Rumor: Kojima Productions teases 'A Next Metal Gear'

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Dec 5th 2008 at 4:20AM }

A next Metal Gear is ... apparently being teased by a barren and maddeningly cryptic page on the Kojima Productions website. The internet detectives among you have likely concluded that a green power icon can only signal one thing. (That the game will require electricity!)

Before you folks tear open that wound again, take note that we have no idea when this teaser was posted, what it implies or why Mr. Kojima takes so much sinister pleasure in taunting us. We'll let you know if Konami tells us what comes after that ellipsis. Oh dear, it's not an iPhone game, is it?

[Via NeoGAF]

Tags: BreakingNews, JS-Twitter, Kojima-Productions, Konami, Metal-Gear, Metal-Gear-Solid, Rumor, Teaser

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)

punka @ Dec 5th 2008 4:25AM

Erm... That's 180° degrees no?

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Dec 5th 2008 4:30AM

Well, it's a full turn if you reverse the order of addition. Best to avoid confusion and added speculation, though. Thanks, punka.

wickedpheonix @ Dec 5th 2008 5:14AM

Resurgence of the MGS4 360 rumors!

! stands for holy crap, full 180 means that they decided to change their minds on not having MGS4 on the 360, green's the xbox color... you could even look at it like it's the 360 Ring of Light

Ghen @ Dec 5th 2008 8:08AM

two I's each 180 degrees from each other... I think its a remake of MGS2 for the 360. (I + I, 180+180)

xGeneral DEATHx (Mr ESC Welcome Back Party Ultimate Mega Action Force) @ Dec 5th 2008 8:17AM

Or it's two exclamation points, implying a spanish connection...

tmacairjordan87 @ Dec 5th 2008 9:41AM

I don't want to crush any dreams here, but that last symbol is also on the ps3.

Roto13 @ Dec 5th 2008 11:33AM

And the Wii, for that matter.

It's on every current-gen console.

OMGOMG @ Dec 5th 2008 1:58PM

You know, this might persuade Fernando to get a PS3. Snake in a sombrero=epic win.

Calvin @ Dec 5th 2008 3:12PM

It's the power symbol, it's been around for decades, I hope you all knew that

I know the 360 puts significant emphasis on that symbol, Sony goes with the "PS" logo on everything

And green is pretty much -the- color associated with the 360... well that and red

Dan CiTi @ Dec 5th 2008 3:44PM

@Ghen
FUCK YES AN MGS2 REMAKE!
MGS2 IS THE BEST GAME EVER AND THE BEST ORIGINAL XBOX GAME.

gst @ Dec 5th 2008 3:51PM

Not to be a buzzkill, but speculation at this point may just be utterly pointless.

Let us recall that this is Kojima - the same guy that made us look on the back of the MGS case to find a contact number needed for the game, who made us plug the controller into the second port to beat a boss, and who made Raiden the main character of the second entry.

He's insane. It seems just as likely that, in order to read the cryptic message correctly, you need to jam your headphones into a USB port, hold ctrl+alt+s+n+a+k+e, and slather your monitor with BBQ sauce, at which point the name and release date of the game will be communicated to you via telepathic message.

Trent @ Dec 5th 2008 4:07PM

bwahahaha

Foetoid @ Dec 5th 2008 7:06PM

It didn't work gst. Can you replace my monitor now.

Cena @ Dec 7th 2008 11:14PM

@ gst: You, good sir, made my day. Thank you for the lulz. ^^

Inappropriate Responder @ Dec 5th 2008 4:28AM

Danger is Ahead

p-dub230 @ Dec 5th 2008 4:29AM

could be an ipod touch game... kind of looks like "i" + "!"

Gaucho @ Dec 5th 2008 9:31AM

I think you hit the nail on the head here. the "i" kinda hints at an ipod game imo. As an MGS diehard fan it would be kinda disappointing. Then again a teaser for an iPod game is kinda weird . . . but this could be a sign that apple is really pushing that "gaming" quality of the iPod Touch

Adam @ Dec 5th 2008 2:22PM

Agreed. Unfortunatly the '!' seems to be used a lot more with MGS Ac!d. :( Touch screen cards?

Chairman Miaow @ Dec 5th 2008 4:29AM

Dear lord the apocalypse is upon us. If this actually happens, the mind boggles.

wwwwww @ Dec 5th 2008 4:30AM

green...360?

Ubiqutous Oxymoron @ Dec 5th 2008 6:42AM

I thought the red ring was the colour of the 360?

:P

xFenixKnightx @ Dec 5th 2008 9:26AM

"I thought the red ring was the colour of the 360?"

Key word being *was*, its all better now. Don't be scared to jump in. Everybodys doing it! ;)

Haggard @ Dec 5th 2008 10:54AM

You know, in every other post I've seen this month, the heart ratings above would have been reversed.

Chainblast @ Dec 5th 2008 11:13AM

"Key word being *was*, its all better now. Don't be scared to jump in. Everybodys doing it! ;)"

If I did what everone else did I'd be broke and jobless right now. :P

xFenixKnightx @ Dec 5th 2008 11:14AM

Times are a changin'? :(

Ethan @ Dec 5th 2008 11:43AM

It's an MGS post. They can smell 4 ppm from three miles, and they swarm.

