SaitoGemu are the main antagonists of the Black Mirror episode "Playtest". It is a video game company created by Shou Saito that is responsible for immersive and thrilling video games, and is a company in which Cooper Redfield took a volunteer test subject job as to make a little bit of money.
Overview[]
The company was founded by the reclusive Shou Saito, being responsible for creating the best immersive horror games in the world, the most popular ones being the Harlech Shadow series. When Cooper is stuck in the United Kingdom, he answers an add for a test subject for their newest game, and plans on taking photos of the new game to get more money from it.
He is taken to the company headquarters in the UK, meeting with Shou before he is put into the experiment room, and have a “mushroom” implant it experience 4D. However, it is revealed that he died instantly due to Cooper’s phone going off, giving him a brain aneurysm and dying immediately.
Trivia[]
- After its appearance in "Playtest", Saito Gemu has been referenced several times throughout the series.
- In the season 3 episode "Hated in the Nation", they are advertised by the UKN for developing a game named Harlech Shadow IV and its "immersive gaming system".
- In the season 5 episode "Striking Vipers", they are stated to be the publishers of the titular videogame of the episode.
- In the season 5 episode "Smithereens", some hashtags referencing the company can be seen in the feed of the episode's titular social media platform, including a possible partnership with Netflix.
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