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Kojima Weighs In on Obama’s Nobel Prize
On his blog, Hideo Kojima found a tie-in, albeit a tenuous one, between his upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Obama yesterday. Here’s what the eminent games designer had to say: President Obama, who declared ‘A World Without Nuclear Weapons’ in Prague, has won the Nobel Peace…
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2009 -
Another Metal Gear Fan Made Movie
Just like the title says: Another Metal Gear Solid fan movie — no, wait! Don’t go. This one actually looks somewhat professional and is relatively watchable. I know, we’re shocked, too. Written and directed by some guy named Giacomo Talamini, the fan flick claims to be totally non-for-profit and has CG graphics, military vehicles, exotic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2009 -
Hideo Kojima Talks Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker And How You Can Help Him
Hideo Kojima hopes that the Metal Gear series will continue beyond his lifetime, the series mastermind told Kotaku during an interview mostly about his new game and a little bit about the times he has hid in cardboard boxes. During a half-hour backroom chat with Kotaku and Kotaku Japan at the Tokyo Game Show on…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 25, 2009 -
The Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Tank Box Has Arrived
As seen at Konami’s booth at the Tokyo Game Show.
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2009 -
Torture In Video Games
At PAX, I had the good fortune to catch Bethesda’s Brink demo. While there was a lot of cool stuff in the game worth blogging about, what stuck with me was the use of torture in the game. Of course, the game doesn’t call it torture. I think the term they use is “extreme interrogation…
By AJ Glasser Published September 10, 2009 -
Metal Gear Style Cardboard Box Prison Escape
There’s a device in the Metal Gear Solid stealth series in which Snake can sneak past guards by simply covering himself in a cardboard box. This isn’t just a game convention. It apparently really works. In France, at least. (And Germany. This latest escape is not to be confused with a similar cardboard box escape…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009 -
You’re Confused About Metal Gear? Hideo Kojima Is Confused, Too
Let’s be honest here, the Metal Gear Solid saga is hard to follow. Fascinating and intricate, sure, but like a daytime soap with clones, nanomachines and mechas. Don’t worry if you are baffled at times. Series creator Hideo Kojima gets baffled, too, scratching his noggin while figuring out plot points. “I personally get confused too…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 -
Konami Re-Issuing Classic PS2 Titles (Metal Gear, ZOE, etc)
With no announcement and no fanfare, Konami Europe have begun slipping brand new copies of some of the company’s finest PS2 games back onto shelves in the United Kingdom “We’ve manufactured certain amounts depending on the title,” a Konami spokesperson has told Eurogamer, “and they’re being bought by wholesalers so will likely pop up in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 -
Konami Sales Suck When There’s No Metal Gear Solid Around
Konami just released their quarterly earnings for the period April 1 to June 30, 2009. And across the board, sales are way, way down. Wonder why that could be? Yeah, you guessed it; this time last year, people were buying millions of copies of Metal Gear Solid 4. This year? People aren’t buying Metal Gear…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
No Snickering, Games Climax Too Late
Grumpy complaints about bad game endings are not news. But a podcast complaint that games don’t have what they called “falling action” and “denouements” in high school? That’s worth being grumpy about. A listener of the Listen Up podcast recently asked the show’s hosts to talk about the poor quality of game endings. The listener…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 -
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