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Guide When Does the New Death Stranding Trailer Arrive?
Dates, times, and what to expect
We're getting a new Death Stranding trailer very soon indeed -- and possibly more, if this PlayStation Store page is anything to go by. Whatever Kojima Productions is cooking up for us, it's right around the corner. But when exactly can we expect to see this long overdue update? In this short guide, we'll give you a...
News Death Stranding Pre-Order Page Appears on PlayStation Store
Are we getting a release date?
Today's the big day for Death Stranding, with Sony and Kojima Productions seemingly teasing something big. An ongoing live stream started yesterday, and will presumabl
News Another Death Stranding Teaser from Hideo Kojima Appears
Help us reconnect
This is getting quite exciting, isn't it? Things have been very quiet when it comes to Death Stranding for a long time, and all of a sudden, it seems like we're finally getting a big update. Kojima Productions has confirmed as much, telling us something is due to drop on Wednesday 29th May. In the meantime, Hideo Kojima himself has...
News New Death Stranding Trailer Will Arrive Later This Week, Kojima Productions Confirms
Roping us in
It seems as though things are heating up with regards to Death Stranding. Last night, Hideo Kojima posted a short teaser on his personal Twitter account, which led to lots of excitement for a brand new trailer. We already knew the studio was working on something, but it now seems to be finally set in stone.
News Hideo Kojima Releases Death Stranding Teaser - Is a New Trailer Coming?
Create the rope
What's that Hideo Kojima up to now? Last we heard, he was busy putting together a brand new trailer for Death Stranding, a PlayStation 4 (and PS5?) exclusive we still know very little about. Many reasoned that the new video would make its appearance during
News New Death Stranding Trailer Potentially Teased by Hideo Kojima
Please don't strand us up
Is it finally time for a fresh Death Stranding trailer? Going by a teasing tweet from director Hideo Kojima, quite possibly. The industry icon has posted a seemingly telling photograph over on Twitter, which shows two monitors. The first is displaying what looks to be a trailer, while the second displays editing software...
News Hideo Kojima on Death Stranding: 'Everyone Will Be Connected'
Director sheds (slightly) more light on obscure PS4 exclusive
In case you weren't aware, the Tribeca Film Festival is currently underway. Normally, we wouldn't be bringing this up, but Hideo Kojima and actor Norman Reedus were not only present at the New York show, they spoke about Death Stranding, one of PlayStation 4's hotly anticipated...
News Sounds Like Death Stranding Could Release on Both PS4 and PS5
Cross-gen Kojima
There's a lot of information to soak in from this PlayStation 5 article from Wired, but something tucked away near the end has grabbed our attention. Whether Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding will appear on PS5 as well as PS4 has been up for debate for a while now, and although nothing has been confirmed, the report seems to imply the...
News Electropop Band CHVRCHES Has 'No Idea' How Kojima Will Make Death Stranding Work
Leave a trace
Aside from ResetEra, electropop bands like CHVRCHES are our first port of call for video game news. So while the rest of the planet waits patiently to learn more about Death Stranding, director Hideo Kojima often invites his celebrity mates around for a peek at the project and a nice cup of Matcha tea. The aforementioned Scottish group...
News Kojima Plays Death Stranding on PS4 Every Day
Game enters critical phase
Hideo Kojima has provided an impromptu update on Death Stranding’s progress, suggesting potentially we may see more of the PlayStation 4 exclusive during Sony’s State of Play livestream tomorrow. As part of a random social media post, the auteur said that the title had entered a “critical phase” of development, and...
News The Division 2 Creative Director Reckons Death Stranding Will Be 'Timeless' After Studio Visit
Nothing divisive about this
Julian Gerighty, creative director on The Division 2, has tweeted about his experiences over the course of the game's development. More specifically, Gerighty says that the team received support from loads of other developers, and includes a photo of himself standing alongside Hideo Kojima. Gerighty clearly paid a...
News Death Stranding Development 'Slightly' Behind Schedule, Says Hideo Kojima
"Many studios lag behind the planned release date"
Legendary game designer Hideo Kojima is notorious for his perfectionism bringing big delays to his games. Many are concerned that PS4 exclusive Death Stranding will fall victim to this as well, but the creator does his best to quell these fears in a new interview with Japanese site J-Wave. We only...
