Fans of Hideo Kojima’s work are pumped for the release of Death Stranding , but they won’t fall so easily for bad rumors circulating on 4chan about the game.
Leave it to reddit users to pick apart the Death Stranding rumors posted by a person claiming to work for Kojima Productions on 4chan. YouTube user YongYea breaks down the rumors quite nicely in his video below.
Long story short, the 4chan user claims Norman Reedus’ character’s name is Adam and his love interest’s name is Eve. The leaker also claims Kojima is aiming for a 2018 release date for the game and claims the game developer is highly influenced by HBO’s series Westworld .
Honestly, the leaks sound like bullshit. Kojima Productions already denied that Reedus’ character is named Adam. We also know Kojima is extremely paranoid about leaks around this project, so we’re sure the people involved likely have to sign ridiculous non-disclosure agreements before even stepping foot in the his studio.
Also, 2018 seems a little soon for a release date. Kojima just announced the game this year, so a 2020 release seems more plausible.
However, fans can expect Kojima to slowly reveal clues about the game on social media before the big release date announcement. Kojima recently spoke to Glixel about working on the soundtrack for the game and revealed the meaning behind the title’s name.
"One thing people were pointing out after the first teaser was released, was how the cover of the album 0 has string-like objects that seem to be hanging from top to bottom," Kojima told Glixel. "They say these are the same mysterious strings as in the teaser. In Death Stranding , ‘strand’ stands for strings and connections, and I felt a mysterious connection to that song that I found in that CD shop in Reykjavík two years ago."
What do you think about the “leaks” for Death Stranding ? Do you think there’s any truth to the release date rumors? Let us know in the comments below
