GamesRadar - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

If game characters used Twitter (Feature)

Jul 21, 2009

The secret lives of gaming's greats, in 140 characters or less. ...

The 40 most repeated game quotes (Feature)

Jul 15, 2009

Film and television quotes are so entangled with our language that their origins have become irrelevant to most speakers. We use Seinfeld-popularized neologisms and phrases constantly without considering who popularized them (“shrinkage,” “yadda yadda yadda,” “close-talker,” “not that there's anything wrong with that”). But games are a younger medium, and for a time were thought to be the... ...

Happy Birthday Solid Snake, 22 Years of Solo Infiltration (News)

Jul 12, 2009

In 1987 everybody's favorite stealth man Solid Snake debuted on July 12th with the Japanese release of Metal Gear for the MSX2. Today he and the game that started it all celebrate their 22nd birthday.

Stupid game terminology (Feature)

Jun 18, 2009

Why can’t some people just call a spade a spade? Or, in the case of video games, call a health pack a health pack, instead of a multi-purpose, cosmic healitron 3000. We’re sick of developers trying to give their games extra context or dimension by pasting unnecessary and sometimes baffling terminology onto simple, every day game actions or objects. It’s convoluted, embarrassing and totally comically. Below are some of the ...

Videogame music makes Rocky II better (Video)

May 15, 2009

Videogame music makes Rocky II better (Feature)

May 15, 2009

VIDEO: A soundtrack mash-up so epic it could put you in hospital. ...

Video game villains who got away with it (Feature)

May 1, 2009

People like to see good triumph over evil. It's the reason Superman always wins despite getting stabbed in the face with shards of Kryptonite. Why John McClane beats a skyscraper full of heavily-armed terrorists with nothing but a string vest. And why those pesky S.T.A.R.S. agents always get the better of the T-virus. Sometimes, though, there are games brave enough to spit in the face of convention and let their no gooders go ...

Metal Gear Solid 2 Novel Due In November (News)

Apr 15, 2009

Kotaku: The official novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is due out in November, raising the question of how many different ways there are to say "hiding his crotch with his hands".

Perhaps author Raymond Benson will offer us some keen insight into Raiden's mindset as he snuck naked through a heavily fortified enemy base in Metal Gear Solid 2. Benson, the author of six James Bond continuation novels, also penned the novelization of the first Metal Gear Solid, which went on sale last May. Reader reviews of the first book were relatively positive, although there weren't that many, so we've high hopes that Benson will return to form on November 24th, as long as he can avoid passages like this one:

"Raiden tensed, gripping his junk as the sounds of booted footsteps rang out from around the corner..."

The Top 7... Annoying nags that need to STFU (Feature)

Mar 30, 2009

We need to be told what to do in a game from time to time. We rely on helpful characters to issue us with objectives and point us in the right direction. Imagine the wasted hours if they weren't there to help. Trouble is, some of them go about it all wrong and - although they're trying to help - just get right on our tits. Honestly, Navi's a joy compared with these nagging characters that need to STFU.

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The Top 7... Naked flesh we didn't want to see (Feature)

Mar 9, 2009

The human form really is a beautiful thing – provided you spend 6 hours daily in the gym and exist solely on Ryvita. If not, it’s something to be covered up, ashamed of and never discussed. Sadly, many developers have no such qualms with nude, fleshy parts. They see games as the perfect forum to roll out a bit of man boob action and unappealing, exposed ass flesh.

Got a strong stomach? The following collection of bloated ...

200 Edge covers in 20 seconds (News)

Mar 6, 2009

Abe Lincoln. Charles Darwin. Edge. Between them they’ve mastered the realms of politics, science and writing about overweight Italian plumbers. And, more importantly than any of that, they’re now all 200. Yep, the long-running and respected games mag has just reached its 200th issue, celebrating the landmark event by publishing 200 unique covers.

So if you’re mad for Master Chief, delirious over Deus Ex or want to dip ...

Unluckiest bastards - Octacon can't catch a break (Video)

Feb 13, 2009

Warning: This article definitely contains spoilers (Feature)

Feb 6, 2009

Right, Darth Vader is Luke’s father, Bruce Willis is dead in the Sixth Sense, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are the same person in Fight Club. There, we’ve just ruined three movies for you. We’re fairly sure you won’t care about us ruining these plot twists by the end of this article, though, as we’re about to spill the beans on 80 (some potentially game-ruining) spoilers. ...

The 10 manliest men in videogames (Video)

Jan 30, 2009

The Top 7... Best Beginnings (Feature)

Jan 26, 2009

Gamers are a fickle and impatient bunch. After spending our childhoods at the altar of a twitchy, flashy, interactive dream box, we tend to act a bit ADD. The best games, however, can cut through this clutter right from the start. They dazzle us with cinematic spectacle or immerse us with unexpected realism. They overwhelm our eyes and ears with technological power or capture our minds with extraordinary storytelling. Within those first few minutes of play, they demand our attention. ...

Prison Inmate Escapes Jail Using Cardboard Box (News)

Nov 14, 2008

SnagWire: In true gamer fashion a Turkish man has escaped from a German prison Solid Snake style by making use of a cardboard box...

Gaming's fittest fatties (Feature)

Aug 13, 2008

Video game characters are increasingly becoming the poster children for gym membership. With most of gaming’s heroes and heroines being chiseled, pert and with cheek bones you could grate cheese on, there seems to be less and less room for the more gelatinous gentleman in the industry. ...

David Hayter Needs Your Help . . . Will You Answer the Codec? (News)

Jul 22, 2008

Snake himself (the real-life, writerly version) is facing yet another threat (and this time, it's not from another Metal Gear prototype). He wants to write the Metal Gear Solid movie -yet Konami won't let him. You can help by putting down the PS3 controller (just wait for a cutscene), and signing David Hayter's online petition.

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection Available For Pre-Order at PlayAsia (News)

Jan 26, 2008

Kotaku reports: "For those of you who felt gypped by not being able to get a US version of the MGS Anniversary Collection, it seems that Konami is throwing you something of a bone. PlayAsia is currently taking pre-orders for Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PS2 that includes the original Metal Gear Solid as well as the directors cut of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. The listed price is $34.90 plus a $4 dollar shipping charge. If you are looking to delve into the world of MGS before MGS 4 comes out, this is the perfect way to do it at a reasonably low price".

TGS 07: Kojima Speaks (News)

Sep 23, 2007

It's become a tradition for Konami director Hideo Kojima to hold a stage presentation every year at the Tokyo Game Show. This year was no exception, and he appeared on stage a the Konami booth talk about the new bosses in MGS4 and giving some additional information.

Metal Gear movie confirmed (News)

Feb 9, 2007

It looks like no game is safe from Hollywood - not even Hideo Kojima's legendary Metal Gear series, Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed yesterday, is indeed being adapted into a full-blown motion picture. "We're working with the Metal Gear guys," Sony Pictures Entertainment Vice Chairman Yair Laundau revealed to Gamespot, following his D.I.C.E. keynote in Las Vegas. "It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie-telling. But the question is, 'How do you translate Snake's ...

Thermal Goggles (Hint)

Jul 21, 2008

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Metal Gear Solid Timeline FAQ (FAQ)

Jun 10, 2008

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Tanker Chapter FAQ (FAQ)

Mar 23, 2007

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Tanker Chapter Walkthrough (FAQ)

Feb 24, 2007

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Otocon Laughs hard (Easter Egg)

Nov 1, 2006

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FAQ (FAQ)

Feb 23, 2006

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Get Hideo Kojima Details (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006