Kojima Productions is heading west with plans to open a new studio in California. This new study will focus on some of creator Hideo Kojima’s other favorite media, namely television, film and music. While Kojima Productions Japan will continue to focus primarily on games, the new Los Angeles office will expand the studio’s entertainment reach to multiple entertainment media, including games.
“The new division will be tasked with working with talented and creative professionals in television, music and film, as well as the more familiar gaming industry,” said Riley Russell, former PlayStation executive and leader of the new commercial team. by Kojima Productions. . While all the information about the new studio seems a bit nebulous at the moment, the specific goal seems to be to bring the character and properties of Kojima Productions to other media, something Kojima has wanted to do for some time.
This is not the first time that Kojima has a studio named after him in California. Kojima Productions Los Angeles opened as a short-lived studio while Kojima was still with Konami.
As a relatively new studio, post-Konami Kojima Productions has only released Death stranded and Death Stranding: Director’s Cut. It is not clear if this new branch of the company is trying to sell a Death stranded TV show, if it’s being built in anticipation of a new IP announcement from Kojima, or just trying to get Sam Porter Bridges in Fortnite.
With the Los Angeles division just beginning and Hideo Kojima’s next project unclear, we likely won’t hear any major entertainment news about Kojima Productions for some time. Although with Kojima’s propensity to appear at the Game Awards, the news could come sooner than expected.
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