Game Athen: Konami has confirmed the closure of the Los Angeles branch of Kojima Productions.
Even as whispers of a new Metal Gear game surface, yesterday’s rumoured closure of KojiPro LA has been made official.
In a statement delivered to Polygon, Konami said the closure is “due to the product development resources being restructured into a more centralized unit”.
"Konami has made the decision to close its Los Angeles Studio, effective immediately, due to the product development resources being restructured into a more centralized unit," Konami said. "This facility contributed to the recent Metal Gear Solid games. Konami will continue its operations to support all Metal Gear Solid titles, including the recently launched Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear Online. Metal Gear Online is still scheduled to release for PC Steam in January 2016."
Even as whispers of a new Metal Gear game surface, yesterday’s rumoured closure of KojiPro LA has been made official.
In a statement delivered to Polygon, Konami said the closure is “due to the product development resources being restructured into a more centralized unit”.
"Konami has made the decision to close its Los Angeles Studio, effective immediately, due to the product development resources being restructured into a more centralized unit," Konami said. "This facility contributed to the recent Metal Gear Solid games. Konami will continue its operations to support all Metal Gear Solid titles, including the recently launched Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear Online. Metal Gear Online is still scheduled to release for PC Steam in January 2016."
