Tag: Kojima Productions
Random Hideo Kojima's Chronic Back Pain Symptom of Carrying Video Game Industry, Fans Say
Back Hurtman's done his back again
Beloved video game designer and industry icon Hideo Kojima has hurt his back again. For those of you who are not closely monitoring the situation, Kojima first publicly reported back pain on 24th September. While we are not medical doctors, in our opinion, this could be a flareup of that original injury, but the...
News Hideo Kojima's Dream of Breaking into Hollywood Is Nearly a Reality
A Hideo Kojima Film
Love or leave them, Hideo Kojima's games have a unique directorial flair that is the creator's signature. Over the years, many have accused the auteur of wanting to direct movies, with how extensive some cutscenes became. Kojima makes no secret of his love for film, and now that he's signed with talent agency WME, it seems the...
News Kojima's Next Big PlayStation Game Physint Will Take Some Time to Complete
Well, duh
Physint is the next big game from Hideo Kojima, developed in partnership with PlayStation and Sony Pictures. Speaking as part of an interview with Variety, the iconic Japanese director explained how he increasingly sees movies and interactive entertainment as interchangeable – and hinted that, while the aforementioned espionage title...
News Hideo Kojima Is Mad Max Director George Miller's First Choice for a Video Game Adaption
But he wouldn't dream of asking the auteur creator
The director of the Mad Max franchise, George Miller, thinks the world is ready for another video game adaptation. Still, only a game made at "the highest level" will suffice, made by someone like, say, auteur creator Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding fame. Considering that Kojima...
News Connecting Worlds, the Hideo Kojima Documentary, Is Out Now on Disney+
From studio launch to Death Stranding release
The documentary charting Hideo Kojima and his efforts to go from establishing Kojima Productions after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to releasing Death Stranding is now available to stream on Disney+. Clocking in at just shy of an hour in length, the documentary "unveils the visionary mind of...
News Kojima: Your Mother Won't Be Able to Tell the Difference Between PHYSINT and a Movie
Well, okay
PHYSINT, the new Metal Gear Solid-style action espionage from Hideo Kojima, is being branded as a game and a movie all at the same time. At this point, it’s unclear whether the auteur is making two connected pieces of media or one product which merges the two mediums, but we know both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Columbia Pictures...
News Sony Partners with Hideo Kojima on Physint, Basically Sounds Like a Metal Gear Successor
Metal Gear?!
Sony and PlayStation Studios have announced a partnership with Kojima Productions on a project titled (or at least codenamed) Physint. Going by how all of this is being framed, this is essentially a successor to Metal Gear — which is of course owned by Konami, and has nothing to do with Kojima anymore. The game is already being...
News PS Studios Bigwig Pops Up at Kojima Productions Ahead of Rumoured Death Stranding 2 Re-Reveal
A crucial encounter?
Hermen Hulst, the exec currently in charge of Sony’s network of PS Studios, spent his week in Tokyo – and visited veteran developer Hideo Kojima while he was there. A photograph of the auteur standing side-by-side with the ex-Guerrilla managing director in Kojima Productions’ now infamous office corridor was shared on...
News Death Stranding, the PS5, PS4 Game, Is Coming Natively to iPhone 15 Pro
Two Resident Evil titles and Assassin's Creed Mirage, too
In arguably a dazzling demonstration of the new Apple iPhone 15 Pro’s raw horsepower, the PS5 and PS4 console title Death Stranding Director’s Cut is coming natively to the device. No, that’s not a typing error: the entirety of Kojima Productions’ seminal hiking sim will be available...
News PlayStation Boss Meets with Hideo Kojima as We Await More Details on Death Stranding 2
Nice jackets
It's pretty common to see PlayStation's top execs jetting around the globe, checking in on their first-party teams to see how things are progressing. While Kojima Productions isn't technically first-party, its upcoming game Death Stranding 2 will be published by Sony, so it makes sense to see Jim Ryan paying a visit to the Japanese...
News PS Studios, Kojima Productions Announce Hideo Kojima Documentary Film
Connecting worlds
Well, we suppose this was inevitable, wasn’t it? PS Studios and Kojima Productions have announced a documentary film named Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds, which promises to take you “on a journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game creator in the world”. The film appears to revolve around the establishment...
