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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 -
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