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S______L for PS5 to be revealed soon (The dedicated blueballs/Kojima 'conspiracy' thread)
DeepSpace5D
Member
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Isak
Neo Member
TBH those reddit posts just seem like hogwash to me. And the OP disappeared when asked to PM the number. The only thing that threw me for a loop after I had completely given up on it being Kojima is Nuare tweeting out a blue box emote 3 days before they were revealed to be Hasan's partner. Did they like just go, "Oh hey look who's trending, our partner studio Blue Box, so let's tweet out a Blue box"? It's odd because I went through their tweets and it stands out among all the other tweets which are all just artwork they're producing for all the different games. But nobody besides me seems to think it's a big deal, so maybe I'm just looking too much into it probably. I'll just wait till 25 and see if anything drops or not.
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Kdad
Member
Someone hired the Rami
Chigaimasu. Nihongo no benkyou no tame desu yo.naze anata no twitter ha nihongo desu ka
nihon ni sunde imasu ka
bitbydeath
Gold Member
They’re not in the indie program. Their benefits exceed well beyond that.
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
That reddit user posting the phone number and stuff seems sus as hell. New account created just yesterday to talk about the Blue Box stuff?
Massive red flag and most likely nothing (in regards to all the phone number stuff)
I want to believe. I just can't.
Massive red flag and most likely nothing (in regards to all the phone number stuff)
I want to believe. I just can't.
FunkMiller
Member
8BiTw0LF
Banned
Some key-points, to why Blue Box isn't truthfully honest: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...amers-believe-it-s-hideo-kojima-s-silent-hill
"The original Sony blog post for Abandoned was full of red flags. It promised realistic graphics at 4K resolutions and frame rates of 60 per second, benchmarks that would be difficult to hit for the most established game studios, let alone a tiny one like Blue Box. Sony didn’t respond to a request for comment."
"The situation grew stranger when Geoff Keighley, a video game personality who interviewed Kojima’s fake CEO in 2013 and has helped reveal many of the director’s games, hinted on Twitter that he would be involved in the unveiling of Abandoned. Keighley, a longtime friend of Kojima, did not respond to a request for comment."
"Blue Box tried to raise just under $12,000 from a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 to make a horror game called Rewind. The crowdfunding project ended with $207 in pledges. Kahraman canceled the Kickstarter, writing that Rewind would be “fully funded by a private investor,” but the game never came out."
"Kahraman said Abandoned has been in development since 2017, although the “concept was changed a lot of times.” He said the Blue Box team consists of 10 people and that he had outsourced work to several other studios, which accounted for the 50 figure he mentioned earlier. He said he’d attracted the attention of Sony in 2015 following that failed Kickstarter."
"But the conversation raised many more questions. Kahraman would not make other members of his team available for interviews and would only identify one, who didn’t respond to a request for comment. Kahraman said he had signed a contract with Sony but wouldn’t offer specifics. He also said the game was funded by investors but wouldn’t say who. “There is a reason for that, but I really can’t talk about it,” Kahraman said."
"Kahraman named two of the “six or seven” outsourcing companies that he said Blue Box is working with: Nuare Studio and Dekogon Studios. Representatives for both companies declined to comment."
"The original Sony blog post for Abandoned was full of red flags. It promised realistic graphics at 4K resolutions and frame rates of 60 per second, benchmarks that would be difficult to hit for the most established game studios, let alone a tiny one like Blue Box. Sony didn’t respond to a request for comment."
"The situation grew stranger when Geoff Keighley, a video game personality who interviewed Kojima’s fake CEO in 2013 and has helped reveal many of the director’s games, hinted on Twitter that he would be involved in the unveiling of Abandoned. Keighley, a longtime friend of Kojima, did not respond to a request for comment."
"Blue Box tried to raise just under $12,000 from a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 to make a horror game called Rewind. The crowdfunding project ended with $207 in pledges. Kahraman canceled the Kickstarter, writing that Rewind would be “fully funded by a private investor,” but the game never came out."
"Kahraman said Abandoned has been in development since 2017, although the “concept was changed a lot of times.” He said the Blue Box team consists of 10 people and that he had outsourced work to several other studios, which accounted for the 50 figure he mentioned earlier. He said he’d attracted the attention of Sony in 2015 following that failed Kickstarter."
"But the conversation raised many more questions. Kahraman would not make other members of his team available for interviews and would only identify one, who didn’t respond to a request for comment. Kahraman said he had signed a contract with Sony but wouldn’t offer specifics. He also said the game was funded by investors but wouldn’t say who. “There is a reason for that, but I really can’t talk about it,” Kahraman said."