News Death Stranding 2 Brings Hideo Kojima and His Celebrity Friends Together
BFFs
Hideo Kojima, as a talented and respected artist, has far more friends than we do. Those friends probably know much more about Death Stranding 2 than we do, too, if some happy snaps shared on Twitter are anything to go by. Kojima has shared some behind-the-scenes photos from the in-development Death Stranding sequel, featuring celebrities like...
News CHVRCHES Would 'Be There in a Second' if Kojima Wanted to Collaborate on Death Stranding 2
'I mean, we’re available'
Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES has signalled that the outfit is ready and willing to collaborate with Hideo Kojima again on Death Stranding 2, and they aren't shy about making their intentions known. Speaking to NME, synth player Martin Doherty commented on working with Kojima again, stating that "there’s nothing...
News Hideo Kojima Teases a 'Brand New Game', More Information Next Year
Hideo games
Kojima Productions is celebrating its 7th anniversary at the moment. Part of those celebrations is a fascinating tour of the developer's expensive-looking studio, but we've also got a message from the main man himself. In the above video, Hideo Kojima brings up the anniversary and the recent announcement of Death Stranding 2 (or DS2, as...
News Kojima Productions Studio Tour Reveals Swankiest Offices You've Ever Seen
Interior design by Hideo Kojima
Kojima Productions' studio has had a bit of an upgrade since the last time we saw it. A while ago, we learned the company had moved into a new office building, but with the above new video, we get to tour the inside of the Japanese developer's digs. Guided by Japanese voice actor Akio Otsuka, it's kind of ridiculous...
News Fast-Tracked Death Stranding Movie to Be an Authentic Hideo Kojima Production
Development is already underway
Tired of video game adaptations yet? Put that disinterest on ice, because following on from Amazon’s God of War adaptation announcement yesterday, Kojima Productions has revealed it’s partnering with Hammerstone Studios to bring Death Stranding to the big screen. Hideo Kojima will executive produce alongside...
News Hideo Kojima's Teases Continue on the Eve of The Game Awards
Princess Beach is in another castle
Well, it had temporarily gone quiet [Ahem – Ed] on the Kojima Productions front, but auteur Hideo has dropped one more tease ahead of tomorrow night’s The Game Awards. Previously, he’d posted silhouettes of actresses Elle Fanning and Shioli Kutsuna;
News Naked Man Leaks Gameplay of Hideo Kojima Game Overdose
Yes, really
Whoever had a bet on reading that headline, you've just scored big. Following reports earlier this week that footage of one of Hideo Kojima's next games Overdose was doing the rounds in private Discord servers, the gameplay has now made its way online. You can view the footage through here, but probably even more bizarre are the...
News Kojima Productions Isn't for Sale, Despite Ridiculously High Offers
"As long as I'm alive, I won't accept"
Unsurprisingly, the independent Kojima Productions established following auteur Hideo Kojima’s unceremonious departure from Konami has been the subject of multiple acquisition offers, but isn’t for sale. Speaking during an episode of his Brain Structure podcast, the veteran developer admitted he’d...
News Deadpool 2 Actor Will Appear in Next Hideo Kojima Game
Joins Elle Fanning on project
Deadpool 2 actor Shiori Kutsuna will join Elle Fanning in a role on Hideo Kojima's next game, it has been confirmed. The actor appears on a page on the Kojima Productions website with the tagline: "Where am I?" A previous teaser confirmed the Super 8 star Fanning will also be part of the project, which is currently...
News Hideo Kojima Confirms Elle Fanning for Next Project, Seems to Be Death Stranding 2
Producer appears to confirm as more actresses teased
Update #2: Looks like this saga is going to run a little longer. Following her post earlier in the day which included the #DeathStranding hashtag, Kojima Productions producer Kateryna Tarasova has since insinuated she forgot to include a “?” at the end of the game’s name. Simple oversight...
News Hideo Kojima Cryptically Hints at Impending Reveal
Detective mode
Last month, at the Tokyo Game Show, industry icon Hideo Kojima posted a silhouette of what snoops discovered to be Elle Fanning. The image was overlaid with the phrase: “Who am I?” This was lettermarked with a bridge icon, leading some to believe the image could be a teaser for the rumoured Death Stranding 2, which is
News Is This Mysterious Image Hinting at Kojima Productions' Next Game?
Who am I?
Update: Fans seem to have already sussed out who the mystery person in the image is. If they're correct, the hidden face belongs to the actress Elle Fanning: Kojima and Fanning also follow each other on Instagram, which may add a little weight to the theory. She certainly seems to fit — now we wait for the studio to tell us more...