Heh (Mr. ESC, living in the hearts of us all) @ Dec 5th 2008 1:07PM

It's okay fenix, the Sony fanboys must be butthurt or something. They have to rely on old jokes now.

Parsnipzilla @ Dec 5th 2008 4:30AM

Maybe DSi, as the last thing looks like the SSi's power button

ganrob @ Dec 5th 2008 4:33AM

Wow looks like this is really happening.

Perhaps a 360 exclusive? nah, probably MGS4 with added content spring 09 ;)

ps3 fans explode everywhere

Glen @ Dec 5th 2008 4:35AM

I doubt this has anything to do with MGS4 going multiplatform. It does say "A NEW Metal Gear" after all.

Xoviet chiK @ Dec 5th 2008 4:53AM

I agree that it probably isn't a multiplatform announcement (though you never know), it doesn't say "NEW" Metal Gear, it says "Next" Metal Gear.

Next could be MGS 5, it could be Metal Gear 3, it could be a Kojima version of Solid Snake's Revenge, it could be an Xbox 360 port of MGS 4, it could be a Metal Gear board game... It could be anything really, but it doesn't have to be entirely "new."

Duke @ Dec 5th 2008 10:05AM

What are you all talking about? It says "The NEXT Mopey Chore is..." Doesn't it? (I kid)

I honestly don't care if its a PS3 exclusive or a multi-platform, as long as its a new MG in development. 180 could be a reference to the end of Solid Snake's adventures not coming as soon as we thought. Going back in.

Glen @ Dec 5th 2008 12:00PM

Oh, right. "New," "Next," it implies a similar thing.

And yeah, I really don't care if the next Metal Gear goes multiplatform either. In fact, I'd be surprised if it didn't.

It's kinda humorous how my comment seems to have been taken as a "Har har 360 fanbois you'll nevar get mah Metal Gear," rather than a simple observation.

miccormi @ Dec 5th 2008 4:37AM

The SWF file on the site has three parameters associated with it. I punched in random numbers and it wouldn't play past the KONAMI logo which means the file is gonna change what it plays based on some sort of data. Someone should decompile the swf to see if there are hints or not-yet-seen content or see how they can play with those parameters.

Brandon @ Dec 5th 2008 11:50AM

Month/Day/Year to make sure you over 18 perhaps?

miccormi @ Dec 5th 2008 4:54PM

Naw. The numbers are far to long to be just month/date/year. Besides the fact there isn't any questionable or M-rated content on the site anyway.

TracerBullet @ Dec 5th 2008 4:44AM

Hm. Hopefully, a not-so-direct way of writing two "i's". Thinking about it, the ! sign looks like someone holding a wii-can't-say-because-it's-not-trademarked-mote

Well, one can dream

jorojoserojas @ Dec 5th 2008 4:47AM

Speculate hard enough, and you can find "evidence" for any current-gen console.

Except for PSP. I couldn't figure out anything in this picture to link to PSP.

Xoviet chiK @ Dec 5th 2008 4:50AM

The "!"

Metal Gear: AC!D is most commonly associated with PSP.

jorojoserojas @ Dec 5th 2008 4:53AM

Oh wow, you're right. Forgot about that. And there's been two, correct?

Aw damn it. Now I've no idea what's going on. I "see" evidence for everything! 360, DS(i), Wii, PSP, even iPhone.

Maybe combining the two AC!D titles into a remake? Gah, where do I begin to guess?!

FOXHOUND @ Dec 5th 2008 10:47AM

I'm gonna have to go with METAL GEAR AC!D for PSN/XBL(and perhaps even VC? Ha ha...)as well. Especially since there was it was spoken of a couple months back as a decent possibility.

Either way, consider it purchased. :d

Brian @ Dec 5th 2008 4:48AM

If you ask me, looks like the power button symbol on the Xbox 360 when it is on. So I think Metal Gear is coming to Xbox 360.

Lord Negatron @ Dec 5th 2008 8:37AM

Basically your statement sums it up. It cant be anymore obvious. Something involving Metal Gear is coming to the 360,hence the 360 green being used.

Nevermind Kojima, Konami knows there is a ginormous market to be tapped into sending something "MGS" over to the 360.

*This statement is not a comparison between other consoles/games.

catfish24 @ Dec 5th 2008 1:06PM

Remember it said Metal Gear, not Metal Gear Solid.

Sora @ Dec 5th 2008 6:19PM

MGS2: Substance in Xbox Originals.

I called it.

aaronx_x @ Dec 5th 2008 5:04AM

http://www.mgsaga.net/image/Feature-Overview-MGS4-Jonathan.gif
shdfajf tis the bald guy!! nvmd

Kaws1986 @ Dec 5th 2008 5:04AM

If it does have something to do with the 360 it would probably be Metal Gear Online for the 360. Kojima said that MGS 4 will not be on the 360 and I think he was telling the truth. Xbox owners shouldn't be getting excited anyway from all the bashing of MGS 4 i've seen on all the forums across the internet from them.