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Hideo Kojima, the man behind the well known Metal Gear Solid franchise, has said that one of the big problems with video game design is that sequels and AAA shooters are taking most of the audience and tend to limit innovation.Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazine the Japanese developer has stated, “It&... |
5 January 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima, who is the creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, believes that there is no real need to remake the first game in the series for a modern audience, although the fan base has been constantly asking for it to be updated to the standard of the current generation of hardware.Speaking to the Official Pla... |
28 December 2011
15:01 GMT |
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One possible idea for Metal Gear Solid 5 involved the landing in Normandy during World War II, the Cobras and main character The Boss, according to a statement from the series creator.Speaking as part of a video documentary about the evolution of Metal Gear Rising, Hideo Kojima stated, “Metal Gear Solid 4 wrapp... |
15 December 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Shigenobu Matsuyama, who is a producer working on Metal Gear Solid: Rising, has stepped down from the project, replaced by Yuji Korekado, who had also previously worked in a senior role inside the development team.Matsuyama has apparently moved to another division inside the Hideo Kojima lead development studio.The c... |
17 November 2011
08:40 GMT |
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Konami has brought forth new details concerning its upcoming Metal Gear Solid HD collection that includes some of the most important games in the company's long running series, like the fact that the first two Metal Gear games for the MSX will be included withing.Fans of Konami and Japanese games creator Hideo K... |
27 October 2011
15:31 GMT |
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The creator of the Metal Gear Solid series has admitted that as long as the fan base asks for them he is ready to continue creating titles for it, despite at one point saying that Guns of the Patriots would be the final game to bear that name.Speaking at the University of Southern California Hideo Kojima, who is lead... |
11 October 2011
13:31 GMT |
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The upcoming high definition version of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker will support a four player cooperative mode, as confirmed by the creator of the franchise, Hideo Kojima.Metal Gear Solid fans are in for a major treat this fall, as Konami confirmed that it's bringing a Metal Gear Solid HD collection, with thr... |
6 September 2011
15:51 GMT |
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L.A. Noire might not have been perfect as a game, but the motion capture technology it has used, especially when applied to the faces of the characters, has been a real revelation and has pushed the character interaction in the game to new levels.
And now Hideo Kojima, the father of the cinematically inclined Meta... |
6 July 2011
10:06 GMT |
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Veteran video game developer Hideo Kojima has announced that he will not be making any appearance at the upcoming E3 trade show, which means that no new huge Kojima Productions video games will be announced at the Sony or the Microsoft press conferences.
Still Konami, the company that funds the Hideo Kojima lead s... |
31 May 2011
03:25 GMT |
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Konami has announced its financial results for the first fiscal quarter of the year, showing that it has more than tripled its profits even it a tough business environment meant that overall revenue was down. Konami is involved in more than video games and its business, which includes arcades, slot machines and toys,... |
9 August 2010
02:49 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima will be developing an adventure game, according to Chiyomaru Shikura, the chief executive officer of 5pb. This is quite surprising news, given the fact the Shikura's company is known more for dating simulation titles, rather than the serious core creations that Kojima has been working on in his care... |
20 July 2010
03:17 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima has recently expressed using the TwitLonger service his opinions on the causes of the downfall of the Japanese video game industry. He is just one of long series of Japanese developers to have talked about their concern about the future of their country in the entertainment software business. Kojim... |
12 July 2010
14:21 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima has once again confirmed his intentions to develop Zone of the Enders 3. While this sequel is planned for some time now, Kojima Productions has not been able to begin this project because of the three other games that are in development at the studio at the moment. However, Kojima promised that once thes... |
7 July 2010
03:14 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima said in many recent encounters with the press that he would be handing over the Metal Gear series to new developers and that he would be focusing on other projects. This is not entirely true, because it has been confirmed by Konami USA that Kojima will still be working on the Metal Gear Solid franchise.T... |
28 June 2010
05:47 GMT |
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A rumor has surfaced stating that Hideo Kojima is planning to announce a big PlayStation 3 exclusive at Tokyo Games Show in September. This possible reveal is set to dominate Japan's biggest gaming event. Nothing else is known about the title other than the fact that it will be published, as usual, by Konami. T... |
21 June 2010
08:01 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima and Shigenobu Matsuyama made an appearance on the stage of Microsoft's press conference at E3 and showcased a trailer showing gameplay footage taken from Metal Gear Solid: Rising. The game is based around the Zan-Datsu mechanic, allowing the players to cut whatever they want, however they want with... |
15 June 2010
05:23 GMT |
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David Hayter, the actor who voices Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, has shed some light on the reasons why the MGS motion picture is not moving forward at the moment. Hayter is not only an actor, but also a writer and is credited for doing the movie script of titles like X-Men, X2: X-men United and the cri... |
