Is Kojima Working On an FPS?

Looks like Quartermann is at it again, this week claiming that Hideo Kojima, acclaimed creator and director of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, is looking to make a splash in the world of first-person shooters. Overly windy cutscenes breaking up your incessant slaughter of alien and/or monstrous foes confirmed.

Apparently, the meat behind this rumor is that Kojima has been recently spotted making some secretive visits to both Infinity Ward (Call of Duty 4) and Guerrilla Games (Killzone 2), presumably to get some tips on the finer points. Of course, he could just be visiting some friends and getting early looks at a couple big games because he’s Hideo freakin’ Kojima, but why assume that when the alternative is so much more fun?

Honestly though, the fact that he visited a couple developers who make FPS games does not substantiate enough evidence to prove he’s working on anything. Developers hang out with each other all the time, sharing tips and checking out each other’s projects, and who wouldn’t want to go chat with the folks responsible for a bona fide game of the year and a potential candidate for the same? We’ll move this one into the "likely" category if some new evidence emerges soon, but for now file this one under "sorry, but no."

TGR Verdict: Unlikely