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Sony Announces Partnership with Kojima on a new Franchise

   

SCE 宣布与小岛秀夫新工作室「Kojima Productions」签订协议 首款新作为 PS4 独占作品

　　索尼计算机娱乐（SCE）今（16）日宣布，将与世界著名游戏设计师小岛秀夫新设立的游戏开发工作室「Kojima Productions（小岛制作）」签订协议，协议首款开发的游戏将为 PS4 独占作品。

　　SCE 官方同时公布总裁兼集团执行长 Andrew House 与小岛秀夫共同拍摄的公告影片，宣告小岛秀夫自 KONAMI 独立，新工作室将沿用「小岛制作」名称，首款游戏将与 PlayStation 合作。 另外，小岛秀夫也在 Twitter 证实与 KONAMI 的契约已于 12 月 15 日结束，今后将重新出发。

　　「PlayStation 一直以来都少不了创新的游戏和出色的新系列作品。 」SCE 总裁兼集团执行长 Andrew House 表示。 「而在这段历史内当然少不了小岛秀夫，因此我们非常开心他选择了让全新计划在 PlayStation 上诞生。 我们很期待和他合作带来最新的游戏作品，亦同时代表 PlayStation 的大家庭欢迎他。 」

　　「在创立属于自己的独立制作室后，我将会面临新的挑战，亦很开心可以和合作多年的老朋友PlayStation 携手踏上此旅程。 」Kojima Productions 总监兼游戏设计师小岛秀夫表示。 「我已经迫不及待希望和 PlayStation 共同呈献一款定必令人爱不释手的作品。 」

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Sony Computer Entertainment Enters Into an Agreement with Kojima Productions

The First Software Title Created by the Newly Formed Kojima Productions will be Console Exclusive to PlayStation 4 System

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Kojima Productions, a newly formed studio by the acclaimed game designer Hideo Kojima, to develop its first software title as a console exclusive to the PlayStation 4 (PS4) computer entertainment system.

"PlayStation's history is one of game innovation and great new franchises," said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "Hideo Kojima has been a huge part of that history, and we are therefore delighted that he has chosen to bring his brand new project to life in partnership with PlayStation. We look forward to working with him on an exciting new game and warmly welcome him to the PlayStation family."

"I will be taking on a new challenge by establishing my own independent studio, and I am thrilled to be able to embark on this journey with PlayStation, who I have continued to work with all these past years," said Hideo Kojima, Game Designer, Kojima Productions. "I cannot wait to deliver, with PlayStation, a game that will become a compelling franchise."

SCE will continue to expand the world of PS4 to deliver entertainment experiences that are only possible on PlayStation.

Game Designer Hideo Kojima Opens New Studio: Kojima Productions

Kojima Productions announced today that it has officially opened its doors. Lead by award winning game designer, Hideo Kojima, the studio will begin focusing its efforts in developing products that will push the boundaries in innovation and ignite consumer interest worldwide.

Stay tuned for future announcements.

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We are Homo Ludens (Those who play).

From the moment we enter this world, we instinctively invent ways to have "fun," and share our inventions with those around us. We are not asked to do this, nor do we need reasons to create. It is simply who we are.

We find one another and compete with one another. We laugh together and cry together all while playing together. Our experiences bind us and liberate us. To share our most valuable experiences, we create stories, invent tools, and evolve the art of play. Play has been our ally since the dawn of civilization.

"Playing" is not simply a pastime, it is the primordial basis of imagination and creation. Truth be told, Homo Ludens (Those who Play) are simultaneously Homo Faber (Those who Create).

Even if the earth were stripped of life and reduced to a barren wasteland, our imagination and desire to create would survive - beyond survival, it would provide hope that flowers may one day bloom again. Through the invention of play, our new evolution awaits.

Kojima Productions - We are Homo Ludens. We are those who play.

