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News News Network Mistakenly Uses Metal Gear Solid Screens in Child Soldiers Report
Raiden people use their brains?
Kojima Productions, the Konami subsidiary responsible for the Metal Gear Solid series, has proudly flaunted the photorealistic elements of its internally developed FOX Engine over the past few years – but it’s received its biggest vote of confidence yet courtesy of a cock up during a news broadcast. In a harrowing...
Video Will David Hayter Star in PS4's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain After All?
Solid theory
Metal Gear Solid overlord Hideo Kojima loves a good ruse – and we reckon that he’s up to his old tricks again. David Hayter, otherwise known as the voice of Solid Snake and Big Boss, may have been rather publicly ‘replaced’ by 24 star Kiefer Sutherland in his familiar role, but is this just another Phantom Pain-esque troll from...
Feature Five Reasons Why Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Should Be on Your PS4 Wishlist
There's no Snake oil here
Konami just wrapped up a live broadcast of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s behind-closed-doors PlayStation 4 gameplay demo from E3 2014. Originally shown to journalists in Los Angeles last week, the footage showed protagonist Big Boss storming a sandy base, recruiting some troops, and rescuing a hostage. It all...
Live Watch Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 2014 Demo Right Here
Live on PS4 today @ 11AM UK
Eager for a chance to ogle some of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s gameplay on the PlayStation 4? Konami is streaming last week’s E3 2014 gameplay demo – and we’re giving you front row seats to the show. Tune in for all the action from Hideo Kojima’s latest cinematic hit...
E3 2014 This Sheep Won't Be the Only One Flying in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Woolly jumper
We love to have a little fun with our games here at Push Square, and a first look at Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's gameplay shows our antics won't be limited to killing guards while they drool over naughty magazines. Over on Konami's YouTube channel, dedicated fans were able to get a sneak peek at the exclusive 30 minute de
E3 2014 Metal Gear Solid V's Latest Trailer Is About As Epic As You'd Expect
Planet Kojima
Never one to shy away from the most bombastic, outrageous promotional trailers that you can possibly imagine, Metal Gear is a series that's always drowning in emotional and downright ridiculous story telling. Unsurprisingly, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 offering lives up to the franchise's pedigree. With a wailing...
News You Can Download Free DLC for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Right Now
Raiden solo
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a short game. Or at least, that's what some people would have you believe. Others would argue that the tactical title provides hours upon hours of replay value, and a robust set of challenges to complete. Whatever your stance, we're pretty sure that no one will be complaining about the title's...
News Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Moved 278k Units Last Month in US
Snake oil
The core campaign in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes may match the length of the average episode of Game of Thrones, but that’s not stopped publisher Konami from selling 278,000 copies of the jumped-up demo in the United States last month. The title finished sixth in last night’s March NPD report, but still sold reasonably well –...
News Here's How Kojima Made Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Look So Foxy
Graphical grunt
Do you want to know how Hideo Kojima made Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes look so good? Are you eager to learn how every follicle of Snake's facial fleece was fashioned to a fine finesse? Is all of this alliteration making you physically ill? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you're in for a treat, as Konami has...
Weirdness This Metal Gear Solid V iDroid iPhone Case Is Epically Impractical
But totally rad
One of the most intriguing new pieces of tech in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is Snake's handy dandy iDroid. The technological toy replaces some of the functions of the traditional codec, while also adding in a few nifty new abilities. It's a pretty unsubtle jab at the insanely popular iPhone, but we'll forgive it, if only...
News Wait, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Has Had Another Price Cut?
Again?
The price of the PlayStation 4 version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has been reduced on the European PlayStation Store, representing the title's second official price cut. To be clear, the boxed copy is still £29.99, however the digital version will now set you back £24.99. On first glance, it may seem that this change has come from...
News What's the Best Price for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PS4 in the UK?
