Line #19 Creator/KojimaProductions


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From Sapiens to Ludens.]]
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4	->''"Even if the earth were stripped of life and reduced to a barren wasteland, our imagination and desire to create would survive - beyond survival, it would provide hope that flowers may one day bloom again.\
5	Through the invention of play, our new evolution awaits."''
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7	Kojima Productions is a Japanese video game development studio founded by legendary video game designer Creator/HideoKojima.
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9	Kojima Productions was formed in 2005, shortly after the release of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', as a Creator/{{Konami}} subsidiary after several Konami studios and subsidiaries were merged together. Kojima Productions had been responsible for nearly all of the games in the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, as well as a few spin-off titles and installments in the ''Boktai'' series.
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11	As part of an infamous company restructuring in 2015, Kojima lost his position at Konami and the studio was disbanded a few months before the completion of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. The box art of ''The Phantom Pain'' contains no references of Kojima Productions, and the "[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt A Hideo Kojima Game]]" tagline, standard to all ''Metal Gear'' games and most other Kojima releases, was removed before release.
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13	Kojima would eventually reform Kojima Productions in late 2015 as an independent studio and hire several other ex-Konami staff members, such as artist Yoji Shinkawa.[[note]][[http://gamingbolt.com/konami-still-holds-the-rights-to-kojima-productions-trademark-rumor The trademark]] of the studio still falls under Konami's umbrella.[[/note]] The studio soon signed a deal with Creator/{{Sony}} to create an action-adventure game for the Platform/PlayStation4 titled ''VideoGame/DeathStranding''.
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15	KP has a Dutch branch, Kojima Productions Amsterdam, which opened in 2016. In November 2021, KP opened a Los Angeles-based branch, which is a business division for films and TV shows. In 2013, KP opened a LA branch known as Kojima Productions Los Angeles before it closed down in 2015 as part of Konami's corporate restructuring.
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18	!Games created by Kojima Productions:
19	!!As Konami:
20	[[index]]
21	* ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear\|1}}'': 1987; ''[[TropeCodifier The]]'' original StealthBasedGame and the first installment in the VideoGame/MetalGear series, released only in Japan and Europe. ({{Platform/MSX2}})
22	** ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'': 1990 ([=MSX2=])
23	* ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'': 1990; A {{cyberpunk}} AdventureGame about quelling the threat of the eponymous "Snatchers", androids that kill and take the place of citizens of Neo Kobe City. ([=MSX2=])
24	* ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'': 1994; Another adventure game and SpiritualSuccessor to ''Snatcher'' about a former astronaut policeman-turned PrivateInvestigator. ([[Platform/PC98 PC-9801]], 3DO, Platform/PlayStation, Platform/SegaSaturn)
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26	!!As Konami Computer Entertainment Japan:
27	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'': 1998; The third installment of the ''Metal Gear'' series and the first in 3D. Featuring an engrossing storyline in an era where games were still dragging their feet into the plot department, ''Solid'' marked a massive shift for not just the direction of the series, but the way stories in video games would be told for years to come. ([=PlayStation=])
28	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'': 2000; A top-down AlternateContinuity sequel to ''Metal Gear Solid'', with gameplay reminiscent of ''Metal Gear 2''. (Platform/GameBoyColor)
29	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'': 2001 (Platform/PlayStation2, Platform/{{Xbox}})
30	* ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders'': 2001; A fast-paced [[HumongousMecha mecha]] combat game that's perhaps best known for including the demo disc for ''Metal Gear Solid 2''. ([=PlayStation=] 2)
31	** [[/index]]''Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner'': 2003 ([=PlayStation=] 2)
32	[[index]]
33	* ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'': 2003; An ActionRPG revolving around a boy named Django using the power of the sun to fight his enemies. (Platform/GameBoyAdvance)
34	** [[/index]]''Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django''
35	[[index]]
36	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearAcid'': 2004; A collectible card game spin-off title of the main ''Metal Gear'' series. ([[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]])
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38	!!As Kojima Productions (Konami subsidiary)
39	[[index]]
40	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': 2004 ([=PlayStation 2=])
41	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'': 2006 (PSP)
42	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearOnline'': 2008 (Platform/PlayStation3)
43	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'': 2009 (PSP)
44	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'': ([=PlayStation=] 3, Platform/PlayStation4, {{Platform/Xbox 360}}, Platform/XboxOne, PC)
45	*** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'': 2014
46	*** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'': 2015
47	* [[/index]]''Shin Bokura no Taiyō: Gyakushu no Sabata'': 2005; The third game in the ''Boktai'' series, released only in Japan (Game Boy Advance).
48	** ''Lunar Knights'': 2007; The fourth game, retitled for its overseas release. (Platform/NintendoDS)
49	[[index]]
50	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearAcid2'': 2005 (PSP)
51	[[/index]]
52	* ''Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore'': 2006; A stock trading game, released only in Japan. (Nintendo DS)
53	** ''Gaitame Baibai Trainer: Kabutore FX'': 2009 (Nintendo DS)
54	[[index]]
55	* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'': 2010; A co-production with Mercury Stream. ([=PlayStation=] 3, Xbox 360, PC)
56	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'': 2013; Kojima Productions provided the story and supervised this hack and slash spin-off of the ''Metal Gear'' series, in a collaboration with Creator/PlatinumGames. ([=PlayStation=] 3, Xbox 360, PC)
57	* ''P.T.'': 2014; A demo (''Playable Teaser'') for the cancelled ''VideoGame/SilentHills''. ([=PlayStation=] 4)
58	[[/index]]
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60	!!As an independent studio:
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62	* ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'': 2019; The team's first game as an independent studio. ([=PlayStation=] 4, PC)
63	** ''VideoGame/DeathStranding2OnTheBeach'': 2025 (Platform/PlayStation5)
64	* ''OD'': TBA (Microsoft platforms)
65	* ''Physint'' (working title): TBA; The team's first [[StealthBasedGame espionage action]] title since leaving Konami (Sony platforms)
66	[[/index]]
67	!Tropes:
68	* PressureSensitiveInterface: Games from this developer tend to make use of the pressure sensitivity of the Platform/PlayStation2's joysticks in various mechanics.

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