United Kingdom, Oct. 28 -- Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima once had the chance to develop a Matrix video game - but Konami reportedly rejected the idea outright.

According to a new report from Time Extension, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, directors of the sci-fi trilogy, personally approached Kojima about adapting their movie into a game.

Former Konami vice president of licensing Chris Bergstresser recalled the moment, saying: "The Wachowskis were big fans of Kojima.

"Kazumi Kitaue, Kojima, Aki Saito, and I were at the Konami HQ, and we got a call from the Wachowskis, who wanted to come in and meet with Kojima. So they did!"

He continued: "The two of them came in with their concept artist, and effectively they said to Kojima, 'We re...