"Kojima Is on Vacation and Still an Employee, Says Konami"

[kane_magus]

"Konami has responded to a detailed report which revealed that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has left the company. The publisher suggests that he is still [an] employee and on a lengthy vacation, following the protracted development of Metal Gear Solid V."

Well, if that's true, and Kojima actually hasn't abandoned the sinking Konami shitp yet, then... all I can say is: poor Hideo Kojima. Seriously, dude, get out. Get out while you still can.

(EDIT) My guess is that he's got paid vacation to burn, and he's using it all up before he rides off into the sunset. (/EDIT)

Comments

[owsf2000.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing they're being extremely literal to make themselves look better than "the company that dumped kojima". I think it's exactly what you say - that he's using up his earned vacation time, but I suspect he doesn't exactly have an option to return to work after it's used up.

After all, a company doesn't go through great pains to remove all reference to an employee (kojima) from the works he's involved with simply because he's on vacation, if you see what I'm getting at there.