For decades, Hideo Kojima was one of the top video game designers and directors at Konami, as well as the driving force behind the Metal Gear series. But in 2015, Kojima left Konami behind and struck out on his own. The relationship between the two sides was reportedly strained, with Geoff Keighley revealing Kojima was not allowed by Konami to attend that year’s Game Awards. Regardless, at least one producer at Konami would love to bring Kojima back to the franchise he created.
Via Video Game Chronicle, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater producer Noriaki Okamura expressed his admiration for Kojima during a live stream. Okamura also shared his desire to have Kojima return to Metal Gear Solid in the future.
“Just speaking for myself, personally, I’d like nothing better than t…
Christopher Nolan and his brother and collaborator Jonathan (Jonah to his friends) are officially Hollywood power players, with the latter winning Best Director at this year’s Academy Awards. It’s a far cry and 20-year plus journey on where they started, but their trajectory might not have been the same without The Dark Knight Trilogy. After the abysmal reaction to 1997’s Batman and Robin, Warner Bros. rebooted the Batman franchise and was helmed by then-up-and-comer Christopher Nolan. However, he almost didn’t take the job initially.
Nolan’s trilogy became the benchmark of DC Comics movies and put the budding director on Hollywood’s A-list. During a recent interview on the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard, Jonathan Nolan said that it took some serious coaxing to get his b…
Capcom Fighting Collection feels like a family reunion. Ten games reside in this digital banquet, ranging from all-time fighting game favorites to a few relics of the past. They all play exceptionally well, particularly online, and each one is an arcade-perfect port. The main issue with the collection is balance, as half of the offerings are centered around a single series: Darkstalkers. While those games are good–the previously Japan-only titles are particularly appreciated–a little more variety in this collection would have pushed it up a tier or two. As it stands, it’s a little too much of a monster mash.
This isn’t to say there aren’t a few well-known, non-Darkstalkers games in the collection as well, as it showcases the breadth of Capcom’s arcade 2D figh…