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Tuesday, Nov 3
Game Tech Now Good Enough For Hans Zimmer [Music]
This is the first time I even stuck my toe into these waters," Zimmer tells USA Today. "Partly because my friend Harry Gregson-Williams (Metal Gear Solid 4, The Taking of Pelham 123) had done the previous one and he had a lot of fun on it and partly meeting the guys and partly it's a really inter...
Konami Forecasts Sharp Fall In Revenue [Business]
2008 was a good year for Konami — you could say it was solid. This year isn't so solid. Metal Gear Solid IV was released worldwide on June 12, 2008. Even with the steep drop off, Konami does expect some sales growth during this fiscal year. Konami projects 22.5% six-month sales slip [GameSpot]
Monday, Nov 2
Hideo Kojima A "Huge Fan" Of Twilight, Will Judge Your Fan Art [Metal Gear Solid]
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is apparently a fan of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, opting in to judge a fan art contest themed around the second entry in the romantic vampire action...
Hideo Kojima A "Huge Fan" Of Twilight, Will Judge Your Fan Art [Metal Gear Solid]
Kojima, who I'd wager aligns himself with Team Jacob, is reportedly a "huge fan" of Twilight, according to the Anime News Network's translation of the release. He'll contribute his expert opinion as well as a signed copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, apparently, to the list o...
Friday, Oct 30
Why Games Should Have a Few More Senior Moments [Weekend Reader]
In video games, senior citizens are largely stereotyped NPCs. Rare is the kind of game like Metal Gear Solid 4, with a truly aged, playable protagonist. Can games create more roles for the elderly? Should they? Ah, to be OId and Fragging: Roles for the Elderly in Video Games [GameCritics, Oc...
Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joysticks [Awards]
Mobile Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid Touch Nintendo Game of the Year: Call of Duty: World at War MSN Multiplayer Game of the Year: Call Of Duty: World At War Xbox Game of the Year: Gears of War 2 Amiqus Games UK Developer of the Year: Jagex PlayStation Game of the Year: Killzone 2
Thursday, Oct 29
Reports: Valkyria Chronicles 2 Demo Hits Japan Next Week [Psp Go]
The PSP Go is getting off to a demo-filled start in Japan this weekend with a bunch of new demos and games lined up for launch. Guess which one's got me jealous of Japan? 10/29 Crystal Defenders PSP 新作タイトルやキャンペーンも、PlayStation Store最新情報を公開 [Famitsu via Andriasang]
Wednesday, Oct 21
One Reason Why Hideo Kojima Put MGS: Peace Walker On The PSP [Konami]
There has to be a reason, no? Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo Kojima could have put the game on home consoles, but he chose portables. Here's at least one reason why: In an interview with Famitsu, Kojima told Assassin's Creed II developer Pierre and Pierre's beard:
For Little Money And In Many Words, These Gamers Help You [Feature]
But I don't lose my sense of enjoyment," he insisted. "The thing here is I love the games I work on. I love the Grand Theft Auto games. I love getting my hooks in and working on it." Writing Walkthroughs For Minor Profit When you get down to it," he says, "we're gonna play the video games anyway."
Tuesday, Oct 20
Halo Waypoint Still Evolving, May Eventually Have Gameplay [Halo]
Responding to suggestions from Kotaku that Waypoint's gameplay could involve anything from a Halo character running through the Waypoint hub to an interactive Halo timeline filled with secrets, a la the PlayStation 3's Metal Gear Solid Database, Pace said, "My answer to that is that b...
Famitsu Awards Bayonetta A Perfect Score [Rumor]
To review, here are the previous 40/40 games: So no games in 2001, 2002, 2004 or 2007 got a 40/40, but three games in 2008 and three games in 2009 have? Either Famitsu thinks games are getting better or is giving out more perfect scores. Discuss!
Friday, Oct 16
This Is How MGS Peace Walker Lets You See Through Clothes [Sorta Risky]
Just like Superman! Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is bringing X-ray vision to the franchise, because nothing quite says stealth like peeking through clothes.
Thursday, Oct 15
Your MGS Peace Walker English Voice Cast Is... [PSP]
Is Metal Gear Solid English voice actor mainstay returning for upcoming PSP title, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker? Is he? In the latest Kojima Productions Report, the MGS PW voice cast has been announced. It is: And like that, David Hayter is back for more gravelly gravel gruffing. Haaaaaaa...
Video Games and Balloons: Because Everyone's Talking About this Right Now [Gratuitous Local]
• BALLOON FIGHT (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1985: 18 years older than Falcon Henne): Of course, the first game that leaps to mind. Balloon Fight was a Joust-type setup that pit you against other balloon-harnessed foes in midair combat. Pop or be popped was the name of the game; a single...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Z.O.E. Not Too Soon, Kojima "Really Considering" It [Hideo Kojima]
Hideo Kojima might be making Metal Gear Solid games right now, but he's made other games in the past. Games like Zone of the Enders. But when will we get that game? Oh, and Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear Solid anymore. Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear Solid anymore. Kojima-...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Peace Walker Will Have PSP Purchase Inducing Surprise [Hideo Kojima]
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has something up his sleeve. We believe it's his arm. But he does tell Japanese game magazine that he has a surprise in store for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The game's script is as thick as Metal Gear Solid 4's. But there's something else Kojima has in st...
