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  • Konami blocked Hideo Kojima from attending The Game Awards

    Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was contractually unable to attend The Game Awards due to his employment contract with publisher Konami.
    Host Geoff Keighley acknowledged the legal battle between Kojima and Konami after The Phantom Pain won best Action/Adventure game - an award that had to be accepted by voice actor Kiefer Sutherland.
    "As you noticed, Hideo Kojima is not here with us tonight and I wanted to tell you a little bit about that," Keighly lamented. "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."
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