Kojima Productions has unveiled an animated film set in the Death Stranding universe called Death Stranding: Mosquito (working title). According to a Kojima Productions press release, the upcoming movie "will chart a bold, original story within the surreal and emotionally resonant world Hideo Kojima created."

A teaser trailer shows two porters embroiled in a fight, one of whom seems to have taken a tar creature as a pet. The film is directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto of ABC Animation and written by Aaron Guzikowski, creator of the HBO series Raised by Wolves. Guzikowski's other writing credits include the 2013 film Prisoners and the 2014 series The Red Road. Check out the trailer below. 

It’s worth noting that Death Stranding: Mosquito is a separate project from the live-action Death Stranding movie currently in production at A24. Death Stranding: Mosquito has no premiere date. 

This trailer premiered during Kojima Productions’ 10th anniversary celebration livestream, Beyond the Strand. The presentation also included a new trailer for Kojima’s upcoming horror game OD (which is being made in collaboration with director Jordan Peele), and the reveal of key art and cast for the studio’s new action espionage title Physint.

For more on Death Stranding, be sure to read our reviews of the first game and its sequel. 

PlayStation has announced that a State of Play will air tomorrow, September 24, with 35 minutes of reveals and announcements from its first-party studios and partners around the world. It will air at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET. 

In the blog post for this announcement, PlayStation says the State of Play will feature an "extended look" at Returnal developer Housemarque's next game, Saros. It also says it will share updates from its first-party studios as well as from its third-party partners alongside new looks at anticipated indie titles, too. 

While waiting for tomorrow's State of Play, check out the reveal trailer for Housemarque's Saros, which features Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass, iZombie). 

Hot off the heels of announcing the 1.0 launch window for Palworld, developer Pocketpair has announced a new spinoff called Palworld: Palfarm. As the name suggests, it's a farming simulator featuring the titular Pals.

Although Palworld already has farming elements, Palfarm solely focuses on this aspect. Players move to an island to work alongside Pals to till fields, grow crops, craft tools, and cook dishes. Crops and other crafted goods can be sold or purchased at a market.

Some Pals offer unique skills to assist with farming, and players can increase their bonds with the critters by giving them gifts or speaking to them regularly. Players will also need to defend their farm from invading Pals looking to ruin their work. Palworld: Palfarm also supports multiplayer.

The timing of this announcement is curious, given it comes after the recent reveal of Pokémon Pokotopia, a farming spinoff of the popular franchise with which Pocketpair is currently embroiled in a patent lawsuit. Palfarm's trailer even ends on a stinger showing the character tossing its Pal Sphere (the series' version of Poké Balls) to catch a monster, a mechanic Nintendo patented seemingly in response to Palworld's success, and one of the main patent violations cited in the suit. 

Palworld: Palfarm has no release window, but it’s slated to launch on PC via Steam. 

Hot off the heels of announcing the 1.0 launch window for Palworld, developer Pocketpair has announced a new spinoff called Palworld: Palfarm. As the name suggests, it's a farming simulator featuring the titular Pals.

Although Palworld already has farming elements, Palfarm solely focuses on this aspect. Players move to an island to work alongside Pals to till fields, grow crops, craft tools, and cook dishes. Crops and other crafted goods can be sold or purchased at a market.

Some Pals offer unique skills to assist with farming, and players can increase their bonds with the critters by giving them gifts or speaking to them regularly. Players will also need to defend their farm from invading Pals looking to ruin their work. Palworld: Palfarm also supports multiplayer.

The timing of this announcement is curious, given it comes after the recent reveal of Pokémon Pokotopia, a farming spinoff of the popular franchise with which Pocketpair is currently embroiled in a patent lawsuit. Palfarm's trailer even ends on a stinger showing the character tossing its Pal Sphere (the series' version of Poké Balls) to catch a monster, a mechanic Nintendo patented seemingly in response to Palworld's success, and one of the main patent violations cited in the suit. 

Palworld: Palfarm has no release window, but it’s slated to launch on PC via Steam. 

Hideo Kojima's studio, Kojima Productions, has released a new teaser trailer for its in-development horror game, OD. It features Sophia Lillis (It, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) lighting some strange, seemingly ritualistic candles while an ominous knock sound echoes throughout the mostly empty apartment. 

Kojima first revealed OD way back in 2023 by bringing out acclaimed Get Out, Us, and Nope director Jordan Peele on stage during The Game Awards that year. The two indicated that they were working on a cloud-based horror project called OD for Xbox Game Studios, which would feature Lillis and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria). However, this game, which Kojima has confirmed is called OD – Knock, might differ from whatever Peele is working on. 

Check out the OD – Knock teaser trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see, OD – Knock appears to be the game teased during The Game Awards in 2023 as both feature Lillis. However, during today's Kojima Productions: Beyond The Strand event, as reported by IGN, Kojima said, "There is a different kind of fear [Peele] will do. Mine is the knock." 

This suggests that OD will be a series of projects focused on different fears. Kojima said during the livestream that he is afraid of large knocking sounds, and perhaps that's why his OD project is subtitled "Knock." We'll have to wait to see what fear Peele's OD project tackles. 

Kojima Productions is developing OD – Knock in collaboration with Xbox Game Studios, though it's unclear if Xbox is publishing the game as an exclusive or just lending a hand with the cloud technology the game(s) will use. 

In the meantime, check out the first OD teaser, and then read Game Informer's reviews of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach and Death Stranding. 

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