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Konami has released a new map, character and reward mode for Metal Gear Online for players who purchased the SCENE Expansion Pack.
The new Icebound Inferno map is the Shadow Moses map from the first Metal Gear Solid game and features an Arctic Island with large snowfield and various buildings.
Players can also play as Old Snake and use the Octo-cam suit as a weapon, however, Old Snake will not become completely invisible when using the suit. Instead, he will automatically blend with the environment.
The download will also include an Auto Matching Reward mode giving the match winner more reward points than normal.
Press release is posted after the break.
KONAMI RELEASES NEW CONTENT AND THE FAMED “SHADOW MOSES” MAP FOR METAL GEAR® ONLINE
Konami unveiled today, a new map, character and reward mode, all now available for METAL GEAR ONLINE, the ultimate squad-based, tactical-espionage action title based on the popular METAL GEAR SOLID franchise. The latest content will be available to players who have purchased the SCENE Expansion Pack.
Best suited for medium-to long-range combat, the new map – Icebound Inferno – will be recognized by fans of the franchise as the famed “Shadow Moses” map from the first METAL GEAR SOLID game. The map features an Arctic Island that consists of a large snowfield with buildings of varying heights.
In addition, the download allows players to use Old Snake as a unique character and the Octo-cam suit as a weapon. In a twist, Old Snake will not become completely invisible when using the suit, but will automatically blend with the environment. The latest download will also include an Auto Matching Reward mode in which the winner of the match wins more reward points than normal. When playing an individual match in this mode, only the winner receives the reward points while in a team match, the team member ranked first will win the reward points.
Metal Gear Online is the online multi-player experience that is included free in the retail version of METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, developed exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Three expansion packs – GENE, MEME and SCENE – are currently available for purchase via METAL GEAR ONLINE’s in-game shop and Konami’s shop (https://mykonami.net/mgo/). In addition to traditional methods of payment for purchase, the PlayStation® Network Wallet prepay system which is now available as a form of payment.
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Dr.Ghettoblaster said:
Cool, now if it only took less than an hour for updates and 20 minutes to gain access to a game….i would play! (15Mbps cable connection)
XDamage said:
Didn’t play the game for about a year, so downloading the newest patch took hours. Peer to peer didn’t work at all, had to use the HTTP server, which is slow as hell.
But once I got it updated it usually doesn’t take more than 2-3 minutes to get into team deathmatch. I guess it’s more for the other game modes. So much new stuff…
Dr.Ghettoblaster said:
Is it fun? I’ll have to retry it.
Michael O'Connor said:
“Is it fun? I’ll have to retry it.”
MGS4’s online multiplayer is like a poor man’s Call of Duty 4. It’s slow, cumbersome, unresponsive…
Dr.Ghettoblaster said:
Oh. Those multiplayer vids Konami releases make it look so fresh and fun.
Now Uncharted 2 beta, THERE’S some fun and fresh multiplayer!