The Spike Video Game Awards happened tonight, and so did news. Big news! A trailer for a presumably next-gen game was shown titled The Phantom Pain. It featured a wounded, facially obscured protagonist suffering from an amputated arm. It opens with his doctor explaining to him the extent of his coma duration. As the scene [...]
Here’s our first look at Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. The eleven minute clip features none other than Big Boss (aka ‘Naked Snake’) infiltrating some sort of complex. Some people assumed this was Solid Snake; but the barely obscured eye patch, and Militaires Sans Frontieres patch give away which snake and generation we will be [...]
September 2, 2012
James Nauman
Metal Gear, PlayStation 3
To kick off the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise, series creator Hideo Kojima hosted a special event where he had some very exciting news to share with us. Twitter went ablaze as the announcements were being made, and images started to trickle in. First off, a Metal Gear movie is in the works by [...]
September 1, 2012
James Nauman
Metal Gear, PlayStation 3
At the end of July, Playstation Blog posted an interview with Hideo Kojima, wherein he stated that he will reveal his new next-gen “FOX Engine” on August 30. He’s teased the new tech before with impressive images comparing a photo of an office with one rendered with FOX. Also, in celebration of Metal Gear’s 25th anniversary, Kojima [...]
August 29, 2012
James Nauman
Metal Gear, PlayStation 3
Today, Metal Gear fans get a special treat for the 25th anniversary of Kojima’s flagship franchise. The first game in the series, “Metal Gear,” released on July 7 in 1987 to Japan. To commemorate this occasion, Kojima Productions is doing a budget re-release of Metal Gear Solid 4 in Japan. These new copies will come [...]
August 6, 2012
James Nauman
Metal Gear, PlayStation 3