
Hideo Kojima says his studio will remain independent
Hideo Kojima has denied rumours that his Kojima Productions studio is joining the PlayStation Studios family.
APRIL 15Semir edits and writes at AltChar where he covers the latest news from the video games industry. He also likes to drop an opinion piece about the hot topics here and there. Semir is a PC gamer at heart but loves a short couch session on his console every once in a while.
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