Kombo writes: While seemingly inspired by Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid games, the Silver Wolf Full Metal Rubber Band Gun is about as stealthy as an old pickup without a muffler. But it is still so awesome, you won't even care.
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beefjack.com writes: A new download is available from the EXTRAS menu, it is a OctoCamo suit called...
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Legendary Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima's stories would be "fantastic" if he limited himself to only 30 minutes, Capcom's Ben Judd has said.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com in an interview to be published later today, the Bionic Commando producer said that he liked Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS3 "with the exception of the story", which he feels "keep getting longer and longer".

When asked what games caught his attention in the last year, he replied: "I liked Metal Gear Solid 4, with the exception of the story. I like Kojima's stories, but they keep getting longer and longer. He needs to put the clamps on himself and only give himself 30 minutes. If he did that I'm sure they'd be fantastic."
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Full list of DC of Metal Gear Solid 4.
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There are three copies of the MGS4 soundtrack signed by the GEM Impact team available (they handled the 90 minutes of cutscenes). All that's required is text, a photo, or video describing how you enjoy the music in Metal Gear Solid. It's definitely a great soundtrack (2-discs), and having it signed by GEM Impact is a nice treat.
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The advertising campaign for Metal Gear Solid 4 was huge. The hype for that game, years in the making, was enormous. It was pushed hard before there were playable demos, and the game's creator, Hideo Kojima, raised expectations with big promise after big promise. It's curious that on the job announcement page for the Kojima Productions site, Hideo Kojima states:

"The creativity of video games is now on the verge of crisis. Massive advertising campaigns are executed for games before their entertainment values are put into consideration all too often, resulting in sell-off tactics happening without hesitation."

And while Kojima and his team did deliver a first class title and while the game did provide a PS3 sales spike, the final product still hasn't sold a million copies in Japan. That might be because MGS is as popular with the home team crowd or whatever. The irony is that Konami is guilty of the hype Kojima seems so critical of.

And apparently, Japanese stores cannot return unsold product to distributors.
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All the Metal Gear artwork for all to drool over.
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From PS3 Attitude, Danny_D writes: "PlayStation.com wants to see your best OctoCamo suits in action, or rather not see your best OctoCamo suits in action. I don't know, maybe both:

"The object of Solid Snake's Octocamo suit is not to be seen, but we're asking you to show us your best OctoCamo suit in action. Go figure. You'll be judged on creativity, humor and originality...so do your best and have fun with it."

To enter you must upload your 30 second or less video (screenshots/pictures are fair game too) to your favorite video/picture sharing site, name it "Metal Gear Solid 4 OctoCamo Entry" and send a link to playstation_community_support@playstation.sony.com. "
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Matt Stanyon reports .. 'A new download is available from the EXTRAS menu, it is a new piece of music called Forerunner. .. When you've downloaded the Music it'll be available via Snake's iPod which is ....'
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MTV Multiplayer writes: "When I was writing our round-up of weekly box art reviews yesterday, I couldn't help but notice that the protagonist from stealth-horror hybrid "Vampire Rain: Altered Species" looks just like the lead character from a different PlayStation title. Could it be a mere coincidence? Or did the developers of "Vampire Rain" have "Metal Gear Solid" on the brain?"
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Video game help website, SuperCheats.com have published their unofficial guide to Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Online.

The guide contains a complete walkthrough of MGS 4 and lists secrets, passwords and unlockables found in the game.

It also covers Metal Gear Online and offers some tips, explains the various gameplay types and details how to unlock all the skills.

Both guides are accompanied by screenshots and video.
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Kotaku:

"Those who have finished Metal Gear Solid 4 know: Complete the game and you get access to a screen where you can enter passwords. We've shown you some of these before. Enter skynytktjp and get Mk.II scanning plug. Enter mgo2play and get SUBSISTENCE ACTION for the in-game iPod. So there you go."
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More Metal Gear Camo Downloads.
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That Gaming Site:
We may have got a bit ahead of ourselves yesterday, with the PSN having maintenance.

Speculation immediately spread leading to the Home Beta. It never arrived though, and yes we was disappointed, even though it was the slightest chance.

So this is where the maintenance was really going on....
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Eurogamer writes: "Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has told Eurogamer that he looks forward to a day when people stop asking him whether MGS4 is coming out on Xbox 360.

"I've been doing a lot of interviews and stage shows, and half the questions are like 'Will MGS4 be coming out on 360 or other formats?', and in the near future I hope they'll ask me about Metal Gear, about us, about our future projects, and will stop caring about the hardware," Kojima told Eurogamer in an interview published today.

Pressed on MGS4's exclusivity and the possibility of an Xbox 360 port, Kojima reiterated that the PS3 had been chosen because he believed that the series' success had been entwined with PlayStation's, and admitted that 'because MGS4 was optimised for the PS3 it is probably not possible."
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You may have thought that it was just those movie guys that became typecast, but it seems the same fate befalls anyone who is successful. And although it may tear out a small part of Hideo Kojima's soul each day, it could be good news for fans of the Metal Gear series.
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In a newsletter sent by Circuit City it announces the available bundles for the PS3 and Wii. They have currently Wii's in stock and MGS4 Bundles. Check it out...
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It looks like the 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle really was "limited edition." The $499 bundle has been deleted from the Wal-Mart databases, to make way for the 80GB Core and upcoming 160GB Uncharted pack.
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August 19, 2008 - If you're good enough at Metal Gear Online, you might just earn yourself a free ride to Japan.

Konami and Major League Gaming announced today that registration is now open for the Metal Gear Online World Championship. Players can go to the official website to get in on the action and get playing. The top two teams from the North American Qualifier will head to the Tokyo Games Show for the finals against the best from Europe, Japan, and Korea/Greater Asia. Winners will get prizes and a slice of the $8,000 that's up for grabs.

The North American Qualifier ends Sept. 8, 2008, so get registered already.
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In a news story last week Psnfriends.com told you about that guy on YouTube who discovered that if you send a PSN friend request to Hideo Kojima the name turns into Old Snake. Just discovered early this morning by Psnfriends.com's own Bonemantour are two other names which also change into something interesting.
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