http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hideo-kojima-contractually-forbidden-from-discussi/1100-6433230/
Meh, he is already done with that shit company.
Who cares?
>>320614027
shitty as that company is, they've got a good legal team to have written up a document like that.
the ruse is still going strong
>Kojima's new studio, Kojima Productions, currently has just four employees and no office.
JUST
>>320614236
Well, the point is that if Konami is going so far as to silence Kojima under threat of legal action, it means that there must be a really shady reason behind why Konami is doing this. Nothing Watergate level mind you, but seriously. Something's not right about this in the slightest.
>>320614027
Please stop talking about this Hideo "Hideo Kojima" Kojima guy.
It is "not okay".
>>320614734
Of course something shady was going on, it was really obvious from the start.
Also, on the subject of Kojima himself, he looked so fucking tired in his announcement, dunno if it's just the beard giving me this impression.
>>320614027
That's shady, I feel like part of it was Kojima pouring an assload of budget and time into Phantom Pain, though if this was the only reason I feel like they would say it instead of doing shit like this.
>>320615417
Konami pls
>>320615620
It's not only the beard, I think his age is starting to catch up to him
>>320615620
>Also, on the subject of Kojima himself, he looked so fucking tired in his announcement, dunno if it's just the beard giving me this impression.
That's the look of a humbled man. Maybe he'll go make good games again instead of bullshitting.
If he really wanted to shit on Konami, he could just 'leak' it through a 3rd party.
>>320615620
>he looked so fucking tired in his announcement
He looked more like Hideaki Anno than Hideo Kojima. I guess a good bout of stress ages you hard and fast.
>>320614679
>a studio that opened just three days ago should be fully staffed
Dumb nigger.
>>320615876
He's already 52 years old. He's getting close to that magical age for Japanese folk where everything catches up and he suddenly looks like an old man overnight.
>>320616042
There is no "leaking" in Japan. There's all sorts of Yakuza and shit and he's too well known, anyone would know it's him if he says anything.
>>320616559
Just like Big Boss, or is he Solid Snake?
>>320614027
Since I don't know any better, I'm just going to assume Kojima got fired because he turned down the CEO's advances at the company Christmas party.
>>320616694
So what you're basically saying is that if we want to find out what the fuck happened that we need a Deepthroat figure to spill the beans so that journalists can go Watergate on Konami's ass (or Lockheed since this is Japan we're talking about). God, now I'm imagining Dewrito Pope in the role of Bob Woodward trying to get to the bottom of this.
>>320614679
he'll just go around and tie some random programmers on the street to baloons and abduct them
>>320617616
OK, I laughed.
>>320614027
JUST
>>320617753
Fuck off memelord.
>>320617806
I like you to call me memester
>>320617904
How about I call you a faggot?
>>320614027
Kinda hard to talk about something that never even happened.
>>320618290
The hell's that supposed to mean?
>>320618290
the plot thickens
>>320618367
That just like your sex life it's all a ruse.
What do you think this is going to be about?
>>320618290
This
Only a few people are seeing through the ruse. Kojima and his buddies aren't the brightest of folks to think that everyone believed their shtick
Whats surprising is hes contractually forbidden rather then "asked politely" not to talk about it. It's fucking Japan, if they had to do it in a contract he wanted to come out about something.
>>320614027
man hideo really shows his age with facial hair
>>320618691
That's fan art FYI
>>320618741
>>320618290
>this much denial
>Kojima gets booted/quits Konami after conflict with higher ups
>Leaves his legacy at Konami
>Konami keep making MGS games without him
>Kojima creates a new independent studio to make new games
>Grows a beard, just like Big Boss
>"From FOX, two Phantoms were born"
Is this what you believe?
>>320619081
The only one in denial is you. It's ok to admit you got rused hard.
It's going to be a game about something serious with a bunch of weir out of place fantastic stuff.
That fact that he's being silenced really says more than actually talking about it ever could
>>320619035
It looks great, I don't see how that affects anything.
>>320619178
not really, it's rather standard
it's a shitty practice, but standard
>>320619081
Also notice how KojiPro's new logo is very similar to MSF's logo, while former KojiPro logo was literally FOX logo from MGS.
