Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[ThreeA Toys unveils prototype Portal 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2 statuettes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/threea-toys-unveils-prototype-portal-2-and-metal-gear-solid-2-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/threea-toys-unveils-prototype-portal-2-and-metal-gear-solid-2-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/threea-toys-unveils-prototype-portal-2-and-metal-gear-solid-2-st/#comments ImageChinese design house/ridiculously detailed toy company ThreeA Toys had many different prototype products on display during its ReVenture event in Hong Kong this weekend, but the ones we're most interested in are the astonishingly accurate reproductions of Portal 2's Altus and P-Body and Metal Gear Solid 2's Metal Gear RAY.

All three statues are prototypes and as such there's no information regarding availability, pricing, how articulated they might be or what they'll even look like once they've been painted. It's also difficult to tell whether this RAY model is the manned version created by the Marines, or the unmanned mass-produced model designed by the Patriots. Either way, we desperately want these things adorning our various fireplace mantels as soon as humanly possible. Check out high-resolution shots of all three statues in the gallery below.

Gallery: ReVenture Statue Prototypes

JoystiqThreeA Toys unveils prototype Portal 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2 statuettes originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>action-figurecollectablesfigureKonamiMetal-GearMetal-Gear-RAYMetal-Gear-Solid-2PortalPortal-2RAYReVenturestatuesstatuetteThreeAtoysValveSun, 29 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear series sells 31.1 mill over lifetime]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/metal-gear-series-sells-31-1-mill-over-lifetime/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/metal-gear-series-sells-31-1-mill-over-lifetime/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/metal-gear-series-sells-31-1-mill-over-lifetime/#comments The Metal Gear franchise has done remarkably well for itself since its introduction 25 years ago. Including every single Metal Gear release, from the original Metal Gear on the MSX2 through Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for the 360 and PS3, Hideo Kojima's groundbreaking masterclass in theatrics and stealth has amassed 31.1 million units sold, as of December 31, 2011.

To put that in perspective via a completely arbitrary and meaningless number crunch, that's 3.8 Metal Gear games sold for every person living in New York City. Put another way, if you took every Metal Gear game ever sold and laid them all end to end, the resulting line of cartridges, discs and boxes would stretch all the way from San Francisco to somewhere else.

JoystiqMetal Gear series sells 31.1 mill over lifetime originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>konamilifetime-salesmetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-hd-collectionMSX2series-salesSat, 17 Mar 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid website provides handy timeline of many confusing events]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/12/metal-gear-solid-website-provides-handy-timeline-of-many-confusi/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/12/metal-gear-solid-website-provides-handy-timeline-of-many-confusi/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/12/metal-gear-solid-website-provides-handy-timeline-of-many-confusi/#comments Having relaunched Metal Gear Rising as a full-on action game under the supervision of Platinum Games, Konami has taken the opportunity to freshen up its Metal Gear Solid series website. In addition to a bunch of media for each game, and, of course, purchase links, the new site offers an interactive timeline of highlights from the games, along with real-world events that are referenced in their labyrinthine, impenetrable plots.

A quick warning: all the old Metal Gear Solid: Rising media is still on the site, now labeled with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's title. If you're watching a trailer and there are watermelons or "Zan-Datsu" ... that's the old game.

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JoystiqMetal Gear Solid website provides handy timeline of many confusing events originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>konamimetal-gearmetal-gear-rising-revengeancemetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-risingmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxMon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Just like we said, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance developed by Platinum Games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/10/just-like-we-said-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-developed-by-p/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/10/just-like-we-said-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-developed-by-p/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/10/just-like-we-said-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-developed-by-p/#comments
Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Rising is now Platinum Game's Metal Gear Rising: Reveangeance, just as we were lead to believe by the trailer that leaked earlier today. Raiden, apparently channeling his unstoppable child soldier roots, has gone fully cyborg ninja in order to hack, slash and grotesquely dismember every single thing that exists.

We're not going to lie, the idea of taking a RAY model Metal Gear head on with a robotic lightning sword makes us tingle in very specific, covert places.

JoystiqJust like we said, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance developed by Platinum Games originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>konamimetal-gearmetal-gear-risingmetal-gear-rising-revengeancemetal-gear-solid-risingplatinum-gamesraidenspike-vga-2011Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima's 'Project Ogre' will be different, but not anytime soon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/26/kojimas-project-ogre-will-be-different-but-not-anytime-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/26/kojimas-project-ogre-will-be-different-but-not-anytime-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/26/kojimas-project-ogre-will-be-different-but-not-anytime-soon/#comments There's an unusually high concentration of Metal Gear(?!) buzzing around the industry right now: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is upscaling its way through living rooms the world over, while Metal Gear Solid Rising's production continues, once again under the watchful eye of series progenitor Hideo Kojima. Metal Gear Solid 5 is even closer to being a thing now, but what about Kojima's other other baby, Project Ogre?

"I can't really say too much about that project yet, but it's a very subdued experience," Kojima said during an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine UK. "It's a little bit different to what I've done up until now. On the surface it will look similar, but once you get into it, it will be a different experience."

