A QR code erected at the Australian indie games convention PAX Australia this week has confirmed what the internet has known for some time now: the figure in the image posted by Kojima is therefore Elle FanningAmerican actress known for her roles in the films Maleficent or Super 8to recite nobody else but them.
She is “who”
In case there is any doubt, the web page you will reach if you scan the QR code in question confirms that what Fanning is participating in will be “a game by Hideo Kojima“.
We can therefore a priori abandon the idea that the mysterious project is a film. However, the form (and especially the content) that the project could take is not yet entirely clear. During an interview last December, Kojima had revealed that he had two games in development.
One of these is naturally expected to be the sequel to Death Stranding, but we don’t really have any information regarding the second game. Rumors suggest it could be a new one. titled horror game Overdose.
As for the official announcements, we know that Kojima Productions is working on a new unannounced game for Xbox Game Studios:
“It’s a completely new game, which no one has ever experienced or seen before,” Kojima said during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase in June. “I’ve waited a very long time for the day when I could finally start creating it. Thanks to Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud technology and changing industry trends, it’s now possible to challenge myself to achieve this unique concept.”
If She is “who”, who is “where”?
After the news of Elle Fanning’s participation was confirmed by Kojima-san, he was quick to continue the teaser by posting this even more cryptic tweet:
Many Internet users talk about the American illustrator, model and actress Lauren Tsai, who do they think would be the person behind the “where?” silhouette. However, other than a few interactions on Tweeter and in real life, we don’t have much to say about the professional relationship between Hideo Kojima and Lauren Tsai.
Some netizens also talk about Shioli KutsumaJapanese-Australian actress — who we saw in Deadpool 2, notably — to embody the mysterious “where?” of the tweet.
As for the next word to discover, we will certainly have new information during the Game Awardswhich will take place December 8.