Silent Hill developer and pachinko machine producer Konami has opened up a brand new studio in Osaka, Japan.
The developer and Yu-Gi-Oh writer only recently celebrated its fiftieth institution anniversary final month, and in a press launch final week it introduced that it has simply opened up one other studio, Konami Osaka Studio (thanks, GamesRadar). In line with the press launch, Konami Osaka Studio is a “developmental relocation of the present studio and comes with the idea of ‘Creators First,'” explaining that it’s “characterised by a well-developed setting the place creators can display their full potential.”
The press launch did not clarify what it means by “Creators First” exterior of that, and whether or not it means internally or externally, so we’ll have to attend and see what comes from that. It did additionally observe that Konami’s “next-generation [Research & Development] centre, ‘Konami Inventive Entrance Tokyo Bay,’ is within the means of building,” so it feels like the corporate goes all in on its future after fairly a number of quiet years. There’s additionally a constructive level for workers, as Konami has “considerably,” raised its base-salary. At all times good to listen to devs are getting paid extra!
Wrapping issues up, the press launch famous that “with a view to obtain additional sustainable progress within the considerably increasing ‘leisure’ area, Konami Group will strengthen its product growth capabilities and proceed to offer services and products for the subsequent era.” Exterior of revitalising the Silent Hill collection with a remake of the second sport and additional new entries, there’s additionally a movie in growth (which not too long ago solid its important characters), which might be what Konami means by eager to broaden inside the leisure area.
A Silent Hill reside occasion is ready to happen this yr too, clearly one thing a bit totally different from both movie or video video games, so plainly Konami is attempting to broaden its horizons in quite a few methods.
