01-04-2023, 07:57 AM
Konami Producer Says 2023 Will Be "A Year Of Many Announcements"
<p>Japanese gaming magazine <a href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/202212/27287514.html">Famitsu</a> recently asked 141 game developers what they're looking forward to in the coming year. One response in particular stood out, as a producer for Konami expressed that 2023 will be a big year for the mostly dormant publisher.</p><p dir="ltr">According to <a href="https://insider-gaming.com/2023-many-announcements-konami/">Insider Gaming</a>, Noriaki Okamura--a producer at Konami whose resume includes Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Zone of the Enders, and Super Bomberman R--is quoted in the piece as saying 2023 will be "a year of many announcements" for the company. Okamura also called 2023 a "long-awaited" year, though he did not give any specific reasons why.</p><p dir="ltr">After <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/metal-gear-publisher-konami-mobile-is-now-our-main/1100-6427329/">shifting to mobile publishing in 2015</a>, Konami has slowly re-entered the console scene in recent years. The company has released multiple retro compilations--including two from the Castlevania franchise and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection--as well as entries in the Yu-Gi-Oh! And eFootball (formerly Pro Evolution Soccer) franchises.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-producer-says-2023-will-be-a-year-of-many-announcements/1100-6510246/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami...01-10abi2f
<p>Japanese gaming magazine <a href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/202212/27287514.html">Famitsu</a> recently asked 141 game developers what they're looking forward to in the coming year. One response in particular stood out, as a producer for Konami expressed that 2023 will be a big year for the mostly dormant publisher.</p><p dir="ltr">According to <a href="https://insider-gaming.com/2023-many-announcements-konami/">Insider Gaming</a>, Noriaki Okamura--a producer at Konami whose resume includes Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Zone of the Enders, and Super Bomberman R--is quoted in the piece as saying 2023 will be "a year of many announcements" for the company. Okamura also called 2023 a "long-awaited" year, though he did not give any specific reasons why.</p><p dir="ltr">After <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/metal-gear-publisher-konami-mobile-is-now-our-main/1100-6427329/">shifting to mobile publishing in 2015</a>, Konami has slowly re-entered the console scene in recent years. The company has released multiple retro compilations--including two from the Castlevania franchise and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection--as well as entries in the Yu-Gi-Oh! And eFootball (formerly Pro Evolution Soccer) franchises.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-producer-says-2023-will-be-a-year-of-many-announcements/1100-6510246/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami...01-10abi2f