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Kojima Teases ‘Death Stranding’ Release Date?
As we come to the end of 2017, and look into 2018, we just might be getting the answer to something that’s been bugging gamers for a while: Just when is Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding supposed to come out? Well, prior to reading this one, take a heaping grain of salt, because it’s one of “those” stories.
A twitter user noted that in a series of year-end interviews with Japanese gaming magazine Dengeki PlayStation, devs were giving their thoughts on their past year’s projects and upcoming ones. Kojima stated that Sony Interactive Entertainment (which has given Kojima full control and then some for Death Stranding) were impressed with how the game was coming along (“[they had] never seen people working on a fast pace like this”). He also plans to “announce something in 2018 that’ll surprise everyone even more”. You can also read the complete translated interview with Kojima at Comicbook.com.
Now obviously, this very well could not be the release date for Death Stranding. And here’s where that salt comes in: If it’s not Death Stranding, then what could it be? A new project for Kojima’s studio? A remake of Kojima’s classic Snatcher? The resurrection of Silent Hills? Okay, that last one’s kind of a long shot. Still, Kojima has a way of confusing people, while at the same time, attracting attention to what he’s up to. Maybe he’ll post more pictures of him and Mads Mikkelsen eating various breakfasts together?
Hideo Kojima: SIE told me they "never seen people working on a fast pace like this," so Death Stranding dev is doing well. I plan to announce something in 2018 that'll surprise everyone even more.https://t.co/szYBSFqknM pic.twitter.com/z3x1NsXZAf
— 黒凧 BlackKite (@bk2128) December 26, 2017
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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