{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8d3b05f2e5948d81bd70fdf1","clusterId":"c_343685a4d413b2ec665a169b","slug":"kojima-turns-up-at-xbox-fanfest-tokyo-as-25th-anniversary-lounge-anchors-the-room","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kojima Turns Up At Xbox FanFest Tokyo As 25th Anniversary Lounge Anchors The Room","summary":"Xbox FanFest Tokyo ran on September 17 at Terrada Warehouse B\u0026C HALL in Shinagawa, with playable stations for Minecraft Dungeons II, Forza Horizon 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, plus a Fable photo spot. Larry Hryb, Major Nelson, walked through 25 years of Xbox in a talk session. Hideo Kojima appeared at the event.","whyItMatters":"A first-party Xbox fan event in Tokyo drew a domestic crowd and a Kojima appearance, which puts a face on Microsoft's Japan-side push beyond the showcase stream itself.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe floor split across two levels. Downstairs held Minecraft Dungeons II and the Xbox 25th Anniversary Eras Lounge, where Xbox 360 hardware, colored controllers and shelved titles sat alongside playable demos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Upstairs, Forza Horizon 6 ran on demo stations next to a Fable photo spot and a chicken-kicking mini-game. Larry Hryb, known as Major Nelson, opened the talk program with a session titled Telling the 25-Year History of Xbox in 25 Minutes, pulling out an original Xbox Live Starter Kit and calling Xbox Live the moment console players started connecting worldwide. Hideo Kojima\u0026#39;s appearance was the surprise of the day.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Xbox FanFest Tokyo ran Sept 17 at Terrada Warehouse in Shinagawa: Minecraft Dungeons II, Forza Horizon 6, a 25th Anniversary Eras Lounge, and a Major Nelson history talk. Hideo Kojima turned up too.","twitterPost":"Xbox FanFest Tokyo ran Sept 17 at Terrada Warehouse, Shinagawa. Minecraft Dungeons II, Forza Horizon 6, a 25th Anniversary Eras Lounge and a Major Nelson talk, plus a surprise Hideo Kojima appearance.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Xbox FanFest Tokyo took over Terrada Warehouse B\u0026C HALL in Shinagawa on September 17, with demo stations for Minecraft Dungeons II and Forza Horizon 6, a Fable photo spot, and an Eras Lounge of Xbox 360 hardware and past titles. Larry Hryb, Major Nelson, led a talk session retracing 25 years of Xbox and singled out Xbox Live as the memory that stuck. Hideo Kojima's appearance drew the loudest reaction of the day.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/06/173238.html\",\"title\":\"Director Kojima Makes Surprise Appearance, Excitement at Its Peak! We Attended the Japan Fan Event \\\"XBOX FanFest Tokyo,\\\" Where Many Domestic Xbox Fans Gathered [Feature]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4686,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791286631,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T11:33:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T11:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T11:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_343685a4d413b2ec665a169b","canonicalTitle":"小島監督がサプライズ登場、盛り上がりは最高に！多くの国内XBOXファンが集った日ファンイベ「XBOX FanFest Tokyo」に参加してきた【特集】","representativeArticleId":"a_48661c866b12b421d9631959","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kojima Productions\"],\"people\":[\"Hideo Kojima\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T10:08:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T10:08:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T11:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/06/173238.html","title":"小島監督がサプライズ登場、盛り上がりは最高に！多くの国内XBOXファンが集った日ファンイベ「XBOX FanFest Tokyo」に参加してきた【特集】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kojima Productions"],"people":["Hideo Kojima"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}