3 June 2010
15:51 GMT |
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the PlayStation Portable videogame from Konami that has been widely characterized as MGS 5, has gone gold and is set to go on sale in Japan on April 28. To celebrate the occasion, series director Hideo Kojima has given an interview to Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. The outlet has al... |
26 April 2010
08:11 GMT |
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is now pretty much done, ready to come out in Japan in the next few days and only undergoing translation work for its June American launch. And with the videogame for the PlayStation Portable touted by its creator Hideo Kojima as being MGS 5, it's interesting to speculate about wha... |
16 April 2010
14:01 GMT |
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Any gamer who owns an Xbox 360 would surely like to have the option of trying out the God of War saga on their platform. Unfortunately, Sony holds the rights to the franchise and uses it as an exclusive for the PlayStation 3, hoping that it would boost sales. Microsoft does the same with Gears of War and with Halo. A... |
9 April 2010
03:38 GMT |
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Tops are always a controversial topic, mostly because they're meant to reflect a very subjective opinion. People vote for who their favorite character, item, product, etc., is, with the biggest thing to keep in mind being "their." But even so, ranking at number one, regardless of the nature of the top, is an imp... |
11 February 2010
06:39 GMT |
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After Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker got a delay that the series creator considered a pretty shameful event, saying that, "There is no greater crime as a game developer" than to miss a launch date, Hideo Kojima has now come to reassure us that the title will be an amazing experience that will allow us to "rediscover ... |
8 February 2010
05:55 GMT |
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It's hard creating a videogame series that goes on for more than three installments and not get thoroughly entangled in problems with game numbers, spinoff labeling and crossover appearances.Thankfully, game creators have it all figured out and are ready to tell fans about what game is part of the official canon... |
25 January 2010
06:04 GMT |
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Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the PlayStation Portable exclusive videogame, is set to be released on the North America market on May 25, 2010. The title was also confirmed as coming on March 18 in Japan, but there has been no date confirmed for the European version of... |
7 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Konami has announced that March 18, 2010 is now the official release date for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, the PlayStation Portable videogame set to carry on the legacy of the long running series, which last year saw the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.March 18 is the release date only for the J... |
4 December 2009
08:31 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima is renowned around the globe for the Metal Gear Solid franchise, but, 20 years ago, he was just a simple programmer, making games all by himself. This week, he went through his achievements and hardships from the days of 8-bit glory to present times. His story was unfolded in the Famitsu magazine by talk... |
5 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Just recently, the man responsible for the critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise, Hideo Kojima, posted on the company’s blog that he would like to add another sequel in the Zone of the Enders series. The post he made was generally aimed to test the people’s reaction and see how the news would be... |
29 October 2009
09:03 GMT |
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If there's one man in the videogame world who has the expertise to comment on the fact that Barack Obama, the president of the United States, got a Nobel Peace Prize last week, it's Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear Solid saga.Here's a full post on his blog addressing the issues. It reads &ld... |
14 October 2009
13:21 GMT |
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We already know that Sony and Kojima Productions are preparing not one but two new Metal Gear Solid videogames for the future. One of them, Rising, should feature Raiden, in his new robot ninja incarnation which was also seen in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, while the other, titled Peace Walker, is set to... |
7 September 2009
17:21 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima is one of the most respected video game designers in Japan, being the mastermind behind the hugely successful and influential Metal Gear Solid franchise from Konami. He has enchanted fans all around the world with the unique stealth gameplay in the series but also with the intense cinematic experience th... |
27 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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There are certainly many video game franchises out there, many having the background story set in some very complicated universes, filled with intrigue, many characters and huge conflicts that give the respective games even more popularity. One such example is the Metal Gear Solid franchise, which is the brainchild ... |
26 August 2009
02:18 GMT |
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Koji Igarashi is the man whom many associate with the Castlevania series of games, one of the most recognizable franchises published by Konami. So, it was a bit of a surprise when the company showed off Hideo Kojima, the father of the Metal Gear Solid series, as being the one overall in charge of the development proc... |
28 July 2009
02:34 GMT |
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At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) we saw a lot of extremely interesting announcements, but two of them were foreshadowed by a huge teaser campaign right before the start of the conference: Metal Gear Solid: Rising and MGS: Peace Walker. The two titles, coming from famous game designer Hideo Koji... |
20 July 2009
03:06 GMT |
