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BLACKPINK's Jennie's ZEN confirmed as official soundtrack for Summer Game Fest 2025, BLINKs say ‘BGM is on fire'
In a powerful fusion of K-pop and global gaming culture, BLACKPINK's Jennie has once again made her mark on pop history. Her solo single, ZEN, has been officially chosen as the soundtrack for the Summer Game Fest 2025 trailer. From Death Stranding 2: On The Beach and Green Games to Possessor(s) and Neverway, this year's trailer was already bursting with excitement. The trailer, revealed with thunderous anticipation, opens with stunning visuals of digital worlds colliding. But it's JENNIE's voice that instantly steals the spotlight. ZEN plays smoothly throughout the trailer, with its simple yet captivating beat and calm vibe adding a strong emotional layer to the gameplay footage. For JENNIE, this isn't just another solo track—it's a defining cultural crossover moment. As a global fashion muse, chart-topping artist, and now a featured voice in the gaming world, she continues to expand her creative empire. Netizens Reaction: As soon as the trailer dropped, fans flooded social media with enthusiastic responses. One fan expressed their excitement, saying, 'Thanks for choosing 'ZEN.'' Another BLINK shared, 'I can't express how happy I am to hear my favorite idol's song playing in the background of my favorite games—Death Stranding and Expedition 33!' Another comment read, 'This is the coolest! 'ZEN' in the background made the teasers even more intense.' One follower added, 'Oh, 'ZEN,' you will always be famous—both for the art and the charts!' Others remarked, 'From being just an intro for an album to this, 'ZEN' has truly become a hit.' One fan perfectly summed it up, saying, 'It matches the vibe perfectly; ' ZEN ' really is that song.' More About BLACKPINK' Jennie's ZEN ZEN is the latest solo single by BLACKPINK's Jennie from the album Ruby. The upbeat track released on April 26, 2025, under her label ODD ATELIER. ZEN blends minimalist pop, alternative R&B, and electronic ambience, showcasing a more introspective and artistic side of her sound. Known for its sleek production and haunting vocals, ZEN explores themes of calm amidst chaos, perfectly aligning with its unexpected yet powerful placement in the gaming world. Now, from the charts to the console screens, ZEN proves that JENNIE isn't just a pop star—she's a cultural force. About Summer Game Fest 2025 First launched in May 2020, Summer Game Fest was created to unite the gaming industry with a global summer celebration. It features new game announcements, world premieres, live demos, and exciting updates across all major platforms. The 2025 showcase goes live on Friday, June 6, at: - 2 PM PT - 5 PM ET - 9 PM GMT Hosted by Geoff Keighley live from the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the event promises major reveals and a look at the future of gaming, with BLACKPINK's Jennie's ZEN setting the mood for what's next.
Metro
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor won't be out this decade
Arguably the most anticipated game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is still at least five years away, despite being announced a year ago. As well Death Stranding 2: On The Beach next month, Hideo Kojima's studio Kojima Productions is working on two more projects. One of these is an Xbox published game called OD, a collaboration between Kojima and Get Out director Jordan Peele which stars Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier. The horror project was officially revealed in 2023, but nothing has been shown since. The other is Physint, a Metal Gear spiritual sequel which was announced in January last year. Unlike OD, no footage has ever been shown of the game, and there's a very good reason for that – it's still many years away. Speaking in an interview with French magazine Le Film Français (via VGC), Kojima was asked about the upcoming film adaptation of Death Stranding from A24, and whether he'd like to direct a film himself. 'Oh, yes!' Kojima replied. 'I received many offers after leaving Konami.' However, don't expect a Kojima film anytime soon, as the developer wants to finish Death Stranding 2 and Physint before he even considers switching mediums. 'Besides Death Stranding 2, there is Physint in development,' Kojima said. 'That will take me another five or six years. Maybe after that, I could finally decide to tackle a film. I grew up with cinema. Directing would be a kind of homage to it. Besides, I'm getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young.' While it's unclear why Kojima didn't mention OD, it's possible he's been told by Sony not to talk about the project while promoting Death Stranding 2, as it's published by Xbox – although it's unknown if it's a console exclusive or not. More Trending Considering OD was announced before Physint, it's safe to assume the former will be the next game from Kojima Productions, which implies Physint hasn't made it past pre-production yet. While Kojima's love for movies is clear in his games, an interview last week suggested he had been advised to stick to video games, by film director friends Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn. In that same interview, Kojima explained how he has a USB stick filled with game ideas, so his studio could have a secure future after he dies. He's currently 61 and so could be 66 or older before Physint is ever released. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Anno 117: Pax Romana hands-on preview – building a better Britain MORE: You can play Switch 2 at Gamescom 2025 as Nintendo confirms attendance MORE: Take-Two boss has zero interest in playing GTA 6: 'I'm not a gamer'
Metro
16-05-2025
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- Metro
