Guillermo Del Toro Will Present Hideo Kojima With D.I.C.E. Hall Of Fame Award
Fresh outta Konami, and firing up his own company , video game legend Hideo Kojima will finally be accepting an award he is deserving of. No Konami lawyers getting in the way this time!
Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, will be the 21st member inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Presenting the award to the game designer will be his new best bud, Guillermo del Toro.
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences is thrilled to induct Hideo Kojima, world-renowned game creator and auteur, as the 21st member to its Hall of Fame. Kojima is recognized for the best-selling Metal Gear series, widely considered the father of the stealth game genre, and credited with innovating story-telling and cinematic presentation in video games at large. The Metal Gear Solid series has received numerous D.I.C.E. Awards nominations throughout the years.
The 2015 Hall of Fame Award will be presented to Kojima during the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at the Mandalay Convention Center in Las Vegas by film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist Guillermo del Toro.
Kojima began his career in videogames in 1986 as a designer and planner for Konami’s MSX home computer division. He set the trend for stealth action games with Metal Gear and pushed the boundaries of video game storytelling, cinematic cut scenes, and mature content with Snatcher. In 1990, Kojima was involved in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which gave the player more abilities, such as crouching, crawling, distracting guards, and using radar –all further developing the stealth game genre. With the release of Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation in 1998, Kojima became a video game living legend internationally. The game was the first in the series to port a cinematic feel through 3D graphics and voice acting.
This is absolutely amazing news. After all the controversy with him and Konami, especially after the blockage at the recent Video Game Awards, it’s great to see Kojima finally making a public appearance and accepting an award that he rightfully deserves.
With his partner in the now defunct Silent Hills project, Guillermo del Toro, presenting the award speculation and rumors are already flying. Will they announce a new project? Will they announce something in regards to Silent Hills being revived? We will all have to wait and see.
For more information on the awards, and how you can attend, check out the official website HERE.
