Rumours are circulating that Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid games, has left Konami, triggered by the release of a new Executive Appointment form that no longer lists Kojima as its Executive Content Officer, as well as a new website and Twitter account.
Kojima’s website, KojiPro, formerly the official Metal Gear Solid site, now redirects to a Konami portal, and the splash page for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain has removed “A Hideo Kojima Game” as its subtitle, as has the Legacy Collection and Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes.
The official Metal Gear Solid Twitter account, @Kojima_Pro_Live, is urging followers to switch to its new account, which does not list Kojima in its title, @metalgear_en:
Konami issued a statement that has only added fuel to the fire, with its lack of denial that Kojima has left: “Konami Digital Entertainment, including Mr. Kojima, will continue to develop and support Metal Gear products. Please look forward to future announcements.”
Kojima affirmed earlier in March that he considered Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, set for release on 1st September, as the final entry in the Metal Gear saga.
“With Metal Gear Solid 5, I’m finally closing the loop on that saga,” Kojima said. “In that sense, this will be the final Metal Gear Solid. Even if the Metal Gear franchise continues, to me, this is the last Metal Gear.”
Source: VG24/7
Electronic Arts (EA) announced today that its games were played for over 11 billion hours…
Steam's annual end-of-year recap, Steam Replay, provides fascinating insights into gamer habits by comparing individual…
GSC GameWorld released a major title update for STALKER 2 this seeking, bringing the game…
Without any formal announcement, Intel appears to have revealed its new Core 200H series processors…
Ubisoft is not having the best of times, but despite recent flops, the company still…
If you haven’t started playing STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl yet, now might be the…