Strongly condemns the spread of fake news
Earlier this week, a 41-year-old man named Tetsuya Yamagami shot dead the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a political rally with a handmade firearm. As the news reverberated through social media – and, subsequently, national television stations – photographs of Metal Gear Solid creator...
News No, Kojima Productions Isn't Ditching PlayStation in Favour of Xbox
It's just business
During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, it was revealed that Kojima Productions is partnering with Microsoft on a new project. Exactly what this new game will be remains a mystery, though the auteur game designer says it's something he's always wanted to make. Kojima is also calling it something "no one has ever experienced...
News Hideo Kojima Reportedly Developing a Horror Game Named Overdose
Starring Margaret Qualley
Update: According to the original reporter Tom Henderson, developer Kojima Productions requested the removal of his article on Overdose, suggesting that it’s real – and an announcement is potentially imminent. The big question now is whether this will ship on PlayStation platforms or not. Original Story: Hideo...
News Hideo Kojima Appears to Acknowledge Norman Reedus' Death Stranding 2 Leak
"Go to your private room, my friend"
Norman Reedus appeared to nonchalantly confirm Death Stranding 2 this week. In an interview, The Walking Dead star revealed that work had “just started” on the Death Stranding sequel, before reiterating the point a second time. The series, developed by Kojima Productions, is directed by auteur Hideo Kojima...
News Death Stranding 2 Just Got Outed by Norman Reedus
"We just started the second one"
So... Norman Reedus, the actor who plays main character Sam in Death Stranding, might have just casually confirmed that a sequel is in development. In an interview with Leo Edit, the Walking Dead star is incredibly blunt and to the point when asked about his work on the aforementioned Hideo Kojima project. Reedus...
News Kojima Productions Not Being Bought by Sony, Says Hideo Kojima
Will remain "an independent studio"
Yesterday's online speculation of Sony potentially buying Kojima Productions picked up enough attention overnight that Hideo Kojima himself felt the need to comment on the rumours. On Twitter, the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator put a
News Death Stranding Director's Cut Is Leaping to PC in Spring 2022
PS5 console exclusive making the trek
Update (5/2/22): Publisher 505 Games has now officially confirmed that Death Stranding Director's Cut will be coming to PC. Following on from yesterday's reports, it's now officially happening. The enhanced version of Kojima Productions' strand game will launch simultaneously on Steam and Epic Games Store...
News Kojima Productions Expands into TV, Film, and Music
Headed by former PlayStation face
Kojima Productions has today announced it is expanding its reach with a new division focused entirely on film, TV, and music. The new team will be based in Los Angeles and led by Riley Russell, formerly of PlayStation. He spent almost 28 years at the company, occupying positions such as chief legal officer and VP of...
News Kojima Productions' Next Game Announcement Coming 'Quite Soon'
Whatever that might mean
Legendary Kojima productions artist Yoji Shinkawa may have just dropped a hint on when we can expect a new game announcement from the studio. In an interview with YouTube channel Al Hub, as reported by VGC, Shinkawa is asked about the developer's next project. He replies: "Well yeah, I am doing something, for sure, and I...
News Google Denies Cancelled Stadia Exclusive Hideo Kojima Horror Reports
Axed
Update: Google has told Games Radar that VGC’s report on cancelled Stadia projects, including a title by Hideo Kojima, is “inaccurate and reported hearsay as fact”. It added that it “[doesn't] have anything, nor has announced anything, with Kojima or Yu Suzuki”. Original Story:
News Kojima Productions Will Mark Fifth Anniversary with 'Exciting Updates' Tomorrow
More than merch?
16th December 2020 will mark five years since Hideo Kojima formally announced he had left Japanese publisher Konami to form his own studio, named Kojima Productions. Sony immediately snapped the creator up and confirmed the developer's first title would be a PlayStation 4 console exclusive. That went on to become what we now know as...
News Kojima Productions Hiring Up for New Project
What's Kojima up to this time?
Kojima Productions is working on something new. That's it. That's the article. After the launch of Death Stranding on PlayStation 4 and the subsequent PC port, it seems work has finally begun on the next project from Hideo Kojima and his team. What kind of game is the Tokyo-based studio making next? Unfortunately,...
News Hideo Kojima 'in Talks' with Norman Reedus on Collaborating Again for Future Projects
It might not be a game though
Hideo Kojima and Norman Reedus clearly managed to strike up a friendship thanks to Death Stranding and everything which came with it, but the two creators might not be done there when it comes to working together. The star of The Walking Dead has stated in a new interview that the pair are "in talks" with one another on...
