Above is a quote Hideo Kojima ended his keynote presentation with. Below is also one of his favorite quotes from scientist Robert H. Goddard. Read more...

In his keynote presentation, Hideo Kojima explained that "Metal Gear" came to be because he was trying to make a combat game for the MSX2. Here are some slides that explain: Read more...

The keynote speech from Hideo Kojima was about his game design philosophy, which he said is essentially "making the impossible possible." Here are a few slides from his presentation: Read more...

Snake is back. But is it worth $7.99 to resurrect an old friend? Read more...

Multiplayer intern Sal Basile is looking at glitches for us again. What happens when glitches go unaddressed for too long? That's happening in "Metal Gear Online" now, argues one gamer, and it's forced them to reconsidering continuing to play the online side of "Metal Gear Solid 4." Read more...

After investigating the confusing back-and-forth domain name ownership with the "Killzone" series, we decided to take three platform-defining franchises -- "Metal Gear Solid," "Halo," "Gears of War" -- and see who actually owns the domain names for each game's sequels. Read more...

PS3 exclusive "LittleBigPlanet" received 10 nominations for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, and will be duking it out with "GTA IV," "Left 4 Dead," "Fallout 3" and "Metal Gear Solid 4" for Overall Game of the Year. Read more...

You might not have heard of Michael Gough, but you've definitely heard him.

Not to be confused with the English gentleman who played Alfred in the older "Batman" films, the veteran voice actor has been lending his vocals to cartoons and video games for over 20 years.

Though he doesn't play video games, he's done the voices for countless characters, including Osmund Saddler in "Resident Evil 4," Deckard Cain in the "Diablo" series, Private Carmine in "Gears of War," Johnny Sasaki in "Metal Gear Solid 3" and "MGS 4," Heimdall in "Too Human," Captain Price in "Call of Duty" and "CoD2" as well as Shrek in the licensed movie games to name just a few.

I recently called up Mr. Gough (pronounced "goff") to talk about his expansive voice-acting career, what he thought about how much Michael Hollick made for playing Niko Bellic in "Grand Theft Auto IV," and what we can expect from the return of fan favorites Deckard Cain and Carmine... Read more...

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?

Need more evidence? Take a look at another set of screenshots: Read more...

Solid Snake's last journey arrived two months ago, and besides concluding an epic storyline, there were promises of ambitious online multiplayer and downloadable content.

Has Kojima Productions delivered?

"Metal Gear Solid 4" came loaded with hooks for additional music and "Integral" podcasts for Snake's iPod, more camouflage options and the inevitable upgrades and purchasable expansions for "Metal Gear Online."

Kojima Productions appears to have delivered on nearly all fronts -- five pieces of music, seven camouflage picks (both free) and an $11.99 "Gene Expansion" for "MGO" -- but something's still missing... where are the new podcasts?!

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