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Issy van der Velde

Hideo Kojima's Overdose hit a snag this year because "scanning and filming were suspended" due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, but work on Death Stranding 2 continued as normal

A screenshot shows an OD actress screaming.

In a thank you message to fans on Twitter, Hideo Kojima reveals that scanning and filming for one of his next games, Overdose, had to be suspended earlier in the year due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

The SAG-AFTRA strikes first began in 2023 when members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and production companies like Disney and Netflix failed to reach an agreement over issues such as pay and the unauthorized use of performers' likenesses for AI. 

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