>>320619124
They can't admit it, and to be fair and honest; most of his fans are gullible folk. They've proved him right that they're easily manipulated.
>>320619330
They're like hams to the slaughter.
>>320619430
It's their own fault they can't connect the dots. It's why I stop bringing this up; no one can see what's going on
>>320619524
What's going on then?
>>320614027
He already implies it.
Konami wanted to go full mobile, he disagreed and was kicked out.
>>320619081
reality is stranger than fiction
Konami insider here.
Basically Kojima wanted to be higher position they said no. They ask him for information and to show current mgsV status he show them. They question him about why it taking so long and wasting so much money investors very curious and angry it at around 75million about this time he tell them he need 3 more year for "chapter 2 complete". After that...
>>320618691
black box around kojima productions
>>320619584
Basically Kojima wanted to make his own studio and be under KONAMI without actually being in their HQ perimeters since the development of MGS4.
He shadowed it with the whole Moby Dick Stunt and tied the concepts of phantom pain, lies, revenge and betrayal from the game to real life. The reality is, Kojima Productions is still under KONAMI. That MGS5 is in development (MGSV not MGS5 as mentioned by him), and that we all need to bind as one and wake up from the S3 plan; which is conditioning us to beleive whatever info is being "leaked" to the masses
Pretty meta but that's it really. Never has KONAMI said Kojima and friends left the building. A "leaked" source from Nikkei said that; it's not offical. And in Japan, lying about your employment isn't an actual crime nor is it illegal. It is protected under civil rights as privacy; so lying about it won't do shit.
>>320620213
Why did "insiders" (namely some music lady) come out saying Kojima was fired for going over budget, then?
Also Kojima already had a studio in LA.
And KojiPro has a partnership with Sony, not Konami.
And if what you say is true, why would Konami suddenly allow Kojima to go somewhere else but still have him as their employee?
Why are we still here?! Just to suffer?!
>>320620213
Are you pretending, or just that much in denial? I can't tell without body language cues.
No company in the world, NO FUCKING COMPANY would willingly damage their public image as much as Konami has done in the past few months, for a stunt with no conceivable benefit. There is no ruse. Everything is exactly as it seems: Kojima has been fired, and is starting his own studio under Sony.
>>320614027
This isn't uncommon.
In about 2 or 3 years, Konami will do a Star Wars special and when Konami unmasks Darth Vader it'll be Kojima and we'll all go "Awwww"
>>320620213
is this autism?
>>320619210
It does affect something, you idiot. You can't go for speculations by looking at a fan made image.
How hard is that for you to understand?
>>320620213
you're pretty good
>>320617534
Or he could move out of Japan.
>>320620213
Holy shit, it doesn't sound as retarded now.
>>320620437
>Why did "insiders" (namely some music lady) come out saying Kojima was fired for going over budget, then?
Just because they said it doesn't mean it's true, that's what the whole meta shit was about. The official standing is, it isn't true. I can tell you that (assuming I work with Cliffy B), he blowed our budget on cocaine and whores. That doesn't mean it's true.
>Also Kojima already had a studio in LA.
KONAMI did, Kojima initiated that. Now he doesn't want to be in LA for now. Only Japan. It's a design choice on his part.
>And KojiPro has a partnership with Sony, not Konami.
A partnership to make it on Sony's platform. That doesn't mean KONAMI is behind the scenes providing the I. It's called Third parties, and they have a confidential and contractual agreement.
>And if what you say is true, why would Konami suddenly allow Kojima to go somewhere else but still have him as their employee?
Because Kojima wants breathing room. Being stuck at a HQ with a floor where everyone's crammed and stuck near people who work in other areas like fitness and casinos isn't healthy. It's the same reason why Retro is in Texas and not Japan (different circumstances I know but you get the point)
There's legal documentation floating around that they still own the rights and trademark to "Kojima Productions" internationally and it's still fucking active. That there is a major fucking flag that says "RUSE EXPOSED"
Imagine you work at Paramount Pictures and the parent company dissolved the name. You "leave" and create a studio called "paramount pictures." That isn't allowed, that's illegal. If Kojima was not at KONAMI anymore, he would've been sued on the fucking spot of the announcement. Luckily, it's still a ruse and he still is with them.
