Hideo Kojima visits Infinity Ward, spurs rumors of FPS game
Hideo Kojima recently visited the offices of Call of Duty studio, Infinity Ward. This caused a bit of ruckus in the rumor mill, with people taking this as a sign that Kojima’s next game really is a first-person shooter. Robert Bowling from Infinity Ward, however, has something to say about that. Details after the link.
Hideo Kojima recently visited the offices of Call of Duty studio, Infinity Ward. This was revealed by an anonymous poster in the 4chan board, of all places.
While the source is a mite questionable, the poster did submit this photo as proof of the visit. The poster also said that Kojima was there “to learn” about first-person shooters.
This caused a bit of ruckus in the rumor mill, with people taking this as a sign that Kojima’s next game really is a first-person shooter.
The rumors started when EGM gave unconfirmed reports that Kojima was visiting FPS studios, allegedly to learn more about FPSs. Then there was the Engrish ad suggesting that “a next Metal Gear” is coming to the 360.
Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward gave some clarifications on the matter. While he confirms that the photo is legit, he also says that Kojima being there “to learn” from the developer is just BS:
We’re massive fans of Kojima’s work, with MGS4 ranking up as one of my personal favorite games of all time. To presume Kojima and company has anything ‘to learn’ from us regarding game design is re-donku-lous.
As fans of his team’s work, we invited them to the studio for lunch and to check out what we currently have in the works while they were in Los Angeles. It’s fairly typical for us to meet up with fellow developers whom we admire. Whether it be Kojima, Blizzard, or otherwise.
So there you go. I’m sure this won’t kill off rumors that Kojima’s working on an FPS though. And “a next Metal Gear” is yet to be explained. Personally I’m hoping for a new Zone of the Enders game. Hmmm…. a Zone of the Enders FPS? … nah.
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Via Kotaku
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