Fans Rally to Kojima’s Side After Konami Bars Him From Game Awards

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???

— smurfo mcgee (@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 (@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

January: oh yeah Konami's cool can't wait for pt and mgsv
June:eh, they're okay, I supoose
Now: YOU FUCKING PIECES OF SHITS FUCK YOU KONAMI

— sean @ wagie hell (@Haurmeya) December 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/cradleofforest/status/672627216459702272

https://twitter.com/moonlandfake/status/672626065274216448

https://twitter.com/SoulfirePhotos/status/672623827009056768

https://twitter.com/Electivirus/status/672622939280293894

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.

https://twitter.com/MrPope/status/672622090030313472

Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by #Konami #TheGameAwards

— Emma (@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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