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Typographic Prints Make Art From Gamers Favorite Quips

Kate Cox — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST

Via NerdWire, we have today a set of typographic prints and t-shirts representing some of gaming's most famous icons, old and new. More »

Hideo Kojima Talks About How LEGO Helped Make Metal Gear Solid, Shows Off New "Fox" Engine

Evan Narcisse — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:40:00 EDT

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If you follow Hideo Kojima on Twitter, then you know that Solid Snake's daddy was talking at the University of Southern California last night. But he didn't tweet about what he talked about. More »

Metal Gear Solid Girl: Not Enough Food Eater?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:00:00 EDT

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Some people are known for their hairdos. Others are known for their wit. Rina Akiyama was known for her round butt. Now, she's known for something else: More »

Watch Us Go Croc-Hunting in Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater

Mike Epstein — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

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We only played a tiny bit of the Nintendo 3DS remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, but what we did told us one thing. This is definitely a Metal Gear Solid game. More »

No Metal Gear Solid: Rising at E3 as 2012 Release Reaffirmed

Owen Good — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:59:14 EDT

At Konami's pre-E3 event this evening, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima said the series' next entry, Metal Gear Solid: Rising will not be appearing at E3, giving no further details why. Kojima said a 2012 release date for the title is still targeted, as originally planned. More »

Hideo Kojima Won't Be at E3, But His Game Will Be

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:20:00 EDT

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is in the process of checking the E3 playable demo of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, noting that the title will use the gyroscope. [きーやんの気まぐれゲームブログ(･ω･｀)!?] More »

Is This Metal Gear Solid or Lemmings?

Owen Good — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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It's not Call of Duty multiplayer. Master filmmaker Freddie Wong has taken dead aim at the guilty pleasures and accepted norms of many video games. Here he goes after Metal Gear Solid, and the urge everyone has to endlessly replay this fish-in-a-barrel killfest. More »

Age Of Empires Online Switches Developers In Mid-Game

Mike Fahey — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:20:00 EST

With two civilizations under its belt, Robot Entertainment tags in Chris Taylor's Gas Powered Games to handle further development of Microsoft's eagerly anticipated strategy game Age of Empires Online. What gives? More »

Which Game Series Should Go 3D?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT

3D televisions are expected to proliferate. More 3D TVs means more and more 3D games. Japanese research firm goo Ranking (via What Japan Thinks) polled folks in Japan regarding which game series they wanted to play on a 3D TV. More »

Possible Screen Name List

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Personally, I like "Broly the Unholy". As seen on Skull Swap. Thanks, JoeyJavs! More »

Christmas Was Very Good To Forza 3

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:20:00 EST

Forza Motorsport 3 was on quite a few Christmas lists this year it seems, with developer Turn 10 reporting a massive influx of new players over the holiday weekend. More »

Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? More »

Christian Bale Plays Metal Gear Solid, Hasn't Talked MGS Film

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Christian Bale, star of a Ms. Pac-Man commercial and other things, talks about Metal Gear Solid. Sorta. More »

Halo Wars Is Golden, Demo Drops February 5th

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST

Ensemble Studios' real-time strategy take on the Halo universe is heading to the printer, with a single player demo of Halo Wars ready to strike Xbox Live Marketplace on February 5th. More »

MGS Bande Dessinée Headed For DVD

Stuart Houghton — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:20:00 EST

Comic book fans! Did you know there was an even more pretentious way to refer to comics than 'graphic novel'? Thanks to our friends the French Bande Dessinée can be your go-to phrase when you want to compare The Punisher to Infinite Jest. More »

Flash Gear Solid - Think Inside The Box

Stuart Houghton — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Fans of Metal Gear Solid (and in particular the VR Missions expansion from the PS1 days) who are sitting around bored at work might like to check out this fan tribute - Flash Gear Solid. More »

Hey, Metal Gear Solid 5 Could Be A Prequel, Star Big Boss

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:30:00 EDT

COULD! I say COULD! Not will. So relax. You cool? Then we cool. While chatting with the 1UP crew, Kojima Production's Ryan Payton has said "There are some misunderstandings that this is the final Metal Gear game. But it's really the final chapter of the Solid Snake story. That's all". Care to elaborate? Well, right before that, he said there's "still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned". Make of that what you will. My favourite part of the interview, though, doesn't even concern Metal Gear. After he's asked whether Japanese devs should start adopting Western control methods in order to improve their games, Payton says: "If other Japanese publishers want to improve their controls, I wouldn't say they need to adopt western ideas, but rather that they simply need to improve them". Too true. More »

Halo 2 Available on HBO

Mark Wilson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Halo.Bungie.org (HBO) has just finished uploading all Halo 2 cutscenes to their servers in gloriously trendy high definition. Halo fans and machinima enthusiasts take note: all of the assets are available for standalone download (none of this embedded crap) and ready to be edited as you see fit. More »

Bioware Affirms Mass Effect Is Trilogy Worthy

Mark Wilson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Denis Dyack didn't break a sweat justifying the priorly planned Too Human trilogy, but could Bioware justify their plan for three Mass Effects beyond wanting to make three times as much money? Bioware co-founder Ray Muzyka had this to say on the matter:

Great science fiction arcs often occur in trilogies. It seems like it's sort of the way of it. Maybe it's a convenient number. But it allows you to have different pacing in parts of the story.

