There’s no doubt in our minds that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is going to blow our expectations, and the competition away when it releases next year. However, knowing Kojima, he has something surprising that we haven’t seen before to excite fans of Peace Walker.

When talking to Famitsu Magazine, Kojima took the time to tease at a “major” feature that will be unveiled in Peace Walker. “There is a system which haven’t been revealed yet, and it will be a surprise,” Kojima said to the magazine, reports PS3 Center.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is due out in 2010 exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. And with this news, we’re convinced that Peace Walker be worthy of a purchase when it releases, once again, in 2010.

When talking to IGN, Hideo Kojima confirmed that he has several titles under development over at Kojima Productions, in which one of them he has wanted to do for a very long time.

When talking about the teams newest game engine, Kojima started to list all of the titles under development at Kojima Productions. ”First of all I can name Metal Gear Solid Rising – that’s going to be on the preparation list. Also there’s a new title that we haven’t announced that I’ve wanted to make for a long time – that’s on the list as well. And also a couple of other new titles we’re preparing now,” he said.

“The one that I said that I’ve been wanting to make – this is a new franchise and a new title. 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,” he continued at a future point during the interview.

Fans have been demanding a reason as to why Konami and Kojima Productions would release the next installment of the Metal Gear Solid saga on to the PSP, instead of releasing  it on the Playstation 3. During the latest episode of the Kojima Productions podcast, Sean Eyestone explained the teams decision to develop Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP.

“We want people to go out and socialize with other people. You know physically take your PSP with you, go to your friend’s house and hang out together,” said Eyestone. ”Of course, we could have done co-op, maybe, on PS3 or something like that. But, whenever you do online co-op, that actually, in a way, kind of discourages people from playing together.”

He later stated that, “So not just going home to your respective houses playing online but actually physically coming together, enjoying yourself and kind of recapturing that old-school feel of playing together, enjoying a game together.”

When you put it that way, I’m actualy very happy they did this. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will release exclusively on the PSP sometime in 2010.

[Konami explains why Peace Walker is only for PSP via Examiner]

Ahh… man!!! Gamers, including me, have picked Christian Bale, who played Batman in The Dark Knight, as their number one man to take on the role of Solid Snake in the film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid. However, that doesn’t seem likely.

The grizzled actor has reported to MTV Multiplayer that he hasn’t been approached about being featured in the film adaptation of the very popular video game.

Bale have you been approached about being featured Metal Gear Solid? “No”. Are you a video game fan? “Yes,” he stated. Okay, what games do you play? “That,” he continued.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is, undoubtedly, one of the best looking games of this console generation, however, it seems that the upcoming Metal Gear title, Metal Gear Solid: Rising, won’t be utilizing that engine.

Instead, its developers Kojima Productions are building an engine that can be used for multiplatform proposes. They also promise that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will end up looking better than Guns of the Patriots - revealed in their latest podcast.

“We’re redoing the engine from scratch, and it’s going to look amazing,” says podcast host Sean Eyestone. “It’s going to be a big project like Metal Gear Solid 4. The entire team is serious about making it look as good as possible on every platform.”

In an interview published by the Japanese magazine, Dengeki: PlayStation, Hideo Kojima explained why he took the role of game designer on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, despite his previous claims that he would play a smaller role in the development of Metal Gear games after Metal Gear Solid 4.

“At first, I was just going to create the overall guidelines and concepts for the project, and leave it in the hands my excellent staff. I was going to have a hand in the project as a producer, and make titles other than MGS. But, I set the game in the South American(sic) country of Costa Rica and created a story with themes about nuclear deterrence and the cold war. It looked as if it might be very confusing to young people, because of generational differences. So, in the end I finally said, “I’ll do it.”

The only time Kojima directly referenced the gameplay of MGS: Peace Walker during the interview was when discussing the trailer shown at Sony’s press conference. When pressed about the cardboard box with two Snakes in it, Kojima said, “what we showed is called ‘The Love Box’.”

