Quite the coincidence this pops up not long after my Metal Gear Solid 3 villain post! Hideo Kojima, Professional Strange-Name-Maker and Kojima Productions leader recently announced the company offices will be moving to another venue.

In nostalgic celebration, he shared a couple pictures of the now-emptied old offices with the following caption:

Today is the day we say goodbye to the entrance, the Ludens hallway, and the kitchen that have been our home for a little over five years. Many memories come to mind. Farewell

What’s the new location of Kojima Productions? I’m relatively agnostic on that, but I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in development from Kojima in the future.

Speaking of future works, the company has been confirmed to be working on not only multiple games, but also an anime production: The amount of content likely stemming from Kojima Productions’ recent rise in positions filled at the company.

On a briefly unrelated note: Every time I close my eyes, I can imagine a world where Metal Gear Solid is inexplicably a Danganronpa style visual novel!

Like, I take joy in explaining the craziest moments from MGS out of context the same way JoJo fans (a moniker I’m also unfortunate enough to identify with) try selling folks on the show by saying “bruh, a Victorian Britbonger wrestles a bisexual disembodied vampire head with magical sunshine karate, we gotta see this”.

Product Poems:

Galactic Destruction King, Benevolent World-Eater… Kirby.

There was once a pink ball-boy called Kirby, who looked like a featherless furby. I jest of course, but there is some discourse on Forgotten Lands, almost found, surely!

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Hideo Kojima, of Kojima Productions and mind behind the Metal Gear Solid games and Death Stranding has recently posted an image on Twitter teasing an upcoming project! Check our store and sign up to our newsletter if you want to get your hands on the PS5 Director’s Cut of Death Stranding at a discount.

Fans have speculated that the man in the black and grey shirt may be Norman Reedus, suspiciously without his Amazing Fetus, though there’s currently no official confirmation on that part. Based on Kojima’s phrasing in the image caption, the project appears to be nearing the end of early stages of development and is just going through a couple smaller changes to see how they fit.

Geoff Keighley, Game Awards organizer and friend of Kojima commented the eyes emoji under the post. For any potential boomers or Facebook Ranty Bois reading, no, this isn’t an Illuminati Confirmed bit, but is actually a common way of expressing excitement and/or curiosity towards something. Given their friendship, it is plausible Kojima way appear at the upcoming Game Awards on December 9.

Recently, I've been revising the plan and script, and experimenting with everything else. pic.twitter.com/aFV5SxOvsr

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) November 24, 2021

Considering Kojima Productions announcing it’s new division for TV, Film and Music, the teaser image may well be for a TV show or film. Heck, considering the Ed Sheeran crossover with Pokemon GO, maybe we’ll get a Death Stranding music video starring Ariana Grande! Or a Metal Gear parody Album performed by Brian David Gilbert!

While no confirmation has been fully set in stone, Microsoft and Kojima have signed a letter for plans to work on a new game, suggesting the possibility the next game directed by Kojima could well be an Xbox exclusive. And for more on my thoughts about exclusivity on games, I point you towards this handy-dandy article quoting me quoting Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw’s opinion on the concept.

The Game Awards will feature discussions on 40-50 games, 10 announcements for new ones and probably a partridge in a pear tree if we’re lucky. Deathloop (psst, which we have!) is currently leading with 9 nominations including a potential GOTY (Game of The Year) placement. Speaking of loops, Jacob Geller’s recent video essay examining Time Loop Nihilism is “BASED and Groundhog-pilled” as they say… In this case, the “they” invariably denoting far-right meme-lords, far-left meme-lords and possibly a couple future McDonald’s adverts that use young-person lingo without researching what it means! For example:

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Bat Arkham Collection. Bat three-in-one selection. Batmaction.

Product Rap: Truck Simulator birch, monkey feather, whatchu know? Truck Simulator birch, watch that Truck go!

I pull up to the Ice Road, yeah, I’m on time. Pumping mad gas, birches hot on my line.

I ride trucks all day like it’s my monkey-feather day job. Just pass me the controller and I monkey-feather take off!

Cuz everywhere I go, a truck needs some lovin’! Hundred-two hours played, I regret NOTHIN’!

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The Japanese development studio is venturing into the world of other mediums

Kojima Productions, the Japanese video game development studio that was founded by the Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima, has announced it is opening up a brand new division today.

The studio behind Death Stranding has launched a new division based in Los Angeles that will be dedicated to film, TV, and music.

Kojima Production’s New Division

The new division is designed to take the studio’s current and future games to other pop culture mediums. The new team will be led by former PlayStation business executive Riley Russell.

 

The team has as its charter, the goal of expanding the reach and awareness of the properties now under development at Kojima Productions, and to make them even more a part of our popular culture… We are truly excited and looking forward to working with the very best entertainment talent we can, across all of the entertainment industries. – Riley Russell

 

Kojima Productions’ business development manager Yoshiko Fukuda also added that finding “new ways to entertain, engage, and offer value to our fans is essential in a fast-moving, ever-changing storytelling world”. He also stated the new division will take the studio into creative narratives beyond video games and allow fans to communicate and immerse themselves in these new spaces.