News Death Stranding Is a 'Crazy Complicated Game' Says Norman Reedus
Actor describes Kojima's latest
Since its announcement way back in 2016, we've learned precious little about Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding. We've had a few trailers, but they typically provide more questions than answers, and everyone is left wondering what on Earth this game will be like. While this interview with the game's star
News Death Stranding Will 'Push Boundaries' Says Control Dev Remedy Entertainment
Another studio left impressed
Recently, industry icon Hideo Kojima has been in Europe visiting other game studios. Earlier in the month, he could be found in Helsinki, dropping in on Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind the Max Payne series as well as the upcoming Control. Of course, a visit from Kojima wouldn't be complete without something...
News Death Stranding Release Date Potentially Teased by Troy Baker Tweet
Ten year challenge harbours secrets
If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram this past week, you’ll have seen this insufferable ten year challenge meme, where people post side-to-side pictures that are a decade apart. It’s become so popular that there have already been plenty of riffs on it, with veteran voice actor Troy Baker perhaps posting...
News Guerrilla Games Speechless Over 'Masterful' Death Stranding Demo
Kojima shows exclusive off
Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have the best bromance in games, with the former famously lending veteran director Hideo Kojima and his team Horizon: Zero Dawn’s acclaimed Decima Engine for use in Death Stranding. It means that the companies have a water-tight relationship, and spend a lot of time visiting each...
News The Scope of Death Stranding Is Huge, Says Troy Baker
Actor has wrapped up his work on the "weird" game
Veteran voice actor and Death Stranding star Troy Baker has been speaking at the Argentina Game Show about his role in Hideo Kojima’s latest release. The irritatingly good looking performer – who plays the mysterious Man in the Golden Mask – seemed genuinely bedazzled by the project, as he...
News Metal Gear Solid's Stefanie Joosten Seemingly Set for Death Stranding
Quiet
Hideo Kojima is having a blast casting all of his mates for Death Stranding, so it’s perhaps no surprise to see Stefanie Joosten pop up in the latest trailer. We’ve got to be honest, this completely passed us by, but online sleuths appear to have uncovered the truth. You may recall protagonist Sam carrying a mysterious woman on his back in...
TGS 2018 Death Stranding Continues to Confound with the Man in the Golden Mask
Tactical Eldritch Action
Oh, this is good – this is very good. Kojima Productions simply can’t resist showing off Death Stranding, and as part of its TGS 2018 stage show, it’s put up an 80 second clip introducing Troy Baker’s character, who’s aptly known as “the man in the golden mask”. The newcomer – who’ll be voiced by Satoshi...
News Death Stranding Japanese Dub will Feature Metal Gear Voices, Including Solid Snake and Big Boss
The Boss also plays a part
Death Stranding is set to feature at the Tokyo Game Show later this week, and director Hideo Kojima has revealed that the PlayStation 4 exclusive's Japanese voice cast will be present during a stage presentation. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but then Kojima's posted a Tweet saying that the cast includes voice actors...
News Conan O'Brien Is the Latest Celebrity to Pay Death Stranding Studio a Visit
Okay then
Producer, writer, comedian, and somewhat strange guy Conan O'Brien is the latest famous personality to pay a visit to Kojima Productions, the studio where PlayStation 4 exclusive Death Stranding is being made. O'Brien joins a parade of other celebs who have taken the time to check out Hideo Kojima's lair. Remember when...
News Kojima Productions to Hold Death Stranding Presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018
But what will we see?
We already know that Sony is hosting its own keynote ahead of this year's Tokyo Game Show, though it's unclear precisely what the publisher will be showing off. Kojima Productions has just announced its own presentation later in the month, so whether we'll see Death Stranding at Sony's show as well, we're not sure. Either way,...
News Death Stranding May Show Up at The Game Awards Later This Year
Keighley x Kojima
Keighley and Kojima sitting in a tree, we probably can't finish this joke for legal reasons. The game industry's deadliest duo is back are back in the headlines after Geoff Keighley posted a picture of Hideo Kojima on Twitter, as the daddy of Metal Gear stood next to a screen with The Game Awards logo on it. For those...
News Death Stranding Could Be a PS5 Game, Reckons Analyst
Cross-gen Kojima
Everyone's favourite industry analyst Michael Pachter reckons Death Stranding, the PlayStation 4 exclusive from Hideo Kojima, will end up being a cross-gen title. In other words, it'll arrive on both PS4 and the inevitable PS5. "My bias is that will also launch in 2020, so no reason to announce any current generation...
E3 2018 Léa Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner Join Death Stranding's Cast
Bionic women
Death Stranding added two new names to its all-star cast list in last night’s curious gameplay reveal: French actress Léa Seydoux and the Bionic Woman herself Lindsay Wagner. Both actresses will have prominent roles in the PlayStation 4 exclusive, alongside Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen – an insane cast. Director and auteur...