When discussing Metal Gear Solid: Rising Kojima said that it would not be a traditional Metal Gear game. “It’s a completely different kind of action than what has appeared in the series so far.” He also said, “I’ll be working more deeply on the project then a normal producer.”

At the Konami E3 press conference, Hideo Kojima announced in front of the video game press core that Kojima Productions as well as at Spanish studio Mercury Steam are busy working on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, which then confrims reports that happened earier this year.

Kojima says they want to “keep the franchise fresh”. Along with that, he also stated that Lord of Shadow should be out sometime within 2010 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising explains Raiden on the Kojima site, but what about Big Boss? During the Sony Press Conference, Hideo Kojima took the stage to announced his newest project for the PSP Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

The game is said to take place ten years after the events in Metal Gear Solid 3. Kojima emphasised that he and the MGS4 team were deeply involved in the game. Also, that it’s not a spin-off or sidestory. They also said that they’ll be using all the features of the PSP. Peace Walker is said to release in 2010.

“With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Kojima Productions has once again pushed the limits of the PSP system, creating a beautiful sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3,” said Martin Schneider, European Marketing Director for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker lets players take the action and excitement of a console game to the PSP, and is a stunning addition to MGS Lore.”

“What game has 360 owners always wanted to play on their 360?” At the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, Hideo Kojima announced “Metal Gear Solid: Rising” for the Xbox 360 – but we’re not sure that it’s an exclusive yet because they only said “in developement”.

However, instead of featuring Solid Snake, the game will star Raiden.

“The Metal Gear Solid series is one of the most highly acclaimed video game franchises of all time,” said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “With Metal Gear Solid: Rising, the Xbox 360 community will finally get a chance to enjoy the action and excitement that this popular franchise is known to offer.”

It seems that things are a bit clearer now. After teasing us with letters we can’t even make sensible words out of, the Kojima “NEXT” project teaser site update has finally revealed some more information about his upcoming game.

Anyway, the lighting and rain return, but this time with the letters “R” and “P” flash on the screen – along with the other letters from before. However, the teaser site reveals another hint. A picture of what looks like Big Boss – I’m not going to beat around the bush here, it is.

If you didn’t know, Big Boss was Solid Snake’s commanding officer in the original Metal Gear, however, it’s later revealed that Snake is his son-slash-clone.

And the un-candid teasing from Kojima Productions continues, and you though you were mean. The developers behind the Metal Gear series still plan on announcing the game at E3 – revealed by a tip to 1UP sometime ago.

However, there’s an advertisement running in the latest issue of  popular Japanese gaming mag, Famitsu, which hints, and teases at an announcement on 2009.5.18 and its all written within the clouds. Anyway, right now, it’s only reported that Famitsu is running the advertisement. So, once again, hold until May the 18th for details.

In addition, it was spotted someone – we don’t know there names – some hidden clues, hidden within the advertisement.

[ Hey Look, Some Kojima Productions Ad Announcing An Announcement via Kotaku]

Update: Well,  the games producer, Toshihiro Nogashi, revealed on his personal blog that the game has sold over 300,000 units in its first week.

Original: Well, it looks like the game is a true success in Japan because Enterbrain, the publisher of Famitsu, has revealed that Yakuza 3 has sold over 232,000 units in Japan on its first day.

This means that it’s between Metal Gear Solid 4 (465,000) and White Knight Story (207,000) when it comes to first day sales. Also, the series spin off, Yakuza Kenzan, sold only 181,000 copies during its first week on the marketing, meaning that this game has surpassed it.

[[MAJ] Yakuza 3 : c’est déjà un succès via Jeux-Actu]

As we all know, Kojima Productions currently is working on a iPhone version of Metal Gear Solid called Metal Gear Solid Touch, but if we look back sometime before the announcement you will probably see a FPS rumor. This was because Kojima had visited the offices of Infinity Ward to do god knows what, earlier that day.

