he fallout caused by Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami continues. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes voice actress Donna Burke has claimed that the long-tenured game designer was fired by Konami.
"Yes don't throw away the Kojima teams work over the last 5 years because upper management fired a genius," Burke stated via her Twitter account.
When asked to clarify whether this meant Kojima had been fired, Burke replied: "Yes but it's been out in the media for weeks... but it's true"
Burke's "Out in the media for weeks" statement assumedly refers to Kojima's highly publicized departure from Konami last month, but neither Kojima nor Konami had given any public statement as to the reason for Kojima's departure.
In response to Burke's Twitter statements, a Konami representative has stated that they are "categorically untrue."
Hideo Kojima had been an employee at Konami since 1986. Kojima's supposedly final game at Konami, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, will release September 1st, 2015.
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