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E3 2010 Konami Confirm New Silent Hill Coming To PlayStation 3 Next Year
Konami's revealed that a new Silent Hill game is currently in development at Vatra
The game's due to release sometime next year. The press release notes the following on the game's storyline:The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill...
E3 2010 Kojima Productions Are, In Fact, Working On A Third Game
Kojima Productions' website has just updated, featuring Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow and
.. a mysterious question-mark. Kojima formally revealed the first trailer of Metal Gear Solid: Rising during Microsoft's press conference last night and it looked incredible. Alas, it appears the show is far from over for Kojima-san,...
E3 2010 Metal Gear Solid: Rising Blows The House Down
Despite Hideo Kojima's flitting and awkward appearance at Microsoft's press conference this evening - the game he was there to demo looked sensation
Metal Gear Solid: Rising - a new awakening for the Metal Gear franchise - has protagonist Raiden chopping up all manner of enemies in this sensational debut trailer for the game. Next Kojima, stick with...
E3 2010 Kojima Countdown Updates; Still Involves Cutting, Just With More Kanji
You've already seen dozens and dozens of moving images with people cutting things
Hideo Kojima's countdown website has updated however, this time with kanji symbols in the background. </em>What could it mean? We've not the foggiest. The countdown points to Sony's E3 press conference though. Just sayin'.
E3 2010 Good Grief, Hard Corps: Uprising Really Is Contra
Remember we told you about Konami and Arc-System Works' Hard Corps: Uprising last week? Well now, courtesy of GameVideos, we've got some gameplay footage of the title
We described it last week as Contra in everything but name — we think the footage after the jump proves as much. [object removed]
E3 2010 David Hayter Not Involved In Metal Gear Solid: Rising
David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake, has confirmed that he's not been signed up to perform in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising spin-off title
That's according to an interview with the actor published on MTV Multiplayer. I dont know if Im doing Metal Gear Rising, he said. Nobodys contacted me about it, so I have no idea....
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers - Kojima Out Of The Gates First
Not one to break tradition, Hideo Kojima's launched a teaser site involving people - erm - chopping things
What could it mean? Are Kojima Productions about to announce a cooking game? Or, more likely, is this a teaser for all the hacking and slashing that's due to take place in Metal Gear Solid: Rising? Who knows? It's Kojima. And to be honest,...
Feature E3 2010: Push Square's Five Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of E3 2010
With E3 mere days away now, the industry's anticipation is nearing fever-pitch
With pretty high stakes all around for the platform holders, it can be easy to over-look the actual core of the event in anticipation of megaton announcements and new hardware — that's the games. As we continue our E3 build-up, we list our five most anticipated...
This game is Hard Corps: Uprising
It's not Contra. But it looks a hell of a lot like Contra. Because, basically it is Contra. Confused? You shouldn't be, come on keep up. The run and gun PSN title is due out this year. It's in development at BlazBlue's developer Arc System Works. That means, if nothing else, you should expect big flashing lights and...
News Def Jam Rapstar Rocks The US On October 5th, UK November 5th. Bounce, Bounce!
Soon you'll be able to do your best Jay-Z impression and rap right into your PS3
Konami's announced that Def Jam Rapstar will hit the US on October 5th, with the UK getting it a month later on November 5th. The UK will be getting an exclusive Tinchy Strider and N-Dubz track - the one with the amazing bass synth. (Tulisa's hot, yo). Other artists...
News Awesome Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Walkman Is Awesome
This sweet Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Walkman has been developed as part of a collaboration between Sony and Konami
The device is not only waterproof and camouflage themed, but it also comes pre-loaded with six songs from the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP game. Obviously, the Walkman brand fits in nicely with Peace Walker's mid-seventies...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Commercial Is Nuts, A Bit Homoerotic
In this Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker advertisement, a young boy stalks two of his high-school peers in a Solid Snake-esque cardboard box
Finally cornering the duo, the boy asks if the pair would like to enter his box. Sadly, he's not talking to the rather pretty lady, but instead her male friend. See, the kid wants to play some Metal Gear Solid:...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Shifts Just Shy Of Half-A-Million Copies In Japan
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's had a pretty astounding debut week in Japan, shifting just under 500,000 units over the seven-day period
To be precise, the game shifted 425,000 units. DS game Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 outsold it by some 200,000 units - but it's still a staggering performance for the PSP's sneak 'em up. Super Street Fighter IV...
