Hideo Kojima has had a rough couple of months. While he did put out the wildly successful Metal Gear Solid V, he left Kojima Productions and Konami since then has been going through some crazy crap. Things got even weirder when Geoff Keighley announced at the Game Awards tonight that Kojima straight up wasn’t legally allowed by Konami to attend.
That. Is. Fucked. Up. And naturally, Twitter rallied to the famed developer’s side after hearing of this seriously screwy news.
WOW. What the fuck, Konami???
— Mx. Dobalina (@smurfee_mcgee) December 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/brockwilbur/status/672621858856964101
https://twitter.com/AlexaRayC/status/672621889555009537
Sad that MGSV is the last Kojima Metal Gear. Not sad that it's the last Konami-published game I'll ever buy.
— isa – 🟦🌤️caprica 🧵imcaprica (@__caprica) December 4, 2015
Sad that @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN wasn't allowed to go to #TheGameAwards. :/
— Sara M.E. Ventura (@SvennaCirclet) December 4, 2015
imagine being the head of konami pr and having to pretend like your company isnt batshit crazy
— chi @ fonzi the cat era (@slimeblight) December 4, 2015
More or less.
https://twitter.com/AlexaRayC/status/672622537587613696
I think Konami has officially managed to pull of more bullcrap and get more bullcrap in one year than SEGA or Capcom ever have.
— Garrett Williamson (@gwillymusic) December 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/Xzylem/status/672625492600598529
https://twitter.com/r18waifu/status/672625476704317441
https://twitter.com/BeanShorrito/status/672625463215394816
Both?
https://twitter.com/AiConnect_/status/672625466893836288
Team Kojima FTW
https://twitter.com/ComicSeans/status/672626080851869698
https://twitter.com/cradleofforest/status/672627216459702272
https://twitter.com/moonlandfake/status/672626065274216448
After fucking over Kojima, did people actually think Konami would continue with decent games.
lol.
— 💙💛SoulFirePhotos💙💛 (@SoulfirePhotos) December 4, 2015
"Konami does not care about Hideo Kojima"
*Mike Myers looks on, slack-jawed*
— Bear Nickcessities 🌈 (@Electivirus) December 4, 2015
Coming soon: Metal Gear Solid VI: Operation Rescue Storm
https://twitter.com/TheDCD/status/672622151468380161
There’s a fascinating book to made from all this.
IN JANUARY WHEN KOJIMA FINISHES HIS CONTRACT OUT, I WANT HIM TO GO ON A TELL ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING BUT FIRST TELL AN EASY WAY TO BEAT PT
— marc (rocko) (@_mightymarc_) December 4, 2015
One thing’s for certain: no one is Konami’s friend right now.
Konami seems very good at business
— Eric Pope (@MrPope) December 4, 2015
Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by #Konami #TheGameAwards
— Nicolas Cage's Pet Crow (@nycticeivs) December 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/9_volt88/status/672602513607102464
lol screw you Konami. #TheGameAwards
— Your Favorite Bi-Ace 🏳️🌈 (@TheJediPikachu) December 4, 2015
How do you feel about this whole Kojima thing? Let us know in the comments below.
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