MGO Footage from TGS 2015

Finally some new MGO footage from TGS. Game comes out in Oct 6th. Looks awesome! Congrats to the team!

Live stream from TGS:

Metal Gear Online Announced!

Wow it's been a very long time since I posted anything, well over a year. The last 6 weeks have been crazy as I was extremely busy working on the announcement trailer for our game being developed at the LA studio, the next Metal Gear Online which just premiered over the weekend in Las Vegas at The Game Awards.


Here is our MGO announcement world premier trailer I co-directed with our lead animator Brian Robison. This is the first Metal Gear trailer to be produced outside of Japan. Check it out:

Also I have to say this is a badass promo image for TPP and official website:
http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/


Here is the offical MGO website:
http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/en/online/index.php5

Kojima Productions Los Angeles Opening Day Photos

I've uploaded some photos of the big opening day and ceremony at the LA Studio. Most of these photos I took but some I've collected from friends and some from Kojima-sans tweets.

Official Studio Photos

Studio's Officially opened it's doors.

Great day for a Ceremony!

Our Kitchen.

One of the Focus Testing Monitor Rooms.

Shinkawa-San started tagging up our walls. This is the main conference room.

Another amazing doodle on the wall by Yoji Shinkawa.

Getting Ready for a special Metal Gear Ground Zeroes Demo!!

Gathering in the LA Studio Theater.

Open Bar!

Photograph with Shinkawa-San

Photograph with Kojima-san

Sake Ceremony Begins!

Special Sake glasses.

Got ours Signed!!!

Avinash requested Grey Fox and he got a masterpiece!

Shinkawa-san unveiled a painting he did for the LA Studio... I'm stealing it!

Amazing!

Group Photo

Tree Planting Ceremony.

We decided to Sign the Golden shovels

Company Photo

A great day with great people...

-Ricky

Kojima Productions Los Angeles Studio Photos

Here are some Official photos of our new studio. Finally open and fully functional.

Opening Ceremony Photos

Outside the Main Building.

Outside the secondary building, houses the focus testing room and movie theater!

Main Development area.

Secondary Development area.

One of the Audio Rooms.

Movie Theater!

Common Area.

Stairs leading up to the second floor offices.

Outside back patio.

Here are some news articles and links with more photos of the Press studio opening last night:

A Ceremonious Opening of Kojima Productions Los Angeles

Photos of the Kojima Productions Los Angeles studio opening

More to come later....
-Ricky

Kojima Productions LA Playa Vista Studio

I took some screenshots off our GDC presentation on what the new Playa Vista Studio is going to look like.

Kojima Productions LA has a website finally.

Very temp still, a work in progress but there is a link to job openings.
kjpla.konami.com

And this is the new company logo LA is red fox, Japan is yellow fox.

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS LA is seeking Artists, Designers, Programmers, Animators

JOIN THE FOX TEAM DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT BORDERS GDC 2013 Booth ＃CP2308 Kojima Productions will be returning to the GDC 2013 Career Pavilion (March 25th - 27th) to seek for skillful engineers, artists, and game creators including: ・Project engineers for the latest Metal Gear Solid targeted for high-end consoles and PC ・Engineers to help develop next-gen game engine technology for use with the "FOX Engine" If you are interested in becoming part of our team in Los Angeles, CA, please visit the Kojima Productions booth, CP2308, at the Career Pavilion.  We look forward to meeting lots of enthusiastic and talented candidates.

Kojima Productions Los Angeles is looking for talented:

Production:

- Senior Production Line Manager

Design:

- Senior Multiplayer Designer

- Senior Level Designer

- Senior Game Designer

Art:

- Senior Concept Artist

- Senior FX Artist

- Senior Lighting Artist

- Senior Character Artist

- Senior Environment Artist

Animation:

- Senior Animator

- Senior Cinematic Artist

Programming:

- Senior Network Programmer

- Senior Gameplay Programmer

- Senior Graphic Engine/Tools Programmer

Please visit our Gamasutra Job ad for more information on qualifications:

http://jobs.gamasutra.com/JobSeekerX/ViewAccountProfile.asp?AccountNo=248&CPID=5507

Apply now for possible face to face at GDC. Please send resume to kjpla@konami.com

For more information about Konami Careers please visit:

http://www.konami-digital-entertainment.com/jobs.php

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

KJPLA

Kojima Productions!!!

Tomorrow will be my last day at Insomniac Games. It's been a great 6 years and I wish the best of luck to all my friends at Insomniac. I will be anxiously awaiting future Insomniac titles.

On Monday I will be starting at Kojima Productions! Those of you that know me know that the Metal Gear franchise is my favorite video game franchise of all time. Hideo Kojima is also a big idol of mine; him and Batman. Kojima Productions has always been groundbreaking with the art design of Metal Gear and the MGS4 character are still some of the best looking this gen even after 5 years. Now to be able to work on the franchise I love with the approval of Kojima-san himself is really a dream come true. I'm looking forward to seeing how the new LA studio grows with all the experience and talent coming from industry vets around the globe.

Snake? SNAAAAAAAKE!!!