OREANDA-NEWS.  March 15, 2011. The KONAMI Group and all of our companies both inside of Japan and throughout the world would like to take this opportunity to offer our sincerest condolences to everyone who has been affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and we will continue to make efforts to assist and support the recovery efforts in the region.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. would like to THANK everyone for their heartfelt messages of concern regarding the health and well being of our sister office in Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami. We're happy to report all of our employees and development teams are safe and in good spirits.

As electricity has become a precious resource in Japan, we have temporarily suspended the Metal Gear Online service until further notice. We hope our fans and players can understand this need to conserve power for the region.

Furthermore, we encourage everyone, with the means to donate, to consider pledging support to a charitable organization, such as the Red Cross, to help those in need throughout Japan.