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Death Stranding

Hideo Kojima's open-world action game from 2019. Set in post-apocalyptic US, players play as Sam (Norman Reedus) in a quest to reconnect mainland cities after the titular catastrophe filled the world with malevolent entities.

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Hideo Kojima and devs are crunching to wrap up Death Stranding

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Hideo Kojima has revealed that the dev team is currently crunching to wrap up the development of their upcoming 'action-adventure' Death Stranding. Kojima said that the team are doing everything to deliver the game in early November 2019.

New Death Stranding trailer introduces Heartman character

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Sony have shared a new trailer for the upcoming action-adventure Death Stranding. This time, the trailer focuses on one of the key characters in the game - Heartman - who dies every 21 minutes. Heartman is based on Nicolas Winding Refn.

Keanu Reeves nearly starred in Kojima's Death Stranding

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The Matrix and Cyberpunk 2077 star, Keanu Reeves was almost cast to play a villain in Hideo Kojima's upcoming action-adventure Death Stranding. Kojima was originally recommended Reeves but he always wanted Mads Mikkelsen for the role.

Hideo Kojima explains Death Stranding genre and gameplay

Death Stranding is not a shooter nor a stealth game according to Hideo Kojima. It's a totally new genre which he calls an action/strand game or social strand system, similar to how he used to call Metal Gear Solid tactical espionage action.

Kojima sheds more light on Death Stranding but only a bit

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There are only two types of people - those who still have no clue what Death Stranding's all about, even in spite of the 9 nine-minute trailer, and those who lie. Hideo Kojima is slowly opening that door though so we should know more soon.

Death Stranding gets gorgeous official screenshots

Even though nine minutes worth of Death Stranding's trailer did a traditional Hideo Kojima thing, i.e. tell us about the game without telling us about it, it's a gorgeous one. Thanks to the website though, we now have more info and images.

Death Stranding release date revealed, coming 8 November 2019

Kojima Productions and Sony have officially confirmed that PS4 exclusive Death Stranding will launch on 08 November 2019. The release date was revealed in the latest trailer which also included new story, combat and open world details.

Death Stranding gets a few teasers, more news coming on 29 May

Learning more about Death Stranding hasn't been an easy task, as Hideo Kojima is keeping it well under wraps, but it seems that the time of cryptic teasers is done. Well, that's unless you count today's two, which also gave us a date.

Kojima: Death Stranding uses internet as metaphor for connection

In his talk at Tribeca Film Festival, Hideo Kojima shared a few more tidbits on Death Stranding. Apparently, the game uses the internet as a metaphor for connection, which is a huge theme in the game, even though it focuses on solo play.

Death Stranding may release on next-gen PlayStation console

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Hideo Kojima's mysterious game Death Stranding could be a two-platform release according to the latest hint from PlayStation 4 Lead Architect Mark Cerny. The game may release on both PlayStation 4 and Sony's next-generation PlayStation.