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Metal Gear Retrospective: Part Two sneaks into the PS1 era
by Griffin McElroy 
{ May 18th 2008 at 3:00PM }
The second installment of the Metal Gear Retrospective from the masters of recollection over at GameTrailers recently dropped, bringing with it a flood of joyous, espionage-flavored memories from our youth. The games featured in this edition are centered around Kojima's only exploit on Sony's seminal home console, Metal Gear Solid -- that includes the GameCube remake, and the bizarre VR Missions standalone game. Pull up a chair, plug the controller into the second port, and let the warm waves of nostalgia wash over you as you relive the events that transpired at Shadow Moses.
Kojima: MGS4 too big for 50 GB Blu-ray disc
by Griffin McElroy { Mar 2nd 2008 at 8:30PM }
It's not much of a shocker to learn the latest (and final) installment in the Metal Gear Solid series is a sizable one -- MGS games have a history of being big (and beautiful). However, a recent interview with series creator Hideo Kojima revealed a startling fact about MGS4 -- Kojima complained that a few features had to be cut from the game so it would fit on a Blu-ray disc. As format fanatics already know, that means the game takes up nearly 50 gigabytes of space. If true, this is bad news for anyone who hoped to see anthropomorphic cow-bots on the 360 (unless that data was divided between about five dual-layer DVDs), but it could also mean a painfully long installation time for PS3 owners as well. We can only imagine that 49 of those gigabytes are taken up by thousands of variations on just three lines of dialogue -- "Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!?"
[Thanks, Beau Kebodeaux]
Today in Joystiq: July 5, 2007
by Ross Miller { Jul 5th 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
Behind the price cut: The long, strange saga of the $599 PS3
E3 2006's Wii line in real time
Joystiq hands-on: Rock BandKyle Orland eats games for lunch on new review site
Peter Moore tells Joystiq about the new warranty program
Square Enix in your pocket: DS edition
Today's most retro ad: Japanese Punch-Out!! commercial
News
GameTap Thursday: Mark Hamill Edition
Tetsuya Mizuguchi to build Virtual Tokyo in Second Life
DS game aimed at preschoolers announced -- I Did It Mum!
Matt Groening to be final boss in Simpsons game
Xbox 360 Elite on sale in Japan Oct. 11th for ¥47,800 ($390)
Blue Dragon demo scheduled for July 20th
New MGS4 trailer debuting at E3, Sony and Konami keynotes
Euro Blu-ray sales up 1000% since PS3 launch
Unreal Tournament 3 to ship with dozens of multiplayer maps
Square Enix's Last Remnant trailer debuts
Sony defends UMD, says 'future is bright'
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles has co-op, duh?
Microsoft expands Xbox 360 warranty for red ring sufferers
EA adds dumbed down control options for Wii sports games
First look at Aquaria level editor
Bungie turns up Halo 3 heat: new details, campaign screenshot
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Circuit City drops PS3 price by $100 week of July 15
Culture & Community
Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmers
Apt timing for Nintendo's pre-E3 downers
Partial list, massive E3 2007 lineup
New York Times looks at the fabulous life of video game dress-up
Counterfeiter ordered to pay Nintendo 2.5 million
Hudson admits Bomberman: Act Zero was bad
Wii Warm Up: All my Smash Brothers
by Alisha Karabinus { Jun 8th 2007 at 9:00AM }
Considering the continuing excitement over frequent updates to the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl site, we can't get the game out of our heads. It's always there, lurking, and sometimes it just bursts out as though emerging from a Poké Ball, so we thought it might be a good day to sit down and discuss both Brawl and Melee. Specifically, who did you wield as your
Wii Warm Up: Snake's Revenge
by JC Fletcher { Apr 22nd 2007 at 10:00AM }
Some slightly disparaging remarks were made recently on this blog about Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake. While a certain contingent of our staff may doubt the fighting ability of the son of Big Boss, but we know the truth. Snake is hardcore. He may ask a lot of questions ("Metal Gear?" "A Hind-D?") and he may have a habit of hiding in boxes, but he definitely has the combat prowess required for Smash Bros., made evident by the fact that he smashed his own brother.
This post is a big "!" for Snake fans. We can hear your thoughts. Come out of hiding and tell us how awesome Solid Snake is!
Friday Video: This one's for all the brawlers
by Alisha Karabinus { Apr 20th 2007 at 5:34PM }
Since this week featured a heavy dose of awesome in the way of an epic battle between Samus and Halo's Master Chief (sort of ...), we couldn't help but think about other possible matchups. Like ... Samus versus Solid Snake.* Where could we possibly see that?
Oh, right. We will see that -- when Super Smash Bros. Brawl hits. Until then, we'll have to settle for yet another SSBB video. You guys keep making 'em, and we'll keep showing them.
*Actually, that would be a pretty simple fight ... after all, it only takes a crab to punk Snake down.
Friday Video: smashing it up with our favorite brawlers
by Alisha Karabinus { Jan 12th 2007 at 6:30PM }
We're not sure which part of the hotness that is today's featured video is the hottest, really. But when you blend footage from some of our favorite characters doing their thing in their own games with clips from Super Smash Brothers Brawl, do we really need to quibble about which part is the most awesome? No, probably not. It's best to just soak it in ... and we're all over the music choices, as well.