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《死亡之绊》主要人设图公开 未来还有新角色公布！

　　在上周的TGS上，小岛秀夫为大家带来了《死亡之绊（Death Stranding）》多个主要角色演员和配音介绍，并公开了两个新角色，而今天小岛又公布了一张《死亡之绊》中主要角色的设定图，然而这还不是全部阵容。

　　小岛在推特中写到：“《死亡之绊》的主要角色已经在上周的TGS上公开，新川洋司按照如今的设定、设计、暗藏的内容、服装和选角，为TGS绘制了这张图（未来可能会出现细微改变）。顺便，未来还会有更多的主角出现。”



　　此前就曾有小岛秀夫的粉丝Yongyea发推表示，在TGS上的预告中，弩哥背后背的人很可能是在《合金装备 5》中饰演“静静”的Stefanie Joosten，随后Stefanie的经纪人也转推并用表情点赞。小岛提到的几位还未公布的主角当中会不会有静静所扮演的角色呢？还是等待官方的消息吧。

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Death Stranding TGS 2018 trailer featuring Troy Baker-portrayed character
《死亡之绊》TGS 公开最新宣传片 Troy Baker 登场加入

　　在今天的 TGS 索尼展台上，《死亡之绊》公开了新宣传片，视频中戴着黄金假面的新角色登场，并利用假面召唤了一只巨大怪物。

　　新角色黄金假面男，角色原型为 Troy Baker，英语配音是其本人，日语配音则是三上哲。另外还公开了一名新角色，只是姓名暂未公开，角色原型为 Tommie Earl Jenkins，日语配音是大塚明夫。除此之外，还公开了数张已公开过的角色人设图及角色原型。

Kojima Productions debuted a new trailer for Death Stranding featuring a new character portrayed by Troy Baker, as well as revealed artwork for another new character played by Tommie Earl Jenkins during a special stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2018.

New artwork for previously announced characters were also revealed.

Here are all the characters thus far:

Troy Baker’s Character (voiced by Satoshi Mikami in the Japanese dub)



Tommie Earl Jenkins’ Character (voiced by Akio Ootsuka in the Japanese dub)



Mads Mikkelsen’s Character (Japanese voice actor still a secret)



Guillermo del Toro’s Character (voiced by Akihiko Ishizumi in the Japanese dub)



Lindsay Wagner’s Character (voiced by Kikuko Inoue in the Japanese dub)



Lea Seydoux’s Character (voiced by Nana Mizuki in the Japanese dub)



Norman Reedus’ Character (voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda in the Japanese dub)



Death Stranding is in development for PlayStation 4. A release date has yet to be announced.

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《死亡之绊》发布有关“手”的奇怪推文 内容令人呵呵但可能暗藏玄机

　　最近，小岛制作组官方推特特别能搞事，发了一系列有关《死亡搁浅（Death Stranding）》的推文，取名叫“DS（死亡搁浅英文缩写）故事”。在这些推文中，制作方大谈特谈的一个内容是……“手”，没错就是手。他们解释说，每个人的两只手都互成镜像，虽然相同，但又不完全相同——因为它们并不能互相重叠（不是指并在一起哦）。



左右手互成镜像……这一特征叫“手性”，有手性的东西像手一样镜像对称。

　　有了这些关于手的知识（呃，如果还有人不知道的话），又一则推文继续说，如果这种镜像对称的特征（又称为“手性”）不复存在呢？一个我们不再能握手的世界，那岂不是很麻烦？（呃，也许真正麻烦的是，一个我们不再能手持游戏手柄的世界吧）



很多文化中握手代表友好，但成手性的两只手无法互握……如何在无法握手的世界生存？

　　当然咯，这些推特内容肯定不是毫无意义的,毕竟小岛秀夫和他的团队很少真的开这种玩笑。相信这与游戏内容一定大有关系，暗示着我们这些凡夫俗子无法看到的信息。

《死亡搁浅》为何高度保密？小岛秀夫：为了用户体验

　　尽管《死亡搁浅》已经发布了许多预告，但大多数关注这款游戏的粉丝都很不明白这到底是一款怎么样的游戏。近日小岛秀夫就在采访中谈到了他为什么决定要如此保密。

　　小岛秀夫表示，围绕游戏的秘密，恰恰是对我们目前所在的真实世界——以社交，开放，宣传而驱动——的真实反应。小岛秀夫说，“我们生活在社交网络的时代。在这个时候，人们需要马上获得答案，但他们不仅仅需要答案，也想知道应该如何感受这些事情。这个是好的，另一个是糟糕的。这是我应该喜欢的游戏，而另一个是一个我不喜欢的游戏。他们应该通过思考去获得这些答案。”

　　通过不在公共平台放出关于《死亡搁浅》的具体概念，小岛秀夫让粉丝能够持续地公开谈论这款游戏所具有的潜力，而不是反复咀嚼开发工作室提供的游戏细节。这样能够保持游戏的神秘感，同时确保它仍然存在处于潜在玩家们讨论的最前沿。正如小岛秀夫所解释的那样，“这就像一个数学问题，知道答案并不那么重要。重要的是得到答案的过程。”