And news flash, Kojima is a name. Not a unique name. If it was Hideo Kojima Productions; he would have a right to use it. Kojima on the other hand is a common name
>>320620534
Okay
>>320620154
>higher than vice president
>>320620534
All these facts and he still pretends Kojima actually left Konami.....
>>320620597
No, this is patrick
>>320614734
Wasn't he one of the CEO's of Konami?
>>320620213
>Basically Kojima wanted to make his own studio and be under KONAMI without actually being in their HQ perimeters since the development of MGS4.
source
>>320620995
>Imagine you work at Paramount Pictures and the parent company dissolved the name. You "leave" and create a studio called "paramount pictures." That isn't allowed, that's illegal. If Kojima was not at KONAMI anymore, he would've been sued on the fucking spot of the announcement. Luckily, it's still a ruse and he still is with them.
What if Kojima holds the rights to his own name, making the name of his Company legal
>>320620995
You can't trademark a name idiot. Kojima CANNOT be trademarked, PRODUCTIONS cannot be trademarked
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS CANNOT BE TRADEMARKED. That's why he uses it still.
>>320615620
>Also, on the subject of Kojima himself, he looked so fucking tired in his announcement, dunno if it's just the beard giving me this impression.
He's becoming Otsuka; fans even mentioned he's become his phantom
>>320621383
>>320621316
>KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS CANNOT BE TRADEMARKED. That's why he uses it still.
It's on Justia, they own the fucking trademarks to both "Kojima Productions" and the fox logo
The transformation has already started
>>320620213
What a story Mark.
>>320621531
The logo can be trademarked. Not the name. Names of real people cannot be trademarked
>>320620995
>>320620213
>The reality is, Kojima Productions is still under KONAMI. That MGS5 is in development
>If Kojima was not at KONAMI anymore, he would've been sued on the fucking spot of the announcement. Luckily, it's still a ruse and he still is with them.
>>320617534
Poor Geoff.
>>320619081
>>320619324
THIS
THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY I LOVE THE MGS FRANCHISE AND KOJIMA
all those fucking ruses and theories
fucking makes me laugh like crazy
fuck
It'll be weird if KojiPro ended up becoming a mercenary dev like Platinum
>>320614734
It's already widely known, it was a personal dispute with the current president of konami who only gives a shit about pachinko.
NOW KOJIMA IS FREE
I CAN FINALLY SEE IT COMING! AGAME TO SURPASS METAL GEAR
Surprise surprise, a bunch of underage people have never worked an actual job that involved a NDA.
>>320622024
what is that supposed to tell me anon
>>320622024
Now look at the date when it was created.
>he's on contract not to hurt Konami's feelings
>he's on contract not to say bad stuff in public
>he's on contract not to talk
is there anything he isn't on contract for? can he jack off or does he have to have sex with only the best escorts hired by Konami?
oh well, he signed the damn thing.
>>320622170
>>320622169
It's still "active" under KONAMI and KONAMI exclusively
Hope you enjoy the big surprise next year
>HURR YOU CANT TRADEMARK A NAME
>HURR YOU CANT TRADEMARK A TEAM
>HURR LOOK AT THE DATE
Give it up already. Move on and take a break if you must, but don't be a dumbass
>>320614027
First the new MGS game in light of Kojima's new studio and now this. Just what the fuck is going on over there?!
>>320622384
>still no date
Looks like you need to give it up already. Move on and take a break but don't be such a dumbass in denial.
>>320622384
i cant read konami anywhere senpai
>>320622497
what the fuck
i wrote senpai not senpai
>>320622384
Why would Kojima throw his own (old) company under the bus? He was the Vice President remember?
Literally two seconds of thought is enough to break your conspiracy theory apart.
>>320622589
REEE IS THERE A FUCKING F A M FILTER CONVERTING THAT SHIT TO SENPAI?
>>320622589
nah it looks like you wrote senpai
>>320622497
>>320622589
>>320622698
>>320622213
muh poor millionaire ;_;
>>320622738
>>320622749
fucking try it try writing f a m without space
>>320622024
Do you not realize that trademark laws are not the same in Japan and America? They have a legal protection with their name if they choose to use it. You cannot trademark a name like Kojima productions. Theres loopholes for this, I've been in lawschool for 8 years buddy, I know how to get around these things and I can tell you right now Kojima isn't still with Konami
>>320622452
It's not expired. It's active. If it was expired, it would've said so. The date in which its originally filed is irrelevant when they fucking renewed it. They still own it. Deal. With. It.
