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The apparent feud between Konami and Hideo Kojima is getting nastier. As spotted by Kotaku, mentions of both series creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions have not only been removed from all promotional material for Metal Gear Solid V but also from images of older titles on Konami’s …
Read More »Konami confirms new Metal Gear and new development team
It appears that rumours of trouble in the Metal Gear Solid camp are real. Konami has confirmed via an official translation that it does plan on releasing further Metal Gear games post September’s Phantom Pain, and that it is hiring new developers for the project. Ominously, however, it only confirms …
Read More »Konami hiring for new Metal Gear Solid series
Developer hiring production staff for next chapter of flagship franchise ahead of Hideo Kojima’s expected departure
Read More »Konami posts job ad for new staff for new Metal Gear series
Just one day after rumours of a rift between Kojima Productions and Konami, the publisher has put out a job ad for a new Metal Gear development team. Assorted translations, including this one on NeoGaf, of a listing on Konami’s Japanese website suggest that the company is looking to recruit …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain set for September
The latest outing for Hideo Kojima’s stealth-action Metal Gear Solid franchise is set for the beginning of September. That’s according to a video leaked ahead of time from IGN, which had been originally been set for an exclusive reveal at 2pm tomorrow, March 4th. In the video[UPDATE: The file now …
Read More »Kojima Productions shoots down Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 rumours
There was much excitement – unnecessarily, it now seems – about a possible announcement for Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance 2 over the weekend. A logo of the number ‘2′ was shown on screen as part of a PS4 trailer aired at Sony’s booth at the Taipei Game Show, Gematsu reports. …
Read More »Margin Makers: Merchandise preview for 2015’s biggest games
As this year draws to a close, MCV takes a look at the merchandise already hitting store shelves ahead of 2015’s biggest game releases What a year 2014 has been for video games. We’ve had two biggest-ever new IP launches – Watch Dogs in May, which was then topped in …
Read More »Konami shuts down fan-made Metal Gear Solid remake
Having previously claimed to have received an official nod from Konami, a fan remake of the original Metal Gear Solid has now been shut down by the publisher. Developer collective The Outer Heaven said in June that it had been given the green light, but now project lead Ian Ratcliffe …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V is coming to PC
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain are headed to Steam. Series creator Hideo Kojima revealed this at a Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Gamescom preview event in Cologne hosted by Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley. This is fairly big news for PC Metal Gear fans. …
Read More »VIDEO: New Metal Gear Solid V trailer released by Konami
Konami has officially released a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. This video was accidentally uploaded by Konami yesterday before quickly being taken down. The footage focuses almost entirely on narrative with nothing in the way of gameplay shown. Just as well then that the publisher …
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