Hideo Kojima put a secret stash of game ideas on a USB stick for when he dies
The creator behind Metal Gear and Death Stranding wants his studio to continue to make new games after his death, so he's left some ideas on a USB stick for them. Hideo Kojima's games might not be everyone's cup of tea, as seen with the divisive Death Stranding, but he certainly has plenty of interesting ideas. The famed developer, who founded his own independent studio, Kojima Productions, in 2015 is best known for the Metal Gear franchise, which he worked on at Konami. His next title is Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, which looks set to amp up the weirdness with doll-like characters, Solid Snake lookalikes, and more baby-protecting shenanigans. Kojima, who turned 60 during production on the sequel, has explained how he became more aware of his mortality after falling ill during the pandemic, which caused him to re-evaluate his studio's future. Speaking in an interview with Edge magazine, Kojima said: 'Turning 60 was less of a turning point in my life than my experiences during the pandemic. I fell seriously ill at that time, and also had an eye operation. Until then, I didn't think I was old, you know? I just didn't feel my age, and I assumed I would be able to create for as long as I live. 'But then I became sick, and I couldn't create anything. And I saw lots of people around me passing away at that time. I was confronted with death. Of course, I recovered, but now I was thinking, 'Wait, how many years do I have left to make games or a film? Perhaps I have 10 years?' This illness led Kojima to reassess his career priorities. At one point, he wanted to direct a film, but directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn – who both appear in Death Stranding – are said to have encouraged him to stick to video games. In the interview, Kojima explained how his studio's already confirmed future projects – the Metal Gear inspired Physint and Jordan Peele collaboration OD – were borne out of a desire to provide a stronger future for Kojima Productions beyond his lifetime. These thoughts for his studio's future have taken on a physical form via a USB stick Kojima has filled with his ideas, so Kojima Productions can continue to make new original games after his death. 'I gave a USB stick with all my ideas on it to my personal assistant, kind of like a will,' he added. 'Perhaps they could continue to make things after I'm gone at Kojima Productions… This is a fear for me: what happens to Kojima Productions after I'm gone? I don't want them to just manage our existing IP.' Kojima has recently talked about some of his cancelled, and slightly mad, concepts on his radio podcast KOJI10. In the latest episode, he discussed one idea where the passage of time in real life would be a mechanic, where you would start out being born and 'then gradually over time you become an adult', which would affect your abilities. 'If you keep playing the game, you will become a 70 or 80 year old man,' Kojima explained. 'However, at this age you will be weaker, your eyesight will worsen. When you are a teenager you'll be able to run faster but by the time you reach 60 you'll slow down a bit.' While your character would be in better physical condition when they're younger, the older you get the more knowledge and experience you possess. He added: 'But no-would buy it!' More Trending Elsewhere, Kojima proposed a game where your character gradually forgets important information and abilities, like 'how to fire their gun or what their job is', if you take too long a break from it. 'Players would have to take a week off work or school to play it,' he joked. While these ideas appear to be just for podcast giggles, Kojima has experimented with real-time mechanics in the past. In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, food you acquire would go off after a few days had passed in real life. An elderly boss, named The End, would also die of old age if you waited a week and booted up your save. A similar mechanic almost made its way into Death Stranding 2. 'Originally in Death Stranding 2, I was going to have Sam's beard gradually grow out over time, and the player would have to shave it. If they didn't, Sam would end up looking unkempt,' Kojima said. 'However, as Norman Reedus is a big star, I didn't want to make him look uncool!' Death Stranding 2 is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: GTA 6 delay is to give Rockstar 'no limitations' as Take-Two commits to new date MORE: Nintendo Switch 2 will overtake PS5 as 'primary partner' for third party games predict analysts MORE: The worst video game ever made is coming to PS5, Switch and Xbox this month
Geek Culture
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Hideo Kojima Shares Wild 'Forgetting Game' Idea Where Characters Lose Abilities As Real-World Time Passes
Hideo Kojima, the eccentric game designer and mind behind the Metal Gear Solid franchise and Death Stranding , has shared a couple of ideas for games that incorporate the passage of time in real life in their gameplay systems, and they are unsurprisingly wild. Speaking on episode 17 of his Japanese radio podcast KOJI10, Kojima spoke on how he used such time-related mechanics in past games, also revealing some intriguing unused concepts, including one scrapped from his upcoming sequel, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach . The End in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Reflecting on his past experiences, Kojima brought up two examples seen in 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater . Firstly, food acquired in the game would start to go bad after a player leaves it in their inventory for a few real-world days, making the protagonist Snake sick if eaten. The second, notably more iconic example would be the boss fight with The End, an elderly sniper. This battle was made infamous when the game launched, as players soon figured out that they could use the system clock to easily beat the otherwise difficult boss, and that by waiting a full week and then loading their mid-battle save, a cutscene would play showing The End dying of old age. For Death Stranding 2: On The Beach , Kojima revealed that he wanted to use a similar time system, albeit in a smaller scale, although plans were eventually scrapped during development. 