. Fans pounced on the suggestion it was linked to Kojima, or was one of the many Silent Hill projects in production. Neither is the case.
"Users just kept sending me pictures of this Hasan [Kahraman, Abandoned's creator]. They still send me collages and deepfake images - like 20 a day. It's really quite a nuisance! [laughs] This has been going on for almost two years now," Kojima said, speaking in the latest episode of his Spotify podcast.
To reinforce the matter, Kojima said he had never talked with Abandoned developer Blue Box Studios. He also suggested the internet might finally calm down if and when Abandoned actually ever saw the light of day. "I've never spoken with Hassan," Kojima concluded."The game is yet to be released, right. I don't think there's much he could do or say at this point but if he releases the game, then people might understand. So maybe he should just hurry up and release it! [laughs] It'll die down after that. Plus, I'm not involved in it in any way."
Blue Box Studios has since responded to Kojima's comments, saying the speculation which had been whipped up had become a"burden" - and promising that Abandoned was still in development.."It has been a burden and not cool for both fans and developers. We hope everyone can close this for good. We are working hard on Abandoned and we would like to thank you all for your patience!", and a rumour he had been working with Google's Stadia team on a Death Stranding sequel.