Announcements like this always get our blood pumping. Metal Gear set in medieval times? Zone of the Ogres? Whatever Project Ogre is, we at least know that it's a long way off: "The Ogre project is going to take a lot of time, so I want to produce some other things on the side, like I'm doing with Rising."

Oh! Dude. Policenaogres. Think about it, Kojima.

JoystiqKojima's 'Project Ogre' will be different, but not anytime soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakojimakonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-5metal-gear-solid-hd-collectionmetal-gear-solid-risingproject-ogreSat, 26 Nov 2011 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid HD Collection slithers into Europe on Feb. 3, 2012 [update: US on Nov. 8]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/metal-gear-solid-hd-collection-slithers-into-europe-on-feb-3-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/metal-gear-solid-hd-collection-slithers-into-europe-on-feb-3-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/metal-gear-solid-hd-collection-slithers-into-europe-on-feb-3-2/#comments Konami has announced a European release date for the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, an enhanced assembly of Hideo Kojima's playful, odd and utterly Byzantine stealth saga. (Well, most of it.) It'll be in shops for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on February 3, 2012.

We've contacted Konami via uncompressed codec to confirm the HD collection's North American release date, which most retailers and rental outlets still list as November 8th, 2011. [Update: Konami has confirmed that date.] A Limited Edition packing a 450-page 250-page art book will also be available, as will this repeated reminder of what you're getting in the box: Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The Subsistence edition of MGS3 also includes Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

The nested novelty of playing an MSX game inside a PS3 port of a PS2 game sounds too good to resist!

Continue reading Metal Gear Solid HD Collection slithers into Europe on Feb. 3, 2012 [update: US on Nov. 8]

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid HD Collection slithers into Europe on Feb. 3, 2012 [update: US on Nov. 8] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>europehideo-kojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-2-solid-snakemetal-gear-solid-2metal-gear-solid-2-substancemetal-gear-solid-3-snake-eatermetal-gear-solid-hd-collectionmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkermicrosoftplaystationps3q1-2012release-datexboxWed, 26 Oct 2011 12:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima on Snatcher: 'If anyone else would like to develop it, I would love it.']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/16/kojima-on-snatcher-if-anyone-else-would-like-to-develop-it-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/16/kojima-on-snatcher-if-anyone-else-would-like-to-develop-it-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/16/kojima-on-snatcher-if-anyone-else-would-like-to-develop-it-i/#comments During an interview with PlayStation Blog, Metal Gear mogul and transfarring technorati Hideo Kojima dropped a crucial truth-bomb about the future of Snatcher, his cyberpunk cult-classic.

With L.A. Noire's brain-bustingly successful existence as an adventure game, and with Deus Ex: Human Revolution bringing cyberpunk back into the limelight, Kojima was asked whether or not he thinks the world is ready for another Snatcher. "I would love to do something like Snatcher," he said, "but I do not have the time or the means to do so. But if anyone else would like to develop it, I would love it."

It's sad to hear that the series' progenitor won't be returning to Neo Kobe City anytime soon, but at least die-hard Snatcher fans (Snatchies, we call ourselves) can look forward to a radio drama based on the game. What do you think? Should Snatcher be handed off to another developer, or left as-is?

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JoystiqKojima on Snatcher: 'If anyone else would like to develop it, I would love it.' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>deus-ex-human-revolutionHideo-KojimaKojimaLA-NoireMetal-GearpcPollSega-CDSnatchertransfarringSat, 16 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima finds vintage Metal Gear design documents]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/kojima-finds-vintage-metal-gear-design-documents/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/kojima-finds-vintage-metal-gear-design-documents/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/kojima-finds-vintage-metal-gear-design-documents/#commentsHere's proof that there's a method to Hideo Kojima's madness -- even if it looks like more madness. The game designer tweeted some pictures of Metal Gear design documents he happened to find while cleaning his shelves. Above is a hand-drawn level map, featuring tons of notes; he also tweeted Codec conversation scripts, with each katakana character hand-written into a grid to fit in the screen (and memory) space.

Kojima also showed off the cover to his design document for "Metal Gear Intruder," which he submitted to Konami in 1986. The proposal was rejected, an occurrence that Kojima probably finds quaintly nostalgic now.

JoystiqKojima finds vintage Metal Gear design documents originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakonamimetal-gearretroThu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima Productions recruiting more Metal Gear staff]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/kojima-productions-recruiting-more-metal-gear-staff/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/kojima-productions-recruiting-more-metal-gear-staff/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/kojima-productions-recruiting-more-metal-gear-staff/#comments Otacon: Snake! I was looking at Konami's website and saw that Kojima Productions is hiring staff to make the "next generation" of Metal Gear Solid.
Snake: Metal Gear!
Otacon: Right, Snake, people to work on the next generation of Metal Gear Solid games.
Snake: Next-generation special forces?!
Otacon: Well, I guess you could call them that. Konami is hiring designers, programmers and artists.
Snake: They're building an army!
Otacon: They could just need some additional staff to work on Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Snake. You remember, the one starring Raiden.
Snake: Raiden!
Otacon: ...
Snake: Otacon?!
Otacon: What is it, Snake?
Snake: Tell the story again about the time I drove a ... Metal Gear!
Codec: *click*

JoystiqKojima Productions recruiting more Metal Gear staff originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimaKojima-Productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-risingmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxThu, 13 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[See how Metal Gear Arcade begins]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/see-how-metal-gear-arcade-begins/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/see-how-metal-gear-arcade-begins/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/see-how-metal-gear-arcade-begins/#commentsMetal Gear Arcade, the stereoscopic-3D, head-tracking, online-playable coin-op Metal Gear, will finally arrive in arcades next week -- in Japan. With the game finally shipping out to game centers, Konami released the opening video -- which, since it's an arcade game, classifies as a genuine "attract mode," attempting to get gamers' attention and entice them out of their 100 yen coins. Check it out after the break.

