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Hideo Kojima
Creating Metal Gear and cinematic, unconventional video games.
Metal Gear · Metal Gear Solid
- Born
- 24 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima is a Japanese game designer whose work combines stealth, elaborate stories and experiments with player expectations.
Early life
Films and books
Developed strong interests in cinema and literature while young.
Career choice
Turned toward game development as the medium expanded.
Career
- 1986
Konami
Joined the company as a designer.
- 1987–2015
Metal Gear era
Developed the series across multiple hardware generations.
- 2015 onward
Independent studio
Established Kojima Productions as an independent company.
Selected games
Metal Gear
Made avoiding combat central to play.
Metal Gear Solid
Brought cinematic stealth storytelling to a mass audience.
Death Stranding
Built a game around delivery, terrain and connection.
Beyond work
Cinema
Frequently discusses film influences and collaborates with screen performers.
Themes
His work repeatedly examines conflict, information and human connection.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Kolby Ari. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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