What Is Blue Box? A vast conspiracy grips the video game world

Blue Box Game Studios is at the centre of an internet conspiracy that the whole company is part of an another elaborate ruse by eccentric Japanese game maker Hideo Kojima as part of a relaunch of Silent Hill PT, pictured here. — Sony

Tens of thousands of people are coordinating online in search of clues surrounding what’s either a series of curious coincidences or a conspiracy led by one of the world’s most celebrated video game directors.

It starts with a PlayStation 5 game called Abandoned. In April, Sony Group Corp. unveiled the project from a small Dutch company, Blue Box Game Studios, with scant details. From there, an elaborate theory emerged that the game does not exist and that it’s actually a secret, new project from the beloved and eccentric Japanese game maker Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series.