　　保密的另一个原因，与现在游戏销售方式有关。小岛秀夫表示，业内目前的营销方式透露了太多的游戏内容，摧毁了游戏的最重要部分——那就是玩家和游戏的互动之旅。小岛秀夫说：“我不想抢走玩家们应该体验到的最有趣的部分。”

　　考虑到所有这些因素，小岛秀夫决定严格控制《死亡搁浅》的信息，来慢慢激起玩家的好奇心，沉浸在游戏的迷幻的视觉效果，而不必回答有关游戏玩法的具体问题。虽然游戏包括多人和战斗内容，但这些功能尚未曝光。希望官方会很快放出发布日期。

　　《死亡搁浅》目前正在为PlayStation 4开发。

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小岛秀夫《死亡之绊》介绍胶带有玄机
转载 - Twitter（https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1012301654232715264）

　　在今年E3上《死亡搁浅（Death Stranding）》台译：《死亡之绊》放出了游戏实机演示后，视频中弩哥扮演的“快递员”主角Sam提的箱子上缠绕着黄色的胶带，十分醒目，不过这个胶带有什么特别之处呢？今天，小岛秀夫在推特上对此进行了介绍。

　　小岛秀夫在推特上写到：这个黄色胶带叫做“伤害传感胶带”，他可以告诉玩家箱子受到了多大程度的伤害。受到伤害程度不同时，胶带的颜色就会发生变化。除此之外，这个胶带在现实中还被用在了Sam等身手办上。

　　《死亡搁浅》将登陆PS4平台，具体发售日期未知。

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《死亡之绊》日语配音版预告 声优相当大牌！

　　在E3 2018索尼发布会上，小岛秀夫带来了《死亡之绊（Death Stranding）》新实机预告，让游戏圈再次躁动了起来。预告里依旧是全明星阵容，不仅弩哥再度登场，法国性感女星蕾雅·赛杜也加盟游戏，令人感叹小岛在电影圈也相当有人脉。



　　而今天小岛工作室油管频道更新了《死亡之绊》E3 2018 和 TGA 2017 预告的日语配音版，担任主要角色声优的有大冢明夫和水树奈奈等等。

　　E3 2018《死亡搁浅》预告日语配音版：

   

　　TGA 2017《死亡搁浅》预告日语配音版：

   

　　尽管《死亡之绊》已经公布了四部预告，每一部都是实机演示画面，但游戏的玩法和内容对玩家们而言仍旧是一个谜。好在E3 2018公布的新预告展示了更多的内容，让玩家们得以进行更加细致合理的推测。

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《死亡之绊》小岛秀夫访谈：正在尝试新元素与新玩法

　　在E3 2018 PlayStation Live 直播活动中，索尼互娱邀请了《死亡之绊（Death Stranding）》游戏总监小岛秀夫和 Guerilla Games 总经理 Hermen Hulst 举行座谈，一起来看看两位游戏界巨擘在访谈中的发言。外媒DualShockers对访谈内容进行了总结，概括如下：

1、小岛秀夫提到，在《死亡之绊》新预告中，在介绍两位女主角的同时，他想要展示一些游戏玩法并且提供一些解答。

2、通常游戏中的英雄们大多是精英&特殊人，《死亡之绊》的主角Sam只是个蓝领，但他还是能凭借自己的血肉之躯和精神的力量来拯救世界。

3、Guerilla公司的Hulst提到，他的团队和小岛制作（Kojma Productions）都非常重视细节；两家团队使用的游戏引擎一致，但游戏看起来却如此不同，这真是太棒了。

4、小岛秀夫表示自己曾经并不确信蕾雅·赛杜和林赛·瓦格纳会不会同意与他进行合作。而她们两人能够同意合作，也让他感到极度荣幸。小岛表示这两人都是出色的演员，同意她们对于此项计划（《死亡之绊》）也是贡献颇多。小岛秀夫表示能与她们共事是他的荣幸。拔叔和弩哥也同样如是，小岛表示自己觉得他们是在跟自己一起开发游戏了。

5、Hulst表示，他对于小岛制作会如何运用Decima引擎的电影化管线（cinematic pipeline）感到非常好奇。他认为小岛运用Decima引擎的方式也会推动他们的工作。

6、小岛秀夫透露《死亡之绊》中有一项游戏机制是关于让弩哥保持平衡的。

7、Silent Poets乐队是小岛秀夫朋友的朋友。当小岛收到他们的最新专辑、播放第一首乐曲时，他立刻就在脑海中浮现出了一幅Sam在世界中行进的画面。你可以说这部预告正是这首歌曲以及Decima引擎带来的成果。

