Kaser Focus: Return to me, Norman Reedus

In case you haven’t heard, Death Stranding is set to launch on PC Game Pass next week I’ll be perfectly frank: I never actually finished Death Stranding. I think it was a case of “it’s me, not the game” — though Death Stranding didn’t help by being abstruse. But perhaps this is a chance to redeem myself and finally figure out what the heck is going on with Norman Reedus (though given it’s a Kojima title, I’m not holding out much hope).

Embracer Group was on a tear this week, gobbling up multiple IPs in a single day. It now owns Tripwire Interactive, Limited Run Games, and a little thing you may have heard of called Middle-earth Enterprises. This gives them the rights to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit works, as well as the games, shows, etc. that are coming with them. This is after it acquired Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal. and Square Enix Montreal earlier this year. At this point, I’m starting to feel snubbed that I have yet to be acquired by Embracer. Apparently I’d be in good company.