Hideo Kojima has never been one to follow conventions, and now he is proving it again, because the visionary creator behind Death Stranding is expanding the game’s eerie, genre-bending universe with not one, but two ambitious adaptations. In addition to the already announced live-action film in collaboration with acclaimed indie studio A24, Kojima has confirmed that an anime based on Death Stranding is also in the works. Both projects are designed to stand apart from traditional game-to-screen adaptations, hinting at Kojima’s deeper creative ambitions. 86z2s

I've gotten a lot of joy out of running around central Japan in Assassin's Creed Shadows, but it has its fair share of frustrations. Exploration in an open-world Ubisoft game is never quite on the level of Breath of the Wild or Elden Ring, and it's no surprise that Shadows often fails to reward the act of traveling off the beaten path. While the sightseeing is gorgeous enough for me to forgive that, I occasionally found myself disappointed by the monotony of clambering up brush-laden hillsides as I tracked down a new objective.

The arrival of Death Stranding: Director's Cut on Xbox could be great news for the future of Game . It's no surprise that the addition of Death Stranding on Xbox would have come as a huge shock, not just because of its arrival on the Xbox store without any prior warning. Seeing such a huge PlayStation exclusive make its way over to Xbox is a rarity, making Death Stranding's arrival on Xbox a momentous occasion and a huge win for both dedicated Xbox fans and Microsoft itself.

Xbox players were in for a big surprise as Death Stranding: Director's Cut was released on Xbox Series X/S on November 7. The news is sure to shock a lot of fans of the Kojima Productions title, not only due to there being no prior announcement of its addition to the consoles, but due to the game's initial exclusivity with PlayStation. Nevertheless, the Xbox port of Death Stranding is great news, increasing its accessibility and allowing more players to experience this title for the very first time.

Xbox Series X|Splayers will soon be able to experience one of the most unique PlayStation console exclusives of the last decade with a sudden release that's taken everyone by surprise. As Microsoft has slowly begun porting some of Xbox's best games to other platforms, it's a refreshing change of pace to see a game that made a name for itself on PlayStation 4 and PC finally coming to Xbox. It may not be a massive hit like Marvel's Spider-Man but it's still a unique experience that players ought to check out.

Editor's Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and the movie covered here would not exist without the labor of the writers and actors in both unions.

When traversing the large and empty world of Death Stranding, Sam Bridges must deliver several packages using a backpack and establish links with other survivors at distribution centers. However, to do this efficiently, players must upgrade Sam’s backpack so that he can carry more packages without damaging them and without effort.

At first, Death Stranding might seem like a walking simulator; however, at some point, players will get the ability to build and use roads. Much like other infrastructure in Death Stranding, roads can be shared amongst other players and provide other benefits. Therefore, players must start building roads when the opportunity arises, especially if they have a vehicle.

At first glance there might not seem like much that connects Hideo Kojima’s surreal 2019 video game Death Stranding with the oldest editions of Dungeons & Dragons, but Death Stranding is remarkably close to old-school DnD with some embellishments added. Unlike Kojima’s prior work on the Metal Gear franchise, Death Stranding emphasizes travel itself over stealth or combat. The game’s singular focus on cargo and carrying capacity might remind veteran DnD fans of campaigns focused on transporting gear and loot. The rarity of combat, along with the incentive to flee from battle, also make Death Stranding feel like original DnD, or an Old School Renaissance tabletop RPG.

While Death Stranding 2is seemingly set to resurrect the first game's villain Higgs Monaghan, the original Death Strandingalready teased the antagonist's return. The sequel, which was announced under the working title Death Stranding 2, will bring back pillars of the first game's star-studded cast like Norman Reedus and Lea Seydoux. Troy Baker is also set to return as Higgs Monaghan, with his reappearance previously teased in a bizarre Death Stranding mission chain.