Akio Ōtsuka
On July 10, 2015, Akio Ōtsuka tweeted that Kojima Productions had closed. In December 2015, Kojima Productions was nominated for Developer of the Year at The Game Awards 2015, but lost to CD Projekt Red. Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by Konami's lawyers, requiring Snake actor Kiefer Sutherland to accept awards for "The Phantom Pain" on his behalf.