Those responsible for Konami they are willing to regain a key role in the video game market. Among the proposals that the Japanese company is evaluating is a recently licensed product under the mysterious name of “Project Zircon”. Although official details about the project have not been revealed, there are enough indications to interpret what it is about the official return of the ‘Castlevania’ universe.
a rare gem
The franchise is the only one among the extensive catalog of the Japanese developer that maintains connections with the word “Zircon”. In this case, it was used to name a rare gem that first appeared in ‘Castlevania: Symphony of Night‘ and later reappeared in other projects. According to the record made by Konami, ‘Project Zircon’ is related to arcade machines and other “commercial prize gaming machines”. In other words, while the product could be linked to PC and home console gaming, it could also be linked to the company’s activities in the gaming market. pachinko.
This means that the way in which the return of ‘Castlevania’ has been planned is not clear. Nevertheless, Tsutomo Taniguchi, the company’s producer, recently stated that he was very encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by fans of the series. According to Taniguchi, the members of the company are very happy with the positive reception that the extra content pack has had.Return to Castlevania‘from the video game’Dead Cells‘ in the last weeks.
Driven by the enthusiasm of his followers
Although he does not promise anything, Taniguchi assures that the situation is “really motivating” the emergence of new projects. Recent rumors indicate that Konami could be waiting for the start of the E3 2023 to reveal new chapters of several of its franchises and the remake of (at least) one chapter of ‘Metal Gear Solid’. In the event of this happening, it would be very possible that the company would not be directly responsible for the development of the new titles, which would remain in the hands of external studies.
As already confirmed with the renewal of the announced ‘Silent Hill 2‘, rather than simply running its internal studios, the Japanese company is currently more interested in licensing its big-name franchises and sticking to supervision.
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