In April, I made the rarest of pilgrimages. To Tokyo, and the top of a skyscraper, to meet @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN. I went with one question: why still make games? At 61, he has made them for almost forty years. But he has seen his end.
Microsoft has a market cap larger than the GDP of all but five countries in the world. Entire NATIONS. And it can’t sustain the team that made Hifi Rush? Fuck off.
Was just told a story by a friend about her work colleague who went on a first date, ordered a bottle of wine (and subsequently two more) and mis-read the price as £50.00 instead of the actual £5000, and now has a ten year direct debit to The Shard to pay off her huge wine debt.
On 2015/12/16 I became independent. No office, just a tiny room, no staff, no machines nothing. All I had was this KJP logo, notepad & pen and my own PC. I started to work on the concept while recruiting staffs, finding office & game engine. Had dream and connection that's all.👍
In 2018, I had dinner with @Neil_Druckmann and @grosstastic to start a 2 year behind-the-scenes profile of #TheLastofUsPartII
After what feels like a lifetime, and with 10 days to go, this is how @Naughty_Dog created a classic amidst catastrophe: