One of the most discussed moments at The Game Awards 2015 last week was the absence of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain's creator Hideo Kojima despite that the game won two awards.
The Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley who also hosted the event and a friend to Kojima announced in public that the reason for the latter's absence was that the lawyers of Konami did not allow him to join the event.
A report from Metal Gear Informer states that Keighley held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit to answer any question about the show, which unsurprisingly, the conversation is centered to Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and Kojima's absence.
Below are some of the questions and Keighley's answers. The full Q&A can be found at Reddit's website.
Q: Geoff, why we're others allowed to represent MGS5 but not Kojima?
A: I'm not sure, that's a question better asked to Konami.
Q: Why did you post so many tweets about Kojima just a couple of hours before TGA, even though you knew he did not travel? A flight from Japan to LA takes a bit of time.
A: I wanted him to know that we were thinking of him. I was trying to do all I could to make him feel connected to the show, even if he couldn't be with us physically in LA. Heartbreaking situation.
Q: Was Kojima really watching the show? And did you talk with him after the show?
A: Yes he was watching it live in Tokyo with friends. He tweeted a bit during the show.
Q: Geoff, one simple question regarding The Phantom Pain.. Is it over yet?
A: I don't know. A few years ago Kojima drew me a little timeline on a scrap of napkin to explain The Phantom Pain's timeline and how Ground Zeroes would fit into it at the beginning. But he never talked about the other side of the timeline...then he ripped up the paper
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain won the "Best Sore / Sound Track" and "Best Action / Adventure" at The Game Awards 2015 that was held last week in Los Angeles, CA.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is available for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC/Steam.
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