Saturday, Oct 10
Kojima Weighs In on Obama's Nobel Prize [Laureate Snake]
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: ノーベル平和賞 [Kojima Productions via Go Nintendo]
Weekend Coupons: Bent Boxes [Dealtaku]
Software • Newegg has a couple games for $19.99 you might like to try: Metal Gear Solid 4, and Bionic Commando (360 and PS3 version). Both come with free shipping. [TechDealDigger] • Steam's weekend sale is all three Hitman games on PC for $5 each. [Steam]
Thursday, Oct 8
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo Dated (Today!) [Konami]
The demo will go live on the game's official page at 6:00 PM Japan Time. This demo is the same demo that was playable at this year's Tokyo Game Show. You can read Kotaku's impressions right here. Or not. Peace Walker Official Site [Konami]
Thursday, Oct 1
Of Weddings & Video Games [Matrimony]
A couple years back, Totilo got himself hitched. Well done, Stephen! To help commemorate his two loves - his missus and video games - he added some gaming touches to his wedding. This weekend, however, I am getting married. Any last-minute requests, something awesome I may have missed? Know...
Kojima Productions Modifying MGS: Peace Walker Controls [PSP]
Our impressions from Tokyo Game Show were that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is pretty great. The 30 minutes I spent playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the first day of the Tokyo Game Show left me with the best first impression I've ever had of a game on the PlayStation Portable," wrot...
Wednesday, Sep 30
Where Are All The "Next Gen" Games?
Not like Mario Kart and F-Zero did with Parallax scrolling. Or Mario 64 with its use of 3D. Or Grand Theft Auto III with its living, breathing city. Those games re-wrote the book. You just couldn't do GTAIII on the PlayStation. Or Mario 64 on the SNES. They were true "next gen" games.
Tuesday, Sep 29
Uncharted 2: Beaten! [Note]
Frankenreview: Gran Turismo PSP Tokyo Game Show Cosplay: Day Three Append Disc NieR Gestalt Impressions: Bewildered In A Hallway Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PSP Hands-On Kojima: Maybe A Foreign Studio Should Re-Make Metal Gear
Kojima: Maybe A Foreign Studio Should Re-Make Metal Gear [Tgs09]
One last bit from Kotaku's Hideo Kojima interview of last week. The gentleman asking questions for Kotaku Japan asked Kojima about remaking the original Metal Gear. Too busy, the developer said. But... So, Kotaku, which non-Japanese studio would you like to see re-make the original Metal Gea...
Monday, Sep 28
More than 1 Billion Served [Note]
What you missed: Tokyo Game Show Slump Casts Shadow Across Industry Square Enix Japan To Cut 200 to 300 Jobs Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Hints At Movie Involvement, Wants PS3 Ports The Epic Final Fantasy XIII TGS Trailer Kojima-san Doesn't Have To Make Metal Gear Any More"
Another Metal Gear Fan Made Movie [Konami]
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. Full flick in the link below. Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy [Official Site]
Friday, Sep 25
Hideo Kojima Talks Peace Walker And How You Can Help Him [Tgs09]
In Metal Gear Solid 3, Naked Snake became Big Boss, but, in reality, he's not really the Big Boss yet," Kojima explained. "Eventually he's going to become the enemy of Solid Snake. I want to tell the story of how Big Boss began and what changed him."
Thursday, Sep 24
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Preview: Competitors, Take Notes [Tgs09]
I may have rolled my eyes when Konami's Hideo Kojima started telling the press this past summer that the 2010 PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was going to be a significant enough Metal Gear game to be considered the successor to the PlayStation 3's Metal Gear Solid 4.
Monday, Aug 24
John Carmack And The Hideo Kojima Sunset [Ideas]
My conversation with Kojima had taken place in April of 2006, in his work apartment in Tokyo, a couple of blocks from Kojima Productions' offices. He was still making Metal Gear Solid IV then and recalled, through a translator, the limitations of early game consoles. The more primitive mac...
Thursday, Jul 16
Kojima On Peace Walker: "This game is an MGS5-class game" [Konami]
In a press release Q&A issued by Konami today, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima stresses the importance of the PSP installment of the Metal Gear Solid series, calling it, "a MGS5-class game." S=Snake 巳＝snake in Kanji E=E3 R=Raiden 6=6 from 360 P and S=PSP and adding 3 makes it PS3
Wednesday, Jun 3
Konami's E3 Press Conference Live Blog [E3 2009]
We're hoping to be given more details on Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid: Rising and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, but hoping a little harder to heard more about Castlevania: Lord of Shadows. But Konami has more than just Metal Gear in its E3 lineup, so brace for lots of talking about...
Monday, May 18
Kojima Takes Countdown Clocks To Their Absurd Conclusion [Absurd]
They're a passionate bunch, those Metal Gear fans. So when series creator Hideo Kojima throws up a simple flash page, you can bet they'll go absolutely bananas. The site's search keywords are "Hideo Kojima", "MGS", "METAL GEAR", "NEXT", "game", "Konami", "Kojima game", "KJP", "Kojima P...