E3 2018 God Knows What's Going on in Death Stranding Anymore
Just enjoy the journey
As promised, Hideo Kojima brought a lengthy new look at Death Stranding to E3 2018, and it confused everyone. The gameplay still looks quite early, but it’s clear that the auteur has a mind-bogglingly bonkers vision for this PlayStation 4 exclusive opus. Exactly what your objective in Death Stranding is remains unclear at...
Soapbox Death Stranding Is an E3 2018 Enigma, and That's Exciting
Surprise, surprise
How often does a game actually surprise you? God of War is probably the last announcement that actually took me aback; I was genuinely expecting a repurposing of the franchise’s established format, albeit transposed into a Norse environment. So when Kratos stepped out of the shadows at E3 2016 and Sony Santa Monica introduced...
News Death Stranding Theories Get Taken to a Whole New Level
Is the game set in Iceland?
Remember that time Hideo Kojima hired a Swedish guy in full body bandages to hold an interview with Geoff Keighley? It was part of the viral marketing campaign for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, with some even speculating that the so-called CEO of Moby Dick Studios was in fact being rendered by the Fox Engine, and...
News Death Stranding: It's Too Complicated, Too Crazy, Too Beautiful
Mads Mikkelsen on Hideo Kojima's upcoming exclusive
Death Stranding star Mads Mikkelsen has been speaking to Total Film about the forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. In an interview at the Cannes film festival for the premiere of his new movie Arctic, the Danish actor described the game as complicated, crazy, and beautiful. He also spoke about the...
News Hideo Kojima Teases Death Stranding E3 2018 Trailer with Screenshot of Moss
Why not
The ever-enigmatic Death Stranding is one of Sony's four flagship exclusives we'll be seeing more of at E3 2018, and the mind behind the madness, Hideo Kojima, has been teasing a new trailer on Twitter recently. In response to Neil Druckmann's tweet, itself building excitement for The Last of Us: Part II at Sony's showcase, Kojima
News Hideo Kojima Has Been Cutting Death Stranding's E3 2018 Trailer
Here we go
We can’t freakin’ wait for this one. Sony’s said that one of the four games it will “deep dive” during its E3 2018 press conference next month is Death Stranding, and Hideo Kojima has been teasing the title’s latest trailer all over his Twitter. The auteur’s spent the past week posting pictures of Adobe P
News Art Pop Musician Grimes Appears at Death Stranding Studio, Sparks Speculation
This is realiti
Well whaddya know, Grimes has been hanging out with Hideo Kojima and the Death Stranding crew. For those out of the loop, Grimes is a Canadian musician who mainly dabbles in art pop. She's also a regular feature on the Push Square office stereo, so you can see why we're eager to pen this article. Anyway, Grimes has...
News Troy Baker and Emily O'Brien to Star in Death Stranding
Familiar faces
A post on Instagram has confirmed that Emily O'Brien and Troy Baker, one of the most prolific video game performers around, are set to appear in Death Stranding. The post comes from O'Brien herself as she, Baker, and Norman Reedus pose for a shot. If you're not familiar with her work, you'll have heard her voice characters such as...
News Death Stranding Is Mind Blowing, Says Star Norman Reedus
Exclusive is ahead of its time
Looks like legendary director Hideo Kojima is about to rip up the rule book yet again, as Norman Reedus has been eulogising Death Stranding on a recent B&H Photography podcast. As reported by Metal Gear Informer, the actor described the PlayStation 4 exclusive as “mind blowing”, and hinted that t
News Sony Shocked by Death Stranding's Progress, Further Announcements Planned
"We've never seen a game being created at such a fast pace"
Hideo Kojima and protracted development cycles go together like cheese and pickle sandwiches, but it sounds like the Decima Engine is bringing Death Stranding to life quicker than anyone expected. Speaking in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation (as translated by Gematsu), director Hideo...
News Hideo Kojima Explains Death Stranding, Blows Minds
A few key questions answered
What the heck was that Death Stranding trailer about, then? IGN sat down with Hideo Kojima in order to ask that very question, and while the auteur shied away from some details, he was surprisingly candid in his responses about the game. So, where to start? How about the
PSX 2017 Death Stranding's Nuts New Trailer Had Gameplay in It
Game makes sense after "four or five hours"
Death Stranding’s new trailer is not a CG concept – it’s running in real-time on the PlayStation 4 Pro, courtesy of Guerrilla Games’ stunning Decima Engine. In fact, according to creator Hideo Kojima there’s actually bits and pieces of gameplay in it – although it’s not immediately obvious...
News Death Stranding Delivers the Best Trailer You'll See All Year
WTF?!