>>320622497
Here you go anon-kun
>>320622698
>>320622589
>REEE NOW I'LL HAVE TO TALK LIKE A HUMAN BEING INSTEAD OF A SHITPOSTING MACHINE!
>>320622878
post the sauce
>>320622901
shut the fuck up you cuck
>>320622826
>I've been in laws hook for 8 years
Not him but no lawyer would be in 4chins of all places, get the fuck out of here
>>320622901
i just wanted to use the meme fa m anon, was really confused when it got converted to senpai
>>320622878
>It's not expired. It's active.
Prove it.
>>320617753
C*CK
>>320622698
>average /v/ shitposter
>>320622497
>>320622589
>>320622816
You idiot.
>>320622826
> I've been in lawschool for 8 years
>8 years
what the fuck are you doing?
>>320623008
It says active on the image anon, expand the dong and look at it.
>>320621793
>weird
>not the best possible outcome
>>320622816
still showing up as sempai
>>320620893
It's completely retarded. If Kojima wanted to have a separate studio of his own, and Konami was somehow okay with this, all they needed to do was do it. There is no reason for secrecy. No benefit whatsoever. All this "ruse" accomplishes (if we assume it's a ruse) is making Konami look bad. It doesn't help MGS sales or any other sales in any way, literally all it does is make Konami look like assholes.
Why the fuck would they do that? Answer this simple question if you can.
>>320622826
>law school
>8 years
Kekkoroni
>>320622497
>>320622589
>>320622698
is talking about Chapter 3 forbidden too?
>>320623193
>Why the fuck would they do that? Answer this simple question if you can.
It would tie back to the theme of "everything's a lie," revenge, and all that shit with MGS. Any press, bad or good, is good for business despite what you may think. Take a look at their latest IR reports, they've profited a lot from MGS and they want to take that to the next level
Kojima has pulled many ruses, this could be him taking it to the next level. It's stupid but Japanese see it differently.
>>320622981
Not him but yes they would? People of all walks of life come and post on 4chan, even if /v/ is majority underage shitposters. You're in denial if you think actual lawyers never post here, though that anon is prob full of shit.
>>320623346
It's "forbidden"
>>320623405
>Any press, bad or good, is good for business despite what you may think.
Nah. Konami's bad PR in no way benifits their company, especially since more and more people have realized they've pretty much given making video games outside of PES and mobile shit.
You're fucking delusional if you think reports of poor working conditions and sending artists/designers to work on pachinko factory lines is somehow good for Konami, even under some wacky Japanese mindset.
>>320621751
Geoff is a cool guy. He was making jokes about the Mtn dewrito shit in the TGA stream a day before the show went live.
>>320622589
Step it up Senpai
>all these stupid greenhorns getting assblasted by word filters
if you don't wanna talk like a weeb, I suggest you stop trying to be a bunch of meme-lords spouting buzzwordsroody-poos
>>320623018
>he doesn't know
Cuck
>>320623697
cuck
>>320623683
senpai
a
m
>>320622981
m8 /int/ has a legit filthy rich Saudi Arab living in turkey
why would we not have a fucking lawyer?
>>320622698
Fuck off dfp
DUMB
FROG
POSTER
>>320619081
So the real Kojima is locked in a Konami basement and will reveal MGS 6 in 4 years?
Punished Kojima, Phantoms, etc
>>320622910
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76645508&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
>>320615935
Did you miss the part where his turd was praised by ALL of the industry's media and his drones AGAIN?
He didn't learn shit form MGS4 and 5 he can only be worse.
>>320623752
meh at least you posted acceptable animeunrustled
So what? Konami is the past. Kojima obviously wants to keep producing amazing games under his name, so its best to let it go and let the man do what he loves.
>>320623839
No it's MGS5
Not MGSV
Also Kojima is secretly still with Konami cause they have his production studio trademark Konami doing this for the bad press on purpose
>>320623752
cuck?
