When gaming icon Hideo Kojima talks, people listen. The Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator is currently riding high after a stupendously great Death Stranding 2: On the Beach reveal and the Disney Plus premiere of the documentary Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds. But now he has what at first glance appears to be a very spicy take on Oscar Isaac.
Hideo Kojima took Phil Spencer to a Japanese ceremony to purify his new Xbox horror game OD
09.02.2024 - 21:35 / gamesradar.com / Phil Spencer / Jordan Gerblick
Hideo Kojima has revealed a fascinating tidbit about the development of his new Xbox horror game OD: He brought Xbox boss Phil Spencer and other members of the Microsoft gaming team to a traditional Japanese purification ceremony.
This was revealed during the long, long-awaited return of Kojima's HideoTube YouTube series (timestamped here), during which he spoke for a brief moment about OD, also referred to as Overdose. Kojima declined to say anything substantial about the game, but he did say information would be revealed "gradually."
More interestingly, to me anyway, he showed an instantly classic picture of him with Spencer and Xbox president Sarah bond and explained that, due to the nature of OD, he joined them at an Oharai purification ceremony, presumably to cleanse the game and keep away evil spirits.
The picture seems to have been taken from a phone, but you can still pretty clearly see Spencer, Bond, and Kojima donning a ceremonial sash with Japanese text printed lengthwise.
"You know how before making horror movies or dramas, people go to a shrine for Oharai?" Kojima said. "Well, this is a scary game, so we did the Oharai ceremony with Microsoft."
According to Wikipedia, Oharai, also spelled Ōharae, is a ritual traditionally held biannually to purify a large group of people for whatever reason. In this case, Kojima is strongly suggesting it was performed in order to cleanse or purify his collaborative project with Xbox, OD, which is a very strange-looking horror game that probably could some sort of cleansing.
While we didn't learn much else about OD from the video, we know it'll explore the nature of fear and blur the lines between video game and movie, which Kojima is increasingly leaning into with OD, Death Stranding 2, and the recently announced, untitled action-espionage game.
OD is just one of many upcoming horror games we can't wait to get spooked by.
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
gamesradar.com
26.02.2024 / 23:03
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts veterans have a slick new action-RPG coming this year, and it's now confirmed for a global release
Fans of Japanese action-RPGs, I bring two pieces of good news: Reynatis, the game a team of Final Fantasy veterans showed off during last week's Nintendo Partner Direct, isn't Japan- or Switch-exclusive, and it's been confirmed for a worldwide launch later this year.
destructoid.com
23.02.2024 / 17:57
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding documentary is available for streaming now
Can’t get enough Death Stranding? Well, you’re in luck. The documentary film Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds shows the creative process behind Hideo Kojima launching his independent studio Kojima Productions and the development of Death Stranding. Connecting Worlds is available to stream now on Disney+, Hulu, and Hotstar depending on region.
videogameschronicle.com
23.02.2024 / 10:45
Hideo Kojima documentary Connecting Worlds is now on Disney+
Kojima Productions and PlayStation Productions’ documentary Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds is available now on Disney+.
videogameschronicle.com
21.02.2024 / 21:03
Xbox announces multiplatform releases for Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded
Microsoft has confirmed multiplatform release plans for four first-party titles.
gameranx.com
21.02.2024 / 13:09
Phil Spencer Explains The 1,900 Layoffs In Microsoft Gaming
Phil Spencer has gone on record on why Microsoft Gaming suddenly fired 1,900 of their own employees after the Activision Blizzard King merger was finalized months earlier.
ign.com
21.02.2024 / 11:59
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Suggests New Call of Duty Games Will Hit Game Pass Day One
Will this year’s Call of Duty launch day one on Game Pass? Xbox boss Phil Spencer has suggested it will.
techradar.com
21.02.2024 / 10:09
Ditching physical media 'not a strategic thing' for Xbox, says Phil Spencer
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed that Xbox will not be moving away from physical media anytime soon, despite the market trending towards digital purchases.
gamesradar.com
17.02.2024 / 02:49
Dang, The Witcher 4 studio says its new IP "definitely is NOT a cosmic horror in feudal Japan," which is precisely what I was hoping it was
If there's one game I would want to follow CDPR's long-awaited sequel The Witcher 4, it would be a cosmic horror game set in feudal Japan - and I mean that sincerely! In fact, CDPR, with its spectacular worldbuilding, is one of the few studios I would trust to pull off something so wild. But, sadly, that very specific genre is exactly the only one CDPR has fully ruled out for its new IP, codenamed Project Hadar.
gameranx.com
16.02.2024 / 22:55
Phil Spencer Isn’t “Holding His Breath” Regarding Sony and Nintendo Bringing Games To Xbox
Many people are still trying to process everything that happened during Xbox’s “Business Update” that transpired yesterday. This is because the whole presentation read as nothing more than “this could’ve been an email,” as nothing truly significant was revealed. The only “big pieces of news” were that Microsoft would bring four titles that had been out for a while to other platforms and that Microsoft was already working on their next-gen console to follow the Xbox Series X/S. But now, a separate interview from Xbox’s Phil Spencer has further shed light on what he feels is “best for business” from both Xbox and beyond…and it’s really telling.
eurogamer.net
16.02.2024 / 12:39
Phil Spencer unsure "who it helps" Helldivers 2 isn't on Xbox
As Microsoft opts to launch at least some of its Xbox exclusives on rival consoles, the company's gaming boss Phil Spencer has reflected on Sony's recent, hugely-successful launch of online, cross-platform shooter Helldivers 2 on PC and PlayStation 5.
gamesradar.com
16.02.2024 / 11:43
Xbox boss Phil Spencer isn't ruling out Starfield ever coming to PS5
Starfield on PS5 is still a possibility, according to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.