Hideo Kojima will get BAFTA's highest honor at its game awards ceremony in April

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Kojima will continue to "push the world of 'play' entertainment"

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Hideo Kojima is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship Award in April, with the lofty award putting him in the same ranks of games industry leaders such as Shigeru Miyamoto and Gabe Newell.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced today its plans to give Kojima its highest individual recognition at the BAFTA Game Awards on April 2. Kojima, who has been making games for more than three decades, is best known for directing the Metal Gear franchise with Konami then setting out to lead work on Death Stranding with Kojima Productions, his newly independent studio.

"Thank you very much for this precious BAFTA Fellowship award," Kojima said in a BAFTA press release. "I am very honored, and would like to take this moment to reflect on the many predecessors that came before me, as I deeply respect their contributions to entertainment, whether in movies, television, or games. I would also like to thank those who have supported me over the years and I will continue my commitment to creating new and innovative ways that will push the world of ‘play’ entertainment forward.”

BAFTA chief executive Amanda Berry said she is delighted to recognize Kojima as he is "the trailblazing creator behind multiple games and is revered around the world for his innovative work.”

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan
Former GamesRadar+ News Writer

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar+.