With the Metal Gear Solid 4 machine in full swing, many gamers may miss out an added chapter to the Solid Snake mythos as he's been deployed for a whole new mission on the mobile phone. Due to the smaller scale of the new platform, IGN had a few questions about old Snake's new adventure, and they had the chance to sit down with Chad McNeill, marketing manager at Konami Mobile to help clear things up.
IGN: How involved was Hideo Kojima in the creation of Metal Gear Solid Mobile?
Chad McNeill: He was incredibly involved. He was involved in everything from the production cycle, to the approval process to even U.S. marketing. Certainly one of his strong points is being able to understand his own world and create a title in his own world. I'm sure fans know that he's not about to put something out that he's not happy with. I think that's certainly one of the strong points in this franchise and it carries through to this game as well.
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The winner of the Pokémon Go Championship grand finals in Orlando was stripped of their title, allegedly for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' during their victory celebration. The celebration involved the winner removing their headset, standing up, and pumping their fists before shaking hands with their opponent. Many believe the ruling was excessive and that winner's victory celebration was tame compared to celebrations by winners in other competitive games.
There are people that get offended seeing others just enjoying a moment, or enjoying a hobby, or just having fun.
Can someone explain to me what is so problematic with this? I watched video multiple times and all I see dude having bit of celebration. None of his actions felt aggressive or seem like they symbolize anything... Like winning sure deserves bit of celebration like that. I mean who wants to live in the world where you aren't allowed to be excited or have bit of burst of happiness when you win? Like was he supposed to act like emotionless robot? He should be allowed to have bit of his victory "hell yeah" moment, even if it is before shaking hands with opponent. Like it is not like he didn't shake hands or whatnot. And it is not like he is like some super serious government official to have to stick to protocol to a letter. This whole thing is just ridiculous.
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