Has Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima quit Konami, or just gone on holiday?

The ongoing saga of the Kojima/Konami beef continues, with reports that the developer quietly left the company earlier this month. The only problem is, Konami seems to think he might just be on holiday

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Konami denies Hideo Kojima's departure

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It's OK everyone, Kojima hasn't left Konami—he's just “on vacation”

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection : Video Games

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It's kinda funny Konami went to all that trouble to remove Kojima's name from any Metal Gear related project including re-releases like the Legacy Collection but his Kojima Productions is still randomly