Video Game adaptations have gotten more popular over the years with the likes of Castlevania, Uncharted, The Witcher, Sonic the Hedgehog, and even the recently announced Final Fantasy XI animated series being announced, so it’s understandable why the studio has made this move.

What type of medium are you most looking forward to Kojima Productions developing outside of video games? Comment down below!

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Happy days for players of Death Stranding who have upgraded to PS5 as come 24th September, the Director’s Cut is finally dropping and is enhanced for the PS5’s capabilities. However, unlike most upgrades, the jump will only cost an extra £5.

The game was already big enough as it was, but if it left you wanting more, then you’re in luck as it’s

“packed with a ton of new content and enhanced gameplay features.”” As well as these improvements, there’s also, “”more weapons, equipment and vehicles, a variety of new modes, missions and areas to explore, expanded storylines, and enhancements to the UI”

sounds like that £5 is paying for a lot of extra material!

The upgrades to the game include using the PS5’s haptic feedback in the DualSense controller whilst adding use to the adaptive trigger resistance that many FPS games are utilising now. In addition, the 3D audio capability of the PS5 comes into effect within Death Stranding Directors Cut, although a compatible headset will have to be paired. If you need an upgrade in this department, check out our range at Go2Games.

PSA for those of asking about the upgrade path for #DeathStranding on PS4 to Death Stranding Director's Cut Digital Deluxe Edition on PS5:

1. The upgrade will be available on Friday
2. It will cost £5
3. Keep On Keeping On pic.twitter.com/ast9zcqsGY

— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) September 21, 2021

There are also two picture modes to choose from, performance mode, experiencing as Norman Reedus in 4K and up to 60FPS, alternatively opt for fidelity mode, viewed in native 4K.
Come Friday, 24th September, all you’ll have to do Is load up Death Stranding, then pay £5 to upgrade to the director’s cut to enjoy all Hideo Kojima’s brilliant mind has put into the new version of the game.

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Talks between Kojima and Microsoft at an advanced stage…

Xbox has been busy over the last few years, acquiring various gaming studios, with the most recent purchase of ZeniMaz Media in March. In line with this, Xbox has been expanding its portfolio of Xbox exclusives, with new titles like Starfield and Outer Worlds 2 being released only on Xbox (and PC).

Well, the pattern continues as Hideo Kojima and Microsoft have entered an advanced stage in negotiations regarding a new exclusive from the Metal Gear Solid creator. On Thursday, GamesBeat reported that Microsoft and Kojima had signed a letter of intent stating that they plan to work together on the new title.

The report claims that “the deal is so close that Microsoft has begun preparing for what Kojima will need to make his new game”.

Some had speculated that the upcoming PS5 remake of the game Death Stranding would hamper the deal due to Death Stranding being a PS5 exclusive. However, that does not seem to be the case.

Earlier this month, the Portal and Left 4 Dead designer Kim Swift was appointed senior director of cloud gaming by Xbox Game Studios. Swift most recently worked at Google’s cloud gaming service, Stadia.

Kojima has previously expressed his interest in cloud gaming (i.e. game streaming). It could be possible that this deal is being made with a new format of game in mind. Therefore, it is plausible that Xbox hired Swift to assist in making Kojima’s cloud game a reality.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this partnership. Kojima is a legendary game developer, having created iconic games over the years, the potential is great.

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The Portal and Left 4 Dead developer Kim Swift has joined Xbox as the next Cloud Gaming Director. Kim Swift, the designer and developer of Valve‘s Portal, is rising from the cracks into a new dawn. She has previously worked as a studio partner and a creative director with Airtight Games.

Kim Swift was a game design director at Stadia Games & Entertainment from November 2019 to May 2021. Publishing head Peter Wyse from Xbox Game Studios told Polygon Microsoft received plans from Publishing head Peter Wyse from Xbox Game Studios, to create “cloud-native games” accessible to players who don’t own a PC or console available at home. ‘We have no idea what that looks like today, or what that even plays like,’ he mentioned. ‘Kim Swift will go and build a team focused on brand new, fresh experiences in the cloud, something that will support their mission of bringing the Xbox games to bring three billion gamers together to play their games.’

Our team focuses on three pillars in our games: Community, Innovation and Inclusivity. Today, @K2TheSwift joins us in XGS Publishing to accelerate our Innovation and collaborate with independent studios to build games for the cloud.

Welcome to the team, Kim! pic.twitter.com/pM3E5Xxyrt

— Xbox Game Studios Publishing (@XboxPublishing) June 21, 2021

Following the announcement, VentureBeat revealed Kim Swift will be working in collaboration with Kojima Productions, but that’s only if  Microsoft decides to sign the next upcoming game from Hideo Kojima.

At a pre-E3 media briefing, Microsoft spoke about their future plans to bring Xbox cloud gaming to TVs that allow internet connection, which will allow many players to access Game Pass without any extra hardware, it won’t be required at all, the only thing they’ll need is a controller. They are also building their devices for streaming that will allow them to bring cloud gaming to any TV, monitor or screen without the extra expense of a console.

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