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Sony’s Shawn Layden has played Death Stranding, says it’s revolutionary ‘and more’

In an interview with The Telegraph, Shawn Layden (President of Sony Interactive Entertainment America) talked a bit about Sony’s E3 conference and their upcoming games. One of the notable omissions from this year’s show was Kojima’s new game, Death Stranding. Because of this, the interviewer asked wether this means the game is still just in the concept phase, but according to Layden, this is not the case.

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scark922501d ago

Kojima is going to fuck with us gamers like in MGS1 and I cannot wait!

CyrusLemont2501d ago

I am so damn curious to see what this gameplay is all about! It's being teased as super abstract but how?

TBH I'm glad he's starting a new world, I wasn't there at the beginning of MG and that franchise is too huge and hard (title of Kojima's sex tape) for me to follow now. Something fresh is exciting and makes it easy to invest in from the beginning.

This article still has something revealing in it, just not sure what yet http://m.au.ign.com/article...

I wonder if you can help other people playing the game, and your character can find imprints of help from them to help you progress through, sort of like life support (hence the umbilical cord), or maybe those babies are dead versions of other players that you can inherit to survive? Like an extra life. Or maybe the umbilical cords are your life supports, so if you don't find one to transfer through or absorb life from them, you'll die? Hence why the whole keeping things close to you aspect.

Honestly, I have no idea.

UltraNova2500d ago

Yeah I also believe the umbilical cords are somehow connections between players (like the blood stain in DS games) but in a more realtime and significant way.

I hope Kojima goes bad shit crazy with this game and that he will not be pressed to abite by the current open wolrd filler mainstream games.

dirkdady2501d ago (Edited 2501d ago )

It's time to see how quickly Kojima can get a game off the ground without the overlords at Konami forcing him to split his game in half wasting his and our time time

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen2500d ago (Edited 2500d ago )

I think this game will be the most incredible mind f*** we have ever experienced in a video game. All I'm thinking about is what Kojima did with a simple demo with a hallway that had no exit (P.T.) and what a mind f*** that was. I can only image what Death Stranding will be like.

UltraNova2500d ago

As a guy who played all if his games (multiple times) including Snacther, I cant even fathom what a completely unrestrained Kojima can do...

Cant frickin wait!

IamTylerDurden12500d ago

Decima has really expedited the development process.

badz1492500d ago

Sony, stop the freakin tease already! first Yoshida said he has played Sucker Punch new game, and now this? fvckin tease!

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Wallstreet372501d ago

Wow good news, most of us still believed it was just at a concept phase. Sounds like it's coming along.

Nyxus2501d ago

Yes, Layden actually mentioned prototype levels they have running, plural. Sounds like the game's development is progressing quicker than most people think.

UCForce2501d ago

With Sony help, the game is getting there sooner than later.

Nyxus2501d ago

@ UCForce: Yeah it seems like the Decima Engine is really helping them speed up the game's progress.

Critic4l_Strik32501d ago

Doesnt Kojima have a couple hundred people working on the game?

Prubar2501d ago

Theirs a game behind those trailers? I'm actually surprised. The game must be further along than I suspected.

Nyxus2501d ago

Yes, the game is actually playable already (or at least parts of it). Mark Cerny has also stated he has seem some gameplay: http://www.metalgearinforme...

BlakHavoc2501d ago

Gameplay for this and TLOU2 at E3 2018

Nyxus2501d ago

Seems likely. Maybe even PSX.

BlakHavoc2501d ago

PSX has suddenly become my most anticipated conference from Sony for the year

Markusb332501d ago

Yoshida said they held announcements back. Hope to see from software abs sucker punch before the year end.

thatguyhayat2501d ago

PSX is actually more promising that E3. They show even more hype games their

Angeljuice2500d ago

They held back the big stuff so as not to share the limelight with XOX launch?

Let's hope so.