The critics will be quick to point out that we still don't actually know what Death Stranding is, but don't let small details get in the way of genius. As expected, Hideo Kojima delivered an eight minute long cinematic masterpiece during The Game Awards 2017, and it's... Well, just watch it for yourself. It's absolutely mind-bogglingly...
News Death Stranding Expectations Increase as Kojima, Del Toro Storm The Game Awards
Confirmed guest presenters
We’re a little bit torn on Death Stranding right now. It’s been a year since we last got an update on Hideo Kojima’s madcap PlayStation 4 exclusive, and part of us is gagging to see more. But we can’t help but feel it would be really cool if Sony and Kojima Productions resisted the urge to reveal more, and just...
News Death Stranding Is Already Playable on PS4
And is as revolutionary as promised
Death Stranding, the next game from Metal Gear maker Hideo Kojima, is already playable on the PlayStation 4, according to PlayStation America boss Shawn Layden. Touching upon the title’s absence from E3 2017, the amiable executive admitted that he has played the game, and that it’s everything the auteur has...
News Death Stranding Won't Be At E3 2017 According to Hideo Kojima
But is he trolling?
Don’t expect anything new on Death Stranding at E3 2017 next week is the message from director Hideo Kojima on Twitter. While the auteur will be at the show and participating in an interview with Geoff Keighley on 14th June, the ex-Metal Gear man has warned that he won’t be bringing his new title to Los Angeles as his te
News Stefanie Joosten Quiet on Death Stranding Involvement
She can't say anything about that, apparently
Stefanie Joosten – the actress who lent her likeness to Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – has said that she "can't say anything about" potentially working with Hideo Kojima again. Much like Emma Stone, there have been persistent rumours that the star is set to appear in Death Stranding,...
News Emma Stone May Be in Death Stranding, But This Isn't Proof
Fake image emerges
Emma Stone is rumoured to be one of the characters in Hideo Kojima's upcoming Death Stranding – you can read the original report here if you want to know more. This weekend, however, an image has been doing the rounds purporting to show the award-winning actress' in-game character model. This is what it looks: The picture...
News Is Emma Stone Going to Star in Death Stranding?
"That's a lovely rumour"
At this point, we can probably safely say that Hideo Kojima has been given a blank cheque by Sony to make Death Stranding. The auteur not only has one of the most stylish indie game offices in the universe, but he's also busy snapping up hot Hollywood talent like Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen to star in the game. And one...
News Hideo Kojima Won't Stop Fultoning Konami Staff
Poached
We thought everyone hated Konami, so consider our surprise when we spotted £50 Bomberman smirking at us among the UK sales charts top ten today. Whatever. It seems that Hideo Kojima is still busy poaching staff from his ex-employer, as Horizon: Zero Dawn's credits list a number of names from the new Kojima Productions. Included in the...
News Kojima: Guerrilla Games' Technology Is a League Ahead
Decima delights
Hideo Kojima has been chatting about Death Stranding and Guerrilla Games' Decima Engine, as he tends to do every couple of months or so. In an interview with the PlayStation Blog, the auteur has revealed that he believes the aforementioned Dutch developer's Decima Engine technology to be a "league ahead" of everyone else, and that's...
News Of Course There's a Death Stranding Easter Egg in Horizon: Zero Dawn
Ludens lives
We didn't see this one coming, did you? That's a… Y'know, spot of sarcasm there in case you didn't detect it. As you should already know, Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have partnered on the Decima Engine which powers Horizon: Zero Dawn, so unsurprisingly there's an Easter egg for Hideo Kojima's next game buried among the open...
Soapbox Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Me Even More Hyped for Death Stranding
Mads world
Do you remember last year when Metal Gear man Hideo Kojima toured the world with PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny searching for an engine to run Death Stranding on? The auteur's voyage spanned America and Europe, stopping at every single one of Sony's first-party studios, including Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, and Media Molecule. But...
News Death Stranding Is 'Not a Horror Game', Hideo Kojima Reiterates
We need intel
Let's face it: we don't know much about Death Stranding or how it plays. Kojima's gone off on a few tangents in the past, alluding to stealth and hitting people with sticks - if we remember right - but it's difficult to picture gameplay until we've actually seen it. Still, at least we know that it's not going to join the ranks of...
News Death Stranding Will Avoid Sexualised Women Without Deep Backgrounds
Oh so Quiet
Hideo Kojima has said that he wants to take a "different approach" to the way that female characters are represented in PlayStation 4 exclusive Death Stranding. The auteur was chatting with the BBC's Newsbeat following a recent studio tour, and he said that he wants to avoid heroines who have "big breasts and no back story". He expl
