On July 10 , 2015 , Akio Ōtsuka , who provided the Japanese-language voices of Solid Snake and Naked Snake , 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 '' Metal Gear '' voice actor Kiefer Sutherland to accept awards for '' The Phantom Pain '' on his behalf
The Game Awards 2015
The Game Awards 2015
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