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Also known as: Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots, MGS4

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Aug 5, 2008

5 reasons Metal Gear Solid 4 will never come to...

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With Final Fantasy XIII going multi-platform and Haze ending up a sad, broken mess, Metal Gear Solid 4 is starting to look like the last blockbuster third-party exclusive the PlayStation 3 has in its arsenal. And although it looks set to stay that way - as publisher Konami has repeatedly reaffirmed that the game will stay PS3-exclusive - rumors keep cropping up that the game will eventually head to the Xbox 360.Whatever your thoughts ... » Read More

Aug 5, 2008

How not to make a video review

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For the benefit of budding handy-cam critics everywhere we've put together this five point checklist that we hope will provide some priceless pointers for making better video reviews. ... » Read More

Jul 4, 2008

20 Most Rabidly Patriotic Games

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To celebrate Independence Day (the holiday, not the movie), we’ve scoured our encyclopedic minds for the most patriotic games to be developed. But that wasn’t funny enough. So, we dug deeper to find the most rabidly patriotic games every developed. Ya know - the ones with so much love for Old Glory that it starts to get a little ridiculous. Behold - our results!America's ArmyUS Army | 2002Any game can add the word ... » Read More

Jun 26, 2008

Beat these and win a PS3!

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This is it folks. The last time you’ll hear about our Metal Gears Make Nice contest until a winner is decided. (Except for in the forums) We’re showcasing a metric assload of submissions this time, and dare we say they’re even better than before. ... » Read More

Jun 26, 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4's Rudest Easter Eggs

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As if Playboy mags and Naomi's side-boob action weren't enough, Metal Gear Solid 4's easter eggs have more to offer than just hidden Sony product placement and special FaceCamo. Our video-filled guide to MGS4’s rudest easter eggs will tame those raging hormones in no time. Check it out below.Akina Minami cameosCheck out Metal Gear Solid 4's easter eggs and Hideo Kojima's love for Japanese fashion model Akina ... » Read More

Jun 20, 2008

If game characters were old

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What happened to Snake? With those layered and textured wisps of oh-so-touchable hair, that Rambo-ninja headband, and a perfectly landscaped maze of lovable facial scruff, MGS 2 Snake was downright dreamy. Several years and one blond douchebag later and Snake is back with crow’s feet and the beginnings of a Geraldo Rivera 'stache. If anything is suited for sneaking, it’s the varicose veins crawling up the skin stuffs stretched over his legs. ... » Read More

Jun 19, 2008

Metal Gear Madness!

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Did you know we were giving away a PlayStation 3? Well, you better check your Intel, ‘cause it’s one of those fancy-pants, Limited Edition Gun Metal Gray PS3s, bundled with a matching Dual Shock 3 and a Collector’s Edition copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots worth around $600. ... » Read More

Jun 18, 2008

Five reasons MGS4 is awesome - in video

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Check out these five videos of the most brilliant parts of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Be warned of spoilers, although we've been as careful as we could. ... » Read More

Jun 13, 2008

Full Metal Gear Solid 4 Walkthrough

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So, you can't wait to plow into Solid Snake's next chronicle of badass neck-snappery and cigarette puffing, but you don't want to miss a thing or find yourself stuck? No problem. We've got your how-to guide right here, courtesy of our friends at CVG Presents... magazine. Read on for a full walkthrough. Or, download the pdf version so you can print it out and have it handy as you dab Crying Wolf's tears with her own pelt and shove Laughing Octopus' tentacles back down her throat. ... » Read More

Jun 12, 2008

Win a Limited Edition PlayStation 3 with MGS4

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Auto Kahn!! We’ve got one of those limited edition Gun Metal PS3’s, bundled with this summer’s epic sneak-a-thon Metal Gear Solid 4 just perched under foot doubling as an ottoman. We were thinking about melting it down for spare robot parts and bling, but then we thought, hey what the hell, why not give it to a reader? WHAT HARM CAN IT DO? ... » Read More

Jun 9, 2008

MGS4 makes last stand against casual games

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“We’re in the era of casual games, and it’s time to say ‘this is for the hardcore gamer’,” says Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid 4. “So it’s really, really important [MSG4] succeeds.” Has he got a point? With budgets spiraling (a decent next-gen title costs anywhere from $20-40 million) companies are becoming more risk-averse, keener on pumping out sure things than trying out new ... » Read More

