Metal Gear Solid

How Solid Snake And Big Boss Have Changed Over 27 Years

It took 27 years and a lot of plot twists for the main character of the Metal Gear series—whether it’s Big Boss or Solid Snake—to become something more than just a bunch of pixels or polygons. Here’s a cool, lengthy infographic from Halloween Costumes, lining up all the main games, and in-game models from 1987’s…

A “Concise” Guide To Metal Gear’s Overblown Story

Metal Gear’s story is a mess. Hideo Kojima might make great stealth games, but boy, dude also needs an editor. With Metal Gear Solid V (and its prequel) on the way, there might be people who have never played a Metal Gear game before wanting to get in on the action. Or veteran players who…

Metal Gear Solid V Just Got Real

Yeah, we posted some images from this same Metal Gear cosplay shoot only recently. But screw it, because these news ones that just landed on my desk are way better. This is what happens when cosplayer Rick Boer and photographer Cynthia Veekens get together. It’s called magic.

Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima, Transformed Into LEGO Minifig

This…portrait (?) of the famous developer isn’t fan art, it’s an official LEGO image, done by Warner Bros. and LEGO as a courtesy for Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. Shame it’s just an image, and not an actual minifig you could buy. Then have it tweet about its lunch and the DVDs it bought all…

​Konami Cuts the Price on Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Folks were complaining about how much it was going to cost to play the first chunk of Snake’s next adventure, which seems pretty short. Now it’s going to be a bit cheaper, taking some of the cost off of the versions for the new, current-gen consoles. From the press release: KONAMI has also announced that…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: The Platform Comparison Videos

Screenshots not doing it for you? Here, watch this video that might help you decide which of the four versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes looks better. Some will will no doubt crawl over every pixel scouring for proof of console supremacy, coal for the fires of their eternal message board struggle, but…

Which Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Is Best? Here Are Comparisons

Upcoming stealth action game Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released on old and new platforms. How different will they look? Konami released a handful of comparison images from the different versions of the game, explaining how the PS3 and PS4 versions stack up as well as the Xbox 360 and Xbox One…

The King Of Metal Gear Cosplay Returns

Last year, Dutchman Rick Boer showed us why he’s the King of Metal Gear cosplay. This year, with a new game in the series due, he’s back for a reminder. For these pics, Boer took to the wilds with photographer Cynthia Veekens. Two things to note: that’s not Photoshop on his face, that’s some damn…

Hideo Kojima Explains Why MGS: Zeroes Is So Damn Short

So, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is short. Reallyshort. That’s got a lot of people upset, considering its $20-40 price tag, enough to prompt series creator Hideo Kojima to try and explain why While Game Informer say it took them around two hours to complete the prologue’s story mission, Kojima says that people shouldn’t be…

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Is Short. Really Short.

The prologue to Metal Gear Solid V comes out next month, and if you’re expecting a nice chunk of Snake’s story to keep you occupied until the full game is done, you should probably know that it’s short. Really short. Game Informer got their hands on a near-final build of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes…

Guess what Hideo Kojima is doing? That’s right, he’s showing off Ground Zeroes again—this time, demonstrating the Xbox One version’s second screen capabilities on tablets and smartphones. Check out his photos above and below. Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 [Twitter] Questions? Comments? Contact the author of this post at andras-AT-kotaku-DOT-com. Kotaku East is your…

Hideo Kojima Taunts Us with Ground Zeroes on the PS Vita

Boy, that Hideo Kojima! First, he torments us with Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on the PS4, and now via Twitter he’s teasing the game’s Remote Play for the PS Vita. The nerve. In these stills, you can see how Ground Zeroes apparently looks when running on the Vita. Nice, it seems! I’d like…

​Metal Gear Solid V Gets Rare ‘Sexual Violence’ Ratings Description

Phrases you see all the time on the back of video game boxes: “Blood and Gore,” “Intense Violence,” “Strong Language.” The “Sexual Violence” content descriptor has only been used once before, back in 2006. This year, that infrequently used tag will be used to tell consumers some of what happens in Metal Gear Solid V.…

2013 is slowly coming to an end, which means video game characters can finally enjoy their holiday feast, thanks to creator AnimatorAR’s vision of it… even if it’s tiny and made of plastic. Bonus points for finding the Portal Turret in the photo. Oh and why isn’t poor Luigi sitting on a throne? It was…

Metal Gear Solid Characters, Fresh Out Of A Cartoon

Digital artist RoboChandler has done an incredible thing. He’s transformed the serious, well-seasoned Metal Gear Solid characters into innocent, joyful cartoon characters. Here’s The End, one of the most memorable bosses of the Metal Gear series, with his parrot: And the others, on their own. Gotta love that wriggling Psycho Mantis: RoboChandler [DeviantART, via The…

In Japan, New Metal Gear Bundle Comes with a Puma Jacket

If you plan on buying Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes next spring, there are several bundlesto choose from. One of which comes with a jacket. It was just announced. MGS V: Ground Forces is teaming up with Puma for a limited edition “Diamond Dogs” branded MGS V-themed jacket. The jacket is available for the…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Will Launch March 18

Konami this morning set a March 18 launch date for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Additionally, the Xbox One and Xbox 360 will get an exclusive mission—staring Raiden in his Metal Gear Rising incarnation. Xbox Wire also posted an interview with series creator Hideo Kojima, including that video above. They also posted the video…

Expect The Phantom Pain When Lots of People Have PS4s

Excited about Metal Gear Solid V? Wondering when the main part, The Phantom Pain, is coming out? Game creator Hideo Kojima recently named a launch window for the game. It’s incredibly vague. Hideo Kojima was in New York for the release of the PlayStation 4 earlier this month and was approached by Weekly Famitsu about…

Why Metal Gear Solid V‘s Prologue Is Sold Separately

The first part of Metal Gear Solid V wasn’t always going to be on next-gen consoles—in fact, series creator Hideo Kojima says it could have been a PSP game. Then we might have been waiting even longer between the game’s two parts. Speaking to Kotaku through a translator at the PS4 launch event earlier this…

12 Minutes Of New English Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay

Here’s a brand new look at one of the missions in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the first part of MGSV, which will be out this spring for current- and next-gen consoles. And if you’re wondering just what Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is, and how it’s related to the upcoming Metal Gear…