{"id":81738,"date":"2015-09-28T15:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=81738"},"modified":"2015-09-28T15:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:46:23","slug":"konami-might-not-be-dead-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/81738-konami-might-not-be-dead-after-all","title":{"rendered":"Konami might not be dead after all"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite claims and rumours that Konami are halting AAA game development <\/a>to focus on the mobile market, both a Konami representative and community manager have vehemently denied these claims.<\/p>\n

Both have stated that Konami are committed to core console gaming.<\/p>\n

Sadly, however, there have been no official statements directly from Konami themselves.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Konami rep responded to a\u00a0reddit User<\/a> saying that the publisher was definitely not\u00a0turning its back on\u00a0the console AAA game market, as speculated by the press. All of\u00a0which, can be read below:<\/p>\n

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To add more fuel to the fire,\u00a0the Konami rep promised in an email that they (Konami) are “not leaving Metal Gear behind or anything like that<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Further adding, “We’re still definitely working on console games and franchises such as Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, PES and all the rest.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

With so much uncertainty up in the air, it does make you wonder where Konami’s head space is at exactly.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview, even\u00a0Graham Day, Konami\u2019s UK Community Manager, denied that\u00a0Konami would be\u00a0leaving\u00a0console gamers in the lurch\u00a0and focusing on the mobile market.<\/p>\n