For several months, Kojima’s position with Konami was unknown, with the people who left Konami for Kojima even being reported as being “on loan.”
Two months ago, a Kojima exec was denied service from gaming industry health care provider ITC Kempo, reportedly because an ITC Kembo board member was also a board member at Konami.
Unsurprisingly, former employees who went on to work for Kojima Productions seem to be the ones most under fire.