Gasp: MGS Portable Ops may see sequel
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jan 3rd 2007 at 7:00AM }
The effects of Konami's most recent stealth adventure, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, have been frightening to say the least. A simple "hello" to one of the bloggers currently playing it is often unreturned, met only with a vacant stare at the greeter's neck and a forlorn sigh. It is with great, neck-preserving displeasure then, that we report on the status of a sequel to Snake's card-free PSP outing. In a recent (ish) PSM podcast, Ryan Payton, the assistant producer for Kojima Productions, underlines the strong possibility of a sequel. "If it's successful on the retail level there will definitely be a sequel." It's quite simple. If you desire said sequel, you'd best go buy the game ... and possibly discover that you don't really want a sequel after all.
[Via Eurogamer]
Listen -- PSM Podcast (15:50)
TGS: Bootlegged MGS4 trailer given clarity
by Ross Miller { Sep 22nd 2006 at 3:55AM }
The Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer we reported yesterday is now available in higher quality. Enjoy with more clarity Snake's oil drum-rolling antics (Snakes in a Barrel anyone?) and an incident involving bird poop and what might be Gray Fox / Frank Jaeger.The video is embedded below for your convenience, compliments of Game Videos.
Metal Gear Solid 4 in late 2007, hopefully -- new trailer for now
by James Ransom-Wiley { Sep 21st 2006 at 2:30PM }
According to a Famitsu report, Hideo Kojima estimates that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will need at least another year's worth of development time before it's finished. While Kojima had previously promised to deliver in 2007, he's narrowed that window to late 2007 -- at the earliest. For now, Konami is offering a new trailer, which is currently premiering at Tokyo Game Show.The new trailer -- partially captured in bootleg form from the show floor here & here -- is allegedly 100% gameplay, although Konami has tweaked the camera perspective for clarity. At just 6 minutes, it's significantly shorter than the E3 presentation, but reveals new gameplay elements, including stealth items (e.g. an oil drum), the Octocam suit, and a shift from stealth-orientated missions to player's choice gameplay (i.e. you have a goal and are free to decide how to achieve it).
[Thanks, nijah]
Friday night fluff: the video edition
by Alisha Karabinus { Sep 8th 2006 at 6:27PM }
In honor of certain events and just 'cause it's Friday (aw yeah), we thought we'd cap off the week with a little something that turned up on YouTube. We never felt so close to Microsoft before.
Now, this doesn't mean we condone the Sony haters -- but we totally approve of console fusion with a dash of Blur, and anything that ends on Solid Snake's cardboard box is okay in our book. Classic.
Kojima to design Snake's Smash Bros. Brawl stage
by James Ransom-Wiley { Jul 31st 2006 at 11:00AM }
Sparked by remarks from a Nintendo Power contributor, reports indicate that Hideo Kojima will design Snake's stage for Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Nintendo Power's Chris Hoffman recently commented, "If you want to talk about something big, how about the news Hideo Kojima, Snake's creator, is designing Snake's level in Brawl? Snake's inclusion means we're not only getting one of the best characters in gaming, but one of the best developers as well."With Sakurai at the helm and Kojima lending, not just Snake, but his actual development talent, are we anticipating the ... Best. Smash Bros. Ever?
Super Smash Bros. Brawl video
by Ludwig Kietzmann { May 11th 2006 at 8:00AM }
Featuring more farting, fireballs, pink balls, elite soldiers, mythological boys, portly plumbers and space bounty hunters than you can shake a motion-sensing stick at, this video footage of Super Smash Bros. Brawl demands to be watched immediately. It's strange that Nintendo didn't blow the audience away with this during their initial press conference, but trite old sayings tell us that getting it now is much better than not getting it at all. Thank goodness for those.
[Via Nintendo Gal]
Audio-only peek at the MGS4 E3 trailer
by Christopher Grant { May 5th 2006 at 9:57AM }
As promised, the Kojima Productions
Report podcast has "pirated" the first 90-seconds of the Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 trailer's audio. The
bad news: it's all in Japanese. The good news: there's an English translation of the audio (.mp3) at their website!Since we can't see what's happening, let's use our ears to tell us what's going on. Mostly, for non-Japanese speakers, not much. Just don't expect Snake to be cutting any throats in the first 90 seconds. Alright, so the audio isn't really telling us anything besides there are two dudes talking (go figure, in MGS?). Let's move onto the transcript.
Alright, those two guys are none other than Snake (Solid we presume) and Campbell (still a Colonel?). Standard MGS dialog ensues but then ... what's that? Who runs the dummy corporation that controls the five largest private military corporations (PMCs, natch) that have become a serious threat to the world and the US military hegemony following the Manhattan incident?!
Who else? This is gonna be good!
[Thanks, David and Mike]
See Snake in MGS3: Horse Meat Eater
by Christopher Grant { Mar 27th 2006 at 8:30PM }
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was almost a great game. Instead it was a really good game with one major flaw: you couldn't eat horse meat. That is why it thrills us to discover that Hideo Kojima has seen fit to amend this oversight in MGS3: Subsistence.
Sure, it's only a bonus movie this time... but our top secret inside sources at Konami have informed us that MGS4 on the PS3 will be the most realistic 4-D horse meat eating simulation in existence!
[Via VG Cats]
