{
  "id": 15646277,
  "title": "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Casts Hideo Kojima to Reprise Game Role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-casts-hideo-kojima-to-reprise-game-role",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:35:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-casts-hideo-kojima-to-reprise-game-role"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has announced that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima will reprise his role from the original game. CD Projekt Red confirmed the news on X/Twitter, stating that Kojima will play the famous braindance director seen at Konpeki Plaza in Cyberpunk 2077. The game director expressed his excitement and shared pictures from his recording session. In the game, Kojima's character, Hideyoshi Oshima, chats with players about the in-universe memory-exploring mechanic, braindances, and his desire to create realistic human emotions. Kojima's cameo in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere on October 20, 2026, alongside all 10 episodes of the second season.",
  "summary": "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has cast Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima in a role that will see him reprise his part from Cyberpunk 2077.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}