There have been several rumors recently about Hideo Kojima being fired by Konami. Naturally, this caused a lot of concern, but as it turns out, Kojima is just fine, and he's not going anywhere.

It should be clear to gamers by now that Hideo Kojima is a man who is filled with theatrics, especially when a new game of his is closing in on its release date. Many of us have always known this was a stunt, and it's just a matter of time before it was revealed to be so.

Last week, voice actress Donna Burke announced on Twitter that Kojima would be leaving Konami after being fired. It took the Internet by storm, especially when Konami began to remove Kojima Productions branding from several of its products. To many, it was clear that something nasty went down, and both parties are not seeing eye-to-eye.

After all the theatrics have lost its touch, Donna Burke came out on Facebook confirming that Kojima has not been fired after all. With this revelation, we have to wonder how much the Japanese developer paid her to push this ploy on social media to get people talking about Metal Gear Solid V (MSGV). "Konami is correct in that Kojima has not actually been fired. As I stated previously he and his team are still working hard on getting the game out. My sincere apologies to Konami, Hideo Kojima and the fans for giving the wrong impression. I was trying to add my voice to Otsuka-san pleading with the fans to not abandon MGSV because of the stuff happening at Konami and to throw my support behind Kojima and everyone who has worked over the last five years and is working to make this game the greatest ever." Now that the cat is out of the bag, we have to wonder if the ploy was a successful one. Were folks talking about Metal Gear Solid V the most, or were they more worried about Kojima? Also, what might happen should he leave the series behind? We understand that Konami has started reading Kojima Productions branding to all Metal Gear Solid titles on its website. Be sure to follow T-Lounge on Twitter and visit our Facebook page.

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