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Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said that Metal Gear Solid V will require much more time” in development. The acclaimed developer admitted that he didn’t initially want to release teaser title MGS: Ground Zeroes separately but felt forced to after realising how long the wait for the ‘proper’ …
Read More »Kojima backtracks on ‘erotic’ comments but Halo dev lashes out
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said his use of the word ‘erotic’ in controversial comments yesterday was incorrect. The famed developer yesterday said he wanted characters in MGS5 to be more ‘erotic’ in able to sell more figures and encourage cosplayers. But Polygon reports that Kojima said via …
Read More »Kojima wants Metal Gear Solid 5 characters to be "more erotic" to sell figures
The famed creator of Metal Gear Solid wants to infuse some extra sex appeal into his next game. Speaking on Twitter, Hideo Kojima admitted to ordering his designers to make some of the game’s characters more erotic” in order to generate additional figure sales and encourage cosplayers. I’ve been ordering …
Read More »JAW humbled by Metal Gear Solid response
UPDATE: JAW has posted the following statement on its Facebook page. "Just a point of note, we will NOT be working on an MGS remake. We are incredibly humbled with the reaction we’ve had today, but there is NO realistic way we can work on MGS. Again, many many thanks …
Read More »The puzzle is solved – Kojima reveals Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Konami’s cryptic PR campaign has finally been unravelled. Although do we know if the dude with the face was CGI or what? Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed that both Ground Zeroes, which was announced in August last year, and video curiosity The Phantom Pain are both one and …
Read More »Kojima attending Metal Gear Rising launch in London
GAME’s Westfield White City branch is hosting the official UK launch of Metal Gear Rising – and the guest of honour will be the series’ creator himself. Hideo Kojima will take part in a Q&A before his new game goes on sale on February 22nd, answering fan questions about the …
Read More »Get Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance a week before its official release
250 gamers are being offered the chance to get their hands on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Konami has teamed with marketing agency Come Round to offer a select few who have pre-ordered a copy of the title from ShopTo.net a place at a special Metal Gear party at which they …
Read More »Retail listings reveal Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition
Snake’s quarter-century celebrations aren’t over yet. Retailers have outed a fresh surprise from Kojima Productions. Several online stores, including ShopTo and Zavvi, have posted listings for Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition, a new SKU for the acclaimed 2008 release. There is some debate as to what the price …
Read More »Kojima: Games dev auteurs a dying breed
Metal Gear Solid creator sees his peers as 'the last generation' of single visionaries
Read More »Kojima Productions opens LA studio
Metal Gear Solid developer looking to expand its team to work on 3D action game
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