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Console-Exclusive Metal Gear Missions Are No Longer Exclusive
Starting May 1, the platform-specific content in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will become platform agnostic, publisher Konami announced today. Up until now, PlayStation and Xbox players both got slightly different Ground Zeroes experiences, since both versions of the game came with a unique mission. PlayStation 3 and 4 players were the only ones…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 25, 2014 -
New Super-Articulated Solid Snake Action Figure
Solid Snake leads of the new slightly smaller line of super-articulated figures by Kaiyodo. Revol Mini Snake will be 4.25″ tall and sell for around $25 this July. He’ll be joined in the new line of figures by Kinnikuman: Via Tomopop and TAG Hobby You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to…
By John Struan Published April 25, 2014 -
Artist Patrick Brown captured the mood of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes perfectly in his fan piece. I just love the guard tower’s lighting and the rain effects on the ground. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Patrick Brown [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…
By Gergo Vas Published April 24, 2014 -
Metal Gear Solid Trailer Recut Will Give You Chills
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s 12-minute-long trailer has inspired a lot of people lately. Here’s YouTuber José Mellinas and his edit: a trailer for the first Metal Gear Solid, in the style of the upcoming one. He should do one for every MGS title. This one really gave me chills. Metal Gear Solid…
By Gergo Vas Published April 23, 2014 -
Wild Theory Explains the Origins of Metal Gear Solid V’s Sniper
Metal Gear Solid fans aren’t waiting idly for the next MGS game: rather, they’re devoting a lot of time to interesting theories about the different characters in Metal Gear Solid. Take Quiet, the mute (and controversial) sniper, for example. Already, we’ve seen a few theories about Quiet, most of which focus on why she dresses…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 11, 2014 -
The leaf on Totoro’s head seems a bit small when he’s replaced with a REX from Metal Gear Solid The iconic scene was reimagined by Dragunovi, and The Omega Nerd added a rain animation to it. Not sure if any bus would stop for these two. My Neighbour Rex by Dragunovi [DeviantART] – Rain Effect…
By Gergo Vas Published April 10, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHow True are Japan’s Latest Gaming Rumors?
The gaming industry is constantly full of rumors. More so in April where you have the gullible falling for all the crazy April Fools pranks that pop up. This week, Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu went through the trouble of gathering up a bunch of rumors and seeking the validity of them a la Mythbusters…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 10, 2014 -
Metal Gear Solid iDroid iPhone Case
Hideo Kojima posted pictures of an iDroid iPhone case and said details are coming tomorrow. Larger photos below: Previously: MGS Ground Zeroes selfie You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 7, 2014 -
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – PS4 vs. Xbox One vs. PS3 vs. 360
With every new cross-gen video game comes a new opportunity to compare technical performances across most of today’s big gaming consoles, and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is no exception. The super-technical folks at Digital Foundry have put together a great breakdown of the technical specs in the latest MGS game, complete with video…
By Jason Schreier Published March 24, 2014 -
Hideo Kojima’s Top Five Metal Gear Solid Characters
If you’ve played the Metal Gear Solid franchise, you probably have a few favorite characters. Guess what, Hideo Kojima does too. Some of his picks—like Snake and Otacon—are to be expected. Others, like Raven, Psycho Mantis and The End are a bit more surprising. If you watch this video by IGN, you can hear the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 21, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe New Metal Gear Solid Game Was Censored for Japan [Updated]
Japan’s getting a slightly different version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes than everyone else. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the separately sold prologue to the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is out this week. The Western version will feature the vocal talents of actor Kiefer Sutherland as Big…
By Toshi Nakamura Published March 20, 2014 -
You Can Save Someone Special In Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
Note: This article contains spoilers! One of the side ops missions in Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is a little bit different. It’s a short rescue mission, where we have to infiltrate a military base and find someone… special. Well let’s see who that special person is: It’s Hideo Kojima! Those Twitter photos from 2013…
By Gergo Vas Published March 19, 2014 -
You Can Beat Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes In Ten Minutes
The new Metal Gear Solid is short. Really short. Kirk called it “a sliver of a larger, more complete game,” and even Hideo Kojima admitted last year that it’d have been ideal if Ground Zeroes was part of the real Metal Gear Solid V, which will be out at some undetermined point in the future.…
By Jason Schreier Published March 18, 2014 -
ReviewsMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: The Kotaku Review
“How can I best describe Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes?” I asked myself. “Ah, yes. I’ll describe it as a small plate at an expensive restaurant.” So, okay, let’s do that: You’re at one of those restaurants where they serve gourmet food in very small portions. You’ve been given your entree—a intricate thing that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2014 -
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the free iOS companion app, is available for download
By John Struan Published March 18, 2014