The Biggest Gaming News For May 31, 2022

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With a full month of video game events right around the corner, these roundups are going to get a little more exciting as we start to see gameplay trailers and release dates pour in. However, Sega has decided to get ahead of the curve by giving us our first look at some Sonic Frontiers gameplay.

Our other top stories today include the retirement of industry legend Shinji Hashimoto, and even more evidence that the reveal of Death Stranding 2 could be here pretty soon. Read on if you'd like to learn more.

We may not know a lot about Sonic Frontiers other than it's still scheduled to launch at some point this year, but we've been given a little more to go on thanks to a short gameplay trailer shown off earlier today. First revealed by IGN, we got a good look at the "Open Zone" that players will be able to explore in the game, as well as some of the big baddies Sonic will be taking on. While we only got the briefest of brief looks at the gameplay, there will be a more in-depth reveal tomorrow, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Related: Please Don't Be Surprised If Sonic Frontiers Is Terrible

Shinji Hashimoto, a legend in the gaming industry, has announced his retirement, ending a 27-year-long career at Square Enix which saw him serve as a producer or executive producer for almost every single mainline Final Fantasy game as well as other titles like the three mainline Kingdom Hearts games and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Hashimoto announced his retirement via a heartfelt Twitter post in which he explains he will now "support Square Enix as a fan."

Thanks to Norman Reedus' little hiccup earlier this month, Death Stranding 2 is now the worst kept secert in the gaming industry. Hideo Kojima knows this and is being pretty cheeky