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Metal Gear Solid fans certainly received a lot of interesting though very teasing pieces of news during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which took place a few weeks ago. Not one, but two MGS games were announced, in the form of MGS: Rising and MGS: Peace Walker. Konami, the company that will publish both of ... |
17 June 2009
02:16 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima is one of the most prestigious game designers of all time, delivering to players all around the world the stunning experience that is the Metal Gear Solid franchise. His intricate story-telling mechanics and the rich, but sometimes confusing, plot made the series very popular. But, as MGS 4: Guns of the... |
15 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this year, Hideo Kojima's studio, Kojima Productions, treated us to a very extended and frustrating teaser campaign in order to get some hype around the announcements that the legendary game creator had prepared for the video game conference. There was a heated deba... |
4 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The gaming industry has a few figure heads, people who have shaped the way we play video games and how we perceive the experience that is delivered to us through their creations. One of the most appreciated but at the same time most blamed developers is Hideo Kojima, who is famous for his Metal Gear Solid series of t... |
21 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The gaming industry has a lot of iconic figures in the form of game designers who have shaped the way we play and interact with video games today. One of the most reputed and respected of them is Hideo Kojima, the creator of the extremely popular Metal Gear Solid franchise, a series that intertwined storytelling with... |
16 April 2009
11:21 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima, who is the mind behind the Metal Gear series, delivered a speech at the Game Developers Conference, revealing the way he approached the design of the various Metal Gear titles, highlighting how his philosophy was influenced by the technical limitations of the platform on which he made his games.Kojima t... |
27 March 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Stealth action games have been around for quite some time, but didn't really spark a lot of interest until Japanese designer Hideo Kojima created the famous Metal Gear Solid series. The franchise introduced an elaborate and intricate story focusing on the main character, Solid Snake, a tactical ops special agent... |
17 February 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Many might not know it, but Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima wanted to be a movie director (which can be quickly seen while enjoying the hour long cutscenes in Guns of the Patriots). So, it's no surprise that a Japanese rental chain, Tsutaya, the biggest in the country, teamed up with Konami and Kojima to offer t... |
21 January 2009
17:31 GMT |
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The gaming industry has, like a lot of other areas of entertainment, a few prominent figures, people who shaped the whole idea of gaming and brought innovations to the realms of story telling and gameplay, pushing them to a whole new level. Such a man is Hideo Kojima, best know for the extremely popular Metal Gear So... |
21 January 2009
03:30 GMT |
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The gaming industry has quite a lot of iconic franchises, all of which have brought new things to their individual genres or have even become a benchmark for new titles, even though they were launched a long time ago. Such is the case with the extremely popular Metal Gear Solid series of tactical espionage games, whi... |
16 December 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Did Ryan Payton, former assistant producer of Kojima Productions and heavily involved in the development process for blockbuster Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, just confirm that there's a Metal Gear Solid 5 in development? Judge for yourself. Here's what the guy said while talking to gaming blog... |
27 August 2008
17:00 GMT |
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Even if the Games Convention in Leipzig is officially over, there are still some things of interest that are coming from the event. For example, Metal Gear Solid creator and videogame icon Hideo Kojima has mentioned that Metal Gear Acid games, which are currently available on the PlayStation Portable handheld from So... |
25 August 2008
19:06 GMT |
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What extra stuff can you add to a game like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots? The game ends a saga, kills off the main character, Solid Snake, and it also wraps up most of the loose threads left by the previous editions. So when Konami initially announced that extra stuff would be made available for the game ... |
8 July 2008
13:56 GMT |
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At the on-going Anime Expo, David Hayter, the man who provided the deep and smoke filled voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, spoke about how he was at odds with the game creator, Hideo Kojima, when it came to some of Snake's scenes in the game.While he praised MGS4 for having le... |
7 July 2008
09:14 GMT |
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Can a publisher like Konami really let go of a franchise that has generated as much revenue as the Metal Gear series? The obvious answer is "no" and it seems that the people at Konami are laying out the framework needed to continue making Metal Gear games, even if they do not feature long standing protagonist Solid S... |
23 June 2008
10:08 GMT |
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There's a rumor out there that Metal Gear Solid might be coming to the Microsoft made Xbox 360. Before you get too excited at the news, please notice the lack of a number next to "Metal Gear Solid." We're not talking about Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the recently launched PlayStation 3 exclusi... |
13 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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The people that are compiling the Gamer's Edition of the Guinness World Records Book are clearly hard at work because 2008 is set to be one of the most interesting and busy years of the videogame industry. A slew of great games is set to launch this year and there are records to be broken, either by man or by ga... |
6 June 2008
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