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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition now available on PSN
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is now available for download via the PlayStation Store. This edition bundles the Platinum and Kojima-developed game with five character skins, additional VR Missions and two DLC side-stories that focus on Raiden rivals Jetstream and Blade Wolf.
For a limited time, the package will cleave $ 64 from your wallet. The deal has some more chops for PlayStation Plus users, who can get it for just under $ 45.
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition now available on PSN originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection Coming In July
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Konami revealed the release date, full contents, and retail
price of its epic Metal Gear Solid collection today. This is one hell of a
deal.
The collection contains what Konami says is every "canon"
Metal Gear Solid game to ever be released on a PlayStation platform. Here is the
complete list:
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition
Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition (includes original MSX
versions of Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition
The package also includes a 100 page MGS artbook as well as
digital version of two Ashley Wood Metal Gear graphic novels that were never
released outside of Japan.
The Legacy Collection will go on sale on July 9 for $ 49.99 -
making this one of the best values we've seen since Valve's Orange Box.
[Source: PlayStation Blog]
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection priced, dated for July in Americas
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Originally scheduled for June, Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection will arrive via cardboard boxes to North and South America on July 9, publisher Konami announced this afternoon. The PlayStation 3 exclusive bundle includes Metal Gear Solids (or Metal Gears Solid?) 1-4, Peace Walker and VR Missions. The package is priced at $ 49.99.
The bundle also includes two Ashley Wood “digital graphic novels” and the 100-page art book featuring the series’ marketing art over the past 25 years. The Legacy Collection was previously dated July 11 for Japan, and it appears to include the same items now announced for the Americas.
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Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection priced, dated for July in Americas originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance confirmed for PC
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Series creator Hideo Kojima announced Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is coming to the PC. Speaking on his HideRadio podcast, Kojima revealed the upcoming port. The news was then confirmed by Platinum Games creative producer Jean Pierre Kellams.
We’ll have further details as we learn them.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance confirmed for PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection coming to Japan in July, includes artbook
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The official Japanese site for the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection includes a few more details than was seen in the bundle’s initial announcement. For starters, the pack will include “a 100-page artbook filled with [series artist Yoji] Shinkawa’s work,” according to a translation by MetalGearSolid.nl. The official Japanese site also lists a July 11 release date for Japan.
The English site for the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection also notes that the inclusion of both Metal Gear Solid 1 and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions are via PSN download vouchers packed in to the bundle. The 100-page artbook isn’t listed for the North American version of the collection.
Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection coming to Japan in July, includes artbook originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 05 May 2013 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Japanese Price, Date, And Box Art Revealed For Metal Gear Solid The Legacy Collection
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Japanese website for Metal Gear Solid The Legacy Collection, which gathers almost every Metal Gear game into one package on the PlayStation 3, has launched revealing a number of details. The collection was announced late last month.
The package will be available for 7,980 yen, roughly $ 80 U.S. dollars, and it will be available on July 11.
The collection gathers Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (via download codes), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, two digital graphic novels, and a 100-page art book with work from series artist Yoji Shinkawa.
The collection is supposed to be coming to North America next month, but Konami has not revealed a specific release date or price yet.
[Source: Konami via NeoGAF, MetalGearSolid.nl]
Painkiller Hell & Damnation fires off ‘Full Metal Rocket’ DLC
May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The latest DLC for Painkiller Hell & Damnation is now available for purchase on Steam. The $ 4 Full Metal Rocket DLC bolsters the multiplayer side with five additional maps – three classic Painkiller maps in Meatless, Blink and Mines; two new locales called Town and Prison – and a pair of skins, plus a new weapon and two new enemies: the Executioner and the Beast.
Painkiller Hell & Damnation is the HD remake of the original Painkiller, which launched for the PC in 2004. Console ports for Painkiller HD are currently in the works, while ports for Mac and Linux are expected to drop this spring.
Painkiller Hell & Damnation fires off ‘Full Metal Rocket’ DLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Video: Hideo Kojima shows off Metal Gear Solid V’s FOX Engine at GDC
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Kojima Productions uses Metal Gear Solid V to demonstrate its photorealistic FOX Engine at GDC 2013, showing techniques that make the source material and in-game assets almost indistinguishable. …
Fetch Metal Gear Rising’s Blade Wolf DLC starting May 14
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Metal Gear Rising’s Blade Wolf character will take center stage on May 14 in North America, and will probably take a few nerve centers while he’s at it, given the usual flow of that game’s action. The Blade Wolf DLC will be released on PSN in North America and Xbox Live in North America and Europe that day, with a European PS3 release following the next day.
Don’t expect a buddy comedy between Blade Wolf (formal name: LQ-84i) and Raiden; the story takes place before the two cyborgs face off, with Blade Wolf still working under Mistral. You probably didn’t even think about what his life was like before he started yelling “COMBINATION ATTACK” at Raiden, but now you’ll know.
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