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Hideo Kojima admitted following his break-up with Konami that he considered quitting games for good, but he was convinced to start again. Now it seems like the auteur is very much over the past, and is looking to the future. Today an embargo has lifted showing off the inside of his new studio, and it looks frankly astonishing.

And in an interview with IGN, the luminary has suggested that he won't be leaving game development any time soon: "I'm embarking on a new challenge with a fresh slate, but I intend to keep pushing the creative envelope until the day I die. I believe my experiences over the past 53 years won't lead me astray."

Kojima also had some positive things to say about his former employer: "Everything I experienced over 53 years – movies I've seen, books I've read, music I've listened to, games I've played, people I've met, and the 30 years spent in this industry – have formed who I am. Not one of these things has been without purpose, including my experience creating games at Konami."

The veteran believes that 2017 will be a big year for the new Kojima Productions, as it begins work in earnest on Death Stranding. The game has already played host to two incredible trailers, both of which connect if you play them side by side. It's stuff like this that makes the Metal Gear man one of the most imaginative names in games, and we can't wait to see what he's got cooking next.

[source uk.ign.com, via gamespot.com, bbc.co.uk]