Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions

by Nicholas Gasse - 2008/08/26 2:19pm

Ryan Payton, assistant producer at Kojima Production, has left the studio, citing family issues as the reason. Payton gained popularity due to his work with the PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4. Payton was largely responsible for the localization of the title, notably the revamped aiming and contr... Read More

Metal Gear Solid 4 nearing the 4 million sales mark

by Adam Byrne - 2008/08/05 5:23pm

Konami has a reason to celebrate today as they listed Metal Gear Solid 4 sales for the quarter at 3.94 million, just over what Kaz Hirai had previously said last month. Taking a look at the pie chart below, you can see that during this quarter a whooping 53% of Konami's game sales came from the PS3,... Read More

Rumor: alternate ending to MGS4?

by Nicholas Gasse - 2008/07/24 2:03pm

According to a French website GameBlog.fr, there is a secret scene in MGS4 that can't be accessed regularly. Supposedly, the new sequence will automa... Read More

Hayter actually has "nothing but massive respect" for Kojima

by Nicholas Gasse - 2008/07/09 1:51pm

Earlier this week, 1up.com posted an article about David Hayter's appearance at Anime Expo 08, stating that the voice of Solid Snake was "frustrated at times with Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima's over-the-top scriptwriting and ... Read More

Metal Gear Solid 4 database now live in Europe

by Adam Byrne - 2008/06/26 6:42am

The Metal Gear Solid 4 database is now live on the European PSN. The database consists of a back catalogue of events and character profiles to help players get to grips with the intricate story within the series. Check it out.... Read More

Metal Gear Solid 4 passes 1 million mark in Europe

by Adam Byrne - 2008/06/24 8:08am

One of Sony's biggest exclusives, Metal Gear Solid 4, has sailed past 1 Million units sold in Europe in just a week, Konami announced today. Two Konami employees had this to say about the milestone. “The Metal Gear Solid series has again proved its huge potential, and we are delighted with the... Read More

Payton: Metal Gear Solid 5 - Prequel to Solid Snake

by Darren Lee Taylor - 2008/06/23 1:12pm

Ryan Payton has disclosed information surrounding a possible entry in the Metal Gear Solid series, with a prequel to the saga a strong recurring symbol of the direction that they are looking at taking the franchise. With Solid Snakes story now officialy over, a new era is to begin, with the fift... Read More

Metal Gear Database hits Europe this Thursday

by Andrew Jeffery - 2008/06/23 7:48am

Konami have announced that the Metal Gear Database will be available to download in Europe from this Thursday. The database includes details of the history of Metal Gear Solid and outlines all of the key information on characters and plot increments. The Metal Gear Database is free to download an... Read More