For anyone who is a Metal Gear Solid 4 fan, sad news came a while back when Ryan Payton announced he had left Kojima Productions. Ryan was instrumental in bringing a more western control scheme to Snake for Metal Gear Solid 4.

1up catches up with Ryan Payton and you can see both articles here and here. These articles sums up his decision to leave Kojima Productions, his favorite new games, and the regret of not being able to work on a new Metal Gear game.