Snake doesn't pay a premium
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a brilliant game – but it’s also a short one. Our roving reviewer managed to play through the paltry prologue’s main mission in about 62 minutes, making its £29.99 price tag on the PlayStation 4 look particularly steep. Fortunately, a slew of UK retailers have been
News War Never Changes in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Launch Trailer
Base thumping
It may not have garnered the greatest score in our review, but Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is still a massive release. And in order to celebrate the title’s arrival in North America, publisher Konami has deployed a brand new trailer showing off the paltry prologue’s stunning presentation. Are you still planning to pick up the...
News How Do You Complete Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes in Ten Minutes?
Faster than Fatman's roller-skates
As explained in our review, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a delicious appetiser for full sequel Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – it’s just a shame that it costs more than a potato skin starter at a posh central London bistro. If you intend to pick up the paltry prologue, the only way that you’ll...
Review Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PlayStation 4)
Kept us waiting
Hideo Kojima is one of the most talented and respected developers of all time. The patriarch of the Metal Gear franchise has led us on one Hell of a crazy ride over the course of the last year or so, that saw just as many twists, turns, and red herrings as the plots of the very games that he’s famous for. The end result of this...
News Aussie Gamers Will Have to Wait an Extra Week for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Snake? Snake! Snaaaaake!?!
If our Australian readers were looking forward to spending their weekend sneaking about underneath a cardboard box, they'll be sorely disappointed, as the release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has reportedly been delayed for a week in their home nation. The title was originally planned to launch on 20th March, but...
News Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PS4 Trophies Sneak Out Without a Platinum
Just another Hideo Kojima ruse?
Konami may have lowered the price of its paltry – but insanely pretty – prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, but the upcoming release is still fighting the stigma of its miserably meagre running time. Sadly,
News Hideo Kojima Wants You to Play Metal Gear Solid 5 with a Smartphone in Tow
Thinking outside the box
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is quietly creeping up on us, so Sony has put together this video interview with franchise director Hideo Kojima, in which he explains some of the title's exciting new features. One such element that the auteur is keen to emphasise is the ability to access information such as Snake's map and...
Hands On Scouting Out Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PS4
Looking foxy
You’re no doubt sick and tired of reading about Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ running time, so we thought that we’d give you a break from that line of discussion, and focus on the actual game for a change. Having recently had a chance to go hands-on with Hideo Kojima’s gorgeous next-gen debut, we’ve compiled our...
News These Psychotic Metal Gear Solid V Screens Feature a Frighteningly Familiar Face
Man-tis game looks good
It's still a little hard to believe that we'll be getting a next-gen Metal Gear Solid game so early in the PlayStation 4's lifecycle. Some have compared the purportedly paltry prologue to the Tanker mission from the second game in the franchise, but that certainly isn't stopping u
Weirdness This MGS 5 Shopping Bag May Just Be the Silliest Swag You've Ever Seen
Don't be a Hayter
You may have noticed that Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima has recently been talking up an exclusive partnership between Sony and Konami that will apparently facilitate an entire menagerie of stealthy promotional tie-ins. We've already seen the
Poll Is Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Worth the Price on PS4?
Much more than a packet of cigs
Few franchises are big enough to fashion a furore out of demos, but Metal Gear Solid has always existed among the select few properties that can. When a clever Konami opted to bundle the opening moments of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty with new property Zone of the Enders, many purchased the latter just to see...
News Konami Cuts the Price of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PS4
Still need a degree to decipher it, though
The pricing structure for Konami’s upcoming PlayStation 4 prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has gotten a whisker more palatable today, as the Japanese publisher has announced a slew of pre-launch reductions pertaining to the next generation iteration of the game. Snapping up a boxed copy on...
News PS4's First Branded Hardware Bundle Is a Bit Foxy
Solid system
As anticipated late last week, Sony has pulled the cardboard wrapping off a Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes branded PlayStation 4 bundle. The special edition console – which is currently only confirmed for Japan – includes a custom system sporting the FOX Unit logo, a DualShock 4 controller, and a copy of the upcoming prologue,...