Now, however according to Famitsu, Hideo Kojima tells them that he is working on two new games currently in development at Kojima Productions.

Here is how he said it was going to go down: The title that will be announced first is being made in a style similar to the way his team has already done in the past, while the second will be produced and restructured by Kojima Productions with the overseas market in mind.

Kojima’s current goal for his development team is, “a software house that can compete with the best of the best from America and Europe.” Could one of these be a FPS game?

This week, Hideo Kojima left us with a little note on his company’s website hinting the next Metal Gear game, but it was not a direct notice like of the some other hints, it had you really thinking about what the next game maybe. There was even the question of which platform it was going to be on. But, today there is a rumor going around that the next Metal Gear game will be a first-person shooter.

According to an anonymous poster on the 4chan board, Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima visited the offices of Infinity Ward to learn more about about first-person shooters, “apparently.”

The purported Infinity Warder wrote – with accompanying photo “proof” of the visit – that Kojima is working on something in the “FPS genre so he came to us to learn and take details from the team.” But, it wouldn’t be the first time that Kojima was rumored to have called upon the Call of Duty developer’s FPS know-how.

Kojima has also dropped by Call of Duty: World At War developer Treyarch, we hear, which is a strong hint about first-person shooter factor. But, is this first-person shooter really the next Metal Gear game?

Robert Bowling from Infinity Ward helps to clarify the details of Kojima’s visit, saying the photo is “legit” but calling the quote that the Metal Gear director was there “to learn” from the developer “bullshit” and “re-donku-lous.”

[Rumor: Kojima Working On First-Person Shooter, Calls On Infinity Ward via Kotaku]

GEM Impact, the Tokyo-based studio headed by Metal Gear Solid series composer Norihiko Hibino announced today the release dates for the upcoming NINJA BLADE Original Soundtrack and the “Beanstalk” single, which acts as the NINJA BLADE’s main theme performed by Japanese vocalist Yuki Koyanagi.

“Beanstalk” will be available via digital download on December 24, 2008, while the complete, 2-disc cinematic soundtrack will be released in physical and digital formats on February 4, 2009 in Japan on GEM Impact’s in-house record label, GEM Factory.

“This is GEM Impact’s greatest achievement to date,” noted GEM Impact, Inc. composer and CEO Norihiko Hibino. “The NINJA BLADE Original Soundtrack combines each of our talents and encapsulates the exotic sounds of Japan while striking a balance between riveting action cues and warm live performances that give the score a unique sound.” Sensational Japanese vocalist Yuki Koyanagi’s captivating voice also lends the album a worldwide appeal, with vocals sung in both English and Japanese.

Yesterdays, rumor of there going to be a new extended ending for Metal Gear Solid 4 was just exposed and was burnt down by Konami. According to the report from CVG, Konami has told them that there are “no plans” to release further expansions for Metal Gear Solid 4. Repeating reports suggested an alternative ending might be delivered via DLC next month, which just happens to be December. “There are no plans to expand Metal Gear Solid 4,” they were told, but “All further expansions are planned for Metal Gear Online,”

The rep states Konami plans to release the next MGO expansion, the Meme Expansion, in November. While on the subject, Konami is also putting out 500 limited edition MGS4 watches for eager collectors to go mental over over at Game Station’s online store. Which was revealed right after the “Metal Gear Online Is One Million Strong” announcement.

[Konami: "No plans" for MGS4 expansion via CVG]

The game has been out since June and even if you had to pay for extra characters the game has been going strong since. And today Konami announced that Metal Gear Online, which is the multiplayer aspect of Metal Gear Solid 4, now has reached million members worldwide, which is a huge number. They also revealed that to celebrate this announcement they will be giving free stuff and discounts just for you fanboys.

