Death Stranding: Putting Gameplay, Story, and Setting Together
The more you try to dive into the complex universe of Death Stranding, the more questions keep popping up. It’s no wonder: this is a Hideo Kojima game, after all.
While there’s still a lot that we don’t fully understand, we’ve been able to piece together from what’s been shown so far a pretty good picture about what Death Stranding actually is — let’s dive in.
The World of Death Stranding
Death Stranding takes place in the “United Cities of America,” a future version of the United States, that appears to be on the verge of collapse. A series of mysterious explosions, which Sam references as an unexplained global disaster akin in scale to the original Big Bang that created the universe, have rocked the planet, causing “supernatural events” to dramatically change the geography of the Earth. With legions of these supernatural monsters roaming the country, humanity faces its own extinction.
IGN Readers’ Most Anticipated PS5 Feature Is One Sony’s Been Missing
With the recent details and release window announcement from Sony on the upcoming PlayStation 5, we asked the IGN community which confirmed feature you are most looking forward to with the Sony's next-gen console.
20,000 of you answered within 24 hours, with Backwards Compatibility pulling strong in first place, and Adaptive Triggers nearly tying with 4k Blu-ray in last place.
IGN Readers’ Most Anticipated PS5 Feature Is One Sony’s Been Missing
With the recent details and release window announcement from Sony on the upcoming PlayStation 5, we asked the IGN community which confirmed feature you are most looking forward to with the Sony's next-gen console.
20,000 of you answered within 24 hours, with Backwards Compatibility pulling strong in first place, and Adaptive Triggers nearly tying with 4k Blu-ray in last place.
Twitch ‘Shocked and Saddened’ by Livestream of Synagogue Attack in Germany
On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a gunman shot and killed at least two people at a synagogue in Halle, Germany and livestreamed the attack online on Twitch.
Twitch took to Twitter to express their "deepest condolences" and to ensure all that it removed the content and would take action against those found "posting or reposting content of this abhorrent act."
"We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected," Twitch tweeted. "Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy against hateful conduct, and any act of violence is taken extremely seriously. We worked with urgency to remove this content and will permanently suspend any accounts found to be posting or reposting content of this abhorrent act."
Twitch ‘Shocked and Saddened’ by Livestream of Synagogue Attack in Germany
On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a gunman shot and killed at least two people at a synagogue in Halle, Germany and livestreamed the attack online on Twitch.
Twitch took to Twitter to express their "deepest condolences" and to ensure all that it removed the content and would take action against those found "posting or reposting content of this abhorrent act."
"We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected," Twitch tweeted. "Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy against hateful conduct, and any act of violence is taken extremely seriously. We worked with urgency to remove this content and will permanently suspend any accounts found to be posting or reposting content of this abhorrent act."
Did You Catch This BvS Easter Egg in Joker?
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Joker!
There aren’t many Easter eggs or direct comic book references in Joker, but there’s one cinematic connection to an existing Batman film that even the editor of Joker didn’t catch.
During the riots that envelop Gotham City late in the film, the Waynes exit a movie theater before they’re gunned down in an alley. While the year Joker is set in is never explicitly stated, all four movies playing at the theater the Waynes leave were released in 1981: Blow Out, Zorro the Gay Blade, Arthur, and Excalibur.
While the Waynes going to see a Zorro movie has long been part of Batman’s origin lore (the swashbuckler being a direct influence on the character), Joker isn’t the only DC film to set the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne in 1981 near a cinema where one of the aforementioned films was playing.
Did You Catch This BvS Easter Egg in Joker?
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Joker!
There aren’t many Easter eggs or direct comic book references in Joker, but there’s one cinematic connection to an existing Batman film that even the editor of Joker didn’t catch.
During the riots that envelop Gotham City late in the film, the Waynes exit a movie theater before they’re gunned down in an alley. While the year Joker is set in is never explicitly stated, all four movies playing at the theater the Waynes leave were released in 1981: Blow Out, Zorro the Gay Blade, Arthur, and Excalibur.
While the Waynes going to see a Zorro movie has long been part of Batman’s origin lore (the swashbuckler being a direct influence on the character), Joker isn’t the only DC film to set the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne in 1981 near a cinema where one of the aforementioned films was playing.
He-Man: Sony May Shop Their Masters of the Universe Movie to Netflix
Netflix may soon become the one-stop shop for all things He-Man. In addition to the current She-Ra and the Princesses of Power animated series and Kevin Smith's upcoming anime Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflix could become the exclusive home of Sony's long-gestating Masters of the Universe movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony chairman Tom Rothman is seriously weighing the option of selling Masters of the Universe to Netflix rather than taking a financial risk with a theatrical release. THR's sources describe this as the safe choice for Sony, especially as the studio responds to rising marketing costs and the underwhelming box office return on Men in Black: International this past summer.
He-Man: Sony May Shop Their Masters of the Universe Movie to Netflix
Netflix may soon become the one-stop shop for all things He-Man. In addition to the current She-Ra and the Princesses of Power animated series and Kevin Smith's upcoming anime Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflix could become the exclusive home of Sony's long-gestating Masters of the Universe movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony chairman Tom Rothman is seriously weighing the option of selling Masters of the Universe to Netflix rather than taking a financial risk with a theatrical release. THR's sources describe this as the safe choice for Sony, especially as the studio responds to rising marketing costs and the underwhelming box office return on Men in Black: International this past summer.
Joker: Jared Leto Upset About Joaquin Phoenix Movie
DC’s new Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix may be breaking box office records and garnering awards attention, but not everyone is happy about the flick starring Batman’s arch-nemesis. According to a report by THR, Suicide Squad Joker actor Jared Leto was “alienated and upset” when Warner Bros. gave another Joker movie the green light.
This tidbit comes from a report focused on Martin Scorsese’s involvement in Todd Phillips’ Joker movie and merely mentions Leto in passing, but even that little bit of insight speaks volumes.