Kingdom Hearts   series director Tetsuya Nomura offered fresh insight into the world of his next game,   Kingdom Hearts 4 , in an   interview with Japan’s Famitsu , explaining how the Tokyo-like game world of Quadratum is connected to other worlds in the series and why protagonist Sora looks much more realistic than fans are used to. Nomura also confirmed that, yes,   Sora’s fancy new apartment , his base of operations in   Kingdom Hearts 4 , is located in Tokyo’s swish Aoyama neighborhood. In the interview, which was translated by Kingdom Hearts superfan and streamer Audrey (aka aitaikimochi), Nomura says that  Kingdom Hearts 4  will explore the “contrast” of the real world known as Quadratum and the fictional worlds of Kingdom Hearts. “From Sora’s perspective, Quadratum is a world that exists in the background, a fictional world that is different from his reality,” Nomura told Famitsu. “However, for the people living in...

  Yesterday's online speculation of   Sony potentially buying Kojima Productions   picked up enough attention overnight that Hideo Kojima himself felt the need to comment on the rumours. On   Twitter , the   Metal Gear Solid   and   Death Stranding   creator put an end to the speculative chatter. "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will continue to be an independent studio," he said. Funnily enough, Kojima actually fuelled the speculation himself before issuing the statement, as he simply posted the new PlayStation Studios banner doing the rounds with Death Stranding protagonist Sam Bridges on it. This was done from his Japanese account without any context. Of course, the internet took this to mean the Sony acquisition was happening before Kojima shared his statement just under two hours later. This new comment should kill any speculation of a Sony acquisition henceforth, but you know what the interne...