Also after the break: some off-screen gameplay footage from DigInfo, taken early this year at a trade show. It should look pretty familiar to Metal Gear Online players, but with all those crazy gimmicks afforded by the arcade release, like the head-tracking and the gun controller.

Continue reading See how Metal Gear Arcade begins

JoystiqSee how Metal Gear Arcade begins originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadejapankonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-arcadeSat, 11 Dec 2010 09:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Cosplayers will compete at Tokyo Game Show's 'Metal Gear Cosplay Camp']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/24/cosplayers-will-compete-at-tokyo-game-shows-metal-gear-cosplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/24/cosplayers-will-compete-at-tokyo-game-shows-metal-gear-cosplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/24/cosplayers-will-compete-at-tokyo-game-shows-metal-gear-cosplay/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Start looking for a really nice cardboard box! And then ship yourself to Japan in it. Konami is holding a Metal Gear Solid cosplay contest next month, with the winner to be determined at the Tokyo Game Show.

Interested Johnny Sasaki lookalikes (and other Metal Gear cosplayers) can submit pictures here (warning: Japanese-language application!) Konami will select a few of the entries to appear at the publisher's TGS booth on September 18. There, they will be evaluated by a panel of guest judges to be announced later -- as well as the TGS attendees in general, who know a thing or two about dressing up.

The most difficult thing about Metal Gear cosplay is that if you're too accurate, you'll be too stealthy for the judges to notice.

JoystiqCosplayers will compete at Tokyo Game Show's 'Metal Gear Cosplay Camp' originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cosplayKojima-ProductionskonamiKonami codeKonamiCodeMetal-Gearmetal-gear-solidMetal-Gear-Solid-Peace-Walkerplaystationps3pspsonytgs-2010tokyo-game-show-2010Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Rising doesn't cut out pacifist play style]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/metal-gear-solid-rising-doesnt-cut-out-pacifist-play-style/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/metal-gear-solid-rising-doesnt-cut-out-pacifist-play-style/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/metal-gear-solid-rising-doesnt-cut-out-pacifist-play-style/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Konami revealed at Gamescom that it will be possible to have a "no kill" game of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, much like you can in previous Metal Gear Solid games (which reward you with high ranks, or, in the case of Metal Gear Solid 3, stealth camo). Of course, those Metal Gear Solid games in which it was possible to do that also had tranquilizer guns. Does Raiden have a tranquilizer ... sword?

"When you encounter human resistance you can slice their weapons in half, causing them to run away in fear," IGN explains. "If you accidentally slice off a hand or two, well, that will be forgiven, we are told." So even if you choose to play that way, you still get to slice a lot of things with your sword. That's a relief! The game is also full of mechanical enemies and watermelons, which can all be safely sliced without damaging your no-kill status.

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid Rising doesn't cut out pacifist play style originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Surely there are those within the Joystiq Biomass with the ability, locality or sheer resourcefulness to be in Japan from July 30 through August 1 to play test Metal Gear Arcade. This post is for you. Konami is staging location tests of the 3D, head-tracking, coin-operated Metal Gear Online adaptation at two gaming centers for those days only: Adores Shibuya (in, you guessed it, Shibuya) and Round One in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, about four hours west of Tokyo by train.

Those who make the trek (or are lucky enough to live nearby) will not only be rewarded with the opportunity to play the game and a newly implemented Mission Mode, but will receive 2,000 Reward Points that can be used towards unlocks in Metal Gear Online. All that and the chance to say you traveled 8,000-odd miles to play an arcade game. Yeah ... best to keep that accomplishment to yourself.

JoystiqPlay Metal Gear Arcade for three days ... in Japan originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ArcadeJapanKojima-ProductionsKonamiMetal-GearMetal-Gear-ArcadeTue, 27 Jul 2010 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Decorate your Front Mission Evolved robot with logos from ... Metal Gear?!]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/decorate-your-front-mission-evolved-robot-with-logos-from-me/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/decorate-your-front-mission-evolved-robot-with-logos-from-me/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/26/decorate-your-front-mission-evolved-robot-with-logos-from-me/#commentsFiled under: , ,

During Comic-Con, Square Enix revealed what Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa were up to when they visited the company last month: Metal Gear-themed decals for use in Front Mission Evolved. You won't exactly be able to make your Wanzer look like a Metal Gear, but you will be able to festoon it with logos from FOXHOUND, Militaires Sans Frontieres, and other in-game factions. Kojima even signed autographs at Square Enix's Comic-Con booth to celebrate the announcement.

