In 2015, Konami revealed that they were recruiting new staff members to develop a new "Metal Gear" game as Kojima left the company. On August 17, 2016, Konami announced during Gamescom 2016 that a new "Metal Gear" game was in the works, known as "Metal Gear Survive". It is a spin-off game as well as a supplemental to "Metal Gear Solid V" as a whole, taking place between "Ground Zeroes" and "The Phantom Pain". The game was panned by both fans and critics.