Metal Gear Solid News

Hideo Kojima Makes Some Pre-TGS Announcements

Right on the heels of Hideo Kojima's teaser a few days ago regarding some pre-TGS announcements, Hideo recently revealed some new details on the HideoChannel Radio show.

Hideo Prepping a Pre-TGS Announcement this Weekend

Following suit with several companies announcing their line-up for upcoming gaming trade shows such as GamesCom (August 18 to 22) and Tokyo Game Show (September 16 to 19), Hideo Kojima recently teased that he would be making an announcement this coming weekend.

The Question Mark - Chapter 2 - Objective One

In this weekly, serialized fan fiction update, Snake meets up with Meryl in the second chapter of Robert Wagstaff's "The Question Mark"

Vote for Psycho Mantis to Join Revolver Ocelot and Compete as GameSpot's All Time Greatest Villain

Following up last year's "All Time Greatest Hero" competition in which Half-Life's Gordon Freeman won, GameSpot is holding a preliminary vote for this year's "All Time Greatest Villain." While Revolver Ocelot has already made the preliminary list, you still have time to vote for Psycho Mantis to join him.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising Producer Talks Accessibility, Misinterpretations Abound

Given Hideo Kojima's more distant involvement in Metal Gear Solid: Rising, a couple of the questions on everyone's minds are "Which characters will be returning?" and "How heavily does the story connect to Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4?" MGS: Rising producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama, recently discussed the answers to these with games™ magazine.

Peace Walker Contributes to Konami Profits Surge

Following in the footsteps of its predecessor MGS4 which also led to a company profit spike, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has contributed significantly to a Konami profit surge documented in their August 5, 2010's Consolidated Financial Results. Read on for the full details.

Fourth Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker DLC Released

Kojima Productions has released the fourth DLC pack for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Due to popular demand, we have also made the DLC available through The Unofficial Site for users who can't access the internet through their PSP's Wi-Fi. Read on for more details.

September Playstation Plus Members Get MGS1 Discount - 50% Off

Besides 3 free months with a full year's subscription, PS3 owners may have another reason to sign up for Playstation Plus in the next couple of months. Running from September 1st to the 30th, Playstation Plus Members will be able to purchase a digital copy of the original PSOne Metal Gear Solid for 50% off.

Fan Fiction: "The Question Mark" returns to TUS

Former Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site member and author Robert Wagstaff has brought his fan fiction back to TUS. We will update this serialized fan fiction with a new chapter every week. Read on to enjoy the first chapter!

Front Mission Evolved - Metal Gear Solid Decals

Cross-over appearances and cameos are nothing new to the Metal Gear series. In the past, these have taken the form of extra characters or even extra levels, so when it was announced such a cross-over would be happening between Metal Gear and Square Enix's Front Mission Evolved, many fans hoped to see Metal Gear Rex or Ray. Instead...they got decals. Read on for the trailer.

Third Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker DLC Released

In case you missed it on July 22, 2010, the third Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker DLC was released. Read on for the release notes.

Global Commenting and Sharing Features Enabled

The number of to-do projects for Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site is dauntingly endless, and that's how we like it! We're still in what could be considered the restoration phase of the site with several content and functionality projects in the pipeline. Read on to find out what came out in today's update.

Kmart Discounts Peace Walker 50% After Only 1 Month

Metal Gear fans who are a relatively short 1 month late to the game may have a chance for some big savings on the latest main entry into the series thanks to Kmart. Click through for the full discount.

The Hideo & KP Roadmap: Peace Walker, Castlevania, Rising, MGS3DS, MGS5, and ZOE

This year's E3 was a little light on Metal Gear featuring at most around 5 minutes of footage and interviews, relatively short compared to Kojima Productions' sitcom-length showings in previous years. In addition, most of this content centered around Metal Gear Solid Rising in which Hideo Kojima has a much more minimal role.

This, however, hasn't stopped a flurry of news from Hideo Kojima himself revealing that the Metal Gear mastermind has been quite busy despite his hands-off involvement in such titles as Rising and Castlevania. Check out the full article to read what's in store for Hideo and Kojima Productions over the next two and a half years.

MGS3D a Test or a Full Product? Conflicting Statements Arise.

Despite statements seemingly otherwise on last week's Kojima Productions Podcast on 2 July 2010, Konami has made a statement to Eurogamer that Metal Gear Solid 3DS: Snake Eater is indeed a "full product." Read more to see the full exchange.

In Defence of the Cut-scene

Kotaku's Film & Media student Brendan Keogh criticizes and defends the use of cutscenes in games. What do you think?

TUS v5 - Revised, Relaunched, and Under New Management

Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site is back and under new management! More updates are on the way, but we are extremely excited to have the site up and running again.

Read on to find out what's online and what's in the pipeline.

Metal Gear Solid E3 2010 Coverage

It's that time of the year again when game designers from around the world and gamers everywhere gather in Los Angeles for what many consider to be the greatest week of the year for video games. What's in store for Kojima Productions and Metal Gear at 2010's E3?

Microsoft Accidentally Leaks Metal Gear Solid: Rising Box Art

No gameplay, no screenshots, no story, no release date...but we do have a leaked box art!

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Released in North America

Almost a month and a half after the Japanese release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on April 28, 2010, fans in North America can now officially buy Hideo Kojima's next masterpiece. Which edition did you order?