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Hideo Kojima Met With Heavy Rain Developer

Cut scenes. Some love them, others loathe them. In games like Metal Gear Solid, players sit and watch as cut scenes push the story forward. In the upcoming thriller Heavy Rain, gameplay pushes the story forward. Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo Kojima meet with David Cage of Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream. Cage calls the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2009

Christian Bale Plays Metal Gear Solid, Hasn’t Talked MGS Film

Christian Bale, star of a Ms. Pac-Man commercial and other things, talks about Metal Gear Solid. Sorta. The incredibly talkative and very professional actor discusses the game and the MGS film with MTV: MTV: Metal Gear Solid, is this something you’ve ever talked about doing as a film? Bale: No. MTV: Are you a video…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009

Microsoft On Metal Gear: Mission Accomplished

So far this hardware generation, we’ve seen the number of third-party exclusives on any platform shrink to almost zero. The last major series to come around? Metal Gear Solid. Having long made a name for itself on Sony consoles, the next Metal Gear Solid title – Rising – will also be appearing on the Xbox…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2009

Metal Gear Solid Dated, Priced For PlayStation Store

The original Metal Gear Solid is coming to the PlayStation Store as a “PS one Classic,” playable on the PSP and PlayStation 3. That we knew. But we didn’t know the when and the how much. Konami has officially put a price on the re-release now that all that other Metal Gear Solid related news…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009

At $400, Metal Gear Coat is Liquid Gold

If you got four hundred bones (Canadian) and a healthy respect for archbaddie Liquid Snake, AbbyShot Clothiers has the perfect inclement weather garment for you. The FOXHOUND Coat replicates the look of the antagonists from Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, notably Liquid Snake. I agree that they’ve done a beautiful job with this (especially…

By Owen Good Published May 30, 2009

Kojima Updates Site Yet Again With Familiar Face, Hidden Mystery Mask

And it continues. On and on and on. Kojima Productions updated its countdown page today, revealing this image. Is it Raiden? Is it Gray Fox? Is it Sunny? Who knows? Hideo Kojima does, that’s who. Him and his minions. There are also new letters: C, O, P. There’s the number six, too. The site also…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

Kojima Productions Updates Site With… Big Boss?

The last Kojima Productions countdown clock wasn’t exactly climatic. This one will hopefully make up for it. The lighting and rain return, but the letters “R” and “P” flash on the screen…along with? What looks like a close-up of Big Boss. It is unconfirmed, however, whether this actually is Big Boss. The lighting and rain…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2009

Snake Gets A New Job Selling Cell Phones

As seen on 2ch.net.

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009

Hideo Kojima: There Is “Pressure” To Make Metal Gear

Hideo Kojima is best known for creating Metal Gear Solid. That’s not to say he’s pigeonholed as “The Metal Gear Guy”, but at this point in his career, the stealth series equals Kojima. When the game was released, there was talk from the designer about leaving the franchise — like there is every time he…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2009

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil PSone Classics Incoming

Looks like Sony is serious about adding new “PSone Classics” to the PlayStation Store, as a few original PlayStation heavy hitters appear to be en route. The ESRB has rated five new PSone Classics candidates. That includes PlayStation system sellers Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, both newly rated for release on the…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2009

E3 Twitter Rumors ‘Uninformed,’ Says Microsoft

A mystery Twitter feed is spooning out rich details about Microsoft’s Xbox 360 E3 press conference, from GTA info to Forza 3. Leaks? Educated guesses? Kotaku asked around. Is that next GTA episode really called Blood And a Four-Leaf Clover? Is Metal Gear Solid + Oxide about the be unveiled at the Microsoft E3 press…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2009

Kojima Productions Starts Pre-E3 Teasing This Week

Metal Gear Solid series overlord and Kojima Productions head Hideo Kojima has already gone on record as saying an official game announcement from the developer will happen at E3 2009. The hype, however, starts now. According to a report from 1UP, Kojima Productions appears to be in the initial phases of teasing that announcement. In…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2009

Kojima Productions: Who Wants Zone of the Enders 3?

Hideo Kojima doesn’t only make Metal Gear Solid games. He also makes Zone of the Enders mecha games — though, it’s been six years since the last one. He’s been busy, you know. ZoE spawned two three sequels as well as two anime. The first title was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2001 with…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2009

Hideo Kojima Interested In Western Collaboration, Not Metal Gear Remakes

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has made no secret of his interesting in pursuing a more Western-style game development model, but hasn’t made clear what his intentions are beyond Metal Gear Solid Touch. Kojima tells Kikizo in a newly published interview that the Kojima Productions head, who was also recently promoted is “very interested” in…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009

Metal Gear Solid Mega 64: Super Stealth Kojima

Mega 64 stealths their way through the streets of San Francisco, Metal Gear Solid style, until the characters they are portraying finally meet their maker. In a brilliant callback to their 2007 Game Developers Conference Mario skit, which featured a cameo by creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Mega 64 runs into the creator of the Metal Gear…

By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2009

Kojima Stands And Delivers A Keynote

In case the text of our liveblog wasn’t enough for you, here’s some pictures direct from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima‘s GDC keynote session. Witness Hideo Kojima, recipient of the Game Developers Choice 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award, as he dynamically discusses all things Metal Gear and Metal Gear related. See him standing, talking…standing AND talking…

By Adam Barenblat Published March 26, 2009

Hideo Kojima Announces An Announcement

*tap* *tap* *tap* Is this thing on? Because game designer Hideo Kojima has something to announce. First and foremost, Kojima is best known for creating stealth series Metal Gear Solid. That doesn’t mean you should pigeonhole him as an action guy. In a GDC interview, he states: Well, to give you maybe a surprise, people…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2009

Hideo Kojima Has A New Role At Konami

Creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima is responsible in large part for Konami’s success. His games do well, Konami does well. What does that mean? Fancy white collar job titles, that’s what. While “Chief Of I Can Do Whatever I Want” would have been an obvious choice, his new title starting April…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2009

Solid Snake Gets Squared By Michael Lau

Seminal urban vinyl toy designer Michael Lau riffs on Hideo Kojima’s Solid Snake with his upcoming collection of Gardener figures, planned for a release later this month at the CS Booth 16 event in Hong Kong. Lau’s Snake Square nods not so subtly to the Snake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, packing geometric…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009

Kojima on MGS Touch: “Simple, Yet Solidly Playable”

Hideo Kojima gave an interview to Famitsu iPhone magazine, and gave up a lot of detail on the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid Touch. Your next Metal Gear is a 20 stage game but, ruh roh, you don’t get them all at once. “Of these, 12 stages will be available initially,” according to Anoop Gantayat at…

By Owen Good Published March 15, 2009