"Kahraman named two of the “six or seven” outsourcing companies that he said Blue Box is working with: Nuare Studio and Dekogon Studios. Representatives for both companies declined to comment."
GrayChild
Member
The official portfolio pages of both Nuare and Dekogon:
www.dekogon.com
nuare.com
Can #TeamFake at least admit this is definitely not a small indie project, but rather something big that has nothing to do with the original Abandoned teaser?
Dekogon
Dekogon Studios is a North American based external outsource art studio, specializing in 3D art for games. Specialties include Unreal Engine and Unity Engine, scene layout and design, asset creation, look development, hard surface and organic modeling, and PBR texturing.
www.dekogon.com
Nuare Studio Art Outsourcing
nuare.com
Can #TeamFake at least admit this is definitely not a small indie project, but rather something big that has nothing to do with the original Abandoned teaser?
Doczu
Member
I'm not saying the dude isn't lying, but i remember i created an reddit account to be part of the DS is Silent Hills crazy train. So i too was a new dude chipping in his take on the subject.
But yeah, this is fake as fuck. Just drop the number dude
Dodkrake
Banned
The official portfolio pages of both Nuare and Dekogon:
Dekogon
Dekogon Studios is a North American based external outsource art studio, specializing in 3D art for games. Specialties include Unreal Engine and Unity Engine, scene layout and design, asset creation, look development, hard surface and organic modeling, and PBR texturing.
Nuare Studio Art Outsourcing
Can #TeamFake at least admit this is definitely not a small indie project, but rather something big that has nothing to do with the original Abandoned teaser?
Those guys also sell assets. He has claimed in the past to be in partnership with Epic when the only thing he had was Unreal. Common.
That James Oak stuff is too good to be true. Seems fabricated.
Picking random numbers using the letters found in the trailer? Making a call and reaching a voicemail of a dude which name is literally a Kojima anagram? Just by the way the reddit user express himself is sketchy. There are a lot of red flags there.
This subreddit it's also created by him, so I would be weary of any content posted there. Some people need to invent clues to keep getting their serotonin fix....
Picking random numbers using the letters found in the trailer? Making a call and reaching a voicemail of a dude which name is literally a Kojima anagram? Just by the way the reddit user express himself is sketchy. There are a lot of red flags there.
This subreddit it's also created by him, so I would be weary of any content posted there. Some people need to invent clues to keep getting their serotonin fix....
Inviusx
Member
Yep, totally bullshit but definitely had me going for second. A pretty creative deception to be honest.
Setsuna Mudou
Member
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
Just reminds me of the NeverBeGameOver stuff.
It's fun as hell, but I think someone got in over their head and tried to use that clout to push their game.
Happy to eat crow if I'm wrong though and would be a crazy ARG if this is all somehow linked.
I certainly can't deny the strange amount of coincidences by which this is linked to Kojima.
It's fun as hell, but I think someone got in over their head and tried to use that clout to push their game.
Happy to eat crow if I'm wrong though and would be a crazy ARG if this is all somehow linked.
I certainly can't deny the strange amount of coincidences by which this is linked to Kojima.
Setsuna Mudou
Member
Healthy skepticism on this one, I subscribe to it. Would like to see more evidence to it, no rush though, this konami shop pic to me was another flame stoking move lol
GrayChild
Member
8BiTw0LF
Banned
A tweet made 4 days ago and people just starting to react to it now, after the Bloomberg interview came out.
Apollo Helios
Member
Hey I just bought an asset from UE shop sold by Dekagon and the terms clearly state they let commercial uses out of the specific pack I bought with the impetus of inclusion of the company name at the end of product credits. I guess I'm making a big ass game and can claim both Dekagon and EPIC are my partners in a project I pulled from my ass just a few minutes ago.The official portfolio pages of both Nuare and Dekogon:
Dekogon
Dekogon Studios is a North American based external outsource art studio, specializing in 3D art for games. Specialties include Unreal Engine and Unity Engine, scene layout and design, asset creation, look development, hard surface and organic modeling, and PBR texturing.
Nuare Studio Art Outsourcing
Can #TeamFake at least admit this is definitely not a small indie project, but rather something big that has nothing to do with the original Abandoned teaser?
I dunno if Dekagon will put ME in their acclaimed partner list in their website, but I guess BBG isn't there either. Yeah big AAA games are there and that doesn't equate ME or Hasan's grift company in the same caliber as them....
