OD (video game) explained
OD is an upcoming horror game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios. It stars Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer and Udo Kier.[1] Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele served as writers for the game.[2]
According to Kojima, the game will "explore the concept of testing your fear threshold, and what it means to OD on fear."[3] Kojima stated he is "working with Xbox Game Studios and their cloud gaming technology to take on the challenge of creating a very unique, immersive, and totally new style of game — or rather, a new form of media."[4]
Development
The partnership between Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios to create a game for Xbox leveraging the power of the cloud was revealed at Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022.[5] Kojima officially announced OD and his collaboration with Jordan Peele at The Game Awards 2023 with a teaser trailer.[6]
2022 leak
In November 2022, two and a half minutes of gameplay were leaked on a live stream recording of a phone and on Twitter, showing a nurse in a dark presumed hospital walking around with a flashlight, breathing heavily. At the end, she sits down, then looks at the camera and screams before the screen cuts to black and cryptic symbols form to say "GAMEOVER" and then "OVERDOSE".[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Cooper . Dalton . 2023-12-08 . Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele Reveal All-Star Cast for Xbox Exclusive Horror Game OD . 2023-12-23 . . en . 11 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211030440/https://gamerant.com/hideo-kojima-xbox-exclusive-horror-game-od-cast-jordan-peele/ . live .
- Web site: Spangler . Todd . 2023-12-08 . Hideo Kojima Teams With Jordan Peele for Upcoming Horror Game OD, Announces His Death Stranding Docu Will Stream on Disney+ . 2023-12-23 . . en-US . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223153137/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/hideo-kojima-jordan-peele-od-disney-plus-documentary-1235829577/ . live .
- Web site: West . Josh . 2023-12-08 . Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223153137/https://www.gamesradar.com/od-overdose-hideo-kojima-xbox-guide/ . 23 December 2023 . 2023-12-23 . . en.
- Web site: Webster . Andrew . 2023-12-08 . Hideo Kojima teases mystery Xbox game OD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228112921/https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/7/23993035/hideo-kojima-od-xbox . 28 December 2023 . 2023-12-11 . . en.
- Web site: Cryer . Hirun . 2022-06-12 . Hideo Kojima partners with Xbox for a mysterious new game 'no one has ever experienced' . 2023-12-23 . . en . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223153159/https://www.gamesradar.com/hideo-kojima-partners-with-xbox-for-a-mysterious-new-game/ . live .
- Web site: Patches . Matt . 2023-12-07 . Kojima reveals OD, an immersive horror game collab with Jordan Peele . 2023-12-23 . . en-US . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208060027/https://www.polygon.com/23160488/od-trailer-kojima-horror-reveal-jordan-peele-awards . live .
- News: Frech . Ricky . May 12, 2024 . Hideo Kojima's Upcoming Horror Game OD Has Leaked Gameplay Details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513023924/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/hideo-kojima-upcoming-horror-game-overdose-gameplay-details-leaked/ . 13 May 2024 . May 13, 2024 . 7 . Comicbook.com.