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Chatting Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered with Suda51

CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned

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Sega Franchises That Deserve a Comeback

We explore the Sega classics that are ripe for revival! From Panzer Dragoon Saga to Virtua Fighter, discover why these legendary games deserve a comeback on next-gen consoles. Dive into a nostalgic journey and see which Sega titles are set to captivate a new generation of gamers in 2024.

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ZeekQuattro3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Turned based Phantasy Star and Shinning Force remain at the top of my list of Sega IPs that need to return. At the very least I'd take a Shining Force collection that has 1,2,3, CD and the Game Gear entries.

FinalBoss3d ago

I was hesitant to put these two on. I've personally played more PSO than the RPG version. And shame on me, I don't remember much about Shining Force to talk about it properly.

That said, so many Sega licences deserve their place in this list.

jznrpg16h ago

A new Phantasy Star in the numbered series would be amazing. Shining Force too. But I’d settle on some collections as that’s probably the best we will get

anast2d ago

I don't trust Sega to do a proper comeback. The games will be just remastered and/or monetized to death.

gold_drake2d ago

shining force.

but indont see that happening unfortunately.

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Former Blizzard President Suggests Players Should Have Option to Tip Developers

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.

LG_Fox_Brazil9d ago

If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.

But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry

neutralgamer19928d ago

Exactly these companies were raising money for good causes and gamers were donation and come to find out they are keeping a good chunk of be pie

PapaBop7d ago

Yeah tip your developer, 5% proceeds go to developer, 95% to the publisher or whoever. Isn't tipping for staff not making minimum wage? How about they just pay their developers properly and like you know, give them fair bonuses? Too much to ask from Blizzard these days, Kotick saw to that and is now laughing all the way to the bank.

MrDead8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

It's the t**ts at the top looking at ways to cut devs wages and get the players to tip them like waiting staff, and I'll guarantee a percentage is skimmed and kept by Activision Blizzard. This is 100% for shareholder and CEO playouts.

Popsicle8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I have to agree with this. On the surface tipping devs sounds like a great idea, but in the end it leads to pay cuts and subsidization of pay. Tips then become an expectation or the devs “can’t make a living.” Lastly, especially in the US, tip culture has gotten out of control, and it serves as an excuse not to properly pay employees. Sounds good but doesn’t end well.

drizzom7d ago

@ Popsicle

I think your right on the nose with how much tipping has become rampant. Instead of it being a relationship directly between the customer and the developer or employee, it now has a middle man ingrained in the system. DoorDash is one example. It ends up becoming a metric where the company can measure 'just how much more money you are willing to part with' before raising the price on the main product.

1Victor8d ago

Uh so they’re trying triple dip or more we buy the game that they’re already withholding/cutting content for dlc we was told that season pass would help the developers thrive we felt for it.
Now on top of all that plus their sales bonus they want tips enough is enough whatever happens to you create/built a good game get a bonus for sales milestones you care about your game and community we reward you with more sales not for doing 3/4 of a game then save the other 1/4 for dlc and passes after

raWfodog8d ago

The 'tip' is me buying your game in the first place.

S2Killinit7d ago

Very well said. If it was possible to send the money to either the developer or some organization for the betterment of gaming, sure. But we all know that will not be the case.

Rynxie7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

No, it would go to those on the top. They will still fire developers, have a bunch of microtransactions, raise prices of games and so on.

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H99d ago

So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!

Deeeeznuuuts8d ago

That kind of practice is only normal in the states, as far as I know anyway, what a backwards system

H98d ago

No it's as well in a every country that wants to amercanize

bloop8d ago

Ireland is literally the first stop across the pond and we don't have a tipping culture. The only establishments here that would expect a tip are the tourist haunts that Americans visit. Other than that, you might tip in a restaurant as a sign of gratitude for great service and waiting staff would be paid a full wage anyway.

Rebel_Scum7d ago

Tipping is not customary iin most countries dude. Get a passport lol.

Jin_Sakai9d ago

Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.

MrBaskerville8d ago

Maybe the CEO could earn his money based on tips.

mastershredder9d ago

good god. The devs are not baristas dude. Total 1% ideals. Fing Chadosaurus.

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