Kojima Productions has opened a division dedicated to TV series, films and music
Kojima Productions has opened a division dedicated to TV series
Kojima Productions expands, announcing the opening of a division dedicated to TV series and music, with new offices to be based in Los Angeles, California, demonstrating the team's intention to expand into new sectors.We know well as Hideo Kojima is an eclectic author and inclined to work in different fields, or in any case with important contacts through various mediums in which pop culture develops, therefore it is likely that the opening of this new division will have important reflections on the future projects of the team.
The new team will be led by Riley Russell, who joined Kojima Productions after a long stay at PlayStation covering various roles, including chief legal officer and VP of business affair, therefore a character somewhat versed in the more technical aspects of management, rather than on the artistic and creative front, it would seem.
"The new division will be engaged with creative and talented professionals in the broadcasts of television, music and movies, as well as more video game related products, ”Russell said.
Hideo Kojma in a photo at Kojima Productions At the moment there is no information on the first planned projects, with the new team that for the moment has the objective of expanding and consolidating in the area, strengthening the Kojima brands Productions and making them an integral part of popular culture at different levels.
The studios will be based in California and will work primarily in the area in question. "Finding new ways to entertain, engage and deliver valuable products to our fans is essential in the ever-changing world of fiction products," said Yoshiko Fukuda of Kojima Productions, "Our new division will take the studio to additional areas where our creative narratives can go beyond video games and open new ways to communicate with our fans and immerse them in these spaces ".
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Kojima Productions Opens New Division Dedicated to TV, Film, and Music
Hideo Kojima has never made any attempts to hide the fact that he is a massive movie buff, and his lifelong passion for making ambitious films has shown through in pretty much all the games he’s made as well. He and his company are soon taking a natural step forward and expanding into that medium- and a couple of others.
As recently announced (via GamesIndustry), Kojima Productions has launched a new division in Los Angeles that will be dedicated to film, TV, and music. The division is led by Riley Russell, a PlayStation veteran who spent nearly three decades at the company across various roles and positions.
Russel said: “The new division will be tasked with working with creative and talented professionals in television, music and film, as well as the more familiar games industry. The team has as its charter, the goal of expanding the reach and awareness of the properties now under development at Kojima Productions, and to make them even more a part of our popular culture. Although we are a global organization, the new business development team will be centred in Los Angeles, CA. We are truly excited and looking forward to working with the very best entertainment talent we can, across all of the entertainment industries.”
Meanwhile, Kojima Productions’ business development manager Yoshiko Fukuda added: “Finding new ways to entertain, engage and offer value to our fans is essential in a fast-moving, ever changing storytelling world. Our new division will take the studio into even more areas that present our creative narratives beyond videogames and to open up ways for our fans to communicate and immerse themselves in these spaces.”
As for what Kojima Productions has got cooking where games are concerned, there isn’t a lot of clarity on that front right now. Leaks have strongly suggested that the studio is working on a cloud-based Xbox-exclusive game in partnership with Microsoft, and that that game will be based on an existing Xbox IP. Other leaks, meanwhile, have also suggested that Kojima Productions is working on a new PlayStation-exclusive Silent Hill game that is being funded by PlayStation.
