Former pachinko star Hideo “Big Boss” Kojima officially parted ways with Konami this week. Let’s talk about it!
“When working in big companies, especially Japanese companies, every little thing has to be approved beforehand, and you need paperwork to do anything,” says ex-Konami employee Hideo Kojima in a new interview with The New Yorker. “Now that I’m independent, I can do what I want with much more speed. I don’t need to… Read more
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