Metal Gear Solid

Solidus Snake Voice Actor John Cygan Dies

Best known for his video game and TV work, John Cygan has passed away. He was 63. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cygan had long been battling cancer. A versatile actor, Cygan appeared in television shows like Bob, co-starring with Bob Newhart, and The Commish as well as other shows like Frasier, NYPD Blue and…

The Hitman Series Has A Long History Of Excellence

Yesterday, Square-Enix announced that it was parting ways with Hitman developers IO Interactive. So why don’t we take some time to appreciate one of the best crafted stealth series around? Hitman is an action-stealth series that forged a unique identity in the early days of the genre. While games like Metal Gear Solid (1998) focused…

Poll: The Most Beloved Action Games In Japan

Over the decades, there have been so many great action games. But which one do people in Japan like best? This poll might shed light on that question. In Japan, Weekly Famitsu has been asking readers about their favorite game in various genres. The results are in for the first of these polls, which was…

Metal Gear Artist Draws Some Cool Art For Call of Duty

If you start to get Metal Gear Solid vibes off of the new Zombies Chronicles expansion for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, there’s a good reason: Treyarch has tapped artist Yoji Shinkawa to create portraits of the game’s characters. “To be able to work with him and have him realize our main characters in…

A Japanese Snack Food Commercial For Metal Gear Solid Fans

If you’ve played Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, you might remember the Calorie Mate energy supplement snacks. Fast forward to 2017 as Snake’s Japanese voice actor Akio Otsuka is now lending his talents to Calorie Mate’s latest ad campaign. Make sense, because in Metal Gear Solid 3, there are extended conversations about Calorie Mate.…

Making Your Own Metal Gear Solid Ninja Helmet Looks Tricky

Cosplayer Diegator’s Gray Fox helmet build sure is impressive. In a short clip he explains all the long hours that went into the project. Bravo! According to Diegator, this is seven months of work and lots of silicone. 

The Most Memorable Presidential Cameos In Video Games

U.S. presidents—fictional or not—have had a major impact on video games. When a game has something to do with the United States, there’s a good chance the Commander-in-Chief is gonna show up. We gathered a few remarkable U.S. president cameos below. Most of them are goofy, but there are a few serious appearances, too. [An…

For A Metal Gear Porn Parody, These Special Effects Are Okay!

Usually porn parodies seem content with just cosplay, but not this Metal Gear Solid one. It’s really gone the extra mile. Dubbed Metal Rear Solid: The Phantom Peen (heh), this is the latest game themed endeavour from the folks behind the Overwatch dirty movie and the FFXV skin flick. Besides groan-inducing puns like “Diamond Dongs,”…

Two Years Later, Fans Have Cracked P.T. Wide Open

Horror game P.T. was released in August 2014, and canceled months afterwards. Fans kept digging for secrets a year later, but by 2016, most of us would assume we’ve found everything. Well, not quite. Over at the Xentax forums, user luxox18 posted a datamine of P.T. that was completed just a few days ago, revealing…

Geoff Keighley Gives Emotional Speech For Hideo Kojima, Puts Konami On Blast

A year ago, Hideo Kojima was supposed to receive a trophy at The Game Awards for Metal Gear Solid V. Due to bullshit from Konami, Kojima couldn’t attend the event. Tonight, things have been set right. “Last year, I thought I lost everything,” Kojima said, accepting the award. “But I didn’t.” The whole thing was…

Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience is out today for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (EDIT 4:50pm— The PC version releases Thursday, October 13). The Definitive Experience includes The Phantom Pain, Ground Zeroes, and all the DLC. Here’s what we thought of MGSV when it first came out

Metal Gear Solid V cosplay by tniwe. Photo by Aku

Konami Has No Plans To Finish MGSV The Phantom Pain‘s Mission 51

One of Metal Gear Solid V’s most important plot points, Mission 51, ended up on the cutting room floor. Today, Konami said it does not plan to finish this mission. As Kotaku reported last year, footage of a deleted mission, made up of concept art, narration, and half-finished cut-scenes, appeared in the game’s previously released…

Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Edition Sneaks Out This Fall

On October 11, Konami is re-releasing MGSV Ground Zeroes along with The Phantom Pain and both games’ DLC. Dubbed Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience, the collection will be available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) for US$49.99. Below is all the DLC that comes with The Definitive Experience:

Metal Gear Solid 2 Was A Twisted Experiment in Mind Control

It was E3 2000 when I nearly lost my shit. The sequel to one of the best games I’d played on the PS1, Metal Gear Solid, was coming out on the PS2 and the graphics showcased in Sons of Liberty were unbelievable. Realistic rain poured down on a tanker as it is taken over by…

Konami Releasing New Metal Gear Game

Konami isn’tgoing to let the loss of Hideo Kojima stop them from using the Metal Gear license, announcing today an all-new game in the franchise: Metal Gear Survive It’s coming in 2017 for PC, Xbox One and PS4, and is described as a “co-op survival game”. Apparently it’s set straight after MSG V prologue Ground…

A Different Kind Of Sexy Metal Gear Cosplay

Real talk: Metal Gear Solid V’s Quiet is a very sexy video game character, one (reportedly) designed specifically to encourage cosplay. Well, ask and ye shall receive, Mr. Kojima. Most of the Quiet cosplay we’ve seen over the past couple of years has been pretty straight-up. So well played, Patrick Kennedy, for switching things up…

$300 Statue Of Metal Gear Solid V’s Venom Snake Includes Cute Puppy

I can see your pores, Snake. Being a statue, and not an action figure, this won’t be coming with interchangeable hands and weapons and accessories. Though you can take his scarf off, and the detail on some of his gear is crazy. It’s made by Gecco, the same people behind the Quiet statue from earlier…

People Are Mass-Disliking Metal Gear Pachinko 

Yesterday, Konami revealed Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater for pachinko slot machines. Today, people are mass-disliking its debut trailer. As of writing, the clip has been viewed nearly 450,000 times, while the dislike counter has hit 23,888 and there are 814 likes. That’s some ratio. This comes after a very strange yearfor Konami. Fans seems…

Rick Boer as Solid Snake.