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Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V debuts at the top of the charts this week, but it failed the beat the Week One sales of both the Batman: Arkham Knight and The Witcher III. It is also the best-selling week one for the series so far, beating the sales of Metal …
Read More »UPDATED: Questions asked about GAME’s Metal Gear Solid V order cancellations
A number of customers who had pre-ordered the Collector’s Edition of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain have had their orders cancelled. GameSpot reports that’s GAME’s communication to customers had blamed either a failed payment or an issue with the delivery address. In several instances customers have disputed the …
Read More »VIDEO: Kojima’s launch trailer for Metal Gear Solid V is here
Will this video stand as the last piece of Metal Gear Solid content Hideo Kojima ever makes? With work having wrapped up on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ahead of its release next Tuesday (September 1st), the video below – which boldly declares it is directed and edited …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has PC release date moved forward
PC owners will no longer have to wait longer than their console owning friends to get their hands on Metal Gear Solid V. Konami has announced that the PC version of the game will now be released on September 1st, just like on consoles. It had originally been scheduled for …
Read More »New Konami report depicts harsh working conditions for staff
Publisher thought to be unhappy with high console dev costs as Metal Gear Solid V budget balloons past $80m
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain becomes GeForce graphics card freebie
Nvidia has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as the next game to be bundled for free with its graphics cards. For a limited time the Konami title will be offered for free with purchases of GeForce GTX 960, 970, 980 and 980 Ti-based graphics cards as well …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid Quiet statue has soft, pushable boobs
Kojima’s claim that he did not design Metal Gear Solid V’s Quiet to be erotic has been tested once again. The designer has this morning made a point of highlighting a sexually suggestive feature of an upcoming Play Arts figurine based on the character. Play Arts is known for its …
Read More »Konami tries to explain Kojima Productions snub
The erasing of the Kojima Productions branding from both Metal Gear Solid V and older Metal Gear titles is down to a change in production organization”, according to Konami. The still mysterious apparent fallout between the Metal Gear creator and his employer came to light last week, along with confirmation …
Read More »Kojima ‘100% involved’ in Metal Gear Solid V
But series creator does not commit to future beyond The Phantom Pain
Read More »Kojima statement commits to Metal Gear Solid V but nothing beyond
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has spoken publicly for the first time after the troubles between him and his employer first came to light. In what was described as a joint statement with Konami, Kojima said: "I want to reassure fans that I am 100 per cent involved and …
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