News Take A Look At A Picture Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's Snake Hunting Monsters
Proof that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker really will be multiplied by a little Monster Hunter
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News Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Is A Real Video Game, Promises "Radical Revamp"
While the recent entries in the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise have been good, improvements to the FIFA franchise have kinda left the once-premier soccer sim in its dust
But with Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, Konami are promising a "radical revamp". It's due this Fall on all the major Playstation platforms. That is: PS3, PSP and PS2. New...
News Konami Looking To Release Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker On Playstation 3?
Konami's been gauging interest as to whether fans would like to see the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker make the jump to the Playstation 3, via PSN digital download
The jump would apparently bring online multiplayer to Peace Walker, perhaps allowing for the co-operative missions to be played across the 'net. The subject was approached during...
Rumour Next Silent Hill Game To Be A First-Person Shooter
Oh no
Consider our optimism at the announcement of a new Silent Hill game well and truly slashed. Rumours suggest that Vatra Games are to turn Konami's premium horror-franchise into a ten-a-penny first-person shooter. We just died a little inside. The report comes courtesy of GameRep, who claim that the studio's only listed release is an FPS due for...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Nets 40/40 In Famitsu
Worried about the quality of a mainline Playstation Portable developed Metal Gear Solid game? Erm, don't
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker just nabbed a 40/40 in the Japanese gaming Bible Famitsu. That's a perfect score whichever way you look at it. The last game to score 40/40 in Famitsu was New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Metal Gear Solid 3 scored exactly...
News Metal Gear Solid 4, Peace Walker Team Switch Over To Metal Gear Solid: Rising
A podcast report released by Kojima Productions confirms that the development team behind Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker have now switched over to support the development of Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Presenter Sean Eyestone confirms: Every once in a while we do this [move around] as one project finishes, then the next...
News Kojima Being Kojima: "I'll Leave The Industry If I Mess Up Next Project"
We love Kojima, but sometimes he's a bit melodramatic
Then we suppose the man that dreamt up the Metal Gear Solid franchise would need to be a little big melodramatic, wouldn't they? Yeah, ok then. It makes sense. Still, with Kojima's attentions seemingly already turned to his next project, the legendary developer has Tweeted about the consequences...
News Exclusive Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Shirts Are Rad
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker may be bringing real-life products such as Doritos and Mountain Dew into video games, but manufacturer UNIQLO are planning on bringing video games into real-life
This set of exclusive Peace Walker themed shirts will be available from April 26th. However, if you head to the UNIQLO store on London's Oxford Street on June...
News Zone Of The Enders 3 Hinted At By Hideo Kojima
With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker wrapped up and out of the way (sort of ), video games mastermind Hideo Kojima appears to have turned his attention to a new project
One featuring mechs. "I'm thinking about the casting for my next title," Kojima Tweeted, as translated by Andriasang. "The project plan still hasn't reached a detailed...
News Castlevania Devs "Looked At" Playstation Move But "Decided Against It" For Lords Of Shadow
There's a new Castlevania game coming out
It's called Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow. It would probably be pretty cool with the Playstation Move, but ultimately developers MercurySteam "decided against" using Sony's new motion controller. This information comes via a Tweet from producer David Cox: "No we arent using the Playstation...
News Konami Bring Re-Armed Eighties Arcade Classic To The PSN This Fall
Awesome
Konami's announced that they are set to bring an updated version of their Eighties arcade smash Rush'n Attack to the Playstation Network - with Rush'n Attack: Ex Patriot. Ex Patriot's got a 2.5D look to proceedings with a typically Eighties-esque cold war plot taking you through three different environments. The game's in development at...
