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Weird Moments With Kiefer Sutherland, Also Known As The New Snake
Snake’s Cat’s out of the bag: Kiefer Sutherland will play Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. The announcement was standard stuff, although I couldn’t help but notice some notable, sometimes silly moments—like the one above. Let’s recap with some GIFs. You’re game for that, right? Hooray! Sutherland is a perfect fit,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2013 -
David Hayter Snipes At Konami On Twitter
Wow! I guess David Hayter is really upset he won’t be returning to the role of Snake for the next Metal Gear Solid game. Or maybe he’s still participating in a long con with MGS creator Hideo Kojima? Check out what he just tweeted: New Coke, of course, was Coca-Cola’s failed attempt to change the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2013 -
Kiefer Sutherland Is Snake
Jack Bauer will play Naked Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami just announced during their pre-recorded E3 press conference. Kiefer Sutherland, best known for his role as super-agent Bauer in the show 24, will do motion capturing and voice work for the hero of the new Metal Gear game, which takes…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2013 -
Watch Konami’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
Snake? SNAAAAKKKKKEEEEE!!!! Konami’s E3 press conference is today at 1pm Eastern, and we’ve got it streaming right here. UPDATE: The conference is over, but you can still watch the whole thing right here. Some things to expect from this conference: Metal Gear Solid news, Castlevania news, Pro Evolution Soccer news. Also, they probably won’t mention…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2013 -
We Liveblogged Konami’s Pre-E3 Show Right Here
In the usual fashion of events leading up to the big E3 gaming convention (which is, scarily, fast-approaching) Konami is among the handful of publishers hosting a pre-show to reveal what will likely entail some next-gen game announcements. At the very least we know we’ll hear more on Metal Gear Solid 5 and, in particular,…
By Tina Amini Published June 6, 2013 -
Is David Hayter Playing Snake In MGS5? We’ll Find Out Next Week.
Ever since David Hayter tearfully announced that he wouldn’t be returning as Snake for the next Metal Gear Solid game, I’ve had a gut feeling that he will be returning as Snake. Get this: the longtime Snake voice actor tweeted yesterday that he’ll be making an appearance at E3 in a week and a half:…
By Jason Schreier Published May 30, 2013 -
Acapella Can’t Make The Metal Gear Solid Theme Kick Any Less Ass
Not all music can survive the a cappella treatment, let alone the “Geekapella” treatment. Goofy dudes (Max and Sam) singing geeky music, sort of in tune and sort of out of tune… a lesser theme song might lose some of its dramatic heft. Not Metal Gear Solid No, when the heroic theme entered at 2:22,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 29, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Another Huge Metal Gear Toy
Hong Kong based collectible maker ThreeA previously released a jumbo-sized Metal Gear REX figure. And now? Now, it looks like they’re working on a jumbo-sized RAY mecha. In these photos from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, you can see a prototype of the upcoming RAY figure. That’s resident artist Yoji Shinkawa in the pics. As…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2013 -
It’s Red Dead vs Metal Gear In This Insane Video Game Shootout
Another in the terrific Video Game Deathmatch series, this clip pits Red Dead Redemption’s John Marston against Metal Gear’s pistol-twirling expert Revolver Ocelot. As you’d expect, this one’s a shootout for the ages. Red Dead Redemption VS Metal Gear Solid [YouTube]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Why the Xbox 360 Won’t Get the Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection
Remember when Metal Gear Solid 4 was launched? And how it was such a big deal that the game wasn’t coming to the Xbox 360? Remember that? On his online radio show, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima talked about why there wasn’t an Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection. “I’m sorry…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2013 -
Meet The New King Of Metal Gear Cosplay
I’ve seen some fantastic Metal Gear cosplay in my time, but boy, I’ve never seen something that, from head to toe, looks this good. Like, look at the wear and tear on his shirt. The facial expression. The make-up. The hair. It is Snake, incarnate. It’s so good, in fact, you should check out the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2013 -
Yet Another Metal Gear Solid Collection Is Coming To PS3
As rumored a few days ago, a new pack of Metal Gear Solid games is coming to PS3 this June. Not to be confused with the one that came out a year and a half ago. Here’s Konami: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the METAL GEAR SOLID franchise, this PlayStation®3 exclusive package will include METAL…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2013 -
Kotaku East
There Might Be a New Metal Gear Solid Collection
Yesterday, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima tweeted out this picture. He wrote that he was in the process of checking whatever was in it. He didn’t say what. However, the Korean Game Rating Board might have. As of yesterday, the Korean Game Rating Board posted an entry on something called “Metal Gear Solid The Legacy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2013 -
A Moving Tribute To Metal Gear Solid 3’s Ridiculous Ladder Climb
You may previously have thought this was the most boring thing in Metal Gear history. A ladder that seemingly goes on forever. A test of your patience and nerves. It’s not. You just needed to see the ordeal in a new light. Like James Howell here, who writes in addition to the video above: This…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2013 -
Show Us What You Love and Hate About Solid Snake’s Character Design
There are times when an expressive character design works the best. That’s how I’ve always felt about the art of the Metal Gear series — it’s emotional, dramatic and implies so much about its characters simply by how it’s drawn. Of course, you might disagree with me. Using our image annotation system, show us what…
By Chris Person Published April 16, 2013 -
The Most Amazing Video Game Continue Screens
The continue countdown screen was introduced to arcades in the 80s. It was a simple and effective way of getting players to fork over more money. When you fail, the screen comes up for a limited time with a countdown to insert additional coins or press a button. Most of these games’ continue screens were…
By Gergo Vas Published April 12, 2013 -
Kotaku East
The Darkest Cyberpunk Worlds In Japanese Video Games
Cyberpunk was a big deal in the 80s and in the 90s. Writers like Philip K. Dick and William Gibson, movies like Blade Runner, and anime such as Akira heavily influenced video games. The result was games with a dark, dystopian future, high technology and low life. We’ve gathered Japanese games from this era to…
By Gergo Vas Published April 10, 2013