by on April 22, 2026
The beginning entry in Cyberpunk 2077 may have been a stressful experience for many, regarding the glitches that plagued the game’s release. However, with the latest updates from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 has been given the rightful love that it deserved upon release. The game is a great open-world experience, with plenty of deep themes layered in the writing and gamep While the landscape of Death Stranding looks nothing like the America we know today, the changes are mostly explained by De...
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by on April 21, 2026
Part horror game, part philosophical class, Soma truly delves deep into the themes of existence and the human condition that revolve around life, identity, and death. As the protagonist, Simon moves to find the Ark (humanity’s last hope), he chances upon Sarah Lindwall, the last surviving member of mank For example, following Reedus’ comment in an interview with men’s lifestyle site Leo Edit in May 2022, Kojima's humorous tweet addressed Death Stranding 2 by telling Reedus to go to his " private...
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by on April 21, 2026
Kojima's teases confirmed that Elle Fanning will feature in the upcoming game, which is expected to be a PlayStation title. This is not the only thing brewing over at Kojima Productions . In addition to the possible Death Stranding sequel, fans can also look forward to an Xbox game that will utilize Microsoft's cloud technology, as well as a VR game. Developers at Kojima Productions are busy, and it seems like all the upcoming projects will be breaking new gro Since their rudimentary beginnings ...
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by on April 21, 2026
Numerous titles from the eighth generation attempt to evoke powerful emotions and say poignant things about human life. Much like literature, video games are grappling with philosophical questions, moral conundrums, and attempting to untangle the human condition. One of the bestselling titles of the last generation was Red Dead Redemption 2 , a game that frustrated several players due to its slow-paced gameplay. However, if one is willing to immerse themselves in Arthur Morgan's cowboy life, the...
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by on April 21, 2026
The environmental design also forwarded the medium and its capacity to tell stories. This reached a pinnacle in 2016's The Last Guardian where dialogue takes a backseat, and the interesting environments one traverses share a wealth of information about a mysterious world. The game centers on a young boy and a colossal, birdlike beast he befriends. However, as one explores the dilapidated buildings with their austere architecture, they discover secrets about the people who live in this strange la...
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by on April 21, 2026
During the brief glimpses of the outdoors, there is no longer black sand and moss-covered terrain. Instead, the environment appears rockier and desert-like. With the game taking place after the first title, in a world that has seemingly connected more, it will be interesting to see how it introduces fresh traversal challenges. The new game isn't entirely void of large bodies of water, however. The trailer reveals a large device emerging from what appears to be a lake. The device may be a vehicle...
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by on April 21, 2026
In a weird bit of worldbuilding, Kojima decided to include product placement in his Death Stranding universe. The world may be a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but at least Monster Energy drinks still exist. It's nonsensical and doesn't make sense even for those sold on the absurd premise that is the rest of the game. For a AAA game, the choice to include Monster Energy or have Sam mention Ride with Norman Reedus is an odd one and takes players out of the experience, especially when Kojima took the...
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by on April 21, 2026
Actress and singer Stefanie Joosten became a seemingly overnight success after she portrayed the character of Quiet in The Phantom Pain . Joosten both voiced the character and did the motion capture work, leaving her own stamp on what turned out to be the game's fan-favorite character. Despite barely speaking, Quiet was an important character that opened up doors in the video game industry for Joosten, and fans have been hoping for her and Kojima to reunite. Joosten revealed that Kojima initiall...
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by on April 20, 2026
Although the trailer for Death Stranding 2 features singing from Troy Baker, and a potential appearance of his golden mask, it’s unclear if Higgs is behind the new threat for Death Stranding 2 or not. Hopefully, he has some involvement, as Higgs was a fun charac Hideo Kojima loves movies and loves video games; it’s no surprise that he wants to combine the two. As players take on the journey of a delivery man across a fractured America, there is plenty of room for human connection when Sam Bridge...
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by on April 20, 2026
Death Stranding 2 DLC Stranding's unusual depiction of America proved to be prescient in a number of ways. A country that many of its citizens perceived as invincible was proven to be just as vulnerable to disease and contagion as any other nation, and a country that proclaims itself to be "indivisible" has never been more starkly divided. Civil liberties such as reproductive rights for women, once thought unassailable, have been stripped away, and still more hang in the limbo of future jeopardy...
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by on April 20, 2026
For example, following Reedus’ comment in an interview with men’s lifestyle site Leo Edit in May 2022, Kojima's humorous tweet addressed Death Stranding 2 by telling Reedus to go to his " private room ," a reference to Death Stranding ’s __ safe rooms. The playfulness of Kojima’s response (which included a photo of himself threatening Reedus with a Negan-esque, wire-wrapped baseball bat à la The Walking Dead ) suggested to some observers that rather than an accidental slip, Reedus’s leak might h...
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