The surprise (!) brought with it another nice bonus: the stylish Front Mission Evolved trailer after the break.

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JoystiqDecorate your Front Mission Evolved robot with logos from ... Metal Gear?! originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Comic-Con-2010Front-Mission-EvolvedHideo-KojimaMetal-Gearmicrosoftplaystationps3Square-EnixxboxMon, 26 Jul 2010 14:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Review: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/11/review-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/11/review-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/11/review-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker/#comments Remember when Hideo Kojima said that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker would contain a feature so great that it would make people want to buy a PSP? Well, ol' Hideo got one over on us again, because it isn't just one feature: it's the entire game.

Rather than create a Metal Gear experience that somehow works within the confines of the handheld's capabilities, he and the Metal Gear Solid 4 team at Kojima Productions seem to have been inspired by them. The result is a game that is very much a "true" Metal Gear Solid that fits in your pocket, and much more. It's almost as if Kojima, compelled to make just one more game in the series -- wasn't there something about MGS4 being his last? -- looked at the PSP and said, "Let's show them everything we've got."

Gallery: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Continue reading Review: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

JoystiqReview: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Hideo-KojimaKojima-ProductionsKonamiMetal-GearMetal-Gear-SolidMetal-Gear-Solid-Peace-WalkerplaystationpspFri, 11 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[MGS: Peace Walker's 'Hamaru Gear Solid' ads sure are helpful]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/30/mgs-peace-walkers-hamaru-gear-solid-ads-sure-are-helpful/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/30/mgs-peace-walkers-hamaru-gear-solid-ads-sure-are-helpful/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/30/mgs-peace-walkers-hamaru-gear-solid-ads-sure-are-helpful/#comments Well, they're helpful if you speak Japanese, that is. The latest round of ads for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker out of Japan centers on the escapades of Tom and Dick, two cartoon dudes who really, really like living everyday life as if they were Solid Snake. The duo demonstrate everything from the "heart massage" technique (reviving a downed teammate) to the game's four player co-op functionality, with plenty of goofy animation to boot.

Andriasang noticed the ads over at the "Hamaru Gear Solid" website -- "Hamaru Gear Solid" is the marketing campaign for Peace Walker, based on Hirokazu Hamamura, CEO of Enterbrain (the company that owns and publishes Japanese gaming mag Famitsu), and a pun relating his name to the word "Hamaru" (meaning "to get in"). We've embedded all five for you after the break, should you choose to entertain their sheer madness.

[Via Andriasang]

Continue reading MGS: Peace Walker's 'Hamaru Gear Solid' ads sure are helpful

JoystiqMGS: Peace Walker's 'Hamaru Gear Solid' ads sure are helpful originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advertisingenterbrainfamitsuhamaru-gear-solidhirokazu-hamamuramarketingmetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkerFri, 30 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[MGS Peace Walker PSP 'Big Boss Bundle' is a GameStop exclusive]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/mgs-peace-walker-psp-big-boss-bundle-is-a-gamestop-exclusive/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/mgs-peace-walker-psp-big-boss-bundle-is-a-gamestop-exclusive/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/mgs-peace-walker-psp-big-boss-bundle-is-a-gamestop-exclusive/#commentsA listing on GameStop's website reveals a second Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker hardware bundle for North America. In addition to the previously-announced set containing the "spirited green" PSP, GameStop is also exclusively offering the "Big Boss Bundle," which, for $200, includes the game and the camouflage PSP-3000 found in the Japanese bundle; in addition to a 4GB memory stick and a carrying case (neither of which is included in the standard bundle, which is also $200). Both hardware bundles also include a free digital copy of imminent disaster flick 2012 ... for some reason.

So, the Big Boss Bundle is more stuff for the same price. You'd have to really hate camo to opt for the other Peace Walker bundle. Both are scheduled for release on June 8.

[Thanks MLC!]

JoystiqMGS Peace Walker PSP 'Big Boss Bundle' is a GameStop exclusive originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>big-boss-bundlebundleexclusivegamestopkonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpsp-3000release-dateretailThu, 08 Apr 2010 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Peace Walking with friends in co-op Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker footage]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/peace-walking-with-friends-in-co-op-metal-gear-solid-peace-walk/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/peace-walking-with-friends-in-co-op-metal-gear-solid-peace-walk/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/peace-walking-with-friends-in-co-op-metal-gear-solid-peace-walk/#commentsWe quite like Kojima Productions' tactic for promoting Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker: long clips of uninterrupted gameplay footage.

In the latest video, a trio of Snakes, along with some soldiers, team up to take on -- a helicopter. Or, if you prefer Metal Gear Solid 3 naming conventions, The Helicopter. One Snake demonstrates how to look tough while wearing pink fatigues -- by CQC-ing and then kidnapping four soldiers in rapid succession. And we witness the splendor of the Ambulance Box. Remember when we thought of Metal Gear games as realistic military simulations? You know, right before Metal Gear Solid came out.

