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=== Rewinding back to 2015 === | === Rewinding back to 2015 === | ||
Back in 2015, during the production schedule of '''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''', tension was going on in the last months of the game's development. Earlier that year, KONAMI announced that it would be restructuring its video game department, and with that change came backlash from internally within. One anonymous employee told | Back in 2015, during the production schedule of '''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''', tension was going on in the last months of the game's development. Earlier that year, KONAMI announced that it would be restructuring its video game department, and with that change came backlash from internally within. One anonymous employee told GameSpot [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kojima-expected-to-leave-konami-after-mgs5-inside-/1100-6426024/ here] that KONAMI had restricted access to corporate internet, emails, and phone calls. He/she also stated that senior staff at the studio, including Hideo Kojima himself, were now essentially working as contractors, not permanent employees. | ||
Later that year, KONAMI announced a new Metal Gear twitter account, removing any reference to series' creator Hideo Kojima. During The Game Awards 2015 show, where Kojima Productions was nominated for Developer of the Year, Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by KONAMI's lawyers. As a result, voice actor Kiefer Sutherland [https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9847206/konami-prevented-kojima-attending-game-awards-2015 had to accept awards for The Phantom Pain on his behalf.] | Later that year, KONAMI announced a new Metal Gear twitter account, removing any reference to series' creator Hideo Kojima. During The Game Awards 2015 show, where Kojima Productions was nominated for Developer of the Year, Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by KONAMI's lawyers. As a result, voice actor Kiefer Sutherland [https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9847206/konami-prevented-kojima-attending-game-awards-2015 had to accept awards for The Phantom Pain on his behalf.] | ||