The company is apparently ramping up its premium game production
Konami might be working on reviving some of its big franchises. A new report fromVGCsays that Konami is ramping up development on new projects within theMetal Gear,Castlevania, andSilent Hillseries, including aMetal Gear Solid 3remake.
According to VGC’s sources, the first of Konami’s new projects will be a newCastlevaniagame described as a “reimagining” of the series. It’s reportedly in internal development at Konami, with support from local external studios.
Virtuos, which has supported work on a number of games includingHorizon Zero DawnandUncharted 4: A Thief’s End, is also reported to be working on a remake ofMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. InEurogamer’s writeup of the news, their sources suggest Konami has been considering a new version ofMetal Gear Solid 3“for some time.”
VGC also reports that multipleSilent Hillgames are currently in development at various studios, reiterating areport from earlier this year. Speculation at the time pointed to horror game developer Bloober Team, though VGC’s report was unable to confirm it.
Konami’s recently renewed game output has been interesting to watch unfold. The publisher did recently release theCastlevaniaAdvance Collection, bringing some beloved games forward to new platforms. (And doing itpretty well too, it seems.)
But its recent launch ofeFootball 2022, the successor to thePESseries of soccer titles, hasbeen pretty rocky. I’m sure fans are pretty interested in seeing some of these series return in some form or another, and this report will definitely stoke those flames a bit more.