During the Commemorative Campaign period of November 25, 2008 from December 9, 2008, all players who own a Metal Gear Online online ID and have access to Metal Gear Online will receive 10,000 reward points each. The 10,000 reward points will be updated to account owners on the last day of the campaign, December 9, 2008.

Player characters who access Metal Gear Online during the Commemorative Campaign period will also have a chance to be one of 30 people worldwide to receive an additional 100,000 reward points.

Women can’t do without them in video games. We sat down and made a list of the “Top 5 Women Characters in Video Games”, but here’s what makes our list different then the other we picked our women using their back story and what they had over come and the most important is how they help the main character in the story

Joanna Dark – Perfect Dark

Joanna Dark from the Perfect Dark series was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18, 2000 her mother was a school teacher and her father a bounty hunter. In 2020 Joanna starts working as a bounty hunter with her father, on her first mission she took watch as an escape went wrong and her father was killed. But, this wasn’t the reason she made it on our list. It’s because she found away to avenge her father’s death and finish the mission.

Nariko – Heavenly Sword

Nariko wielder of the Heavenly Sword, an immense power that drains the wielder life force. Her clan believed that one day a predestined male would be born and would one day reclaim the sword. But, as you may already know, instead of a “predestined” male, our hero, Nariko was born. So why put her on this list? Well, it’s because with all of that stuff she was able to overcome them and show everyone that she was the predestined female for the job.

Eva – Metal Gear Solid Series

“Big Mama” or Eva was originated from the Metal Gear Solid series on the PlayStation systems as one of the key characters in Metal Gear Solid 3, the game where she had made her debut. Yeah, I know she not has popular as Lora, but that’s one of the reasons why she made it on the list. Ok, so yeah she’s cute, but if it wasn’t for her the Metal Gear Solid protagonists, Snake and Big Boss, would have a hard time finishing their mission.

Chun Li – Street Fighter Seires

Chun Li from the Street Fighter series made her debut in Street Fighter II as one of the game’s eight playable characters and as the solo female character of the game. Her main story was to avenge her father’s death, an undercover police agent who disappeared by the hand of M. Bison. By the end of the game she fulfills her mission and decides to return to her life as an ordinary girl. So why put her on the list? Well, it’s simple by doing this she made way for many other female characters in fighting games.

Elena Fisher – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Elena Fisher from the very popular video game for the PlayStation 3, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, a reporter for Uncharted, a TV show documenting archaeological finds. Well, she is a newcomer so why put her on the list? One because she knows what she wants, if you didn’t know, when she heard that Nathan Drake was on to something big she hired a private detective to hunt him down. She did find him and joined him on his adventure. So willing yes she is. Second, she’s fun, but with attitude kind of way. And who doesn’t like a fun girl.

Update 2:

Do to popular demand we will be adding new characters and you guys already know who they are…

Metal Gear Solid 4 is just what long-time fans hoped for, but according to Famitsu Metal Gear Solid 4 is nothing but just another game not a system seller. Famitsu has revealed the hardware sales for the month of June, the sale revealed that with all the games sold in japan Metal Gear Solid didn’t really help the PlayStation 3 beat the Wii’s hardware sales.

PlayStation 3 : 139.494
Wii : 235.990

According to some analysts, Microsoft could lower the price of its Xbox 360 in the USA. The manufacturer is expected at E3 2008 to make the announcement, which will position Microsoft with a new generation console price that will exceede the competition.

Also the analysts thinks that the increase in sales of the PlayStation 3 – due to the success of Metal Gear Solid 4 – is the reason for the price drop.

[Microsoft to cut US Xbox 360 price at E3, says analyst via GI.BIZ]

With the fact that Grand Theft Auto IV has sold more on Xbox 360 than PlayStation 3, a press release was issued by Microsoft which proclaimed that the “Xbox 360 generates more dollars at retail for third party publishers.” or in layman’s terms, Microsoft is trying to get there hands on Metal Gear Solid 4 for the 360. But, get this….there are using sale figures to get Konami to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 onto there system.

