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Kojima Productions , Hideo Kojima ’s development party , has spoken out against untrue rumors and news show surrounding its founder , and will possibly pursue sound activeness if such call continue to spread . Kojima is well have a go at it mainly for his work in creating theMetal Gear Solidfranchise . After the success ofMetal Gear Solid Vand the widely acclaimed repulsion gameP.T. , he excellently broke ties with Konami in 2015 , and since going main , Kojima Productions has make grow hit like 2019’sDeath Stranding . More recently , Hideo Kojima has announce he and his team will partner with Microsoft to germinate afirst - party title for the Xbox Series X / S- a move that has prove to be controversial among players used to Kojima ’s airless association with PlayStation .
However , a far more serious incident necessitate Hideo Kojima has rise following the blackwash of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday . Once the aggressor was savvy and images began to circulate online , some take note a resemblance between Abe ’s killer and Kojima , prompt several racially - insensitive “ jokes ” that the prestigious developer was the culprit . This before long snowballed into serious allegations when far - veracious French politician Damien Rieu retweeted effigy ( that he would afterwards delete ) comparing Kojima to the real perpetrator , and a Greek news station covering the assassination misidentified Kojima as the perpetrator . While many fans are clarifying Hideo Kojima was n’t the one who assassinate Shinzo Abe , andtheDeath Strandingdeveloperhasn’t been charged with anything , the false rumors surrounding Kojima ’s supposed involvement with the former Prime Minister ’s death have continued .
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This is far from the first instance of phoney entropy surrounding Hideo Kojima and his ontogeny studio , as there were rumors PlayStation was looking to purchase Kojima Productions back in April . Kojima himself later clarifiedKojima Productions would stay an independent developer- a posture that was reinforced by the news Kojima would be bring with Xbox for a brand - new IP , even as his company extend its study with PlayStation on the recently - confirmedDeath maroon 2 .
However , the current wave of false hearsay surrounding Hideo Kojima is far more serious than the common claim of a Modern game being in evolution or a developer being bought out . Thankfully , most are well aware Hideo Kojima was n’t involved with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ’s death , but Kojima Productions is still take fast action against the bed cover of these false and often mean allegations , hopefully put an end to the damage rumors .
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