Hideo Kojima is a Japanese game designer prominently known for creating the Metal Gear series and the latest game, Death Stranding (2019). Despite studying economics in his academic years, he turned out to be a successful game designer with credits including Snatcher, Policenauts, Boktai, and many others.
Also, Hideo has received several awards for his prolific game designing career including MTV Game Awards and the Game Developers Conference.
Hideo Kojima Brief Wiki
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Date of Birth: 1963 Birthday: 24 August |
Nationality: Japanese |
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Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan |
Ethnicity: Asian |
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Age: 56-Year-Old |
Height: 5 feet 8 inch (1.73 m) |
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Parents: N/A |
Net Worth: $30 Million |
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Occupation: Game Designer |
Marital Status: Currently Married |
Hideo Is A Mastermind Behind The New Game 'Death Stranding'
Hideo Kojima, who has been engaged in designing the games for over three decades came up with his new game, Death Stranding through his studio, Kojima Productions on 8 November 2019.
The game was exclusively released by Sony Interactive Entertainment on Play Station 4. Also, it will be released in the PC version in the summer of 2020 by 505 Games.
Hideo Kojima's new game, 'Death Stranding' (©: Steam/Death Stranding)
The game features a character named Sam (Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead), who is a porter and has to deliver his packages on foot.
Along with Norman, actors like Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Margaret Qualley, Troy Baker, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Lindsay Wagner are the supporting characters of Death Stranding.
Hideo Kojima's Net Worth And Career
The talented Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima enjoys the estimated net worth of $30 million.
Hideo joined Konami's MSX home computer division in 1986 and eventually created several video games including Metal Gear series, Snatcher, and Policenauts. Also, he has produced the series like Zone of the Enders, Boktai, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. After working for nearly thirty years, he left Konami in 2015.
Later, in December 2015, he announced that he was re-launching his production studio in collaboration with Sony Computers Entertainment. They jointly came forth their new game entitled Death Stranding on 8 November 2019.
Hideo Has Kids With Wife
It's no secret that Hideo Kojima has a wife and children, with whom, he lives in Tokyo.
While he barely spokes about his better half and his kids in the public, Hideo once had written at the 'Forward from the Millennium MGS1 Official Mission Handbook/Strategy Guide' in 1998:
"Finally, I would like to thank my wife and son who have affectionately supported over the past few years a husband and father who has not spent enough time with his family."
Also, in the video of the Making of Metal Gear Solid 2 disk, the sources cite that the conversation between Rose and Raiden about whether or not Rose remembers the special day was taken from Kojima's personal experience with his wife.
Reportedly, his wife would ask him if he remembers the special day. But Kojima would get often troubled as he had a hard time remembering their special day.
Hideo's Bio, Family
Born in 1963, in Tokyo, Japan, Hideo Kojima celebrates his birthday on 24 August. He referred to himself as a 'latchkey kid growing up' as he lost his father when he was just thirteen-years-old.
The 56-year-old talented game designer stands modest with the height of 5 feet and 8 inches tall.