Hideo Kojima

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Hideo Kojima
小島 秀夫
Kojima in 2018
Born (1963-08-24) August 24, 1963 (age 60)[1]
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Video game designer, writer, director, producer
Years active1986–present
Notable workMetal Gear, Snatcher, Policenauts, Zone of the Enders, Death Stranding
Children2
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Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫, Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer, and writer.[2]

In 1986, he was hired by Konami, for which he designed and wrote Metal Gear (1987) for the MSX2. He is also known for producing the Zone of the Enders series, as well as writing and designing Snatcher (1988) and Policenauts (1994).

References[change | change source]

  1. "IGN: Hideo Kojima Biography". Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  2. "Hideo Kojima – video gaming's first auteur – Screen Robot". Screen Robot. July 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.