Metal Gear Solid

Which Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Is Best? Here Are Comparisons

Upcoming stealth action game Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released on old and new platforms. How different will they look? Konami released a handful of comparison images from the different versions of the game, explaining how the PS3 and PS4 versions stack up as well as the Xbox 360 and Xbox One…

The King Of Metal Gear Cosplay Returns

Last year, Dutchman Rick Boer showed us why he’s the King of Metal Gear cosplay. This year, with a new game in the series due, he’s back for a reminder. For these pics, Boer took to the wilds with photographer Cynthia Veekens. Two things to note: that’s not Photoshop on his face, that’s some damn…

Hideo Kojima Explains Why MGS: Zeroes Is So Damn Short

So, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is short. Reallyshort. That’s got a lot of people upset, considering its $20-40 price tag, enough to prompt series creator Hideo Kojima to try and explain why While Game Informer say it took them around two hours to complete the prologue’s story mission, Kojima says that people shouldn’t be…

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Is Short. Really Short.

The prologue to Metal Gear Solid V comes out next month, and if you’re expecting a nice chunk of Snake’s story to keep you occupied until the full game is done, you should probably know that it’s short. Really short. Game Informer got their hands on a near-final build of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes…

Guess what Hideo Kojima is doing? That’s right, he’s showing off Ground Zeroes again—this time, demonstrating the Xbox One version’s second screen capabilities on tablets and smartphones. Check out his photos above and below. Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 [Twitter] Questions? Comments? Contact the author of this post at andras-AT-kotaku-DOT-com. Kotaku East is your…

Hideo Kojima Taunts Us with Ground Zeroes on the PS Vita

Boy, that Hideo Kojima! First, he torments us with Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on the PS4, and now via Twitter he’s teasing the game’s Remote Play for the PS Vita. The nerve. In these stills, you can see how Ground Zeroes apparently looks when running on the Vita. Nice, it seems! I’d like…

​Metal Gear Solid V Gets Rare ‘Sexual Violence’ Ratings Description

Phrases you see all the time on the back of video game boxes: “Blood and Gore,” “Intense Violence,” “Strong Language.” The “Sexual Violence” content descriptor has only been used once before, back in 2006. This year, that infrequently used tag will be used to tell consumers some of what happens in Metal Gear Solid V.…

2013 is slowly coming to an end, which means video game characters can finally enjoy their holiday feast, thanks to creator AnimatorAR’s vision of it… even if it’s tiny and made of plastic. Bonus points for finding the Portal Turret in the photo. Oh and why isn’t poor Luigi sitting on a throne? It was…

Metal Gear Solid Characters, Fresh Out Of A Cartoon

Digital artist RoboChandler has done an incredible thing. He’s transformed the serious, well-seasoned Metal Gear Solid characters into innocent, joyful cartoon characters. Here’s The End, one of the most memorable bosses of the Metal Gear series, with his parrot: And the others, on their own. Gotta love that wriggling Psycho Mantis: RoboChandler [DeviantART, via The…

In Japan, New Metal Gear Bundle Comes with a Puma Jacket

If you plan on buying Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes next spring, there are several bundlesto choose from. One of which comes with a jacket. It was just announced. MGS V: Ground Forces is teaming up with Puma for a limited edition “Diamond Dogs” branded MGS V-themed jacket. The jacket is available for the…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Will Launch March 18

Konami this morning set a March 18 launch date for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Additionally, the Xbox One and Xbox 360 will get an exclusive mission—staring Raiden in his Metal Gear Rising incarnation. Xbox Wire also posted an interview with series creator Hideo Kojima, including that video above. They also posted the video…

Expect The Phantom Pain When Lots of People Have PS4s

Excited about Metal Gear Solid V? Wondering when the main part, The Phantom Pain, is coming out? Game creator Hideo Kojima recently named a launch window for the game. It’s incredibly vague. Hideo Kojima was in New York for the release of the PlayStation 4 earlier this month and was approached by Weekly Famitsu about…

Why Metal Gear Solid V‘s Prologue Is Sold Separately

The first part of Metal Gear Solid V wasn’t always going to be on next-gen consoles—in fact, series creator Hideo Kojima says it could have been a PSP game. Then we might have been waiting even longer between the game’s two parts. Speaking to Kotaku through a translator at the PS4 launch event earlier this…

12 Minutes Of New English Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay

Here’s a brand new look at one of the missions in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the first part of MGSV, which will be out this spring for current- and next-gen consoles. And if you’re wondering just what Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is, and how it’s related to the upcoming Metal Gear…

So Many Different Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes Bundles in Japan!

When Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes goes on sale next spring, Japanese gamers will have a bundle of different bundles to choose from. First, they can get the retail version, which is 2,980 yen (around US$30) and available for the PS4, the PS3, and the Xbox 360. They can also get a slightly cheaper…

Metal Gear Solid V‘s PlayStation-Exclusive Mission Stars Classic Snake

The fifth Metal Gear Solid is getting a “Deja Vu” mission, and it’ll have the totally next-gen graphics of classic Snake, as you can see above. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is out this spring for current- and next-gen systems.

Metal Gear Solid V Might Break Canon, But Kojima Says That’s Okay

“The first thing is, I shouldn’t have talked about clones,” said Hideo Kojima, laughing. He was joking. I think. Kotaku‘s Evan Narcisse and I were sitting in a swanky hotel room with the creator of Metal Gear Solid, and we’d just spent some time talking about his next game, Ground Zeroes, which is a prologue…

Metal Gear‘s Creator Wanted Sexy Cosplay and, Well, He Got It

“Quiet,” the sniper character of Metal Gear Solid V, is rather unsensibly (un)dressed for combat. Creator Hideo Kojima had a number of justifications for this, saying that he wanted an “erotic” character because that look would encourage cosplay. Yep. It did. Via Destructoid, this is Kelly Jean, a cosplayer from the U.K.. She sought to…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Comes Out Spring 2014

Your Metal Gear Solid V experience starts next spring with Ground Zeroes, a prequel that will cost $19.99 or $29.99 depending on which console you buy it for and how you’ll be playing. Current-gen systems will have a downloadable version available for $19.99 or a hard copy that will run $29.99. Here’s the official word…

The Ultimate Video Game Music Cover Band

Award-winning composer and Blizzard dev Jason Hayes has gathered an army of prolific musicians, from session stalwarts to symphony stars to the pianist from freaking Toto, just to do video game music covers under the name Critical Hit. Here’s the first one. It’s pretty amazing. Not to discount the work of the thousands of video…