News The Internet Thinks Hideo Kojima Has a Big Reveal Planned for This Week
But what is it?
Hideo Kojima is a mysterious man. The Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator is one of just a handful of developers who have a certain aura about them -- making their games all the more exciting in the process. After finally launching his big-budget delivery simulator late last year, the internet seems to think that we'll get...
Random Guerrilla Gives Kojima Productions the Cheesiest Gift of All Time
Gouda vibes
If there was ever any doubt as to where Guerrilla Games is based, look no further than its gift to Kojima Productions. The Death Stranding studio is celebrating its fourth anniversary, and Guerrilla has given the team a huge wheel of cheese. This is maybe the most Dutch thing the studio has ever done. Even better? The 30-pound chunk of...
News Kojima Productions Veteran Ken Imaizumi Exits After 20 Years
Last man Stranding
One of Hideo Kojima’s primary accomplices, Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi (pictured far left), has departed Kojima Productions after 20 years. The veteran, who worked alongside the Metal Gear auteur at Konami before helping to co-found his new independent studio of the same name, most recently oversaw all production on PlayStation 4...
News Death Stranding Will Come to PC In 2020, Kojima Productions Confirms
Connections
Death Stranding will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive when it launches on the 8th November 2019, but it won't be tied to Sony's console forever. Developer Kojima Productions has confirmed that the mysterious open world title will launch on PC in the "early summer" of 2020. It'll be published by 505 Games. The news doesn't come as a huge...
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 Hideo Kojima's Been Meeting with PlayStation's Big Wigs
Talking time
E3 2017 preparations or just a progress report? According to his Twitter account, Hideo Kojima spent the day in meetings with some of Sony's big wigs, including PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny and the ridiculously likeable marketing chief Asad Qizilbash. We bet you could almost smell the talent filtering out of the meeting room...
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 Kojima: I Will Push the Creative Envelope Until the Day I Die
Hideo's back, folks
Hideo Kojima admitted following his break-up with Konami that he considered quitting games for good, but he was convinced to start again. Now it seems like the auteur is very much over the past, and is looking to the future. Today an embargo has lifted showing off the inside of his new studio, and it looks frankly astonishing...
News Take a Look Inside Kojima Productions' Sci-Fi Studio
Seeing is believing
Hideo Kojima has opened the doors to the new Kojima Productions for the first time, revealing the futuristic studio space where Death Stranding will be made. The company, which the auteur founded in late 2015 following his departure from Konami, is almost ready to begin full production on its PlayStation 4 exclusive project –...
News Kojima Productions Is Quietly Poaching the Top Talent from Konami
Brain drain
Hideo Kojima has departed Konami – and he's bringing all of the top talent with him. The new Kojima Productions, which will launch Death Stranding exclusively on the PlayStation 4 as its first project, has quietly been fultoning high-ranked employees and adding them to its office. We already know that art director Yoji Shinkawa,...
PSX 2016 Death Stranding Will Run on Guerrilla Games' PS4 Engine
And it's now called Decima
The mystery surrounding Death Stranding's engine has finally been revealed: it'll run on Guerrilla Games' proprietary software. The tech, which is also being used for Horizon: Zero Dawn, has now been given an official name: Decima. It's the latest version of the engine that previously powered the Killzone games. This...
News Kojima Productions' Logo Now Has Action Figures As Well
Of course
If you thought that the so-called "logo movie" was self-indulgent, then get a load of this: Ludens, the skeletal space-explorer said to represent Kojima Productions' "frontier spirit", is getting a slew of action figures. A reminder: this character has nothing to do with Death Stranding or any other game – it's lit
News Kojima Productions' Logo Movie Is As Self-Indulgent As You'd Expect
The definition of decadent
Haha, we absolutely love this. Appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, Hideo Kojima revealed the "logo movie" for his new studio Kojima Productions, which will presumably be displayed when you boot up Death Stranding. The clip – embedded below – is just about as ostentatious as you can possibly imagine,...
E3 2016 PS4 Architect Mark Cerny Is Working on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding
In the tub
Mark Cerny, the PlayStation 4's architect, appeared in the credits for Hideo Kojima's mysterious Death Stranding trailer this week, suggesting that the industry legend will have some role in the development of the exclusive game. The outrageously talented veteran was listed as Technical Producer, which makes a lot of sense considering the...
