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Control<\/a><\/em>\u2019s Ultimate Edition got a new update on Monday, which adds new content to the game five years after its launch. That new (for many) content includes a cameo from Death Stranding<\/em> director Hideo Kojima<\/a>, who plays Dr. Yoshimi Tokui. \u201cThe mission is playable when you pick up the Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector,\u201d Remedy Entertainment community manager Vida Starcevic wrote in a post on the Control<\/em> website<\/a>. This mission was previous only available to players on the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe edition.<\/p>\n

Kojima seemingly recorded the lines for the Control<\/em> mission in 2019, according to a post from his personal assistant<\/a>. Kojima and Remedy Entertainment director Sam Lake swapped cameos; Lake made a cameo in Death Stranding<\/em> as Veteran Porter<\/a>. Both games were released in 2019, and both topped plenty of game of the year lists, including Polygon\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for the rest of the update, Control<\/em> players got three new outfits, which were previously preorder exclusive items. There were also some graphics and DLSS updates, as well as bug fixes. One of those general updates was to the audio on some cinematics and end credits, where there was apparently some mixing problems. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the Hiss, it was us,\u201d Starcevic wrote. \u201cSorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, the update is only for PC players. Remedy Entertainment expects to release the update on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X \u201cin the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Lake and Kojima are working on follow-ups to their 2019 releases; Remedy Entertainment is working on Control 2<\/em><\/a>, while Kojima\u2019s Kojima Productions is working on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Control\u2019s Ultimate Edition got a new update on Monday, which adds new content to the game five years after its launch. That new (for many) content includes a cameo from Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima, who plays Dr. Yoshimi Tokui. \u201cThe mission is playable when you pick up the Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector,\u201d Remedy Entertainment community manager Vida Starcevic wrote in a post on the Control website. This mission was previous only available to players on the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe edition. Kojima seemingly recorded the lines for the Control mission in 2019, according to a post from his personal assistant. Kojima and Remedy Entertainment director Sam Lake swapped cameos; Lake made a cameo in Death Stranding…<\/p>\n

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