Fox Engine

A demo of the engine was shown at Konami's conference at E3 2011. Taking place in a jungle environment, the demo showed off the engine's visual capabilities and featured a young man running around the area, as well as a horse and a dog.{{cite web|url=http://nerdreactor.com/2011/06/03/kojima-projects-to-be-multi-platform-via-fox-engine/|title=Kojima Projects to Be Multi-Platform via 'Fox Engine'|last=Southard|first=Ryan|publisher=Nerd Reactor|date=2011-06-03|access-date=2011-06-04|archive-date=2011-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213843/http://nerdreactor.com/2011/06/03/kojima-projects-to-be-multi-platform-via-fox-engine/|url-status=dead}} The tech-demo was not showcasing a game to be released; instead, it showed a test area for the development of the engine, based on assets created for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Kojima Productions planned to use the engine for all future titles, most prominently in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which was revealed by Hideo Kojima, the series creator at a special 25th anniversary of the series event in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/new-metal-gear-solid-game-movie-confirmed-6393921|title=New Metal Gear Solid game, movie confirmed|last=Ramsay|first=Randolph|publisher=GameSpot|date=2012-08-30|access-date=2012-09-06}}

On August 17, 2011, Kojima released a series of images on Twitter. The images were of facial tests created in the Fox Engine.{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5831721/look-at-the-faces-hideo-kojima-is-making|title=Look at the Faces Hideo Kojima Is Making|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|publisher=Kotaku|date=2011-08-17|access-date=2011-08-18}} In addition, during a lecture at the University of Southern California held by Hideo Kojima, an image was shown to various students in a demonstration of the Fox Engine's capabilities with a scene depicting a forest environment. Later, on December 16, Kojima released more images over Twitter, including one image showcasing cloth transparency.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/147591923367034880|title=Fox Engine Transparent Technique|last=Kojima|first=Hideo|publisher=Twitter|date=2011-12-16|access-date=2012-08-30}}

On March 2, 2012, the Development Without Borders website uploaded a "classified" CD labeled "Fox Engine Lighting Sample" that contained two pictures of the Kojima Productions staff room, and asked which picture was real, and which was a simulation created using the Fox Engine. Clicking on the images would reveal which image was which, and explained more about how the engine simulated the staff room. The second slide also depicted some hoops and levitating balls of varying colors and materials on the table, as well as a picture of a horse in the staff room.

At the "Zone of the Enders HD ReBOOT Preview" event on May 25, 2012, Kojima confirmed that work on the next installment in the Zone of the Enders series had begun under the codename Enders Project. The game was to be developed using the Fox Engine,{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con166/zoe_sequel/|title=Kojima Productions Begins Zone of the Enders Sequel Project|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|publisher=Andriasang|date=2012-05-25|access-date=2012-05-25|archive-date=2013-01-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101203915/http://andriasang.com/con166/zoe_sequel/|url-status=dead}} however, the project has since been put on indefinite hold due to the underwhelming sales of Zone of the Enders: HD Collection.{{cite web|url=http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog/2013/05/000473.html|title=帰ってきた裏ヒデ（前篇） 第311回 （13.05.02）|language=ja|access-date=2014-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002312/http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog/2013/05/000473.html|archive-date=2018-09-11|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/02/we-might-have-to-wait-a-little-longer-for-a-zone-of-the-enders-sequel|title=We Might Have To Wait A Little Longer For A Zone Of The Enders Sequel|date=3 May 2013 |publisher=Siliconera|access-date=2014-04-04}}

On June 8, 2012, in an interview with CVG, Kojima confirmed that the Fox Engine was running on "[PlayStation 3], [Xbox 360] and current PCs".{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/352681/interviews/world-exclusive-cvg-interviews-hideo-kojima-at-e3/|title=World exclusive: CVG interviews Hideo Kojima at E3|last=Dawkins|first=Daniel|publisher=CVG|date=2012-06-08|access-date=2012-06-08}}

On March 14, 2013, Joakim Mogren, the head of Moby Dick Studio, appeared on GameTrailers TV to show off some screenshots of their recently announced game, The Phantom Pain, on an iPad. Some of the screenshots contained the Fox Engine logo on the bottom right corner, with Geoff Keighley pointing this out to Mogren and asking why they were present. Mogren appeared nervous after being asked, and the interview abruptly ended. Several gaming websites believed that the interview had been staged.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2013/03/the-phantom-pain-runs-on-fox-engine-full-reveal-at-gdc/|title=The Phantom Pain runs on FOX Engine, full reveal at GDC|last=Romano|first=Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=2013-03-15|access-date=2013-03-24}}

On March 27, 2013, The Phantom Pain was revealed to be Metal Gear Solid V, and Moby Dick Studio, as well as its head Joakim Mogren, were revealed to be fictional. Kojima explained that The Phantom Pain was presented as a project unrelated to the Metal Gear franchise in order to better observe the public response to the Fox Engine's capabilities.{{cite news |date=2013-03-28 |title=Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Interview |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/84h9k6/metal-gear-solid-v--the-phantom-pain-kojima-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331080631/http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/84h9k6/metal-gear-solid-v--the-phantom-pain-kojima-interview |archive-date=2015-03-31 |access-date=2013-03-29 |work=GameTrailers}}

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