If you didn’t know, we reported some time back that Grand Theft Auto IV did phenomenally well on Xbox 360, 2 out of 1 times better then the PlayStation 3.

[Nervous? Microsoft hypes Xbox 360 on Metal Gear Solid 4 launch via GamePro]

Media Create stats reveal that Metal Gear Solid 4 has solid 300,000 copies in Japan turing Dragonball Z: Burst Limit’s 92,000 game’s sold in Japan into nothing. Here is the break down: 130,000 normal editions and 170,000 limited edition versions.

[MGS 4 Sells 300,000 in Japan via TheSixthAxis]

For the people who live Japan ,Tokyo today is Metal Gear Solid Day. With this great day there is some Huge Metal Gear Solid 4 advertising all over the city  from one the size of a building,one all over the truck even video presentations of the game on the big Jumbotron. While there is nothing like this in the U.S we sure would have love to see this but we do have the lovely TV advertisement.

[発売日当日、『MGS4』が渋谷を映像ジャック!? 宣伝車や巨大屋外広告も！ ]

With the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 on it’s way, a rumor is going around that the original Metal Gear Solid might be heading to Xbox Live Arcade.

"MGS might be following its tactical steps onto the PS3 and PSP, via an Xbox Live Arcade infiltration. This is not too surprising, since the series has made its way onto non-Playstation consoles a number of times, and Microsoft even published MGS for the PC release."

As in other words, Metal Gears Solid maybe headed to XBLA but yet there’s still isn’t words from Konami, the makers of the game.

We will keep you updated

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[Rumour: Metal Gear Solid Coming to XBLA via Ripten]

The author of the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 GamePro review has confirmed that the game doesn’t have a 90 Minute Cut-Scene. He told the readers "I’ve beat the game twice, and am the author of the forthcoming GamePro review," he goes on to say "Ninety-minute-long cinemas in MGS4 sounds like an exaggeration. Like the other MGS games, MGS4 definitely has a cinematic quality. And yes, some of the cut-scenes in the game are elaborate and occasionally lengthy. But not a one, to my recollection, even approaches 90 minutes ."

[Comments Gamepro via GamePro]

Electronic Gaming Monthly has posted there latest rumors and reviews for the month here they are:

• Ninja Gaiden II Game of the Month (360): A [Milkman] A- [Bettenhausen] A- [Garnett Lee]
  + visceral combat, video mode
  - corny cut-scenes, awkward camera
• Metal Gear Solid IV (PS3): A [Jeremy Parish] A- [Crispin Boyer] B+ [Milkman]
  + refined gameplay, interesting story
  - more cutscenes than gameplay!
• Space Invaders Extreme (DS/PSP): A- B+ B-
• We Ski (Wii): A B- B-
• GT5 Prologue (PS3): B+ B B
• Lost Planet Colonies (PC/360): C+ B- D+
• R-Type Command (PSP): C- B- B-

Rumors:

- Ski Of Arcadia arrives on Wii!
- God Of War: Chain Of Olympus will be adapted on to the PS2 next August.

Update:

These rumors are fake read here

According to a post on the PlayStation forums, the Special Limited Edition Gun Metal Gray PS3 MGS4 bundle is selling on Ebay for about $10,000.

After seeing this on eBay, this is definitely sad! Especially for everyone who wants to actually get one for themselves, not to resell.

US $9,999.99? An extreme example! Though the Special Limited Edition Gun Metal Gray PS3 MGS4 bundle is popping up on online auction site eBay. The average starting price is over $900, which is more than Konami’s $599.99 sticker tag for the pack. Not exactly sure how this works as the bundles haven’t actually been shipped to customers or even eBay’s policy on this (we imagine frowny faces). Always a shame to see profiteers move in like this! But we imagine this will persist as long as the machines are hard to get and folks are willing to part with their money. Gun Metal Gray? More like gun metal gray market.

