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Shots fired with a hidden message in Metal Gear Survive

It's all about Kojima's departure.
Markus Hirsilä 26 February 2018

It's no secret that the split between Hideo Kojima, the father of Metal Gear franchise, and Konami was not friendly, and there were developers who continued to work for Konami after Kojima's departure, which resulted in someone from the inside finding an interesting way to express their feelings on the situation. What we mean by this is that an eagle-eyed fan has spotted an interesting hidden message in Konami's new game Metal Gear Survive, and reported their findings on Twitter.

At the beginning of the campaign you're ordered to add your name, which is then shown in a clipboard with a bunch of other names. The initials of names form "KJP FOREVER", in other words "Kojima Productions forever", and it's also worth noting that the same clipboard calls game director Yota Tsutsumizaki "Bastard Yota" and the producer Yuji Korekado as "Cunning Yuji" (all of which you can see below, as shared on Reddit).

The game is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Have you spotted this?

Thanks, PC Gamer.

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