Update: video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4VAzkK_Wmc
Since people are asking, this is why Konami is considered to be terrible: Report: Konami Is Treating Its Staff Like Prisoners
Here's a timeline: Why People Think Hideo Kojima Is No Longer At Konami
And this: Konami Denies Hideo Kojima Has Left, Says He's 'On Vacation'
Just said on stream. Will post a source when it becomes available.
Konami are such dicks.
MGSV won
and Kiefer accepted in Kojima's place, not Konami's place. Keighley also said Kojima is at home watching. Stefanie Joosten performed a song, Geoff said "this is for you Hideo. She came all the way from Japan".
Here's a source with the full quote: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/3/9846734/hideo-kojima-metal-gear-game-awards
Sony also going straight to Kojima instead of Konami:
Twitter is going in on Konami: https://twitter.com/DMC_Ryan/status/672621961680293888
Since people are asking, this is why Konami is considered to be terrible: Report: Konami Is Treating Its Staff Like Prisoners
Here's a timeline: Why People Think Hideo Kojima Is No Longer At Konami
And this: Konami Denies Hideo Kojima Has Left, Says He's 'On Vacation'
Just said on stream. Will post a source when it becomes available.
Konami are such dicks.
MGSV won
best action adventure
Here's a source with the full quote: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/3/9846734/hideo-kojima-metal-gear-game-awards
"Mr. Kojima had every intention of being with us tonight, but unfortunately he was informed by a lawyer representing Konami just recently that he would not be allowed to travel to tonight's award ceremony to accept any awards. He’s still under an employment contract and it’s disappointing."
Sony also going straight to Kojima instead of Konami:
Twitter is going in on Konami: https://twitter.com/DMC_Ryan/status/672621961680293888
Ryan McCaffrey
Wow, I love you @geoffkeighley for publicly throwing Konami under the bus for banning @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN from #TheGameAwards. Grow up Konami.