8、弩哥的身体扫描已经完成一阵子了，小岛想要尽可能好地重现他身上的刺青。在近日的一次动捕过程中，弩哥提及了他的新纹身，所以小岛秀夫决定也要把这个新纹身加进去。照片上的纹身给人留下了深刻的印象，而人们最终甚至是更关注这个纹身了。

9、在索尼E3 2018发布会上，《最后生还者 二部曲》给小岛秀夫留下了深刻印象，而Hulst则是对《对马之魂》印象深刻。

10、小岛秀夫正在尝试创作新的游戏元素以及游玩游戏的新方式。当然玩家们也将能按照平时玩游戏的普通方式玩《死亡之绊》，不过小岛仍然很像创造一些新东西。

11、在2016年1月时小岛秀夫还是一无所有，但索尼的传奇设计师Mark Cerny带领小岛前往Guerrilla公司展开了一场技术之旅，在那里Guerrilla直接交付了小岛整个Decima引擎——而这其实是根本无从想象的义举。小岛秀夫对此极度感激。没有Decima引擎一切都无从开始。差不多就在同时，小岛也请弩哥与他进行合作，弩哥同样也回答了OK。《死亡搁浅》的主题之一就是“羁绊（ropes）”，小岛秀夫表示，正因为这些联系才让《死亡之绊》能就此应运而生。

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两位知名女演员参与《死亡之绊》 小岛秀夫透露：还有演员阵容未公开
转载 - 巴哈姆特（https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/7/163947.html）

　　小岛秀夫领军研发 PS4 新作《死亡之绊（Death Stranding）》今（12）日在 Sony E3 展前发表会中曝光第四支宣传影片，Play Station 官方网站中也特别释出了制作人小岛秀夫回顾该作品从 2016 年到今日所公开 的各种内容与心情。

　　《死亡之绊》最早预告片于 E3 2016 首度公开，接着在 2016 年、2017 年的「游戏大奖（The Game Awards，TGA）」公开了第二支及第三支的影片。 今日的 E3 期间则释出第四支预告影片，从影片中可以看到原本出现的「婴儿」再度出现，而更多角色也纷纷现身，Sam 开始踏上重组破碎世界的旅程，到底死亡之绊的秘密为何？

　　小岛秀夫提到，最早公开的预告片是 Kojima Productions 成立之后立即展开的内容，当时还是在临时的办公室，还在进行人员招募、还没有充足设备、还没决定游戏引擎，在什么都还没确定的状况下，唯一确定的是《阴尸路》演员 诺曼 · 李杜斯（Norman Reedus）答应担任主角演出，以及我脑中的游戏构思而已。 「仅靠着这些就在两个半月之内制作出预告片，尽管历经两年空白期，在 E3 公开时大家还是很温暖的接纳并给予掌声，这份喜悦我会谨记在心。 」小岛秀夫表示。

　　而在 TGA 2016 发表了《环太平洋》导演吉勒摩 ‧ 戴托罗（Guillermo del Toro）与《双面人魔》主角汉尼拔演员麦斯 ‧ 米克森（Mads Mikkelsen）参与游戏演出的消息，同时也确定游戏采用与 Guerri la Games 共同开发的 DECIMA 引擎。 接着在 TGA 2017 公开游戏开头的游戏画面，当时的游戏画面已经全部是游戏中实际的画面，这也包含了主角 Sam（诺曼饰演）被浪打上岸边鲸鱼与螃蟹包围，一丝不挂地在海边醒来的场面。

　　小岛秀夫强调：「我们公开最早的预告片时说过『游戏已经开始。 《死亡之绊》究竟是一款甚么样的游戏的解谜游戏已经开始。 』2 年的时间过去，那个答案被隐藏在影片之中。 粉丝们可以发挥最大的想象力，去解开这个谜题。 不过这里有的答案仅是谜题中的一小部份而已。 我们的游戏才开刚始。 」

　　他接着提到，这个影片包含许多了动画（摄影机角度等则含暂定的内容）前半及后半则是最具象征性场景的实机游玩画面；在那之中有解答、也会有遇见新谜题的机会。 或许大家已经有感受到了，Sam 与其他的游戏主角不一样，典型的主角通常是优越的菁英、也有军队出身的背景，但 Sam 并非如此，他不特别、他只是一个普通人，是一个体力劳动者、就像一个职人一般。 这会随着游戏以 Sam 的视点推进的过程中被解开。 对此，小岛指出：「这对我们来说也是一个挑战。 新型态的 GamePlay 的同时创造新的主角并不容易。 」

