Kojima Productions Los Angeles was the Western branch of Kojima Productions. It was established in 2013. The studio was the developer of Metal Gear Online 3, the online component of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Once the Kojima Productions brand was phased out in early 2015, the studio was renamed "Konami Los Angeles Studio." On November 3, 2015, Konami announced that the studio had been closed.