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Seriously. It's over. Just some indie game.I think we've reached the point now of people not being able to accept it's over, and wanting to keep it going, even if they have to do it themselves...
Dev just lied about S H stuff to get clicks
tommib
Gold Member
Yeah, if I see that video again, Hassan just looks overwhelmed and kind of scared honestly. I take it back, I do feel sorry for the guy.
Apollo Helios
Member
Hey isn't that a blue square? I mean what if Square Enix is making a Playstation exclusive (Blue part) like I dunno FINAL FANTASY ORIGINS... and that blue SQUARE is there to tell "hey we made assets for this AAA game".
We can play the same theorising game as you can see, and one that is making more sense too.
8BiTw0LF
Banned
I really don't think I've ever seen someone jump ships as quick and steady as you do every hour or day
Do you really believe that? A Blue Box - nothing else - representing Square Enix?
I can see the denial is taking it's toll on some.
It's not that cryptic
bitbydeath
Gold Member
They were mentioned in Jason’s article too.
What Is Blue Box? A Vast Conspiracy Grips the Video Game World
Gamers want to believe a new horror title from an obscure Dutch studio is a front for the next Silent Hill game.
www.bloomberg.com
The Nuare tweet could be related to Blue Box, that doesn't seem so far-fetched. Maybe they are just goofing around... but it seems to be a very professional account so I don't know. The cool part is that was posted on the 18th, when all of this exploded.
I really hope Hasan has something tangible with some funding behind. The guy seemed scared and pretty anxious. I don't care if it's SH or not at this point. This is a few steps away to become a witch hunt.
I really hope Hasan has something tangible with some funding behind. The guy seemed scared and pretty anxious. I don't care if it's SH or not at this point. This is a few steps away to become a witch hunt.
Apollo Helios
Member
A blue SQUARE wow it is signifying Square Enix FF Origins Playstation exclusive, so they made asset for that game
Apollo Helios
Member
It is not cryptic at all it is a BLUE SQUARE after all. Ask anyone that hasn't followed this whole ordeal and see no one saying blue box to that but blue square is their answer.I really don't think I've ever seen someone jump ships as quick and steady as you do every hour or day
Do you really believe that? A Blue Box - nothing else - representing Square Enix?
I can see the denial is taking it's toll on some.
It's not that cryptic
Apollo Helios
Member
They were mentioned in Jason’s article too.
What Is Blue Box? A Vast Conspiracy Grips the Video Game World
Gamers want to believe a new horror title from an obscure Dutch studio is a front for the next Silent Hill game.
You didn't wanna play an indie horror anyway.
8BiTw0LF
Banned
SkylineRKR
Member
The situation grew stranger when Geoff Keighley, a video game personality who interviewed Kojima’s fake CEO in 2013 and has helped reveal many of the director’s games, hinted on Twitter that he would be involved in the unveiling of Abandoned. Keighley, a longtime friend of Kojima, did not respond to a request for comment."
He did.
And it makes sense what he says.
He did.
And it makes sense what he says.
With the difference that this dude has his head wrapped up in bands and is overreacting xd. I'm not saying all of this is not a ruse, it can be. But if its not Hasan shouldn't get any hate for it. Some people really like to send death letters.You know who else looked scared and anxious in his last interview?
8BiTw0LF
Banned
Don't do this to yourself. Look at all their other tweets. That "Blue Box" tweet stands out.
Apollo Helios
Member
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS - - here you go the guy is as oblivious as we are.
tommib
Gold Member
I know and I hate it! I’m the perfect victim for whatever they’re doing here. Someone save me!I really don't think I've ever seen someone jump ships as quick and steady as you do every hour or day
Do you really believe that? A Blue Box - nothing else - representing Square Enix?
I can see the denial is taking it's toll on some.
It's not that cryptic
bitbydeath
Gold Member
They’re not indie, or independent as they have partnered with Sony as their publisher.
You didn't wanna play an indie horror anyway.
Apollo Helios
Member
That is a blue square. It is in 2D, and that shape in 2D is square.
If it had a faux depth element, that many emojis have, then it could be a box or A CUBE, but it is just a geometric shape = SQUARE
Apollo Helios
Member
ahahahaha no LOL
You sure about that?
I might have taken this tweet slightly differently. It could also be a language issue/mistake.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
An indie can’t afford to bankroll 7 external studios. Sony are funding this.
8BiTw0LF
Banned
Kdad
Member
Does Blue Box Gaming Studios logo contain depth or 3D? This seems like a petty line to draw... (oh no...can't draw a line as its just a series of points)