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Metal Gear Creator Will Sign Your Copy Of Peace Walker

The man behind Solid Snake, Hideo Kojima, is heading stateside, ready to pound American pavement to drum up support for his latest game, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The benefit to you? You can rub elbows with the man. Kojima will be visiting New York City and Los Angeles in June, armed with Sharpies and…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2010

Solid Snake Through The Years

This is 1987 stealth game Metal Gear. The box shows protagonist Solid Snake at the age of 23. Let’s review and see how he stacks up over the years — courtesy of 2ch, the world’s largest bulletin board. Here is snake at 27 years-old in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. And at 33. And at…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

120 Metal Gear Solid Discs, But With A Catch

Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1 is a two disc game. If you could have 120 discs, which would you want disc 1 or 2? You can only have one! Disc 2 it is! An eBay seller is not giving away 120 MGS disc 2 discs, but selling them. Yours for US$499.95. Why? Who…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

Are These The Ten Hardest Games?

“Hard” in gaming is relative. What I might think is easy, you might think is not. What you might consider a piece of cake, I may find impossible. Website shortlist.com has compiled a list of the “Top 10 Hardest Games”. Agree, disagree, but first, read the list: 10. Jet Set Willy (1984, Software Projects /…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker’s Toys, By Square Enix

The Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker figures from Square Enix (who, yes, also make toys) that we first spied earlier this year are now available for preorder. They are both detailed and expensive. There are four figures available: Snake, and three Metal Gears from the game (Pupa, Chrysalis & Basilis). Snake stands a decent 26cm…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2010

The Metal Gear Solid…Walkman

The portable cassette player may be long gone, but Sony’s Walkman brand lives on, in both phones and MP3 players. Like this one, the “W252”, which should really have been called “The Metal Gear Solid One”. Released in conjunction with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, the W252 is a wrap-around MP3 player…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010

West Getting Unedited Version of MGS: Peace Walker

Stealth game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a T-rated game in North America. The means it is suitable for kids 13-years-old-and-over. Japan, however, has a different rating system. Time to get out the scissors to cut things out. Peace Walker has a C-rating in Japan (15-years-old-and-up) and to prevent the game from getting a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2010

Metal Gear Creator Teasing Taboo-breaking ‘Next Title’

The man in charge of all things Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, is fully embroiled in wrapping up Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for its summertime release on the PSP. But Kojima’s mind has apparently begun to wander to his “next title.” Kojima says, via Twitter, that he’s daydreaming/obsessing over his future project, putting his brain…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Metal Gear Solid Product Placement Edition

Product placement in video games is nothing new, but Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is definitely taking it to another level. You’re going to take it even further in this week’s Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Konami had a big news conference this week to unveil the new … well, advertisements … it’ll be serving up in…

By Owen Good Published April 11, 2010

What’s So Great About Escape From New York?

Man, everything! Game-wise, the film’s protagonist Snake Plissken inspired the character of Snake from Metal Gear Solid, and even, to an extent, the vibe and look of the games. (Realize that MGS was also inspired by a huge number of other movies as well.) Escape from New York’s director John Carpenter is involved in upcoming…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2010

Metal Gear Creator Dreaming Of A Console-Free Future

A console-less future. It’s a topic that rears its head from time to time, and what do you know, today it rears its head again, courtesy of Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. “In the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform,” he said at yesterday’s Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker press…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2010

Metal Gear Solid? More Like Metal Gear Solid Advertising, Your Billboard Here

Stealth series Metal Gear Solid has never shied away from corporate sponsorship and obvious in-game product plugs. In past games, there have been tie-ups with CalorieMate and Playboy. But has the franchise now gone too far? Today in Tokyo, Japanese game company Konami held a press conference for upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2010

Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Also Doing Television Show

David Hayter, the English language voice of protagonist Snake from stealth series Metal Gear Solid, is a busy guy. Besides getting ready to direct an edgy, Twilightesque Werewolf movie, Hayter is moving forward on a TV series. Hayter hopes to turn the 2009 film Push into a television series in the vein of Heroes. He…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010

Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Directing Edgy, Twilightesque Werewolf Movie

David Hayter is best known for being the English voice actor for the character of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid video games. He also has a movie career. Not only has he penned the screenplay for X-Men, but he also worked on the Watchmen script and co-wrote The Scorpion King. Hayter will soon be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Co-op In Hot Three-way Action

We’ve already seen double the Snake-sneaking action in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, perhaps the Biggest Deal to hit the PSP this summer. What about three Snakes buddying up for “super co-op weapon Railgun” thrills? Yes, we’ve seen two, now we see three, and we’re sure to see four Snakes/Big Bosses teaming up for cooperative…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2010

Kotaku Census 2010: The Games You Love

The machines you play on are one thing, but what really captures a gamer’s heart is the games they play. So let’s see which are your favourites. Now, unlike our previous polls, this one has the potential to be a little more wide-ranging. A little more open. There are only a handful of gaming machines…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010

Peace Walker Has The Stuff Of A “Masterpiece”

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima cannot be clear enough. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker isn’t just some PSP game. Oh no. Kojima has called Peace Walker a “MGS5-class game” — it was later revealed that Peace Walker was going to be called Metal Gear Solid 5. The game is all Kojima’s idea and just…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2010

Little Snake Has A Little Copy Of Metal Gear Solid 3

You may remember reader Mark, who sent us his awesome, custom Half-Life 2 figure. Well, Mark’s back, with this amazing custom Metal Gear Solid 3 figure. This custom job goes beyond the usual trend of taking an existing action figure and painting over some slight additions. Mark sculpted an all-new head entirely by hand, cannibalised…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2010

Metal Gear Solid: The Pizza Walker?

A Liverpool pizza parlor has a very familiar logo. As seen by reader Rob.

By Owen Good Published February 15, 2010

What’s Hideo Kojima Eating Right Now? Check Twitter!!

Metal Gear makers Kojima Productions have been riding the Twitter bandwagon since September of last year, but the developer’s interest in providing 140 character length updates has been sporadic at best. No longer! The Konami subsidiary, ramping up enthusiasm for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, has been on something of…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010