Death Stranding is one of the most exciting upcoming games appearing at E3 2018. The next project from famed developer Hideo Kojima has had us intrigued ever since its provocative E3 2016 reveal trailer. With the game confirmed as one of the four major games Sony intends to primarily focus on during its press conference, our hype and anticipation only continues to build. To prepare you for what`s ahead, here`s what we know about Death Stranding, as well as what we`re hoping to see from it at this year`s E3.What We Know So FarAfter a long-standing corporate conflict, Kojima parted ways from publisher Konami in July 2015 and reformed his longtime studio Kojima Productions as an independent developer. During the same month, Kojima announced he was collaborating with Sony to create a new PlayStation game. This ultimately turned out to be Death Stranding, which was first shown at Sony`s E3 2016 press conference. Two subsequent teasers were shown at The Game Awards 2016 and 2017.There arenīt many concrete details about Death Stranding`s narrative aside from the provocative imagery of its trailers and Kojima`s musings on Twitter. It stars actor Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints) as protagonist Sam, and Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal) as a bizarre unnamed antagonist. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will contribute his likeness to another unnamed character. In addition, voice actors Troy Baker and Emily O`Brien are confirmed to appear.Death Stranding is being made with the DECIMA engine, the same game engine used to make Horizon Zero Dawn. Kojima has stated that it will be an action game set in an open world with multiplayer functionality. According to Kojima, the game aims to eschew some of gaming`s most time-honored traditions--in this case the mechanics that dictate life and death. When Sam dies, you`re sent to an upside-down world submerged in water that you can explore in first-person. But once you return to the world of the liv ...
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