Today, Hideo Kojima, founder of developer Kojima Productions, announced that his highly-anticipated upcoming open-world action game, Death Stranding, will not be at E3 2017.

For those that don’t know: Death Stranding was first announced during Sony’s E3 2016 presser. In development for the PS4, it is poised to be the first game from the legendary game director — who most notably created the iconic Metal Gear franchise — and his company following the 2015 disbandment of Kojima Productions as a subsidiary of Konami. The studio now functions independently.

The game is apparently releasing sometime prior 2019; however, it is almost certain that it will hit near the very end of this given period, which makes this announcement not very surprising.

As you may know, the game notably features renown actors Norma Reedus and Mad Mikkelsen, with its title being a reference to the cetacean stranding phenomenon.

Apologies to our fans, Death Stranding will not be @ E3 as we are fully focused on development. Pls see me with @geoffkeighley on 6/14! pic.twitter.com/w9JfmEOqF4

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) June 7, 2017

Posted: Jun 07, 2017 11:36 am
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