'I've thought about having characters' hair grow in games. Originally in Death Stranding 2 , I was going to have Sam's beard gradually grow out over time, and the player would have to shave it. If they didn't, Sam would end up looking unkempt,' he explained. 'However, as Norman Reedus is a big star, I didn't want to make him look uncool!' Still, the director has bold plans in store for potential projects, outlining a few game concepts which incorporate the passage of time as a major mechanic. First up, he mentions an idea of a game with a character that ages as time goes on. 'It starts out with the player being born, you're a child, and then gradually over time you become an adult. In the game, you fight various enemies. If you keep playing the game, you will become a 70 or 80-year-old man. However, at this age, you will be weaker, and your eyesight will worsen. When you are a teenager, you'll be able to run faster, but by the time you reach 60, you'll slow down a bit.' he described, outlining a game that sounds similar to 2021's Sifu but with real-time ageing, although he joked that no one would buy such a game. His second idea, on the other hand, sounds much more intriguing as it flips the script, with Kojima proposing a 'forgetting game'. In this concept, the game's playable character will slowly start to forget important information or lose skills if players take too long a break in between play sessions, gradually forgetting 'how to fire their gun or what their job is'. This system would also eventually build up until a player is completely unable to move, essentially forcing a player to get through it as quickly as possible, or take extended time off to play it. As wild as this sounds, the concept would make for an interesting change of pace in today's age of bloated maps and copy-pasted ideas, and definitely falls in line with the director's wacky repertoire. And who knows? Maybe Kojima would actually follow through and experiment with such mechanics in his future games, but in the meantime, Kojima fans can look forward to his next mind-bending adventure when Death Stranding 2: On The Beach releases on 26 June for the PS5. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Death Stranding Hideo Kojima Metal Gear Solid
Metro
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Sony to increase first party games output as PS5 sales continue to fall
As Sony projects a decline in PlayStation 5 console sales over the next year, the company is hoping software will pick up the slack. Sony's first-party line-up for the PlayStation 5 has been an increasing disappointment over the past five years, with standouts like Returnal and Astro Bot, but too few new releases and too many remasters and failed live service experiments. The lack of first-party games is reflected in the company's financial report for the 2024 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2025). As outlined by Sony, first-party software sales dropped to 28.9 million in FY24, a 10.8 million decline from 2023's 39.7 million. While overall game sales were up over last year, at 303.3 million, Sony is expecting an increase in both first and third-party software sales over the 2025 financial year – which seems to indicate it has some surprises up its sleeve. Sony is set to release Ghost of Yōtei and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach in 2025, and according to Sony's definition of the term, the latter does count as first party even though it's not made by one of their internal studios. There are also projects like Bungie's Marathon and the Sony-published Lost Soul Aside, which are both slated for this year and also come under the definition of first party. While Sony will likely increase its first-party sales with these games alone, there's a chance another unannounced project might be lined up for 2025. Earlier this year, rumours claimed a new God Of War game set in Greece is planned for 2025, but nothing has been officially announced yet. It's also perfectly possible that other, current unguessed at, titles could be waiting in the wings. Despite these positive forecasts for software sales, Sony is less optimistic when it comes to hardware. The company is expecting PlayStation 5 sales to drop in the 2025 financial year, which isn't exactly surprising as we're over five years into the console's life cycle (and the next 12 months no longer has GTA 6 as a potential boost). More Trending Over the 2024 fiscal year, PlayStation 5 hardware sales totalled 18.5 million, selling 2.8 million in the last quarter. This is a small drop from the previous year's 20.8 million. This means total PlayStation 5 sales have hit 77.8 million, which is just 1.4 million units behind the PlayStation 4 at the same period in its life. However, whether that means it'll end up with a similar lifetime total, of around 117 million (making it the fifth most successful console of all time), is hard to guess. We'll likely have a better idea of Sony's upcoming software slate over the next month, if not through a State Of Play presentation, then at Summer Game Fest on June 6, 2025. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are available now at one UK retailer MORE: New Persona annoucement due this week but prepare for disappointment MORE: Horizon Zero Dawn 3 scheduled for 2027 as a cross-gen PS6 game claims rumour
