Konami’s tech director and Fox Engine overseer quits

However, it’s unclear whether Muranaka is confirming these reports, or simply reacting to them.

This is primarily evidenced by their production slate, which, for any serious publisher, has multiple, planned titles, some of which never even come to fruition, stretching out into the next two-to-three years.

To celebrate the first day of the Tokyo Game Show, Konami has published more than ten minutes of new Metal Gear Online gameplay footage.

It’ll be interesting – if a little scary – to see where Konami goes from here, and we’ll be sure to keep you right up to date with all of the developments. Much of the speculation was seemingly confirmed when Gameblog wrote an original report claiming that worldwide technology director for Konami Julien Merceron had left the company, citing frustration with Konami’s transition from the console market towards the every growing mobile game sector. If Konami is truly ending their support for AAA games, their plans for future Metal Gear games have been scrapped, as well as any Silent Hill games. This means that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain could very well be the last title from the Japanese publisher/developer. Additionally, Metal Gear has always dabbled in the concept of “the legend” being stronger than the actual person (especially in Snake Eater), so it makes flawless sense within the confines of the series.

What are your thoughts on Konami stepping away from triple-A console development?

“Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” file corruption bug only happens on “Mission 29” and “Mission 42” when sniper Quiet was chosen as the players cohort. Let’s just hope that they decide to sell the IPs they don’t intend to use anymore, as it would be a sad day for gaming if those were shelved indefinitely.

Do that, and you’ll 100% the game and join the ranks of really committed Metal Gear fans who’ve done the same. Konami later tried to push back against some of that interview’s implications and assure fans that Konami’s console franchises were in good hands.

We’ll have more details as they become available.