JoystiqPeace Walking with friends in co-op Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker footage originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerFri, 26 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[North America getting its own Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP bundle [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/16/north-america-getting-its-own-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-psp/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/16/north-america-getting-its-own-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-psp/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/16/north-america-getting-its-own-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-psp/#commentsOkay, so North America's limited edition Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP pack doesn't include an exclusive camo PSP, or a stand thingy, or a snakeskin-like carrying case. But it does include a "Spirited Green" PSP-3000, a color previously unavailable in America. It doesn't include a PSP Go, so we're guessing the "relaunch" hasn't begun yet.

Launching alongside the standalone game on May 25 June 8, the pack includes said green PSP, a copy of the game on UMD, a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and vouchers for both an unidentified movie download (for US residents only) and exclusive in-game items in Peace Walker, for $199.99.

[Update: the game, and the bundle, are actually coming out on June 8.]

JoystiqNorth America getting its own Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP bundle [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bundlecarnival-colorskojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpsp-3000spirited-greenTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Pre-order Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, get a free bandana]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/pre-order-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-get-a-free-bandana/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/pre-order-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-get-a-free-bandana/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/pre-order-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-get-a-free-bandana/#commentsStill looking for a reason to pick up Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker? Would a totally sweet camouflage bandana push you over the edge? GameStop hopes so: it's offering an exclusive camo bandana, reminiscent of something Snake might adorn his head with, as a pre-order bonus for the game. Wear this, and even if you're not playing on the amazing limited edition system, everyone will know that you're Peace Walking.

We have yet to confirm whether or not it grants infinite ammo to the wearer.

[Thanks, Aidan!]

JoystiqPre-order Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, get a free bandana originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamestopkojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerMon, 15 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Lengthy MGS: Peace Walker gameplay video floats in]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/lengthy-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-gameplay-video-floats-in/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/lengthy-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-gameplay-video-floats-in/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/11/lengthy-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-gameplay-video-floats-in/#commentsWanna watch 9 minutes of a guy sneaking around, tying people to balloons? What if we told you it was Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker footage? Kojima Productions has uploaded a lengthy gameplay video of the former "Metal Gear Solid 5," in which our hero Big Boss does a bit of recruiting for his cause -- in this case, that means knocking dudes out and floating them back to his base on a balloon.

We also get to see the "Sonic Eye" and "Analyzer" tools in action (a radar device and an item used to determine the stats of potential recruits), as well as the ninja-inspired "Stealth Mat," which allows Naked Snake to hide in plain sight while he's holding it up. Check it out after the break!

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkervideoThu, 11 Mar 2010 12:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Arcade's head-tracking 3D glasses exposed!]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/metal-gear-arcade-head-tracking-3d-glasses-exposed/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/metal-gear-arcade-head-tracking-3d-glasses-exposed/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/metal-gear-arcade-head-tracking-3d-glasses-exposed/#commentsMetal Gear Arcade, which has been sneaking under the radar since its unveiling last June, is playable at Japan's AOU Expo this week. To mark the occasion, Konami has released a new trailer and two new screenshots of the Metal Gear Online-based arcade cabinet. The trailer is available on the game's website.

Konami has also provided a first look at the 3D glasses used to enable the game's "Integral Vision" effect. It's going to be totally worth putting on those goofy glasses, even after some sweaty guy just used them: not only do they create a 3D effect, the glasses also enable head-tracking. Where you look, Snake looks. To further immerse you in the experience, Metal Gear Arcade also has a mic for voice chat and a giant speaker system surrounding your head. !.

Gallery: Metal Gear Arcade (AOU 2010)

JoystiqMetal Gear Arcade's head-tracking 3D glasses exposed! originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3daou-2010arcadeheadtrackingjapankonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-arcademetal-gear-onlineFri, 19 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Konami's 2009 revenues fall in the absence of legendary soldiers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/konamis-2009-revenues-fall-in-the-absence-of-legendary-soldiers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/konamis-2009-revenues-fall-in-the-absence-of-legendary-soldiers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/konamis-2009-revenues-fall-in-the-absence-of-legendary-soldiers/#comments
[Q3 2009 Presentation (PDF)]
Konami announced its financial results for its Q3 and the nine-month period ending December 31, 2009. The publisher's net revenues for the period were ¥190.9 billion, down 18.4% from the same period in 2008 -- despite breakout success in Japan with the DS dating sim Love Plus, "strong sales" of Dance Dance Revolution and "game content for overseas consumption, such as Saw."

What was missing from 2009 was, of course, the megahit Metal Gear Solid 4. "Due to the absence of major titles, such as last year's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, however," the publisher said in its financial results release (PDF), "the overall sales fell this quarter as compared to the same period the previous year." Should Konami succeed in releasing Peace Walker, 2010 should look a bit happier. We're still shocked to see one of the biggest game companies ever become this reliant on a single franchise.

Source: Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 [PDF]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>earningsfinancialkonamilove-plusmetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-4Metal-Gear-Solid-4-Guns-of-the-PatriotssawThu, 04 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was mostly Kojima's idea]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-was-mostly-kojimas-idea/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-was-mostly-kojimas-idea/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-was-mostly-kojimas-idea/#comments Most prominent figures in the video game industry usually recoil when they're given all the credit for coming up with the idea for one of their studio's games. The same apparently can't be said for Hideo Kojima -- according to CVG, the mind behind Metal Gear Solid recently explained the origins of some of the concepts in Peace Walker during an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine: "Well it's strange, but not so many ideas come from the other staff," Kojima humbly stated.

