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Hideo Kojima | |
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小島 秀夫 | |
 Kojima in 2018 | |
| Born | August 24, 1963[1] Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Notable work | Metal Gear, Snatcher, Policenauts, Zone of the Enders, Death Stranding |
| Title | Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer, Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Term | 2011–2015 |
| Children | 1 |
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Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫, Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer. He is regarded as an auteur of video games.[2] He developed a strong passion for film and literature during his childhood and adolescence. In 1986, he was hired by Konami, for which he designed and wrote Metal Gear (1987) for the MSX2, a game that laid the foundations for stealth games and the Metal Gear series, his best known and most appreciated works. At Konami, he also produced the Zone of the Enders series, as well as wrote and designed Snatcher (1988) and Policenauts (1994), graphic adventure games regarded for their cinematic presentation.
Kojima founded Kojima Productions within Konami in 2005,[1][3] and he was appointed vice president of Konami Digital Entertainment in 2011.[4] Following his departure from Konami in 2015, he refounded Kojima Productions as an independent studio; his first game outside Konami, Death Stranding, was released in 2019.[5]
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- ^ "Hideo Kojima – video gaming's first auteur – Screen Robot". Screen Robot. July 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Announcement of Personnel Changes (March 17, 2009)" (Press release). Konami. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ^ "Hideo Kojima becomes VP of Konami Digital Entertainment". March 30, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Death Stranding Release Date For PS4 Revealed In New Gameplay Trailer". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.