
TOKYO When Hideo Kojima stepped on stage at The Game Awards 2016 to collect the Industry Icon Award, he was greeted with a standing ovation. It was a moment fans at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and many of the 3.8 million viewers watching live around the world, had been waiting for.

The legendary video game designer, formerly with Konami Digital Entertainment, had been unable to attend and accept the award the previous year.