At age 45, Hideo Kojima to receive another lifetime achievement award

Although he's most famously known for his work on Konami's Metal Gear titles, Hideo Kojima is unquestionably a master game designer, right up there with the greatest in the medium. His work is so highly praised that, at the relatively young age of 45, he's set to receive yet another "lifetime achievement" award -- this time as part of the Game Developer's Choice Awards taking place on March 25.

Okay, here's where we voice how much the whole "let's give out lifetime achievement awards just for the sake of it" thing irks us, through sarcasm. *Ahem*

It seems only fitting to bestow such awards on Kojima now, given his advanced age. It's not like he's going to make anything besides Metal Gear that would warrant, oh, a few more "lifetime achievement awards" when he's actually, y'know, a little closer to the end of his lifetime.

But that ... that would make sense. This is like saying Brett Favre reached his peak as a high school quarterback.