It seems like a pretty straightforward, Bioware doesn't know precisely why trilogies are important, only that trilogies are important. Fair enough. If you're particularly interested in the fascinating number 3, here's some additional reading. More »

Mass Effect PC DLC May Be Different

Mark Wilson — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:20:36 EDT

While we've only seen one piece of Mass Effect DLC for the 360, Bioware assures us that new planets, races and missions are still on the way in future expansions. So most of us would expect PC players to one day get all the same stuff. But according to Bioware's Matt Atwood, such is not necessarily the case.

We're asked if we're going to do Bring Down the Sky for PC, and it's a consideration. We're looking in to exactly what we want to do; maybe we'll do something different, because the PC offers some different potentials.

Is that a hint at a complete expansion? We'd usually think so, if Bioware weren't trying to crank out three Mass Effects in a single product cycle. More »

Metal Gear Solid Re-Release Is A PS2 "Port"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:00:00 EST

Just a little tidying-up work for those interested in the upcoming Metal Gear compendium: the version of Metal Gear Solid that's included will be on a PS2 disc, rather than the original 2 PS1 discs, saving you the headache of both disc-swapping and of trying to dig up an old PS1 memory card. Everything, else, though, is completely unchanged, so don't expect bonus content or updated textures or anything. Smart move, but then, if they're going to go changing one game's media, wouldn't including all three previous games on a single Blu-Ray disc have been even smarter? More »

Fuck MGS Papercraft, MGS Cardboardcraft Is Where It's At

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:20:00 EST

In April 2007, we saw this Metal Gear Solid papercraft. It was adorable! Now, in February 2008, courtesy of Kotakuite Kai-Hung "Chilli Coke" Chuang, we get more of it. This is not adorable. It is mighty. How mighty? Dude's only gone and made a 1:1 scale version of the papercraft. I'd say more, but being speechless and all, that's a little tough at the moment.
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Frankenreview: Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)

Mark Wilson — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:47 EST

While Microsoft snagging Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may not have set the Japanese market on fire, we're still interested to see the games that he's creating for the platform. Lost Odyssey is his studio Mistwalker's latest attempt to make the Xbox 360 an RPG system as classic as predecessors from Nintendo or Sony. More »

Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection Now Available for Pre-Order at GameStop

fdemarco — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST

Last weekend I told you about the Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection and its availability for pre-order on PlayAsia. Now it seems the pre-order is coming stateside as Gamestop/EB Games now has a page for the collection as well. Listed at $29.99, it is a bit cheaper than the $34.90 that PlayAsia was charging and I imagine the shipping will be a similar 4 - 5 bucks depending on where you are. The collection includes the original Metal Gear Solid as well as the directors cut of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and will be available for the PS2. More »

Dreams Of Halo Wars PC, Shot Down, Trampled, Exploded

Mark Wilson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:40:46 EST

Yesterday we posted the rumor that Halo Wars might be coming to PC and offer cross-platform multiplayer with 360 players. We figured that given Ensemble Studios' PC heritage and the mouse/keyboard RTS experience drawing in computer gamers, maybe the rumor had some merit. We've since talked to Microsoft, and here is their "Dear John" letter response to the rumor.

Halo Wars" is being developed from the bottom up for the Xbox 360 and its control scheme to ensure that we deliver a groundbreaking console RTS experience. Given that, we have no plans to develop "Halo Wars" for Windows Vista at this time.

Sorry PC readers. But it probably would have been like 2 years late anyway. More »

Don't Forget To Download Undertow

Mark Wilson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:40:42 EST

This is just a friendly reminder to Xbox LIVE subscribers that Undertow is free until Sunday. Microsoft is apologizing for the issues with their online service via this free XBLA download. And if you miss it, well, it's the equivalent to completely forgetting to water those roses that Crecente got his wife after that time she came home early and found him walking around in her high heels. In other words, if you want a proper apology, you've got to get when the getting's good. And for those who already own Undertow, we'd recommend you cash in on those 800 free points this week as well. More »

BioWare Wants You To Dance, Fools

Mark Wilson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:40:44 EST

Anyone who has played Mass Effect remembers the Flux night club...and the horridly asynchronous butt contortions that your otherwise smooth-operating character would engage in at said locale following the mistimed touch of a button. Now BioWare wants to bring that fun to the small screen with user-submitted videos. You tape yourself doing the "Flux dance" and—if you "win"—you score some sweet swag. Note that we put "win" in the quotes only because, well, you're embarrassing yourself on the internet for a few bucks of gear. But at least this time you'll (hopefully) have your clothes on. More »

Mass Effect T-Shirt Back In Stock

Mark Wilson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:20:50 EST

In news that may not matter to anyone but me, the Commander Shepard N7 armor t-shirt, originally created solely for the Mass Effect development team, has been out of stock since the game's launch. A quick visit to the Bioware store today and what do I find? Back in stock, baby. More »

