Konami Competition Tasks Indie Devs With Reviving Its Classic IP

Konami is at present web hosting a Japanese indie game contest (in cooperation with Shueisha Activity Creators Camp), inquiring smaller crew developers to build motion and taking pictures online games centered on its classic IP.

The winner scores 2 million yen (about $18,000 USD) and will be given the prospect to commercialise their video game – with Konami investing up to 30 million yen (around $270,000 USD) in advancement cash and delivering total guidance for the item. This includes supervision, generation suggestions, localisation guidance, promotion and equipment.

Konami has outlined over 80 distinct video games that creators can reimagine, remake or create sequels for. Some of the titles outlined include Twinbee, Gradius and collection like Goemon.

Earlier this week, a rumour doing the rounds suggested Konami was intrigued in bringing back again older IP these as Castlevania, Metal Equipment Stable and Silent Hill. Some of these could be with the help of 3rd-occasion studios. If you could make an motion or shooting recreation based on a typical Konami IP, what would it be? Share your own concepts in the feedback.