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The long-time voice of Metal Gear’s Solid Snake has revealed the hurt he felt at being ejected from the series. David Hayter’s reign as the star voice in Konami’s series came to and end with Metal Gear Solid 5, when he was replaced by 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. "I’ve got …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski declined offer from Hideo Kojima to work on Silent Hills
Gears of War creator claims he refused because ‘I love new IP and would’ve fucked up Silent Hills’
Read More »Metal Gear Solid and The Witcher lead Choice Awards nominees
Bloodborne, Undertale, Her Story and Fallout 4 also claim multiple nods
Read More »Hideo Kojima inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
Metal Gear Solid creator to be handed award by former Silent Hills collaborator Guillermo del Toro
Read More »Konami already planning next Metal Gear Solid, report claims
The future of series creator Hideo Kojima remains up in the air, but thoughts internally at Konami have apparently already turned to the next release in the Metal Gear series. Kotaku reports that the print edition of the latest Nikkei that Konami has already started ‘mulling over plans’ for a …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ships 5m
But no word on PES 2016 sales
Read More »John Carpenter stopped potential CanalPlus Metal Gear Solid lawsuit
The many similarities between Escape from New York and Metal Gear Solid would have led to a lawsuit were it not for director John Carpenter. Hideo Kojima’s game contains lots of references to the 1981 film, the most well know of which is Snake’s name and likeness. [CanalPlus] wanted to …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V made twice as much as Avengers: Age of Ultron on its launch day
Hideo Kojima’s video game swansong was twice as successful on its release day than the sequel to one of the biggest movies of all time. That’s according to a new Adobe Digital Index report (as reported by VentureBeat) which estimates that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain raked in …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V adds insurance microtransactions
Players can now pay to protect their base in newly-launched online mode
Read More »Super Mario Maker dethrones Metal Gear Solid 5 in Japanese retail charts
Super Mario Maker has made quite the impression during its first week on sale in Japan. The Wii U exclusive, which sees players construct their own 2D platforming levels from iconic elements of Nintendo’s flagship franchise, shot to the top of the software rankings, selling over 143,000 units. Mario’s ascent …
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