　　这次，随着第四部影片曝光终于揭晓女主角林赛 · 华格纳（Lindsay Wagner）与蕾雅 · 瑟杜（Léa Seydoux）。 小岛在文中表示：「蕾雅是法国出身的世界级女演员，我个人也看过许多她演出的电影，其中最吸引我的就是 《不可能的任务：鬼影行动》，被她以女刺客的光环打动。 然后透过合作更被她的魅力吸引。 她的知性和知识、性格以及美丽绝对可以说是法国的宝物。 而林赛在《The Six Million Dollar Man》和《The Bionic Woman》中饰演 Jaime Sommers 的角色掳获了全世界的心。 对我而言她一直都是女神。 」

　　小岛透露：「因为需求我们最近也从她的 3D 扫描档案中制作出她年轻时的样貌。 当然团队成员中也有些年轻成员不知道她在电影中的样貌。 所以我让他们看了《Two People》、《寒窗恋 The Paper Chase》、《The Six Million Dollar Man》和《The Bionic Woman》等电影，全部的人都爱上她了。 她的魅力跨越了时空和世代。 」

　　此外，其他也还有未公开的演员阵容。 「目前发表的演员都是我敬爱的人们，是我很强烈想与他们合作的人们。 因为有这样的想法，才向他们发出演出的邀请。 并非由营销以及经营的面向的启发，纯粹是我的灵感使然。 而他们也跟我有同样的感受才促成了这次特别的联系，并非特意安排，但现在有跨越世代、国境的演员。 Mads 是丹麦出身的北欧宝物、Norman 是现在美国最著名的演员、Lea 是法国顶尖的演员、Lindsay 是 20 世纪黄金世代的女神。 横跨国境、时空、世代实现了我们的愿景。 这个主题也跟游戏有很深的关系，也是我身为创作者的主题。 」小岛特别说明。

　　他接着补充：「我想为世界各地超越世代的人们提供一些东西。 我希望所有人都能体验游戏这个娱乐媒体，不仅是游戏玩家，还有电影、小说、漫画、音乐和艺术的粉丝。 在这四位演员（以及我们尚未透露的演员）的帮助下，我们相信我们将使这一点成为现实。 」

　　音乐方面，小岛透露他和 Silent Poets 是偶然之下有了联系，再将他的歌曲在预告片中呈现。 文章中表示：「我们在日本进行了一系列的表演活动，并且遇到了一些非常棒的餐饮人员。 不仅食物特殊，他们的热情好客。 我们当然也多次请求他的服务。 有一天，我们发现他们的一个成员是一位资深音乐家。 当我们交谈时，发现他们即将睽违 12 年发行新专辑。 当我聆听他们给我的音乐样品时，Sam 在荒野中行走的画面自然而然地涌入我的脑海。 这首歌就是《Dawn》专辑中《Asylums for the Feeling》。 回想了一下在我们的第一个预告片中出现过歌曲《Low Roar》，也是我在冰岛一家 CD 店偶然发现后，立即爱上了他们的声音。 」

　　最后小岛秀夫强调：「这个游戏是透过各位粉丝与无数的羁绊和与众人联系编织在一起，我的脑海中以描绘出一幅美丽的图画，现在正在以极其谨慎的方式来实践，我确信它将会成为一幅过去从未看过的图画。 我希望它对你而言会是特别的。 」

　　PS4 新作《死亡之绊》尚未公布上市时间。

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Death Stranding E3 2018 gameplay reveal trailer

   

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Kojima Productions debuted an eight-minute gameplay reveal trailer for Death Stranding during its E3 2018 press conference.

Here are the latest details on the game, via Kojima Productions founder Hideo Kojima on the PlayStation:

This latest E3 2018 trailer is the fourth for Death Stranding. The first teaser was released two years ago at E3 2016, with the second and third appearing at TGA 2016 and 2017.

Work on the first teaser started shortly after establishing Kojima Productions. At the time we were working out of a temporary office, recruiting was still ongoing, there wasn’t enough equipment to fit the bill and the game engine was still up in the air. We really had next to nothing. What we did have, however, was our bond (strand) with Norman Reedus, who immediately accepted the role as our main protagonist, and the idea of the game in my mind. Relying on just these two things, the teaser was created with my own hands in only two and a half months. I still remember the emotion I felt when, after two absent years, I was greeted by your warm welcome of cheers and the thunderous claps at the E3 reveal.