News More Special Treatment as PS4 Gets Best Version of Ground Zeroes
Snake in at 1080p
Following industry legend Hideo Kojima's praise of the PlayStation 4, new details have revealed that Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes will run at 1080p on Sony's super machine, compared to 720p on the Xbox One. Both next-gen instalments will run at 60 frames-per-second, while the PlayStation 3 version will run in 720p at 30...
News Metal Gear Solid Creator Hideo Kojima Thinks That PS4 Is the 'Best Console'
Playing favourites
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima appears to have fallen head over heels for the PlayStation 4. The legendary developer recently declared that upcoming prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes would shine most on Sony’s system, and now he’s candidly admitted that the Japanese giant’s latest device is by fa
Rumour Did Kojima Just Reveal a Special Edition PS4 for Metal Gear Solid 5?
De-cypher this one
Hideo Kojima, the director of the critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise, may just be the king of social media. The auteur is clearly getting bored now that he doesn't get to play dress up anymore, so he's decided to bombar
News Kojima Keeps Teasing with Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Special Edition
Box of mysteries
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has been constantly teasing just about everything to do with his upcoming game Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes lately. Not wanting to tarnish his new reputation, the Japanese visionary has started the week by showing off the title's special edition packaging. But does this st
News Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Looks Best on PS4, Says Kojima
Luminary picks Sony's system over Xbox One
It may have a running time comparable to the average Hollywood blockbuster, but Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is still one of the most hotly anticipated titles on the horizon for the PlayStation 4. Serving as a prologue to the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, the st
News Hideo Kojima Wants You to Play Ground Zeroes Over and Over Again
La-li-lu-le-whoa
There was a huge kerfuffle recently when Game Informer revealed in a preview that upcoming stealth game Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes only took its staff around two hours to complete. Everyone was just a little bit miffed, and understandably so, as the purportedly paltry prologue to next year's
News Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes May Be the Most Expensive Two Hours Ever
Shorter than a Metal Gear Solid 4 cut-scene
It’s been compared to the technically staggering ‘Tanker’ mission in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, but with a premium price point attached, many were expecting Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes to have a little more girth to it. Sadly, it turns out that that may not be the case, as reports...
News Hideo Kojima Won't Stop Tweeting Out Teases for Metal Gear Solid 5
Raiden dirty
Who needs fancy press releases when we have Hideo Kojima's Twitter feed? The man is a walking marketing machine, tweeting out picture upon picture of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, and sending our Soliton hype radars into overdrive. Most recently, he posted a screenshot of the exceedingly endearing
News What Do the Trophies Tell Us About Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes?
Secrets in the statues
Sources inform us that ‘What is Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes?’ has usurped ‘What is the meaning of life?’ as the world’s most puzzling question. Konami’s weird standalone prologue for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – are you keeping up? – is due out as soon as March, but other than its rainy...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 19th November 2009
Special Offers Until November 19: Buzz
Brain Bender (PSP) (was £19.99/29.99 now £9.99/14.99) EA Replay (PSP) (was £15.99/19.99 now £11.99/14.99) Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP) (was £9.99/14.99 now £7.99/9.99) Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP) (was £14.99/19.99 now £11.99/14.99) Def Jam Fight for NY:...
News Konami Confirms Metal Gear Solid For European Playstation Store Release This Thursday
Hurah-guzzah and all that
Kojima's mainstream master-piece, Metal Gear Solid, will see release (at long last) on the European Playstation Store this Thursday. Konami say the game will cost £7.99, and of course, it'll be playable on either Playstation 3 or PSP. Konami also say that Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and its sequel - Portable Ops + -...
News Metal Gear Solid Coming As A Download To The PSN
You know, when Jack Tretton stood up on stage and said there were more PSone games coming to the PSN we wanted to believe him but we just didn't think it was going to happen
Then bam! Final Fantasy VII went live on the American PSN almost immediately. Well following that up on June 18th is the original Metal Gear Solid. No word on a European release...