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Hideo Kojima is Forming a New Studio
Hideo Kojima has officially separated from the formerly loved and respected video game publisher that is Konami, according to a recent report from Japan’s Nikkei (via Polygon).
Kojima’s contract with Konami was expected to end this month, and it seems it finally has. Now, the famed game designer and almost-collaborator on the prematurely canned Silent Hills is free to use his mad genius to bring us something new. I imagine it will be a gorgeous, cinematic experience that’s as ambitious as it is ridiculous. I can’t wait.
This also means I can write less about Konami. That’s fantastic.
We may already have an idea of where his next game is headed. Kojima is reportedly in talks with Sony, and while that doesn’t necessarily mean his next project will be a PS4 exclusive, there’s a chance it’ll have something to do with virtual reality. Sony’s pushing the tech hard next year, starting with the launch of the PlayStation VR headset that’s scheduled to arrive by the end of March.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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