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Hideo Kojima, one of the most celebrated game developers on the planet and the creator of the Death Stranding series, made the pilgrimage to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on his 62nd birthday.
In both a press conference and an onstage appearance at the Next Generation Sports Conference (at the close of the Esports World Cup), Kojima talked about the blending of cinematic and gaming in a way that yields art unlike anything we’ve seen before. He talked about actors and filmmakers that he admires, why he puts them in his games, and what it takes to pull the best performances out of the voice and motion actors in his Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2 games.
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