Konami bars Kojima from collecting Metal Gear Solid award

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain won Best Action/Adventure Game at The Game Awards in Los Angeles, a win recognising one of the year's finest titles. Unfortunately, director Hideo Kojima -- the man whose singular vision has defined not just this latest instalment but the series as a whole -- was prevented from attending by the game's publisher Konami.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who voiced protagonist Snake in The Phantom Pain, accepted the award on Kojima's behalf, be