Check it out here

[Thanks to Kisaburo on the official PlayStation forums]

With Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots just around the corner and with this new Japanese advertisement. It seems that the guys at Sony have come together to come out with new ways to play this upcoming ps3 game. In the video they show a young man who instead of looking at his TV screen looks at the reflection from his PS3 while playing the game. Many people may not understand this but, we all know that you would never get far playing the game like that.

In the current issue of the Official UK PlayStation Mag they posted new rumors for the PlayStation 3, the rumors arrived from a member of the N4G forums after the Metal Gear Solid 4 preview hit the web. There was word at GDC that there was a Uncharted 2 in the works, other then that we have not gain word that if the rumor is official.

- Uncharted 2 will be set in the jungles and temples of India.

- Capcom is working on a new game called Spyborgs .

- Ubisoft is lining up deals to make an Assassin’s Creed movie.

- A Cloverfield game is in the works.

- A sequel to 2K’s The Darkness is also in the works.

[Metal Gear Solid - 1st Review via N4G Forum]

According to the PlayStation Blog the Metal Gear Online will be available for download to you through the PlayStation Store on your PS3. Once completed, you will able you creat their own “character” for the game and customizable and upgradeable skills.

The Beta will support up to 16 players in a two maps (Blood Bath and Groznyj Grad). The beta is set to feature four different gameplay modes: Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, as well as Capture Missions and Annex Mission.

Players will also have a choice between thirteen primary weapons and five secondary weapons, we know you wish you pre-ordered the game now. Metal Gear Online, and Metal Gear Solid 4, as soon as it becomes available, and when it is, we will see you online.

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There have been many Metal Gear games over the years and this year we get the chance to finsh it all with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This list covers all the best features in the game, MGS4 is the forthcoming game in the popular Metal Gear series developed by Kojima Productions exclusively for the PlayStation 3.

Weapon Mods: This gives you the ability to customize your weapons, giving you cooler ways to kill and take out your foes.

Cooler Snake (Old Snake): The protagonist in MGS 4 is Solid Snake but, time seen to have gotten the best of him as he is now a old man trying to fix his wrong.

Oil barrel : Just like the cardboard box, the oil barrel provides a great hiding spot for industrial areas where a cardboard box might come across as suspicious.

Outer Haven Soldiers: This is a ALL FEMALE group of advanced soldiers who work for Liquid as his elite soldiers. They come equipped with talons on their feet and hands making it so that they can cling to ceilings and walls.

Mk. II : Mk II is a new Metal Gear giving to Snake from Otacon as a gift to help you in your time of need. The Mk II is controlled using the Sixaxis PlayStation 3 controller which is controlled by Solid Snake himself. It also comes packed with an electric whip for stunning nearby guards.

Over 70 Weapons: Metal Gear features over 70 weapon giving you more ways to have fun.

Fully Controllable Camera: In Metal Gear Solid 4 you will be able to control the camera instead of being locked within developer-defined view.

Octocamo Suit: With the octocamo suit you can press a button to have it shift to match the surrounding environment.

Character Animation: Every single animation of a human character in the game is motion-captured.

First-person Mode:  At any time, you can pop in and out first-person mode.

The Beauty And The Beast Unit: Four new bosses that are debuting in Guns of the Patriots.

This is just one more reason to buy a ticket to NyCC, New York Comic Con . As an exclusive to NyCC, you will be able to get the exclusive "Metal Gear Solid 2 Raiden Stealth Camouflage Version" action figure . The figure celebrates the 20th anniversary of Metal Gear Solid . It stands at 7 iches tall and features multiple points of articulation. Available only from selected retailers on the show floor at Comic Con .

"Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the hit video game , this exclusive NYCC figure from Medicom is a must-have for any fan of the action-packed franchise as well as nostalgia-struck gamers from the NES-era. 7″ tall and features multiple points of articulation. Available from selected retailers on the show floor. Limited to 1400 pieces."