, so to speak.
I know that "game journalism" is bullshit, but oh boy *you're doing it right*
This is by far, the best work of video game journalism I have ever seen. We need more people like you. You just got yourself a new suscriber.
really well done video. thanks for shedding some light on the subject. as a fan of MGS since i beat MGS1 at 9 years old, this has been a gut-wrenching an head-scratching time for me and i appreciate you sharing the info you received. thank you
This fiasco is depressing. Thanks for putting this video together so well, it paints the clearest picture I've seen as to what might be going on at Konami.
Honestly the reaction from Konami to this video says a lot more about it's creditability then even the inside source that is anonymous could give it.
Instant subscribe. You develop a well thought out argument, present extremely well and i followed along all the way. ..... Why aren't you more famous???
Excellent report. Thank you for the hard work piecing all this madness together. We can only hope for the best at this point, I suppose...
Konami trying to gag you made me subscribe.
Now this is real Game Journalism. Well done.
Good to see the video has come back.
Keep up the amazing work, George. We need more of this quality in gaming journalism.
Chairman George is evolving! He's doing investigative work now! It's the end of the line for silent development!
Srsly, though. Thanks for the work you put into this. It's nice to have an idea of what goes on in the corporate side of video games. Thanks to your source, too.
>Dance Dance revolution team has been merged with unrelated audio engineers
You seem to not know the first thing about the BEMANI franchise. That's okay, many people don't, despite it being their third largest franchise, as you say.
The BEMANI franchise has, for the longest time, shared audio engineers. What is considered as the "Dance Dance Revolution audio team" only consists of two composers, and more than half of the new songs in the series come from composers who aren't part of the team.
Having the audio team merged is, in my opinion, a wonderful thing for the BEMANI franchise, as it will allow composers to create songs without being worried what game it should be put in (and, in effect, what genre the song should be).
This has been way more useful than anything else I was able to find on this matter.
Excellent work!
That was an absolutely amazing video, George. Your best work yet, in my opinion. This industry needs more journalism of this kind, I salute you.
If this is true, what the hell is going to happen with the Fox engine? Did they make an expensive, wonderful looking engine just to scrap it after one game?
I don't think he means they'll burn the MGS series to the ground in a 'they're cancelling it' way but more of a 'they're going to ruin it' way.
You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Fantastic work connecting everything
Thank you, good video and great informations. Sad to see Silent Hills cancelled and I don't know what to expect with MGS5 now (will it be an unplayable mess with no support?).
So... Konami's going THQ?
Don't think so. Think inverse THQ, from "core games" as Rubin called it to mobile and slot machines.
VLRgospel09 Gotcha. Well, we're gonna lose a few precious franchises anyway... Again. God, I miss darksiders.
Erik Fejes They are just being japanese, acting stupid and all. No offense to japanese people, but their companies are defying all logic and common sense.
v2DaBa See Sony for example... Or Nintendo.... Or anything else,
Erik Fejes Yeah I see them, they are all doing stupid shit all the time, it's nothing new really.
Heard about this on the JimQuisition earlier today... damn, Konami! What the hell?
Brilliant journalism, mate. Wish there was more of this out there.
Wow George you are quickly becoming the Ben Urich of games journalism. XD Keep up the good work !
DMCA....bad move Konami...veeery bad move.
So Konami just DMCA this video to make it go away?, yeah that is how you get things out of the internet right, welcome to the Internet Konami, you must be new in here.
KimeraGaming Welcome to American law.
One of your best videos George, keep it up.
That was an interesting video. Although there's still a lot of questions about this, I see a way bigger picture about this scandal and Konami than I did before. Thanks for your investigative efforts into this, George.
Re-watching after Konami removed their copyright strike. You deserve it incase anything on your end was lost.....that, and just to spite Konami some :P
JawsGaming Apparently Konami didn't remove the strike, RUclips did, and cited Konami was missing key information for the strike.
I watched this because konami tried to take it down. Thanks konami for letting me know about this video!
Glad to see this video back up
I hope the extra attention to this video has gotten you a good amount of new subscribers. Based on the content you deliver up on this channel you deserve more attention
So Konami is a sinking ship well its not kojima's lost many companies would love to welcome him.
And Sony was lucky enough to let him in.
You know, when people yell about a "second video games crash" I usually brush it off as crazy rambling, but after watching this, I'm starting to think they're onto something...
Only on the Triple A side. The indie scene, while flawed, is pretty lively. Sure you get games that are on the radar only for a week, but that's where some of the best games are coming from right now.
Besides if the industry did crash, we got the back catalogue to last us for years. So it wouldn't be the worst thing ever.
Nathan Cassidy we also have the indies who are too small for the crash to affect in any meaningful way, hell because of the crash some of them will grow into massive corporations of their own and keep the cycle going a few decades later.
Outstanding piece of journalism, bunnyhop.... respect.
This is such a great video! Thank you very much :) As always you provide great content.
I love how this video struck such a nerve with Konami. I guess that anonymous source hit the nail on the head.
my god, Konami just has "Yakuza" written all over it.
That was a good piece, even though you couldn't get validation of your source it's still pretty damn good I'm looking forward to more about this & any other.
That is game journalism.This video gives some info which makes sense.Good Work George ,looking foward for more videos
I can see what they are doing with the company.
They want to base it around gambling games now, and that sucks really bad.
Its like seeing Namco quit videogames and start selling alcohol instead.
So, what, is Konami just throwing away their games division in order to spread their buttcheeks for the influx of cash that'll be coming from jumping on the head of the new gambling sensation about to sweep Japan?
Guys, I always love your videos, they provide so much in depth analysis and an educated perspective. Please keep making your videos. They are exactly what video game journalists should be giving us, but rarely do.
You are such a good journalist! While this whole situation is a huge bummer, we can at least stay optimistic about your channel :)
I work at a Casino. Konami slot machines are freaking everywhere, and that's not just the slot machines -- they also offer systems that run casinos, handle promotional stuff, et cetera. They probably make a shitload more money on "Gaming" (i.e., casinos) than gaming (i.e., video games).
KiTA Yeah, they do. It says that in the video.
As depressing as the whole thing is, it strangely resembles a Metal Gear plot. Life imitating art, just not how we wanted.
Great video, George. Are you considering a piece of paid mods soon?
Great video. Very informative. And I'm glad it wasn't taken down.
vidya has changed
How am I going to play P.T. now?
You can register it to your account even without a ps4 and download it when you have one
*****
You need a PS4 to run it..
Best material on the matter thus far.
Great work, George!
You're a talented journalist. Keep up the excellent work.