It appears that 'Metal Gear' founder Hideo Kojima may not only be departing from his home at Konami, but his development company will be shutting down as a whole.

Kojima posted an official statement regarding his falling out with Konami over two months ago, but it has now been confirmed by Japanese Solid Snake voice actor Akio Otsuka that Kojima Productions has disbanded.

The statement read:

"Thank you for your continued patronage of KONAMI products and services.

The latest title in the METAL GEAR series,"METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN" (below, "MGSV: TPP"), will be released as planned starting on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 in North America, Latin America, and Europe, followed by Japan and Asia on Wednesday, September 2nd. Hideo Kojima will remain involved throughout.

Hideo Kojima stated, "I want to reassure fans that I am 100% involved and will continue working on METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN; I'm determined to make it the greatest game I've directed to date. Don't miss it!"

In addition, KONAMI will continue to develop and distribute top-quality content in the METAL GEAR series following "MGSV: TPP." We greatly anticipate and deeply appreciate your ongoing support for METAL GEAR.

As the next step in the series, KONAMI has already resolved to develop new "METAL GEAR".

We will be conducting interviews for main staff to lead the development."

Otsuka recently tweeted:

"Kojima Productions was forced to disband, but it appears that the work that the team has been putting their utmost effort into is nearly complete"

"I'm not exaggerating when I say that I expect it will become their greatest masterpiece. I couldn't help it. I just wanted to say 'Kept you waiting, huh?' (Laughs.) But even if this is the end, Metal Gear Solid is immortal!"

Fans can still look forward to the company's final game 'Phantom Pain' arriving on September 1.