A recent article from a Japanese news outlet suggest that things at the Konami Headquarters haven't been looking too good, most notably for the employees themselves.

Apart from the company's lackluster management, some proceedings that Konami have taken have been linked to the falling out between Hideo Kojima and his studio.

"The article claims Konami spent more than $80 million on the development of Metal Gear Solid V. While it's unclear whether the ballooning budget was a factor in the highly-publicised fallout between series creator Hideo Kojima and Konami, CEO of a Tokyo-based game industry consultancy Serkan Toto has claimed Kojima's fall from grace occurred because MGS V was delayed," writes IGN.

Konami has recently been described as a highly uncomfortable place to work by employees, which also suggest that it may not have always been this way.

Productivity is kept at an all time high, and those that cannot keep up or commit or quickly reshuffled, leading in a very high turnover rate.

"Any members of staff "deemed useless" are apparently reassigned to other jobs, including assembly line work at Konami's pachi-slot machine factory, working as security guards and even cleaning up at company fitness clubs. Those affected allegedly include more than just junior staff, with senior producers hit in some instances. This is supported by a 2013 interview by Asahi News in which a former Konami employee was shunted from game development to working in a pachi-slot factory, causing him to suffer severe depression," writes IGN.

While it has been misreported that Konami will be focusing on mobile game titles in the future, they've recently stated that they'll assume full control of the 'Metal Gear' franchise along with the 'Silent Hill' franchise in Kojima's absence.