The idiosyncratic developer also pointed out, "Co-op Ring, Love Box - the names and the ideas come from myself," later adding "I am taking charge of the overall game design." We're pretty excited by this fact. It sounds like more than any other Metal Gear game that came before it, Peace Walker will be a direct window into Kojima's convoluted thinkmeat.

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was mostly Kojima's idea originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>co-ophideo-kojimakojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkerSun, 24 Jan 2010 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[MGS: Peace Walker site says 'Piece Walker' is coming soon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/mgs-peace-walker-site-says-piece-walker-is-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/mgs-peace-walker-site-says-piece-walker-is-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/mgs-peace-walker-site-says-piece-walker-is-coming-soon/#comments Kojima's at it again, teasing something very odd: Piece Walker. The teaser image above comes from a page linked on the Japanese Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker site, which either confirms something entirely new is "coming soon" or one of Kojima's web people is in desperate need of a Webster's. We're leaning towards the former.

And that's pretty much it. There's really only an image to go on right now, but, personally, we're crossing our fingers for some kind of KFC tie-in. Can you imagine every 10 piece meal coming with a neat little cardboard box with a Snake action figurine hiding inside it? Sure, it could be another iPhone game or something, but we think our idea is way better.

[Via Siliconera]

JoystiqMGS: Peace Walker site says 'Piece Walker' is coming soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakojimakojima-productionsmetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkerpiece-walkerstealthTue, 29 Dec 2009 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Final Fight 3, Metal Gear headline Japanese Virtual Console lineup next month]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/30/final-fight-3-metal-gear-headline-japanese-virtual-console-line/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/30/final-fight-3-metal-gear-headline-japanese-virtual-console-line/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/30/final-fight-3-metal-gear-headline-japanese-virtual-console-line/#commentsMetal Gear kept Japanese Wii owners waiting last month, as publisher D4 Enterprises missed the game's announced November release window. The tactical espionage action progenitor has snuck into December's lineup, along with another November refugee, Yie Ar Koutei no Gyakushuu.

December will also see the arrival of Final Fight 3 for SNES, which features Guy and Haggar along with two new characters, all doing what they do best: punching people, eating garbage, and destroying lots of barrels. Of course, no Virtual Console schedule is complete without shmups, and December will see two: Ordyne, an adorable side-scroller from Namco, and Zaxxon, a classic Sega shooter with a confusing perspective. See the list after the break.

[Via Andriasang]

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Created with the capability to launch a nuclear slug, halfway across the world -- undetected -- Metal Gear Rex is anything but cute. That is, until you shrink it down to toy size, at which point it becomes positively adorable. The killer collectible was initially spotted by a Toyark forum member, who noted it was coming from threeA. The forum dweller further noted that Rex appears to be 15 to 17 inches tall.

We're not sure if the railgun is functional but, if push comes to shove, you could definitely launch some rubber bands off of that thing. Pricing and release information have not yet been revealed.

[Via TomoPop. Thanks, Gusto]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>culturekonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-rexmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-4toysFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST<![CDATA[MSX returns to Virtual Console in Japan with ... Metal Gear!?]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/msx-returns-to-virtual-console-in-japan-with-metal-gear/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/msx-returns-to-virtual-console-in-japan-with-metal-gear/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/msx-returns-to-virtual-console-in-japan-with-metal-gear/#commentsThere hasn't been an MSX game released on Virtual Console in Japan since July 2008. Konami has decided to start releasing its MSX library on Virtual Console, and as a result (should these games actually come out), the MSX selection will more than triple in November. Which just means it'll go from a whole two games to seven.

One of the MSX classics planned for November? The original Metal Gear! Only available in America as a bonus with Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, the debut of Hideo Kojima's verbose series will be on Japan's Virtual Console for 800 points sometime next month.

The full list of planned releases, which doesn't include whatever arcade games Bandai Namco will overcharge for, is after the break.

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Sharing a flimsy, cardboard box with another soldier is sure to be an inexhaustible supply of awkward discomfort. Aside from the clear violation of personal space, there are two major concerns for the occupants of Metal Gear Solid's iconic camouflage: (1) Who's driving this thing? And (2) that better be your gun poking me in the back, I swear.

Thankfully, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has an elegant solution for the former problem. Holding up on the PSP's d-pad will "sync" you with your sneaking partner(s) and, as long as the button remains held down, you'll stay in automatic lockstep with the leader. Remaining a cohesive group is an essential strategy for a silent approach, though splitting up offers its own advantages as well.

Gallery: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (TGS 2009)

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JoystiqTGS 2009: Hands-on: Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (co-op) originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkersnaketgstgs-2009Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:57:00 EST<![CDATA[TGS 2009: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's epic 10-minute trailer ]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/tgs-2009-metal-gear-solid-peace-walkers-epic-10-minute-traile/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/tgs-2009-metal-gear-solid-peace-walkers-epic-10-minute-traile/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/tgs-2009-metal-gear-solid-peace-walkers-epic-10-minute-traile/#comments Hideo Kojima wasn't kidding around when he said his crack MGS4 development team was going for an epic, console-quality Metal Gear experience with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on PSP. This freshly released TGS 2009 trailer for the game is proof positive that Kojima Productions is putting its all into the release -- it looks absolutely amazing, clearly building on the presentation and gameplay of both MGS4 and MGS3: Snake Eater.

