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"Konami has opened a new game development studio.  Located in Los Angeles, California, the studio will house Kojima Productions dedicated teams working on upcoming Metal Gear Solid games.  In addition to working on new installments of the publisher&amp;#039;s popular stealth video game series, the studio will be tasked with developing a &amp;quot;variety of games&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;As gaming takes the world stage as one of the greatest forms of entertainment, it&amp;#039;s only natural for us to expand our operations across the globe,&amp;quot; said Kojima Productions director Hideo Kojima. &amp;quot;And since Los Angeles is ground zero for the best studios, facilities and world-class talent, we are leaning on these local resources to build an incredible team to create gaming experiences that are just as compelling as any film or television show.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;The Los Angeles studio emphasises Konami and Kojima Productions commitment to expanding our development footprint,&amp;quot; said Konami executive Tomoyuki Tsuboi.  &amp;quot;The new studio will put Kojima Productions in the heart of the west which will benefit future releases as it will introduce new talent and creativity to the development teams.&amp;quot; During the unveiling of the new studio, which took place on Thursday (September 5), Kojima said that - with the Metal Gear Solid franchise - he&amp;#039;s trying to create unique characters. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is currently in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Watch a trailer for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain below.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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