News Konami's Doing Another SAW Game?
Here's a screenshot for Konami's upcoming SAW: The Video Game 2
It's most surprising not because it looks particularly unpleasant, but because we had no idea there was another game in the works. The first one had some clever ideas, so we're quite excited by the prospect of an improved version of that.</em>
News Get Hype: New "Next Generation" Silent Hill Game In The Works
The last Playstation 3 Silent Hill title, Homecoming, was a bit of a disappointment
But since, the PS2/PSP Silent Hill release, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, has corrected any wrong-doings. The franchise reboot focused on tension, thrills and psychology rather than Homecoming's action - something we hope will carry forward into the next Silent...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Gets Amazing "Big Boss" Bundle Exclusive At GameStop
Big games demand big attention, and in all honesty, there's nothing bigger on the PSP this year than Kojima Production's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Hence, American retailer are going whole hog with a specially crafted bundle for the game. The "Big Boss" bundle - which will be sold exclusively at US retailer GameStop in addition to the...
News Sigh, Alright, Enough With The Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Trailers
We're getting the distinct impression that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's going to be a rather large game
Well, it's going to have to be anyway. Up to this point we've seen about an hour's worth of footage from the game through continuous trailer releases from Kojima Productions. Here's another 8-minute epic from them. Talk about mindshare.
News Product Placement's The Order Of The Day, Snake
Mountain Dew's not the only product placement in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker; players will happen upon Doritos, Pepsi Nex, Axe Deodrant, Sony Walkman, Famitsu and Dengeki magazines and Uniqlo t-shirts
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News Castlevania Man: Uncharted 2 Didn't "Redefine Action Games" (Erm, Nobody Said It Did?)
Well this is an odd one
We liked Uncharted 2: Among Thieves because it was the best game of 2009. The gameplay mechanics, stunning visuals and fabulous scripting, pacing and voice acting were all key components for its success. Many hail Uncharted 2 as one of the best games this generation - but for some reason, in an interview with PSM3 magazine,...
News Meet The Cast Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Kojima Productions' released yet another video for their upcoming Playstation Portable title, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
This trailer details the game's pretty expansive cast. Man, the game looks amazing for a PSP title. Kojima announced this morning that Peace Walker would feature Monster Hunter crossover content.
News Kojima Reckons Games Consoles As We Know It Are On The Way Out
Speaking during this morning's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker conference (which resulted in the announcement of a Monster Hunter collaboration), Kojima made a prediction that console gaming as we know it will be "phased out in the near future"
The Kojima Productions man predicted that console gamers should have their fix "on the go" in the...
We told you this morning about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's crossover content with Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise
The results look a bit like this, thanks to screens released by Famitsu. Yeah - we know, it looks awesome.</em>
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Crosses With Monster Hunter, Makes Some People Blissfully Happy
Kojima's revealed his "big announcement" regarding Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, that he teased late last week
That is, Snake will happen upon the world of Monster Hunter in his latest outing. The unusual, but totally awesome crossover, will see Snake take on a range of monsters common in Capcom's Monster Hunter series. There'll even be a cameo...
News Announcement Of Announcement: Kojima Hints "Big Peace Walker" News This Wednesday
Hideo Kojima has hinted that a big Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker announcement is due on Wednesday
The man responsible for Metal Gear's madness Tweeted: "On Wednesday, there will be a big Peace Walker announcement. I don't think you can understand the enjoyment of Peace Walker until you've played it, but I believe you'll feel a hint of sorts...
News Kojima Productions & Ubisoft Montreal Do April Fools' Day
Half of the "humour" in this video goes right over our head
But we do get the Assassin's Creed piss-taking. That's funny. We guess. Sort of. Maybe? Haha - surgical masks. Sigh. [object removed]
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Suffers A Delay In The UK
Not an April Fools' Day joke we're 'fraid
CVG's confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will receive a month-long delay here in the UK, hitting shelves on June 18th as opposed to the originally planned date of May 28th. Sorry folks, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
News Retail List Leaks Big Activision Releases Call Of Duty 7, DJ Hero 2 & James Bond Racing
We don't know how they've done it, but VG247 has got their hands on a release schedule from British retailer GAME
Amongst many interesting discoveries, the listing outs a number of key Activision titles for release in October. Amongst the big hitters are Call Of Duty 7 - the latest foray into the military shooter franchise by spin-off developer...
