Why the Internet Thinks Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley 'Divorced'

Geoff Keighley and Hideo Kojima have been friends since 2001, and their long-standing rapport is often the subject of memes. Recently, online chatter turned into a running joke that the pair had been “divorced,” spawning break-up memes and even a few fanfics. The frenzy traces back to a June 5 post claiming “Kojima has interacted a total of ZERO (0) times with Geoff Keighley’s tweets since the infamous Game Awards gala where Expedition 33 took home GOTY.” Whether that count is accurate hardly matters: both men appear to be enjoying the charade.

Gene Park posted a photo with Kojima and wrote “plz don’t show this to geoff keighley,” which Kojima retweeted twice. Keighley has leaned into the bit as well, replying to Kojima’s posts with the air of someone eager to reconnect, and many replies urge him to “never give up.” The wider response has been a steady stream of jokes imagining the friendship as a melodramatic breakup.

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