Kojima’s Name and KojiPro Logo Removed From MGS5 Cover Art

By Alex Osborn

Both Hideo Kojima's name and his Kojima Productions studio logo have been removed from the official cover art of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Here's what it originally looked like (via NeoGAF):

And here's the revised art:

It's obvious the relationship between Hideo Kojima and Konami hasn't been particularly wonderful these past few months, and reports claim he will be parting ways with the company as soon as The Phantom Pain released on September 1.

Will you be picking up the game at launch?

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