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If there are two internet gaming celebrities folks love <\/em>to be parasocial about, it’s gotta be Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley. For decades, the two have publicly shared what many thought to be an unbreakable bond. Despite their different backgrounds, ages, and positions in the industry–Kojima being the beloved game director behind both the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding series, and Keighley, a long-time journalist and events-host-turned-founder of The Game Awards–their love of video games and entertainment seemingly served as the foundation for a long and fruitful relationship. Recently, however, internet onlookers had begun to suspect there was trouble in paradise.<\/p>\n Late last week, tweets began to circulate highlighting the fact that the pair had not been seen interacting since 2025’s The Game Awards, during which Death Stranding 2 went home with zero awards despite securing seven nominations. As several of the clips and tweets circulating online reflect, this lack of (public) communication was not for lack of Keighley’s trying; the host was frequently seen commenting on Kojima’s posts only to be met with silence. Most recently, Keighley offered up a polite wave emoji on a recent photo Kojima shared standing next to actress Jodie Foster. Kojima, however, did not respond.<\/p>\n Fans of the duo began to refer to Kojima’s “public shunning” of Keighley as indication that the pair were now “divorced.” The cheeky jab at how close they once were–and how distant they now seemed–quickly gained traction and spawned videos like the following: <\/p>\n