Of course, you don't just have to settle for the trailer. Once it's got you good and pumped up to choke out some fools as Big Boss himself, check our post from yesterday to down-la-li-lu-le-load the TGS demo for play on your very own PSP. How cool is that?

JoystiqTGS 2009: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's epic 10-minute trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkertgs-2009trailerThu, 24 Sep 2009 22:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo available now]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-demo-available-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-demo-available-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-demo-available-now/#comments If you weren't able to make the trip to Japan for the Tokyo Game Show this year, don't fret -- not only do we have you covered on the hot news scoop front, but IGN managed to snag a downloadable copy of the co-op enabled, TGS-exclusive (well, formerly TGS-exclusive, we guess) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo for the PSP. Just make sure you've got the latest firmware, download the file from the acronymed gaming news site, unzip it and place it in your PSP's "Game" folder, and enjoy.

If, while enjoying, you also happen to kick ass, you might even get a high enough ranking to unlock a special wallpaper for your Sony handheld. Finally, we have incentive to do something other than make cardboard box fortresses.

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo available now originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>demokojimakonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkerpeace-walkertgs-2009tokyoThu, 24 Sep 2009 00:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker characters revealed in Famitsu]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/23/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-characters-revealed-in-famitsu/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/23/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-characters-revealed-in-famitsu/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/23/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-characters-revealed-in-famitsu/#comments Hideo Kojima has remained tight-lipped about the characters that will appear in Konami's upcoming PSP spy romp, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker -- so far, we only know four: Snake, Snake, Snake and Snaaaake! However, Famitsu has revealed a few other faces that will make an appearances in the game: Amanda, Huey, Chico, Coldman, Strangelove, Galvez, Cecile, Paz, and, most notably, Master Miller from Metal Gear 2. The magazine also included illustrations of these characters, who look as colorful as their names might suggest.

Famitsu also provides details about the co-op modes seen in the nine-minute trailer released last month. When two players get close to one another, "Co-op" mode activiates, merging the players' health gauges and allowing them to trade items. When they get really close, they go into "Snake-in" mode, in which one player controls both Snakes' movements so that the other can focus on murdering fools.

We wonder if all four players can merge in this manner, forming a growling, bearded train of death?

[Thanks, Ryan]

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker characters revealed in Famitsu originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>famitsuhideo-kojimakonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-peace-walkermgspeace-walkersolid-snakeWed, 23 Sep 2009 11:58:00 EST<![CDATA[French prisoner snakes past guards in cardboard box]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/french-prisoner-snakes-past-guards-in-cardboard-box/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/french-prisoner-snakes-past-guards-in-cardboard-box/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/11/french-prisoner-snakes-past-guards-in-cardboard-box/#comments The first time someone snuck out of a real-life prison by stuffing themselves inside a cardboard box, we found it amusing. The second time, though, we have to wonder how this keeps happening. According to the Telegraph, French inmate Jean-Pierre Treiber constructed a cardboard box in the prisoner's workshop at the Auxerre, Burgundy "high-security" prison at which he was awaiting trial. When no one was around last Tuesday morning, Treiber himself hopped in the box and awaited loading with "dozens" of other boxes, only hopping out of his concealment well after the truck had left the prison.

In 2004, Treiber was accused of murdering French actor Roland Giraud's daughter, Geraldine, as well as her friend Katia Lherbier. Giraud calls the escape an "avowal" of Treiber's guilt, while Treiber's lawyer says it may be an indication of his client's absence of faith in the justice system. Either way, one thing's for sure: We either need fewer cardboard boxes in European prisons or more prison guards with suspiciously narrow vision cones.

[Via Kotaku]

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If you've been wondering why Hideo Kojima has been spending nearly all his interview time as of late talking up Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and not the console-bound Metal Gear Solid Raiden Rising, it's probably because the latter's presently a bit of an experiment-in-progress. "We're at an experiment level right now. We're doing a lot of experiments for Rising," Kojima told GamePro during GamesCom. It is, after all, promised to deliver a "different kind of action" for the series.

From the sound of his subsequent statements, the experimentation goes beyond the all-new graphics engine planned for the title and into the realm of overall development philosophy for the legend's studio. "Even the management and team formations that we have at Kojima Productions, we are changing this around," he said, adding, "The core of it is, of course, the Rising team. They're doing a lot of high-level stuff with great staffs."

And no, that last line isn't Kojima's way of saying the game's "young" team is actually spending all its time playing World of Warcraft. (We hope.)

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Mr. Hideo Kojima, you've been hanging out with too many countdown websites. Speaking to IGN at GamesCom, the Metal Gear Solid maestro had little to say about his numerous unannounced projects, but managed to impart just the right amount of ambiguity to leave us checking our watches for the impending announcement of ... well, what is it, exactly?

"The one that I said that I've been wanting to make - this is a new franchise and a new title," he said, confirming at least one fresh property under development alongside Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid: Rising. "For the other couple of titles, it could be something that you always wanted to have. It could be, or it could be something else. It's a matter of the timing of when we can get it out."

