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PlayStation’s new first-party art suggests Kojima Productions acquisition

Enlarge / Red MS Paint arrows added to clarify what’s new at the official PlayStation Studios site as of this week. (credit: PlayStation Studios) An update to the official PlayStation Studios website, dedicated to Sony’s slate of first-party software and the worldwide studios that make it, began featuring an entirely new game maker this week. […]

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Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Castlevania could return in 2022, allegedly

Enlarge (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) Konami is rumored to be bringing back some of its most classic—and long dormant—series, including Metal Gear and Silent Hill, with multiple new titles set to be revealed in 2022. The embattled Japanese publisher and developer has been largely inactive since pivoting to focus on mobile games in 2015. […]

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Death Stranding Director’s Cut review: More fun, just as divisive

Sam’s Odradek acts as a sensor for BTs. Death Stranding‘s release in 2019 was probably the most anticipated game of Hideo Kojima’s career. The Metal Gear director had arguably become the premiere auteur in video games. He had a reputation for convention-bucking design, meta-humor, and unapologetic cinematic influences. But this project was the first child […]