Shadowrun Forums Say Farewell

Mark Wilson — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:40:29 EST

Looking back at my gaming stats of 2007, I logged a shameless amount of hours playing Shadowrun. I always liked the game, even if the final product lacked the polish or additional content a lot of people were looking for. Now, a few months after FASA's closing, the game will end its forum support as well. More »

Zero Punctuation on Mass Effect

Mark Wilson — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:40:00 EST

As a self=proclaimed Mass Effect fanboy AND Zero Punctuation cult worshipper, I feared the viewing of this clip would either: More »

Mass Effect Mega FAQ, Answered

Mark Wilson — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:00:36 EST

Yesterday I put out a call for any and all questions you might have about Mass Effect. I didn't expect much of a response, just some random points of clarification and the such. Instead, the comments were flooded with questions and I received quite a few emails as well. I did my best to answer questions on every topic that was asked, so hit the jump for the full (and fairly long) FAQ. More »

Mass Effect Limited Collector's Edition, Mass Unboxing

Mark Wilson — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:20:10 EST

On a rainy, dreary day that's atypically warm for a Midwest November afternoon, our doorbell rang for what we were sure to be another political petition or overzealous neighbor worried about the state of our gutters. But instead we received our Limited Collector's Edition review copy of Mass Effect. Here are the details: More »

Mass Effect Special Coming to SCI FI One Day Late

Mark Wilson — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:40:35 EST

Until Mass Effect is released on Nov. 20th and faces our impossibly high geek expectations, we can only comb over press releases for nuggets of missed goodness. That's how we realized that we'd completely missed the announcement that SCI FI, who has partnered like crazy with the game already, will be airing the 30-minute special Sci vs. Fi: Mass Effect on launch day. As we willingly inject ourselves with advertisement for a game we could otherwise be playing, we'll see:

...more in-depth information about the game, exclusive interviews and exciting behind-the scenes footage.

While this is a really neat idea and many of us will still tune in (via DVR), why wouldn't SCI FI run the special before we're playing the game, like on the 19th? More »

David Hayter Confirms He Will Voice Snake in SSBB

fdemarco — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Kotakuite and avid YouTube comment reader Hunter, found this little juicy tidbit within the comments on Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter's YouTube page. A few months back, Hayter put together a rather funny video to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Metal Gear Solid and posted it on YouTube. Hayter seems to do a good job of answering back to his fans and buried beneath the "OMG are you really David Hayter?!?!" and "Will you sign my covers if I send them to you" comments, ArchdukeChocula01 posed this question: More »

Snake Inflitrates Smash Bros. Dojo

Mike Fahey — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:30:51 EDT

With every one looking for him at the Tokyo Game Show, Solid Snake has used the diversion to infiltrate Smash Bros. Dojo!! in a series of not one but three updates today. The first update merely introduces the character to the site in standard Dojo fashion. The next gives you a chance to listen to the "Metal Gear Solid: MGS4 Love Theme (Smash Bros. Brawl Version)", composed by Nobuko Toda and arranged by Akihiro Honda, created specially for the game. It's 100% MGS music. Epic, powerful, while at the same time maintaining the haunting, mournful quality unique to the series. Finally we have Snake's special moves, all of which involve our hero using military ordinance to do something horrible to the bad cartoon people. My favorite is the remote-controlled missile, though using the Cypher flying reconnaissance camera to recover from a fall is a nice touch. More »

PGR4 Goes Gold, RACING To Store Shelves

Mark Wilson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:20:19 EDT

Despite E3 rumors that Project Gotham Racing 4 would see delays, the game has gone gold and will hit store shelves on October 2nd. And hopefully beyond the potential bonus of Bizarre Creations freeing up more resources for The Club, they'll find it in their hearts to make another Fur Fighters. Because let's admit it, even though cars are kind of a big deal, there's more money made in cute kitten posters alone than all of Ford and GM profits combined last year. More »

Age of Empires III - The Asian Dynasties Video

Mark Wilson — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:00:25 EDT

Shadowrun Patch Is Awesome, Please Play Now

Mark Wilson — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:00:11 EDT

I used to load games of Shadowrun while getting other things done, like reading a few volumes of the encyclopedia, or planting young saplings and watching them grow to maturity. But since the new networking patch, games load extremely quickly—well below a minute. And lag issues seem improved, though I'm not sure if this is due to better matchmaking or something on the server end...or if it's just my imagination. More »

MGS Portable Ops+ Expansion Announced

Mark Wilson — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:40:07 EDT

MGS Portable Ops+ has been announced for the PSP. Released in Japan sometime during September, the game will feature new playable characters, multiplayer stages and single player mode called Infinity Missions. But the news is pretty ho hum until you realize that this title is an expansion being released on the PSP. More »

Kojima Wants To Make Crazy-Assed Zombie Game

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00:58 EST

Zombies! The walking dead. We love 'em and were so happy to hear Metal Gear Solid Hideo Kojima does too. Though, he loves them in a slightly different way. He tells Edge Magazine about an online game concept of his: More »