At TGA 2016, we revealed the appearances of Mads Mikkelsen and my dear friend Guillermo del Toro in the game, in addition to our decision to use the DECIMA engine, which we are developing with Guerrilla Games.



Then at TGA 2017, we showed you a cut scene from the early part of our game. As is the case for our latest trailer, all the scenes shown so far are directly from the game. This, of course, includes the scene where Sam (Norman) wakes naked on the beach surrounded by stranded whales, crabs and fish.

When we revealed the first teaser, I said that “the game has already begun – a game of unravelling the mysteries of what kind of game Death Stranding will become”. There are some answers to the questions I posed two years ago hidden in this trailer. These are for you, the fans who have shown your tremendous ability to imagine, search for clues and wrack your brains to solve the mysteries. But, the answers here are still only part of the mystery. Our game is still in play.



For this trailer, we’re showing quite a bit of gameplay (although the camera angle is altered in some spots). The first half and the last sequence in particular are most representative of the actual gameplay. There are some answers here too, as well as a chance to discover new mysteries. Some might have already picked up on this, but Sam is unlike any other hero you may have seen in games before. A typical hero is usually some sort of elite or someone with a military background. Sam is not. He is a working man of sorts — a hands-on professional. Someone with a skillset akin to a blue-collar worker. This is something you’ll intuitively understand once you play the game and control Sam. Herein lies our challenge, to create both a new form of gameplay and a hero that has never been done before.

We also finally revealed our heroines. Two goddesses, Lindsay Wagner and Léa Seydoux. As you know, Léa is a world class actress from France. I’ve seen many of her films, but the film that made me a fan was Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. I was sniped by her aura as the female assassin. And I’ve grown to like her even more through our work together. Her intelligence and knowledge, her elegance and beauty, she is without a doubt a true French treasure.



As for Lindsay, she holds a very special and irreplaceable place in my heart. She charmed the world with her role as Jaime Sommers in The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. I was in my teens in the 70’s, and like viewers across the globe, I fell in love, and continue to be in love with her. She is a muse for all time.

Out of necessity for our game, we undertook the process of recreating Lindsay’s younger self from her recent 3D scan data. Of course, some team members are too young to have seen her films or shows when they originally aired, but when I showed them Two People, The Paper Chase, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman for reference, the whole office fell in love. Her charm transcends time and generations.



There are other cast members who we have yet to be revealed, but to be able to announce the two heroines of our game makes me happier than I can say. All of the cast who have been revealed to date, including Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, are people who I grew very fond of, and had a strong desire to work with. Having fallen for them, I pulled some strings (strands), and asked them to be in my game. I wasn’t motivated by marketing or sales, but simply driven by my creative inspiration. They’ve joined because they feel the same way, and as a result we’ve all grown closer, connected by our special bond.

Although it wasn’t my initial intention, we now have a cross-generational, international cast. Mads, who is from Denmark, is a Nordic treasure; Norman is one of the most recognized American actors today, Lea is a top French actress and Lindsay is a muse from the golden 20th century. Across countries, time and generations, we have come together to realize this vision. Coincidentally, this theme is strongly connected with that of the game, and is a theme I strive to realize as a game creator.



I want to deliver something for people around the world that transcends generations. I want all people to experience the entertainment medium of games, not only gamers, but fans of film, novels, comics, music and art. With the help of the bond (strand) we have with these four cast members (and those who we have yet to reveal), I believe that we will make this a reality.

A serendipitous bond (strand) formed between myself and Silent Poets, whose song is featured in the trailer. We had a number of performance capture sessions in Japan, and met some amazing people who were part of the catering staff. Not only was the food exceptional, their hospitality was outstanding. We, of course, requested their service many more times. One day, we found out that one of their members was a veteran musician. When we started talking, we learned that they were about to release an album for the first time in 12 years. When I listened to the sample they gave me, an image of Sam walking in the wilderness naturally popped into my head. It was the song Asylums for the Feeling from the album Dawn.



Low Roar, whose song was featured in our first teaser, were also a chance discovery I made in a CD shop in Iceland, where I immediately fell in love with their sound.

This game is being woven together through numerous strands and human connections, including strands with you: the fans. The picture that forms on this tapestry is already beautifully drawn in my mind, and is right now, being woven together with the utmost care. It is sure to form an image unlike any seen before. I hope that the strand with you will be a special one.

Death Stranding is in development for PlayStation 4.