Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 was announced at a recent MGS4 World Tour event in Japan, and today Japan official website for Metal Gear Online is now updated with the latest info on Japan preliminary round for Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008. Expect similar announcement to be revealed in other territories.

Championship Overview (for Japan)

Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 is a world-wide scale championship to determine the world's number one player and number one clan. Registration (for Japan region) will start on July 17th 2008.
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MCV: CEO of SCEA Jack Tretton talks up PS3's power as he shoots down this week's big rumour
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VG247: Following last night's shock news that Final Fantasy XIII will release on Xbox 360, VG247 has been told be a very senior UK industry source that an Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 is "inevitable".
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At a briefing ostensibly about Microsoft's new dashboard and community gaming initiatives, the company's director of Xbox 360 product management boasted that fewer and fewer former PlayStation exclusives are remaining PlayStation exclusives.

"We have a white board that lists all of the games people said we'd never get," he told a roomful of reporters. "That list is getting smaller."
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PS3 Fanboy Write

"David Hayter, voice actor for Metal Gear Solid series' Solid Snake and Hollywood scriptwriter, has responded to the reports about statements that came out of the recent Anime Expo. " ... I have a somewhat acerbic sense of humor and occasionally, the things I say get taken out of context, or misinterpreted by the press or the Internet Community (I know that sounds hard to believe, but it happens.) Also, large crowds of people tend to freak me out," said Hayter."
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Talkplaystation.com: "Yes thats right. The Metal Gear Solid 4 Playstation 4 Bundle has shot up in sales by 4,033% at Amazon.com. The sales increase happened when Amazon restocked with the bundle"
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Metal Gear Online Community official website is now updated with the latest info on 'GENE' expansion pack that includes new maps, characters, and game mode. Details as following:

* The much awaited 'Metal Gear Online Expansion' is now available. DO NOT miss this opportunity to become a part of the evolution that is MGO. Throw yourself onto new and unconquered Maps. Make use of a whole new set of gimmicks and Characters. Why not try out the awesome new game mode 'Survival'.
* At the same time, we will be opening the 'Reward Shop' for business. Get you character some new gear by earning Reward Points in the game.
* But that's not all. The 'Metal Gear Online Expansion Plus' comes with all of the above plus 1 MGO Extra Character Slot. If you were looking to create another Character, then this is a great opportunity.
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Epic's design director tells CVG: "The kind of scenes they do in MGS4 are phenomenal. I think it has the best sound and real-time [cut scenes] I've seen in the industry and since they're the best at what they do, players love it."
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Metal Gear Online has been patched and now includes a new team sneaking mode and adds more host options.
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The voice of the iconic video game character Solid Snake discusses his film treatment, the series, working with Kojima, and more.
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"Event's guest of honor speaks openly about his starring role."

Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter was surprisingly candid at Anime Expo's centerpiece guest-of-honor panel, where he admitted to being frustrated at times with Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima's over-the-top scriptwriting and direction. He specifically called out the suicide scene highlighted in Metal Gear Solid 4 trailers, saying that Snake, a man who's killed thousands, shouldn't flinch at pulling the trigger on himself. "I didn't agree with that at all, and I begged them to change it, but I think it's still in the final game," he said. "I didn't buy it at all. I think it's weak for Snake to be killing other people and then not be able to kill himself when it's time. If he knows it's time, then it's time."
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Konami has informed Strategy Informer that is has released the official soundtrack to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Scored by long-term Metal Gear associate and Hollywood artist, Harry Gregson-Williams, the 16-track CD features melodious, stirring tracks written for the blockbuster stealth-action title.
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Via PS3Fanboy - Available for free download, MGS4 has two new camouflages available right now. The new digs (Laughing Camo and Raging Camo) will effect enemies in the game you engage in CQC. Dependent on which one you have equipped, enemies will laugh or go into a rage respectively. Be on the lookout for Screaming Camo and Crying Camo!
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Metal Gear Solid 4 is just what long-time fans hoped for, but according to Famitsu Metal Gear Solid 4 is nothing but just another game not a system seller.
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During MGS4 signing event held in Tokyo recently, Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Online component of MGS4 will soon be available separately in Japan for 1800 Yen (about $17 USD). No word on pricing and dates for the standalone version of Metal Gear Online in other territories.

And, on the same day, Yoshikazu Matsuhana, producer of Metal Gear Online, revealed the stand-alone package box with cover-art.
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To note, this time is achieved when you skip all of the cutscenes.
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Gamespot writes:

"As the Western world slumbered, Sony held a press conference in Tokyo today that provided an update on the electronics maker's corporate strategy through the end of its fiscal year 2010 (which ends March 31, 2010). Although the presentation addressed the company's expansive electronics, film, and finance businesses as a whole, its PlayStation brand received particular attention by way of a reveal for the long-awaited video-download service for the PlayStation 3, as well as Life With PlayStation, which offers international news and encyclopedic geographic information, among other details about the world at large."

"Aside from addressing new firmware features for the PS3, the presentation also offered a few tidbits concerning the entertainment device's bread and butter: games. Specifically, in touting its upcoming lineup of PlayStation 3-exclusive games, the publisher revealed that Level 5's White Knight Story is expected to launch during the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2009."

"Lastly of note, Sony offered sales figures for Konami's PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, a game that received GameSpot's highest rating when it was released earlier this month. According to Hirai, MGS4 has sold more than 3 million units worldwide in its first two weeks at retail."
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Consumerist reader The Unicorn has $550 tied up in some strange Wal-Mart purgatory for a PlayStation 3 bundle that they won't ship to her, even though it clearly states in their online terms that they won't charge you for your order until it's shipped. Her customer service queries are being met with content-free scripted CSR-bot responses. She writes, "Here's the thing: don't ever buy anything from Walmart, ever. I knew this, and ignored it, and now I'm paying the price."
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Synergex announced that "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" already is in the stores of Brazil. The game, launched world-wide in 12 of June, is an exclusive heading for PlayStation 3. The suggested average price is of R$ 229,00 ($140).

Translated using Yahoo Babelfish.
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PSBeyond writes: 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...
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