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Dec 11, 2015
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- Japan
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Geoff Keighley: Konami bans Metal Gear Solid V’s Hideo Kojima from game awards
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Anime News Network
Dec 4, 2015
- Japan
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New female Metal Gear figure features a heaping helping of suggestiveness…and a doggy! 【Photos】
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Nov 20, 2015
Sniper Wolf figure hits the bullseye where a love of boobs, video games, and dogs overlap.
- Japan
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- Japan
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