Guillermo del Toro's 3 Key Gaming Connections

Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has a long-standing passion for video games, influencing his work and leading to several notable, though sometimes ill-fated, collaborations and public endorsements.

The top 3

1. His Most Ambitious Unreleased Game Projects: Guillermo del Toro was famously involved with the canceled horror game Silent Hills, working with Hideo Kojima on the P.T. demo, and also had a survival horror project called Insane with Volition that was never released.
2. Games He Has Publicly Championed or Played: Guillermo del Toro has expressed admiration for games like BioShock, Death Stranding (in which he also appeared as Deadman), Red Dead Redemption, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, and even the mobile game Angry Birds.
3. Direct Collaborations in Notable Game Development: Beyond his canceled projects, del Toro lent his likeness to the character Deadman in Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding and has had games based on his works like 'Hellboy: The Science of Evil' and 'Pacific Rim'.

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