Short answers, pulled from the story.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was released on the 1st of September 2015. This release date marked the end of Hideo Kojima's tenure at Konami and the conclusion of the Metal Gear Solid series.
Kiefer Sutherland provided the voice and motion capture for Venom Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. His performance focused on subtle facial movements and tone rather than dialogue to make the character an extension of the player.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is set during the Soviet-Afghan War and the Angolan Civil War in 1984. The game features dynamic weather systems and open world environments including Afghan mountains and the Angola-Zaire border.
Over six million copies of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain were shipped by December 2015. This sales figure made the game one of the best-selling titles of that year.
Hideo Kojima was removed from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain due to a bitter dispute with Konami over creative differences and financial disagreements. Konami announced plans to restructure the company in March 2015 and subsequently removed his name from the game's cover and all associated materials.