Konami has released a statement seeking to address the ongoing confusion surrounding Hideo Kojima's position at the company. Taking the to Japanese Metal Gear Twitter account (via Kotaku ), the company avoided addressing the the exact status of Kojima's employment while asserting the removal of his name was part of an ongoing rebranding to put Konami's name front and center. "In accordance with the recent change in production organization of all of Konami, Kojima Productions, as well as other internal production companies, has had its name, etc., changed to move into the corporate headquarters work structure," Konami stated. "The name and organization has changed, but as before, MGSV: TPP is continuing as a work from director Kojima and the existing team members. "The social networking account has also been changed, but the new account has the same Metal Gear team members as the previous one, and is updating with the latest news.