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Games are a way of escaping reality - that's why you need heroic factor.

Hideo Kojima

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Hideo Kojima
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 24
Computer Scientist
Screenwriter
Video Game Designer
Video Game Producer
Writer
Setagaya
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Games
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Needs
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Escaping
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Heroic

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I respect Shigeru Miyamoto, so there will be a lot of mushrooms in 'Metal Gear Solid 3.' But you cannot eat turtles.
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I want to reassure fans that I am 100% involved and will continue working on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain I'm determined to make it the greatest game I've directed to date. Don't miss it!
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The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film
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I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but those are the only things that make me Japanese, I've grown up reading books from all over.
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Japanese gamers aren't really into action games right now. They're into role-playing or strategy games with a lot of stats, but action titles are still really popular across the US and Europe.
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