Japanese Rep suggests Konami “looking into” Metal Gear Solid 4 for Xbox 360
As one of the Playstation 3’s defining exclusive titles, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has long been the subject of multiplatform rumors that its creator, Konami’s Hideo Kojima, has consistently sought to deny by pointing to the game’s reliance on the PS3’s hardware and the Blu-ray disc format. And yet, the rumors continue.
Speaking with Japanese stock investment research firm Morningstar, a Konami public relations representative named Yoshitaka Arai has reportedly confirmed that the company is “looking into” an Xbox 360 port of the game due to…
Metal Gear Memorial: Remembering the many years of the Snake
I can’t wait for my copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots but I don’t want to say goodbye to elite agent Solid Snake, whom we’ve grown to love while following his adventures.
We pray that rumors of an end are not true and continue to pose theories about why the series could never end. Even so, as a preemptive memorial to help cope with the denial that this may be the absolute last game for Snake, here is a look at the MGS franchise….
Konami announces Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection for the PS2
Konami has announced the upcoming release of Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the Playstation 2. While the press release doesn’t mention a shipping date, scanning the collection’s newly-created entries at Amazon and Gamestop reveals an expected March 18, 2008, shipping date. It’s priced at $29.99 and rated M by the ESRB.
The compilation features the original Playstation version of the first Metal Gear Solid and the…
Microsoft’s FASA Studio closes its doors
FASA Studio, the developers behind Shadowrun, has been shut down and most of its employees have been relocated throughout Microsoft Game Studios. The news was posted the night of September 12, 2007, in Shadowrun’s forum by Mitch Gitelman, manager of FASA studio:
“It is my sad duty to announce that FASA Studio has officially closed its doors. Today was the official last day of employment for those of us who had not moved on to other positions within Microsoft Game Studios. While the rumors have been circulating forever, we chose to…
Kojima furnishes MGS4 details
Hideo Kojima, the creative genius behind Metal Gear, furnished fresh details at the Leipzig Game Convention 2007 about the upcoming game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of Patriots. He talked at length about the four new boss characters called Beauty and the Beast, and what led to its creation.
The Beauty and the Beast unit will feature four female boss characters, Screaming Mantis, Laughing Octopus, Raging Raven, and Crying Wolf, who are part human and part machine. The four members of the unit, devastated by war, go on a rampage and, as always, only our hero Solid Snake can stop them.
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RE: Army to spend $50 million on training games
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RE: Army to spend $50 million on training games
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RE: Nexon and 7-Eleven team up for "Where You Play for Free" Slurpee campaign (update)
Its a download disc with all the game clients on there, so you don’t have to spend 1-3 hours downloading the game. It isn’t a…" MORE »
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RE: Man hacks Chrono Trigger to propose to girlfriend
Awesome gesture. Cool that he found a way to breathe new life into this great game. Bums me out the original developers can’t gather in…" MORE »