May 19, 2008

TalkRadar HQ

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Every week TalkRadar brings you unbiased, unfiltered news on every topic that means a damn to gamers. It's loud, rude and occasionally inappropriate, but it is never boring. That's why it's one of the fastest-growing videogame 'casts out there. Hit us in the forums or on iTunes, we want to make TalkRadar as entertaining and interactive as possible. It also ain't for the young'uns, so the under-18 crowd should take a hike - unless your parents are super-cool gamer types who know you'll hear the word "shit" on other podcasts, YouTube, HBO and South Park. ... » Read More

Apr 15, 2008

50 Reasons you're a crappy customer

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Not too long ago GR threw a big ol' pillow fight we called The Week of Hate. We got a lot of crap off our chest, and the internet rejoiced in the only way it knows how: with an amusingly disproportionate amount of resentment. And that’s beautiful! We’re all about venting here. It’s extremely therapeutic. So, when the employees of an actual Minnesota game store sent us a list of the 50 things they hate about their customers, we couldn’t help but chuckle in agreement. Our office contains more than a few veterans of retail, and we can confirm that many of you stroll into your local GameStop completely unaware of how much of an ass you are. Consumers: The time has come to educate yourself! Because for most of you, it’s not a question of which number below represents you - it’s how many. ... » Read More

Apr 10, 2008

Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2

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Straight from our generous retailer, we got our hands on a copy of Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2, the DVD you get when you pre-order this June’s highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4. No need to slap down five bones for this pre-order swag however, because we ripped all 23 minutes and shoved them on our site for your viewing pleasure.Since Volume 1 already went through the convoluted series’ history (packaged with MGS3: ... » Read More

Apr 9, 2008

He's finished GTA IV (and MGS4)!

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By now, you may have already seen our interview with UK journalist Rob Taylor, who's finished Grand Theft Auto IV and shared some of his impressions of the game. You might have even seen similar interviews with other people at other websites. But right down the hall from GamesRadar's US office is Rob Smith, Editor in Chief of PlayStation: The Official Magazine - possibly the only person outside of Sony to have finished both GTA IV and Metal ... » Read More

Apr 7, 2008

The Top 7... inanimate objects

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Inanimate objects. Wow, we must really be out of ideas, huh? It's true, at first pass this sounds absurd, open to all kinds of interpretation with an infinite number of potential entries, but after careful contemplation (i.e. shouting at one another for hours) we've come up with a list of in-game objects so desirable that every gamer should love 'em - even if all they do is sit there.For our consideration, the items have to be ... » Read More

Mar 7, 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4: 10 Predictions

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Sometimes, we're not even sure Hideo Kojima knows what's going on inside his own head. PSone's Metal Gear Solid tossed around confusingly deep philosophical arguments like popcorn, MGS2's last hour turned our brains inside out so often we got indigestion of the mind, and MGS4... Where do we start? Well, how about by predicting some of the plot twists, shocks and effects that Kojima will inevitably weave into his last MGS adventure. ... » Read More

Mar 4, 2008

If games were dreams, what would they mean?

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Dreams have been analysed for centuries to try to ascertain the meaning behind their symolism. But what if games were dreams? We've put several famous games' iconography through the same sytems to see whether any of it makes sense. And here are the deep, meaningful and sometimes painfully accurate results. ... » Read More

Feb 6, 2008

Fan films gone wrong: Part 2

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We all know that professional movies of videogames completely miss the point nine times out of ten. They're usually made by people who seemingly have no clue what makes the IP great or the faintest idea of what its fans want. But gamers haven't got that excuse, so why do our fan films so frequently incite the urge to explode oneself to death? ... » Read More

Jan 7, 2008

Gaming's biggest movie rip-offs

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The relationship between games and movies has always been a tense one. There's something almost violently alchemical about the way the two media usually react to each other. It's like getting hit by a yellow, piss-soaked snowball. Either element can be unpleasant enough on its own, but put them both together and something far more horrible happens. Games of movies, movies of games, they're both usually about as much fun as the death of a clown at a ten year-old's birthday party. But still we ... » Read More