Metal Gear Solid

I’ve Seen Metal Gear Solid V In Action

Kojima Productions held an open house of its new, Los Angeles-based studio yesterday evening, and kicked things off with the first live demonstration of its upcoming flagship title, Metal Gear Solid V The good news: whatever your reservations about the franchise’s switch to open world gameplay, it appears to work quite well in conjunction with…

Metal Gear Solid V‘s Face Tech Is Impressive

For face scans like this you need a bunch of cameras. A whole bunch. In the above clip, you can see a behind-the-scenes look at Metal Gear Solid V‘s scanning and motion capture tech. Kotaku recently checked out Metal Gear Solid V in action—and was there when Kojima addressed the game’s “sexiness.” Character making –…

Kojima Talks Metal Gear Solid V, Clones & Sexiness

Following the first live demonstration of Metal Gear Solid 5 at the company’s new Los Angeles-based studio, Kojima Productions studio head Hideo Kojima took the stage to graciously answer a few questions from the audience. Joining him were series artist Yoji Shinkawa and actress Stefanie Joosten, who is the face and motion actor behind the…

Don’t Be Surprised If Metal Gear Solid V Seems More, Uh, Erotic

Hideo Kojima isn’t letting the designs of Metal Gear Solid characters happen willy-nilly, you know. There is purpose behind their design…and that purpose is to be, um, erotic? Erotic is good for cosplay and sells figurines, apparently. Straight from the man’s Twitter feed—note that “Yoji” refers to Metal Gear Solid V’s art director, Yoji Shinkawa.…

Happy 15th Birthday, Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid turns 15 today. To celebrate, Konami wants you to buy it on PSN. Which I suppose is a decent way to celebrate. I’m sure you’ve got favorite moments and memories surrounding the iconic stealth-action series, so please do share them here: cardboard boxes, pornographic mags, shaky sniper rifles, whatever. How are you…

Producer Avi Arad On Mass Effect, Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid Movies

Avi Arad, the man who helped put many comic book heroes on the big screen, including Spider-Man, Blade, and Iron Man, is at it again. This time, he’s set his sights on turning video game adaptations into Hollywood blockbusters, just the way comic book movies have become. During a recent interview in Beijing, Arad spoke…

Hideo Kojima Keeps It Short And Sweet For His 50th Birthday

All-star game designer Hideo Kojima turned 50 on Saturday, so consider this a belated happy birthday to the Metal Gear mastermind and your opportunity to wish him a happy 50th. What did the man himself have to say about 50? Not a ton. He tweeted this early Monday morning in what was either a delayed…

This Is How You Cosplay Metal Gear Rising Characters

Baltimore hosted the 20th Otakon convention last weekend, full of pop culture celebration and cosplayers. One particular group of four people—Pro Voltage—did a hell of a job showing off their Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance cosplay, dressing up as Raiden, Monsoon, Mistral and—in this case, transforming to—Bladewolf. Check the gallery below for more Bladewolf (that thing…

Metal Gear Solid 4′s Story Summarized, Impressively, In One Minute

These “Lore in a Minute” videos are always fun, but lately they’ve been mostly for games that don’t have all that much lore to begin with. So it’s nice to see them take on a monster like Metal Gear Solid 4 and manage to succinctly capture the entire narrative setup in so little time. I…

Metal Gear Artist Draws Kick-Ass Pacific Rim Poster

Need one more reason to get excited about Pacific Rim? How about the fact there’s a poster for the movie that was done by famed Metal Gear artist Yoji Shinkawa Done as an exclusive for the 3D release of the game, while the poster you’ll see below is for the Japanese market, those in the…

That Rex just realized Metal Gear Solid‘s Snake is right in front of him. How fast can those mechanical legs run away? Amazingly detailed artwork by ChasingArtwork and it reminds me of Yoji Shinkawa’s original concept arts, which is not a bad thing. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

The level of camouflage technology Snake from Metal Gear Solid 3 uses to blend in his surrounding environment—in this case, a brick wall—is truly impressive. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Is Out July 9th For The PS3

Here’s the first trailer for Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy. 8 games in all, plus a couple of graphic novels. It’s a trip down memory lane for those of you that have played any of these titles over the last 25 (!) years.

At Least One Developer Wants To Remake Metal Gear Solid

Game designer Hideo Kojima might not actually be actively looking for someone to remake his magnum opus, but at least one developer wants to step up to the plate. Earlier this week, rumors circulated that Kojima and crew were looking for a game studio willing to remake Metal Gear Solid on their fancy new Fox…

Kojima Wants Someone To Remake Metal Gear Solid, But That’s All.

There was a rumour earlier this week that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima was trying to sign up a developer to handle a remake of Metal Gear Solid using Konami’s new Fox Engine. It’s not true, though there are the very best intentions behind it. Kojima first said this yesterday morning: There’s a rumor about…

It’s The Hook That Brings You Back To Metal Gear Solid V

I ain’t telling you no lie. The hook brings you back — even if you’ve got one eye. Thanks to the E3 2013 promotional art for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I’ve had Blues Traveler stuck in my head since Monday night. Still can’t nail that damn harmonica solo.

This Nine Minute Metal Gear Solid V Trailer Is Pretty Gross

Nine minutes! That’s a long freakin’ time. Not all the footage is brand, brand new, but be warned, it’s rather graphic in places. Heads up, if you are squeamish. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft

Metal Gear Solid V On the Xbox One Looks Fantastic

Today during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Microsoft unveiled a ton of new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain footage. Snake seems to be in Afghanistan, can ride horses, and still does that whole sneaking thing.

Hopefully This Is A New Move In The Next Smash Bros (And Other GIFs)

E3 is in just a few days, but that doesn’t mean this week is devoid of weird and screwy GIFs the Internet likes to have fun with. Quite the contrary. So before we prepare Photoshop for undoubtedly silly GIFs from the big E3 conferences, let’s see what the Internet has been up to this week.…

Here’s A Pretty Crazy Conspiracy Theory About Metal Gear Solid V

Many Metal Gear Solid fans aren’t exactly happy that David Hayter will not—as far as we can tell—be reprising his role as Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V. That much isn’t surprising. Amusingly, the inability to let Hayter go has led some fans to concoct a ridiculous conspiracy theory about what’s actually happening…