>>320617616
>>320623901
>Sep. 25, 2014
In other words, more than a year ago this was still true.
>>320615620
Why didn't Hideo help Kojima in the first place?
>>320624136
The next filing date for maintenance of the TM is in 2017. Konami still owns the name for at least 2 more years.
>>320624001
MGS5 IS V YOU FUCKFACE
HE CALLED IT METAL GEARU SOLDIU FIVO
>a person who just left a big AAA company is contractually bound from giving details about his departure
In other news the sun rose today.
>>320615620
read the New Yorker interview -- he was going to just go live on an isolated island for a year, but Del Taco convinced him to keep creating
>>320622497
Whats the problem here fäm?
>>320622936
>>320620213
Yes, Konami agreed to be in on Kojima's joke by cancelling Silent Hills in favor of a god damn gambling machine, as well as other games. & top it off, have Del Taco in on this joke to also make mention that Junji Ito was also involved in the project to throw salt in what appears to the biggest PR disaster that'll make them 2nd to EA.
You ARE fucking retarded.
>>320624567
I know its all shitposting but it made me think that there might be people who actually think like this. Its a scary thought isnt it?
>>320618691
>Skull
o fug
>>320624526
nothing FEM
>>320624692
Not as scary as Kojima's monster cock
>Wants to focus on efficiency and not making anything too big
This is actually smart. Kojima is learning from the mistake he made on MGSV. KojiPro wasn't working efficiently enough to fully complete MGSV, which caused Konami to demand them to release it early
>>320624212
That's in United States. Trademarks are territorial. We have seen no data on the situation in Japan, where Kojima Productions (the new one) operates.
>>320620213
OK, I've always found these tinfoil hat theories in these threads to be amusing, but this shit is just absurd. I pray that you're shitposting because this seems far too elaborate to be shitposting.
>>320622497
>>320622589
>>320622698
This niggerspeak filter is the best thing to happen to this website in years.
>>320624805
>Kojima is learning from the mistake he made on MGSV
Yeah, he also said he'll be making a complete game this time. He's fucking ambitious.
>>320624697
Looks more like Militaires san Frontieres
>>320622497
>>320622589
what a cuck
>>320624567
>>320624692
This all reminds me of how people just flat out disbelieved that Hayter had nothing to do with MGSV and were interpreting every single thing on his twitter as well as every other random thing as evidence of an incoming swerve.
Kojimbo has committed some ruses before, fuck, in half of MGS games you play as somebody other than who you're supposed to be playing as, but his fanbase is going way too far in trying to second-guess him. Sometimes things are exactly as they seem.
Are Kojima and Konami still friends?
>>320624805
When you look at MGSV, MGS4, the latter half of MGS2, etc. you can see a clear pattern of trying to shove way too many things into a game without having the time/money to do so. A bit of restraint would be really good for him.
go back to /r9k/ you huge fucking faggots
>>320624567
Shit Junji Ito was a part of PT project ? This hurt more now.
>>320625283
>Videogame threads belong on /r9k/ and not /v/
>>320625469
He wasn't but he wanted to be involved
He was going to, so it was almost a thing
>>320625283
>/v/ content
>"go to /r9k/
/b/ pls
>>320625060
tbqh, I was one of those who thought hayter's tweets were just red herrings for that big swerve in the end of the game, but come to find out he really was just a big faggot that took this too personally.
>>320625534
YAP
>>320625469
>>320625569
I remember hearing a rumor that Junji Ito wanted to work on monster design in Silent Hill if Kojima were to direct one. Seems like that was true
>>320626115
I just know about Del Toro's tweet about Ito, that's all. I guess we can take his word, even though it doesn't mean anything now.
>>320620171
I drew it at 7am, was too tired to remove the black around the letters, sorry my african descendent from another parent.
Fixed it now just for you senpai. Also removed the shiny effect
>>320620670
Yup, don't take anything from it, everything outside the helmet and skull was made up on the spot
>>320625534
>>320625576
I was referring to the wordfilter shit morons.
>>320624434
>live on an isolated island for a year
So he really did become big boss.
>>320614734
It's common practice.
>>320614236
because
1. It's a breach of contract
2. He pushes away potential job offers, "he fucked over his previous employer? He's unreliable"
