Geoff Knighley confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that his pal Hideo Kojima will be present at The Game Awards 2024. He stated that he wouldn’t miss it, since Kojima was present at the first awards ten years ago in 2014.
Hideo Kojima is a famous video game designer, best known for his work on Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid. While at Konami, he established Kojima Productions. Following his departure from Konami due to a falling-out with the company, he founded Kojima Productions as an independent studio and then released Death Stranding in 2019.
This is not the first time that Kojima made a guest appearance at The Game Awards. In 2023, Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele announced OD, which is a new project they’re working on together. While Kojima is a popular and influential figure in the gaming sphere, some aren’t too happy with the time he receives at The Game Awards.
The show usually runs for three to four hours. While it’s The Game Awards, it also doubles as a place for companies to show off trailers for new and upcoming titles. Due to the tight schedule of the program, winners of awards don’t get a lot of time to speak on stage, usually resulting in the staff or orchestra waving them off after a few words of thanks. However, during the 2023 presentation of OD, Peele and Kojima received almost six minutes of stage time simply discussing each other. Replies to Geoff’s Tweet announcing Kojima’s presence at The Game Awards 2024 also reference this moment, as well as Geoff’s own bias towards Kojima.
The Game Awards will stream on December 12, 2024 from 4:30 PM/7:30 PM ET.
Published: Dec 6, 2024 08:30 pm