Tag Archives: hideo kojima

Tue, Feb 07, 2012 | 11:27 GMT

Kojima confirms touch pad support for MGS HD Vita

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Hideo Kojima’s further teased the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for Vita after the first round of his antics yesterday, confirming in some form touch pad support for the pack. Kojima confirmed it after mentioning he was overseeing voicework specifically with the pad controls with the Japanese voice actor of Zero in MGS3. He also teased more shots of it in action, this time on MGS3.

Thanks, Andriasang.

Mon, Feb 06, 2012 | 10:54 GMT

Kojima teases MGS HD Collection for Vita

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Hideo Kojima’s taken to Twitter this morning to tease the Vita version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. He posted two pics that highlight both MGS2 and MGS3. Kojima took the photos whilst recording new, Vita-specific dialogue for MGS3.

No date yet for the portable collection, announced at TGS last year. Thanks, Andriasang.

Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 08:23 GMT

Kojima: Metal Gear Rising to be first playable at E3 2012

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Hideo Kojima’s confirmed in this week’s Famitsu that a playable build of Metal Gear Rising will debut at E3 in June.

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Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 14:11 GMT

Full OPM Kojima interview goes online

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OPM UK’s gone live with the full Hideo Kojima interview it featured in its last issue last month. The chat discusses the history of the MGS series and Kojima’s thoughts on MGS1-4, as well as details on Metal Gear Rising, Project Ogre and discussion on Metal Gear Solid 5. You can get it here. It’s definitely worth a read.

Wed, Dec 21, 2011 | 09:34 GMT

Kojima: Project Ogre an open-world affair

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Hideo Kojima has told CNN his next project, Project Ogre, will be open-world, a switch-up from the linear path that Metal Gear Solid games have provided in the past.

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Fri, Dec 16, 2011 | 09:53 GMT

Kojima teases Project Ogre, posts screens on Twitter

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Hideo Kojima, ever the teasing master he is, has posted two shots showing off the new Fox Engine, one of which is from a prototype of his next game, codenamed Project Ogre.

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Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 16:08 GMT

MGS: Rising would have been more “bushido” under Kojima’s watch

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In a recent red carpet interview, MGS-creator Hideo Kojima said that while he likes what Platinum Studios is doing with the game, it would have been quite a bit different if it were his game. More »

Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 16:32 GMT

MGS5: The Boss, Cobras one of “several ideas,” says Kojima

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Hideo Kojima has revealed one idea surrounding Metal Gear Solid 5 was a game based on The Boss and the Cobras from the landing of Normandy. [Spoilers for MGS3 and part of its ending are below the break]

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Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 16:34 GMT

“Truth Behind RISING” vidoc describes troubled project

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Konami has released the English-captioned Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance video in which franchise creator Hideo Kojima explains the game’s abrupt shift in direction.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 11:43 GMT

Kojima hints at Zone of the Enders 3-Fox Engine combo

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Hideo Kojima has raised the possibility that Zone of the Enders 3 could use the Fox Engine, but reiterated that he currently doesn’t have enough staff inside KP to actually make it.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 16:16 GMT

Non-Rising fans should “patiently wait” for stealth-based MGS sequel, says Kojima

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Not liking the direction Metal Gear Rising has taken? Simple: wait for the next, true Metal Gear Solid game, Hideo Kojima has said.

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Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 05:42 GMT

Kojima calls Project Ogre “subdued”, “different” from past work

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Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has let slip some utterly nebulous comments on the nature of the mysterious Project Ogre.

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Thu, Nov 24, 2011 | 14:54 GMT

Kojima: “It may be hard” for MGS traditionalists to get into Rising

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Love your stealth? Love Snake? Metal Gear Solid: Rising might not be for you.

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Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 09:17 GMT

Kojima on Rising: “If something goes against” Metal Gear mainstays, “I’ll say something”

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Metal Gear Solid: Rising may be a hands-off project for Hideo Kojima, but be warned, developers: mess up the series’s core principles and he’ll step back in.

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Mon, Nov 21, 2011 | 15:39 GMT

Kojima: “We’ll probably have to make” Metal Gear Solid 5

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Hideo Kojima has given the clearest indication yet there will be a Metal Gear Solid 5, saying the sequel is something that Kojima Productions will “probably” have to develop.

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Thu, Nov 17, 2011 | 20:36 GMT

Hideo Kojima to discuss plans for MGS5, Project Ogre in next issue of OPM

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In the next issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, Hideo Kojima discusses in an interview with the magazine his “entire body of work”, discusses his thoughts on Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and best of all: “openly discusses his plans for Metal Gear Solid 5 and Project Ogre for the first time.” He also talks about why he’s been trying to “kill off” Solid Snake for the past decade. The issue is expected to hit newsstands on November 29.

Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 14:10 BST

Thursday shorts: XIII, PS Home, Uwe Boll, WoW, Kojima

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As appropriated from the great scribe and scholar Mr Bartholomew Simpson: Eat my shorts.

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Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:10 BST

Kojima reveals the origins of Metal Gear Solid’s Cyborg Ninja

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Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has shared a sketch – a “graffiti” – by long-time series artist Yoji Shinkawa, which was the genesis of Metal Gear Solid’s cyborg ninja.

A cyborg ninja character of some kind has appeared in every core Metal Gear game since. See the full sketch through the break.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 06:01 BST

Kojima tweets gorgeous Raiden sketch

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For reasons unknown, perhaps simply because he likes it, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima shared this beautiful image of Metal Gear Solid 2′s Raiden.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 07:13 BST

Suda 51: Collaboration for Grasshopper-Kojima Productions project “all about timing”

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This will be the greatest thing ever if something happened.

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