Guillermo del Toro news: Director hits on Konami once more
Renowned director Guillermo del Toro hit video game developer Konami anew in time for Christmas.
For his Christmas greetings through his official Twitter page, del Toro sent a short but sharp message to fans and Konami. In a tweet last Dec. 24. del Toro said, "Important Holiday messages that right true today as they always have: Feliz Navidad. Happy Holidays. F*** Konami."
It can be recalled that del Toro used to work with video game creator Hideo Kojima on a game called "Silent Hills" that was supposed to be published by video games company Konami.
However, the project did not push through as the game was canceled. Kojima left Konami and is now thriving with his very own studio, Kojima Productions, and is currently working on one of the most anticipated games, "Death Stranding."
By the looks of del Toro's Christmas greetings, it looks like the "Trollhunters" director has not yet moved on from the disappointment of the canceled game.
It can also be recalled that this is not the first time del Toro hit Konami with strong words.
After the big reveal of the latest "Death Stranding" trailer last Dec. 1 during The Game Awards, the director retweeted the video with the simple caption, "F*** Konami."
The trailer features a good amount of sequence with del Toro in it, though it remains unclear what will del Toro's character be in the game.
A day after the reveal of the newest "Death Stranding" teaser video, del Toro once again called out Konami through Twitter and said, "Konami cancelling [Silent Hills] ... is one of the most moronic things I've ever witnessed."
Back in 2015, after the crack between him and Kojima versus Konami, del Toro told Shack News, "I have proven to be the albatross of video games. I joined THQ, and THQ goes broke. I join Kojima, and Kojima leaves Konami. I have decided, in order not to destroy anyone else's life, I have decided I will never again get involved in video games."
However, his vocal support and actual involvement in "Death Stranding" tells otherwise. With the overwhelming fan support for the yet-to-be-released game, it looks like del Toro is wrong about being an "albatross of video games."