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[mocoworm]

Do you think that Konami will pass this award on to him?

http://kotaku.com/a-konami-pr-person-just-got-a-metal-gear-solid-v-award-1745906184

Tonight in Tokyo, Sony held its annual PlayStation Awards ceremony. Some of gaming’s most famous game developers gathered on stage to get awards for their games. Hideo Kojima did not.

Maybe he was on vacation? Or maybe he’s attending The Game Awards in Los Angeles? Who knows.

According to Yahoo! News Japan and Game Watch Impress, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain won two awards: the User’s Choice Award and the Platinum Prize. In the past, Hideo Kojima has been a regular at the PlayStation Awards when his games have won.

While luminaries like Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii stood watching, the head of Konami PR took to the stage to receive the awards for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

 

[Hanmik]

and?? he wasn't there... so another person picked it up?

 

[Menthuss]

Fuck Konami.

 

[formasymphonic]

He couldn't attend because he's still on holiday

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Kojima with Geoff for VGA's at the moment-makes sense

 

[Broken Joystick]

They were expecting Kojima to take a break from his holiday?

 

[glaurung]

MGSV is love.

FOB is hate.

 

[silvermember]

So konami accepted it for him. It is not like it mattered.

He won the award it still won't change a thing. We all know who won it.

 

[strafer]

He's busy planning Silent Hill with Girmo Del Toro

 

[Arion]

Kojima is at a more important award show.

 

[chadskin]

What if the Konami PR spokesperson was Kojima in disguise?

 

[SketchTheArtist]

Isn't Kojima in LA right now for the Game Awards?

If so, that smells like bad click-bait from Kotaku. What a surprise.

 

[Nibel]

Holiday > Awards for videogames

Horii smells that something feels off

 

[Auto_aim1]

That's absolutely disgusting. Why not give it to someone else from Kojipro then? Shinkawa etc.

 

[Kyoufu]

Horii's facial expression there. lol

 

[Sn4ke_911]

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Why is this game getting an award to begin with is the real question. Maybe Kojima barely worked on this game.

 

[Chariot]

They will not stop, until they have taken everything from him. At this very moment Konami PR is breaking into his house and stealing his socks.

 

[Nzyme32]

Fuck Konami.

Without knowing the details behind why Kojima wasn't there, this is just any excuse to say it.

He could be at the game awards, which is something I imagine would be a preference for him.

 

[Phamit]

He doesn't work there anymore

 

[eFKac]

Horii and Adam do not approve :-D

 

[striferser]

What if the Konami PR spokesperson was Kojima in disguise?

Already conditioned to become Kojima. The phantom Kojima

 

[Jawmuncher]

Kojima is at a more important award show.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Trust me. I'm a PhD]

He's in another f***ing county. We've known for a month that he is on the board for the Game Awards. How is this a "news" story? Jason, straighten out your people^^

 

[Dunkley]

and?? he wasn't there... so another person picked it up?

Truly the most evil of Konami's schemes. They can't keep getting away with this!

 

[JaseC]

Even if Kojima were shunned, I still wouldn't agree that there's a terrible amount of controversy to be found here given MGSV is a Konami product and Kojima is no longer with the company.

 

[tanooki27]

horii clearly disgusted

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Crowd should have pelted her with Konami pachinko machines.

Why you hatin' on her?

 

[Santiako]

Another person picking someone else's award in their absence? Unheard of!!

 

[Canis lupus]

Hey another Konami thread! Anyone mentioned "the pachinko's" yet?

Crowd should have pelted her with Konami pachinko machines.

oh yeah

He's busy planning Silent Hill with Girmo Del Toro

Girmo?

 

[Nugg]

Kojima is in LA right now. Whatever his status with Konami is, he still can't be everywhere at once.

 

[mocoworm]

Another person picking someone else's award in their absence? Unheard of!!

So ... do you think they will pass this award on to him?

 

[Zomba13]

In this case doesn't it make sense? He's probably on the way to or already in America. He can't accept the award so someone from the publisher goes instead. Maybe it should have been someone else at Kojima Productions or whatever is left but still, this isn't some horrible thing where they throw Kojima away and take credit for his work, this is legitimately him not being in the physical space to accept the award so someone else from the company does on his behalf.

 

[Alx]

Horii's facial expression there. lol

All of their facial expressions are hilarious, as a matter of fact. ^^

 

[nbnt]

He's in LA, going to announce Hills of Silence in about 12 hours.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Oh come on. This is a fake controversy. Others accept awards for others all the time.

 

[shmoglish]

Girmo?

He is part of the Kojima, Girmo and Roman Needsus Dreamteam.

 

[Forkball]

She could probably write a better story for MGS V AMIRITE

 

[FriedConsole]

Maybe this person actually did more work on the game than Kojima?

 

[Bots are better than you]

Isn't Kojima in LA for the Game Awards? If so, then it's his decision not to be at that PS Award event.

Also, Metal Gear is Konami's IP, so you should ge used to the look of anything Metal Gear without Kojima.
But, as a Castlevania fan, i can tell you ... the pain goes away someday (... no, no it doesn't ... )

 

[pizzaparty]

Kojima is at a more important award show.

I thought he was at The Game Awards.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Oh no. What a travesty.

 

[Breads]

Why is this game getting an award to begin with is the real question.

This is my thought.

I had fun playing MGSV, don't get me wrong... but considering how unfinished it is and how 70% of the game is essentially tech demo quality for the game's admittedly brilliant engine I can't believe it's up for any kind of awards.

Girmo?

Oh come now. Guiellmo is an extremely uncommon name in english.

 

[Jawmuncher]

He's in LA, going to announce Hills of Silence in about 12 hours.

More like Snake in Smash.

 

[Gamesgbkiller]

He can't take the award home anyway.

 

[friskykillface]

More like Snake in Smash.

DO IT

 

[Jack The Nipper]

This is my thought.

I had fun playing MGSV, don't get me wrong... but considering how unfinished it is and how 70% of the game is essentially tech demo quality for the game's admittedly brilliant engine I can't believe it's up for any kind of rewards.



Oh come now. Guiellmo is an extremely uncommon name in english.

Well it is what it is. Sub part games get awards all the time. Doesn't matter to me.

 

[PulseONE]

He knows something's up.

 

[Dunkley]

Oh come on. This is a fake controversy. Others accept awards for others all the time.

Pretty much, the entire article just seems to try to be a crappy attempt at utilizing the Konami controversy to get some clicks by creating a problem where there isn't one.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

That dude with The Witcher 3 shirt tho.