Death Stranding 2 and the Beautiful Madness of Hideo Kojima
There are game developers. There are designers. And then there’s Hideo Kojima.A man who doesn’t make video games so much as he crafts cryptic digital art pieces that also happen to feature long cutscenes, philosophical rambling, and sometimes Norman Reedus bathing in a cave with a baby in a jar. And now, the madman is back.Death Stranding 2: On the Beach officially drops on June 26, 2025, and if the trailers are anything to go by, we’re in for another round of “What the hell did I just watch?” in the best possible way, of course. But to understand where we’re going, we’ve got to appreciate where we’ve been—so let’s dive into the messy brilliance of Kojima’s past, present, and hopefully trauma-inducing future. What We Know About Death Stranding 2 (So Far) So far, Kojima’s given us two trailers, a few cryptic […]