Is it a new Snatcher? Zone of the Enders 3? Lunar Knights 2? That does it! Something that we've always wanted to have is ... the ability to read this man's mind. What do you think is tumbling around in there?

JoystiqKojima's next could be something 'you always wanted to have' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamescom-2009hideo-kojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearoh-please-snatcher-pleasesnatcherThu, 20 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Solid savings on Metal Gear Solid Touch]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/11/solid-savings-on-metal-gear-solid-touch/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/11/solid-savings-on-metal-gear-solid-touch/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/11/solid-savings-on-metal-gear-solid-touch/#commentsIf you're curious about Metal Gear Solid Touch but not curious enough to drop eight bucks (which is equivalent to the cost of Steel Battalion in terms of iPhone game prices), this week is a great time for you to give it a try. From August 13 through 15, Konami is dropping the game's price to just $2.99. You can put the rest toward a custom Kojima iPhone skin.

We appreciate the low-key advertising of this deal. Konami just sent over a press release, telling us what the new price would be and when it would be active. Were it up to Hideo Kojima, we'd all be deciphering runes on a countdown site right now, and everyone would be crushed when it turned out not to be Metal Gear Solid 5.

Gallery: Metal Gear Solid: Touch

JoystiqSolid savings on Metal Gear Solid Touch originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Applehideo-kojimaiphoneiPodkonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-solidmetal-gear-solid-touchsaleTue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Insert coin to play this Metal Gear Arcade trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/insert-coin-to-play-this-metal-gear-arcade-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/insert-coin-to-play-this-metal-gear-arcade-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/insert-coin-to-play-this-metal-gear-arcade-trailer/#commentsKonami has released a new trailer of its coin-op Metal Gear Online spinoff Metal Gear Arcade, showing us not only gameplay footage, but a few shots of the sit-down arcade cabinet that houses the game, including one shot of four cabinets connected. The machine uses a 3D display combined with 3D glasses for what the trailer calls "Integral Vision."

See the trailer after the break. And to see Integral Vision for yourself -- kinda -- check our gallery for a few 3D stereograms of the game. You're free to print them out and look at them through a stereoscope, or make animated Wiggle Vision images out of them.

Gallery: Metal Gear Arcade


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JoystiqInsert coin to play this Metal Gear Arcade trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadekojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-arcademetal-gear-onlinemetal-gear-solidFri, 12 Jun 2009 23:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Famitsu lifts camouflage off Metal Gear Arcade]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/11/famitsu-lifts-camouflage-off-metal-gear-arcade/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/11/famitsu-lifts-camouflage-off-metal-gear-arcade/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/11/famitsu-lifts-camouflage-off-metal-gear-arcade/#comments It's a little known fact that here at Joystiq we have a pretty extensive collection of coins, both big and small. It's a source of pride, but even so we're just as eager as you are to empty our piggy banks in the name of Hideo Kojima and his mysterious Metal Gear Arcade. The project was one of E3's most enigmatic announcements, with few details offered to accompany our baffled looks and gaping maws.

Now some news about the game comes from Famitsu's latest issue -- but you might want to sit down for this. No really, as the mag reports that Metal Gear Arcade will be played sitting down while wearing 3D glasses and using a "special controller that allows for separate movement and viewpoint controls." The game will also support both solo and 16-player co-op matches. It sounds like we'll be trading these quarters for yen when Metal Gear Arcade targets Japanese arcades later this year.

Gallery: Metal Gear Arcade

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadehideo-kojimahideokojimakojima-productionskonamimetal-gearmetal-gear-arcadeThu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid coming to PSN June 18]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/metal-gear-solid-coming-to-psn-june-18/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/metal-gear-solid-coming-to-psn-june-18/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/metal-gear-solid-coming-to-psn-june-18/#commentsJack Tretton wasn't lying when he said we'd be seeing a lot more PS1 releases over in the West. Konami has announced that the original Metal Gear Solid will finally be heading to the PlayStation Store in America -- and pretty soon, too. You'll be able to replay Solid Snake's original adventure on June 18 and, similar to previous high-profile PS1 releases, will cost $9.99.

As for Europe? No word, yet. Normally, we'd say there's no chance of both the US and Europe getting the same PS1 titles around the same time, but we just heard that Final Fantasy VII is coming to Europe too, so you never know.

JoystiqMetal Gear Solid coming to PSN June 18 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hideo-kojimakonimametal-gearmetal-gear-solidps1Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Rising coming to Xbox 360 [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/metal-gear-solid-rising-coming-to-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/metal-gear-solid-rising-coming-to-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/metal-gear-solid-rising-coming-to-xbox-360/#comments Hideo Kojima, you liar! The stealth action king stopped by the Microsoft Media Briefing to reveal Metal Gear Solid Rising for Xbox 360. Development's under way, but this new game may not be exclusive.

The video shown features the storms shown in the Kojima Countdown -- oh, and it also features the gaunt face of noted techno-ninja, Raiden. Hopefully we'll know more in the coming days!

[Update: The Kojima Countdown has ended! Now there's a page that ... links to this logo image.]

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