News Another 10 Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker For Your Viewing Pleasure
Konami's continuing to release big fat chunks of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gameplay, and this latest video focuses on a co-op boss battle against an angry helicopter
Y'know - when GiantBomb.com claimed helicopters were evil, we think they were onto something. There's not a game goes by that doesn't seem to include a helicopter as some kind of...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Teams Up With Mountain Dew In Japan
If you're in Japan, you might want to grab yourself some Mountain Dew
Why? Because the cans are being branded with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker character art. Naturally, the colloboration works two ways - as Mountain Dew is set to make an appearance in Peace Walker. It'll appear as an in-game item. We love it when games do that. [Pic: Andriasang]
Stop what you're doing
The latest trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is balls-to-the-wall amazing. It features some startlingly in-your-face J-pop and ridiculously pretty Playstation Portable visuals. The game's not far off now, thus you should probably go buy Sony's portably system if you don't already have one. You're going to need a PSP...
News We Betchya're Ready For More Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Right?
After last week's 10-minute epic look at Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, we didn't think there'd be a new video for some time
How wrong we were. Hey, how do you fancy another ten minutes of gameplay? You do. Well - cool beans then. Press the play button and digest.
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Gets A June 8th US Release Date
Konami's announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will hit the American PSPs on June 8th
This follows the announcement of yesterday's Peace Walker hardware bundle, which incidentally will be released on the same day. We're excited. Are you, valued reader?
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Gets A Green PSP Bundle In The US
Looks like SCEA are going to give Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker a pretty ample push, announcing that the PSP title will get a special bundle
The bundle is set to include a Green PSP-3000, the game on UMD, a Playstation Network movie voucher, and a 2GB pro-duo memory stick for $199.99. Sounds like an excellent deal. Peace Walker will also release...
News Kojima: MGS: Peace Walker Is A "True Metal Gear Game"
Because it's a PSP title, many people are writing off Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as some kind of spin-off saga
Not true, Hideo Kojima has been keen to emphasise over and over, this is the real deal. Over on Twitter, the Kojima Productions head honcho wrote:PW is going to be released as a portable game, but it is a TRUE MGS game in the saga,...
News Kojima: Metal Gear Solid: Rising Will Bring In "New Users"
Hideo Kojima has suggested via Twitter that the new Metal Gear Solid: Rising game, being developed by a band of Kojima Productions upstarts, will bring new people to the franchise
He posted:The next MGS RISING. this game will create new users, be developed by the new generation, a new MGS."</blockquote> Very little is known about...
News Oh, How About 9 Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Konami's just dropped a nine-minute long look at the upcoming PSP foray into the Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
There's tons of new stuff to see here that wasn't included in the recent demo. Well worth checking out (if you have the time!). Apparently, more videos are planned.
News So Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Really Is Metal Gear Solid 5...
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a Playstation Portable title
It has no "number". But apparently there was a time when the game did. Look at this logo. It's an old one that was posted on Kojima Productions' developers blog by Jiro Oishi. It says "Metal Gear Solid 5" on it. As we all know, the number was dropped before the E3...
News Kojima Gutted About Peace Walker Delay, Describes It As A "Crime"
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been delayed
Director Hideo Kojima is pretty gutted about that. He wrote on his blog: I always preach to the staff, You must not have a delay after a release date has been announced. There is no greater crime as a game developer.Official announcement of a release date is nothing less than a promise to fans...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Gets Slapped With A Delay In Japan
Konami's announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been pushed back a month in Japan
The game was originally due on March 18th in the country, but it'll now land on April 29th. That delay, however, will not affect the Western release in May.
