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Hideo Kojima: Policenauts Was Originally Known as Beyond
Andriasang · 2012 · supports 2 entries
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The site andriasang.com is dead; it was read on web.archive.org. It is a journalist’s translation and summary of Japanese posts by Kojima; there is no verbatim quote, only the reporter’s paraphrase. Two further andriasang links in the API (the MGS 3DS one and the MGR demo) were checked and discarded: one is minor technical detail about a demo, the other returns a 500 error in the archive.
The 2 entries it supports
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“He tried to explain the meaning over and over again via the phone, but was frustrated with his inability to get through.”
Paraphrase 2012-08-13 Andriasang, by Anoop Gantayat; collects tweets by Hideo Kojima -
“Policenauts also had its own share of naming issues. The game was originally known as "Beyond," reflecting the theme of the story. Konami could not trademark this name, so they went with Policenauts instead.”
Paraphrase 2012-08-13 Andriasang, by Anoop Gantayat; collects tweets by Hideo Kojima