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Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Not Doing MGS: Rising?
Let’s list the Metal Gear Solid games in which voice actor David Hayter has voiced Snake. Let’s! Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 -
Solid Snake’s Voice Actor On Collapse of Metal Gear Movie
The Metal Gear Solid movie isn’t happening. Solid Snake voice actor and Hollywood screenwriter David Hayter dishes what he’s heard went down. “A couple of years ago, a producer friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in doing the adaptation,” Hayter, who wrote the big screen version of X-Men, tells MTV. “I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010 -
Kojima Gets His Orders
Hideo Kojima, taking the stage one year ago at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Xbox executives at his sides. These men were aided by teleprompters, one of which offered a perfect Metal-Gear-style prompt. (Noticed this while checking Microsoft’s E3 ’09 promises.)
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
Sony Planning More PS2 Upgrades?
PlayStation 2 title God of War and God of War II were released on a single Blu-ray disc for the PS3 and feature smoother graphics and a faster frame rate. Is Sony planning to do the same for more titles? One Kotaku reader sends word of a Sony survey he was sent about action game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2010 -
The Voice of Metal Gear Reviews Game Movies
David Hayter is a rarity. He has made a name for himself in voice games as a voice actor and in movies as a Hollywood screenwriter. With a foot in both worlds, no doubt he has a unique point of view on video game movies. Over at the MTV Movies Blog, Hayter gives his opinion…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2010 -
Comic Book Movies Show Potential of Video Game Movies
David Hayter isn’t just the English language voice of Metal Gear’s Snake, he also wrote the first X-Men movie. So he probably has a good handle on why it’s so hard to make a good video game movie. “The history has been less than stellar in the same way that comic book adaptations were less…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 -
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