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"We've come across a casting call for the Metal Gear Solid Short Film, which features a short description, as well as what characters are going to be featured in the movie. The short film is intended for Major Film Festival distribution. Check out the full casting call after the jump…"
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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.
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While the latest Famitsu issue containing the new Metal Gear game hits news stands on May 30th, the leak on the upcoming issue will be coming tonight.
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Available from March 27th, the new compilations retain their original packaging, but are twinned in a special slip cases for just £19.99. The first two pairings will be Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops with Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops alongside Coded Arms.
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Sep 28, 2007 Game over. Continue? If only life was that simple. We've all died thousands of times in videogames. But never do we think 'well, that's it then' and put the pad down. There's nearly always the prospect of another life or a continue, or at worst having to start afresh with a new game. But game death has given us so many memorable sequences. Ever since Pac-Man's mouth widened to envelop his entire self with that classic descending soundclip, game developers have sought to make ... » Read More

If you're even remotely interested in picking up Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, you may want to consider rushing to a Circuit City. The original MGS:PO is needed to play the expansion pack -- thankfully, it's now in Clearance at Circuity City. This means copies will be hard to find -- but if you can find the elusive game, it'll only cost $16.96 (plus tax). Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Tomb Raider Legends, and Infected are some other noteworthy titles at the same reduced price.
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Speaking with Konami reps at Comic Con today, Kotaku's Michael McWhertor pestered marketing VP Anthony Kraus about Konami USA bringing over the Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Collection. Kraus confirmed that they're "considering it" with the sales team talking to retailers about potential interest in selling such a package. "Would it be the same package?" McWhertor asked. "Very similar," Kraus responded.
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Special Agents this is your mission briefing. You are being called to arms once again to kidnap and recruit soldiers with special tactic/medical skills for this new installment of MGS Portable Ops+. Some might already know the stories of Big Boss and the Metal Gear super weapon, since its debut in 80's. For years you have helped Big Boss Snake and his supposed genetic offspring Solid Snake fight for the good of man kind.
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He might have announced his retirement from Metal Gear Solid after four is finally done at E3 last week, but Hideo Kojima's not finished just yet and continues to make new series announcements. Present at the PlayStation Premier event in Tokyo, Kojima revealed that Metal Gear Solid Online is in the pipeline for PS3 and then let slip that an expansion for PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is coming. The expansion's reportedly named Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus and so far it's ... » Read More

The main man behind Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, delivered an impassioned speech at the Konami press conference this evening. He exclaimed his love for the conference, his desire to come this year even though it's lame, and expressed hope for the rebirth of the full-blown show next year. Praising it as a melting pot of world game culture, he received cheers from the audience. Why read more? Watch it ... » Read More

Metal Gear turns 20 this year, and it looks like Konami is planning a big celebration. In Japan, at least.

According to the release schedule in the latest issue of Japan's biggest game magazine, Weekly Famitsu, Konami will be re-releasing all the main entries in the series from Metal Gear Solid on. This includes the Solid home console games as well as Portable Ops for the PSP.
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it is to launch a dedicated online league for its new Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops title for the PlayStation®Portable.

Following the incredible success of its Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence League, Konami is inviting players of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops to compete against rival fans. Created by Games-Services, the official League will be hosted at www.MPOLEAGUE.com in five languages. English, French, German, Spanish and Italian players will be able to create their own tournaments, or take part in official tournaments to find Europe's best players. Three official competitions are currently planned, taking place between June and October, with Konami looking to emulate the fantastic response to the official Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence competitions.

The new site will also act as a focal point for fans of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Making full use of the new game's recruitment and online aspects, www.MPOLEAGUE.com will allow players to form their own clans, recruit players, and discuss tactics and tips within the community-based forums on the site. It will also be possible to set up online competitions using the Wi-Fi capabilities of the PSP®, with up to six players battling it out at once in the Death Match, Team Death Match, and Capture Missions.
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If you're not too keen on throwing your cash blindly at Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, then Konami sends word of a downloadable demo of the handheld outing you can take for a test spin right now. The demo is available via yourpsp.com, offering a taste of the full game's offline multiplayer mode with one map and support for up to six players in some new-fangled "deathmatch" ... » Read More

Konami informed Strategy Informer this morning that they plan to release a free downloadable demo for Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops on the PSP. Available now via www.yourpsp.com, the demo offers a taste of the full game's offline multi-player mode. Showcasing Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops' 'Deathmatch' mode, the one-map demo is every man for himself as up to six players score points for taking out rival players.
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Quick contents listing of issue 4 of the free magazine for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP games. Most notably includes WipEout Pulse, Harvest Moon interview and Worms Open Warfare 2.
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Friday4 May 2007 The accidental omission of the BBFC stamp from the Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops UMD has meant that the PSP exclusive game won't be going on sale today as originally planned and that retailers have had to return all their copies of the game. We spoke to a representative from high street retailer Game to find out when Portable Ops will be available, but we were told that no new release date has been set. At the time of writing we had been unable to contact Konami for a ... » Read More

Konami have launched a new service on their Metal Gear Portal website - a Soldier Recruit Map.

Running on Google Maps, the system allows Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops players to share and record the location and statistics of soldiers obtained by using any of the above scanning modes.
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Friday 12 January 2007 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, MGS' first full-action foray on PSP, will be boosted with exclusive new characters, deeper recruitment details, fresh multiplayer maps and additional missions when it's released in April in the UK, developer Konami has revealed today. UK gamers will have the luxury of 12 more characters to locate and recruit into their spy network than in the Japanese and US versions, and all characters have been beefed up with new career info. These fresh ... » Read More

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has received rave reviews since its release in the USA late last year, and that coupled with comments made by an assistant producer suggest a sequel is definitely on the way.

Ryan Payton, who admits the PSP game screwed up his social life, told the PSM podcast: "If it's successful on the retail level there will definitely be a sequel."

"Just on a personal level that's something I really, really want to do," he added.
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GamesRadar.com's print sibling, PSM: 100% Independent PlayStation Magazine, has entered uncharted territory today with the premiere of its ongoing weekly audio podcast. Hosted by PSM's Executive Editor, Randy Nelson, episode one is co-hosted by Ryan Payton, Assistant Producer at Kojima Production. Even if you don't know the name, we bet you know the product - Kojima Production is the developer of the world-renowned Metal Gear Solid ... » Read More