Thursday, Apr 9
Metal Gear Solid Touch Micro-Review [Review]
Kojima Productions brings the epic story of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to Apple's iPhone platform with the Metal Gear Solid Touch, a touchscreen controlled shoot 'em up. Metal Gear Solid Touch was developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the iPhone and iPo...
Monday, Feb 9
Famitsu's Best PS3 Games of 2008 [Japan]
Lots of games came out last year in Japan. Lots of games means lots of games for Japanese magazine Famitsu to review. Here are the best PS3 games of 2008 according to Famitsu. Games are rated by four Famitsu critics on a scale of 1-10. Those scores are then tallied.
Monday, Dec 15
iPhone Elemental Liquid Edition Gaming Case Review: Metal Gear Liquid [Review]
The Liquid Case was developed and manufactured by Element Case for the iPhone (original or 3G). Retails for $99.99. Used drums for several hours at two different locations. Confused by our reviews? Read our review FAQ.
Tuesday, Aug 26
Ryan Payton Has Left Kojima Productions (Mentions MGS5)
What did you gain from the Kojima Productions experience? How did you change? Is there something that you wish you could've done at Kojima Productions, but didn't? This is a big loss for Kojima and his team. And a big gain for whomever hires him! Funny, that.
Tuesday, Jun 17
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh? [Review]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was developed by Kojima Productions, published by Konami. Retails for $59.99. Available on PlayStation 3. Played single player campaign to completion on "Solid Normal" difficulty. Tested all Metal Gear Online modes and extras.
Monday, Jun 9
Fanfiction: Metal Gear Mustache Maniacs! [Contest]
Stache central! Entries are pouring in for out Metal Gear Solid 'Stache Contest. Pictured is an entry from reader Brian A. (not me!). He also sent along fanfiction. Read an excerpt: "The...
Friday, Jun 6
Opinion: MGS4 Bluetooth Headset Sounds Pretty Crummy! [Clips]
Ed from GADGET MADNESS!!! takes a look at the Metal Gear Solid 4 official headset. Ed says that while the headset does look exactly like its promotional pics, he points out that headset's sound quality is quite poor — like having a sock in your mouth! The review also provides a quick rundown o...
Wednesday, Jun 4
Opinion: Yahoo! Japan Polls Interest In Buying Metal Gear Solid 4 [Top]
For Metal Solid 4, Sony has system seller expectations! Many current PS3 owners are already planning on purchasing MGS4, but Sony is also hoping that the PS3 exclusive will move consoles. No doubt it will, but how many? Obviously, we won't know that until the post-launch retail data comes...
Friday, May 30
So Far, The Lowest MGS4 Review Score
• Metal Gear Solid 4 is, in most senses, the biggest Metal Gear yet. But the best? Maybe not. If the super-slick thriller of the first Metal Gear Solid remains Kojima's masterpiece, then this operatic monster is his magnum opus. Metal Gear Solid 4 Review [Eurogamer]
So Far, The Lowest MGS4 Review Score [PUNCHED]
Some of you probably don't care about the reviews and are going to play Metal Gear Solid 4. That's fine. Others of you are interested in what the critics are saying. Hit the jump for selected soundbytes from Eurogamer's impressions of the game: • Metal Gear Solid 4 is, in most senses, the bigges...
Wednesday, Apr 30
Will MGS 4 Feature Playable MGS Flashbacks? [Media]
When glorious June 12th arrives, playing as Old Snake might prompt many Metal Gear Solid fans to think back on his youth in the series' earlier installments. This latest video flashes back to MGS 1, then shows our boy in his prime during Super Smash Bros. Brawl — and follows up with footage of a...
Friday, Apr 18
Opinion: Kojima Disappointed With Metal Gear Solid 4 [Metal Gear Solid 4]
Looks like Kojima Jr. isn't the only one disappointed with Metal Gear Solid. The latest issue of the UK's Edge magazine contains an interview with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, who expresses disappointment with the latest game in the series, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It is...
Monday, Jul 2
Wii Outsells PS3 6-to-1 in Japan
Calling down the thunder of Final Fantasy XI, Metal Gear Solid 4, what-have-you, that's well and good. I'm sure those will be greatly impactful to the final health of the PlayStation 3. PlayStation 3 is not going to catch Wii, but it doesn't need to in order to be successful. $250 is not a threat...
Monday, Apr 2
Feature: Talkin' Metal Gear With Hideo Kojima
Oh, but sell they did, and when games sell, you make more of them. "But I have kept making Metal Gear games", he says. "When I look back, while it looks like the same game, I've been adding new features and using new technology each time, so it's never felt like I've been making the same game."
Wednesday, Feb 7
Sony Making Metal Gear Movie
There hasn't been much information on the Metal Gear Solid movie front since it was announced by Studio Kojima at last E3, other than that it was indeed underway. Now GameSpot brings us news that Sony Pictures Entertainment is working on the project, straight from the mouth of the studio's...
