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On November 1st, 2017, KONAMI started branding all of its in-house musicians' BEMANI contributions with the moniker of '''BEMANI Sound Team'''. But why did KONAMI do this after over 20 years of not doing so? Well, let's look back a little earlier in | On November 1st, 2017, KONAMI started branding all of its in-house musicians' BEMANI contributions with the moniker of '''BEMANI Sound Team'''. But why did KONAMI do this after over 20 years of not doing so? Well, let's look back a little earlier in time and find out why. | ||
=== Rewinding back to 2015 === | === Rewinding back to 2015 === | ||
In 2013, Kojima announced that he was beginning work on '''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''', and was planning to leave KONAMI after completing the project. While | In 2013, Hideo Kojima announced that he was beginning work on '''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''', and was planning to leave KONAMI after completing the project. While he had made this claim on multiple occasions in the past, he seemed more serious about it this time. In response, KONAMI removed all references to his names in promotional materials for the game, including posters, and started hiring new staff to work on new projects. | ||
Earlier on in 2015, KONAMI announced that it would be restructuring its video game department, and with that change came backlash from internally within. One anonymous employee told GameSpot [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kojima-expected-to-leave-konami-after-mgs5-inside-/1100-6426024/ here] that KONAMI had restricted access to corporate internet, emails, and phone calls. He/she also stated that senior staff at the studio, including Hideo Kojima himself, were now essentially working as contractors, and not permanent employees. | |||
Later that year, KONAMI announced a new Metal Gear twitter account, removing any reference to series' creator Hideo Kojima. During The Game Awards 2015 show, | Later that year, KONAMI announced a new Metal Gear twitter account, removing any reference to series' creator Hideo Kojima. During The Game Awards 2015 show, Kojima Productions was nominated for (and won) Developer of the Year. However, Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by KONAMI's lawyers. As a result, voice actor Kiefer Sutherland [https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9847206/konami-prevented-kojima-attending-game-awards-2015 had to accept awards for The Phantom Pain on his behalf.] | ||
In December 2015, after months of speculation and rumors, Hideo Kojima officially left KONAMI. But this was far from the last time KONAMI and its employees would clash, and it's speculated that KONAMI's clash with Kojima was the genesis of what was to follow in BEMANI two years later. | In December 2015, after months of speculation and rumors, Hideo Kojima officially left KONAMI. But this was far from the last time KONAMI and its employees would clash, and it's speculated that KONAMI's clash with Kojima was the genesis of what was to follow in BEMANI two years later. | ||