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Rumor: Konami has shut down their LA studio (ex KojiPro LA), ~35 jobs gone
- Thread starter dmr87
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Storm Raider
Banned
There goes MGO?
Edit: What about MGO on PC?
Edit: What about MGO on PC?
BakkaGames
Member
Can't say I'm surprised 
sunshine and gasoline
Banned
Hopefully those people will be able to find work quickly.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
rip MGO PC
Hellsing321
Member
Time to start a pool on how long the MGO servers stay up.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Well, so much for MGO I guess. Wouldn't waste any money on microtransactions/DLC.
This.
Finale Fireworker
Member
Now you're just Konami that I used to know.
RedAssedApe
Banned
they probably just gonna say they are on vacation like kojima -_-
I already hit up Konami PR about this. Not expecting a response tonight but we'll see.
Oddly, they still have jobs up on their careers site: http://www.konami-digital-entertainment.com/jobs.php
Really sad if true. Hope the devs find new work fast.
Oddly, they still have jobs up on their careers site: http://www.konami-digital-entertainment.com/jobs.php
Really sad if true. Hope the devs find new work fast.
durrrrrrrrrr
Member
People losing their jobs is bad but 'right before Christmas' on November 2nd is reaching a bit too far for the heartstrings
This is expected after hearing all year how they are scorching the earth of EVERYTHING gaming related by them :l.
Hope the developers who lost their jobs find new homes at other studios; it sucks losing your job and I hope it gets better for them.
I guess the studio wasn't massive, considering 35 people got fired instead of the whole studio (which I think is 90+ workers). Guess they will be part of the next round of lay-offs in the coming months or be migrated into Konami's mobile divisions (if they decide to stay there).
Hope the developers who lost their jobs find new homes at other studios; it sucks losing your job and I hope it gets better for them
.I guess the studio wasn't massive, considering 35 people got fired instead of the whole studio (which I think is 90+ workers). Guess they will be part of the next round of lay-offs in the coming months or be migrated into Konami's mobile divisions (if they decide to stay there).
Dragon Puncher
Member
Konami is really just burning it all down to ground, huh?
minameissteve
Banned
Well, there goes support for MGO. I hope all of the staff find a better place to work.
bluesun.exe
Member
I hope that if they were fired they find new jobs quickly. Man it hard not to consider the worst when konami is involved.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Won't surprise me if it true .
hydrophilic attack
Member
If I could get my momey back on MGSV I would at this point. In addition to being a major let down, I feel gross every time I think that I paid this company any money.
It's not like it would have made any difference if the game had done better, so it just feels shitty to know that they got me.
It's not like it would have made any difference if the game had done better, so it just feels shitty to know that they got me.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Well they haven't burned to the ground Yu Gi Oh yet. At least there's that.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Wait, are we sure they aren't all on vacation?
They probably should have said right before the Holidays. Which would make more sense I guess. Still it would suck losing your job at this time of year. Right before the holidays.
fluffydelusions
Member
RIP MGO PC...I never knew thee
Honestly its always been kind of weird to me that a company like Konami even had something as great as MGS, and am extremely saddened every time I'm reminded that they didn't care to keep it up.
It's like the douche guy who randomly gets the most amazing girl and then dumps her cuz he doesn't realize what a pos he himself is. And now we hope he never gets anything like that again cuz they don't even deserve it, and die a horrible death and we will never buy his stupid games again. You know?
It's like the douche guy who randomly gets the most amazing girl and then dumps her cuz he doesn't realize what a pos he himself is. And now we hope he never gets anything like that again cuz they don't even deserve it, and die a horrible death and we will never buy his stupid games again. You know?
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
That's it. They are all on permanent vacation. Just like that one time involving your dog when you were little...
Hudson Soft fans: Welcome to five years ago, MGS fans.
whaaaaaaa? Konami was an OG with tons of top-tier franchises before and after MG.
Storm Raider
Banned
It does suck to lose your job, especially at this time of year. But I have to think that the people in that studio had some idea something like this was inevitable given Konami's recent actions and direction. Hopefully they were prepared and started sending out their CVs months ago.
outunderthestars
Banned
That was my first thought as well.
Who is this guy?
And just before christmas? What?
I sort of agree, pretty sure the writing was on the wall here.
George Broussard, he's one of the 3D Realms guys.