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Hideo Kojima has had a proper fanny about the NES version of Metal Gear Solid, saying the game was “cheap,” he had nothing to do with it, and it “soiled” his reputation.

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Hideo Kojima’s managed to find some old documents for Metal Gear he found whilst cleaning his shelves.

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Another day, another GameStop listing with a rumored release date.

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Hideo Kojima has tweeted that it’s difficult to show how immersive Peace Walker is through videos alone.

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Kojima Productions PR manager Jiro Oish has said that there is still surprise in store for those who play Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

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Some new shots for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker popped up on the net today.

There’s some nice ones in there, as well as some artwork.

Joystiq has the lot. Go have a look.

Game’s out on PSP in the US on May 25 and in the UK May 28.

Konami has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will land on PSP May 25 in the US and May 28 in the UK.

The game is the next chapter in Snake’s story and a direct sequel to Snake Eater.

“Metal Gear Solid fans should prepare themselves for the next chapter of Snake’s story,” said Hideo Kojima in the PR. “[The game] will answer many of the series’ unanswered questions and showcase a different, more collaborative side to tactical espionage. May is when Snake’s story continues…”

Full PR below the break.

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According to a post on ShockTillYouDrop, Resident Evil movie director Paul W.S. Anderson is still cracking the whip on the Castlevania movie. Or at least, he’s trying to. Apparently, directing a movie’s a bit of a stretch without a script, or so we’ve heard.

“Producer Jeremy Bolt told us this morning that Paul W.S. Anderson is still circling video game adaptation Castlevania at Rogue Pictures and that they are waiting on a script,” said the site.

Meanwhile, Anderson’s also expressed interest in helping Solid Snake infiltrate the big screen. If “directing” in this case means “letting David Hayter write the script, choreograph all the scenes, choose the cast, and play Solid Snake,” then we’re cool with this.

How about you?

Not the original Metal Gear Solid, mind you. That sort of already happened. No – Kojima’s all for a remake of Metal Gear’s humble, comparatively cutscene-free beginnings. One teensy problem, though: Kojima’s booked solid for – oh – the rest of his life at the moment.

“It doesn’t have to be me who makes it,” Kojima suggested in an interview with Kotaku. “I made it a long time ago. It could be somebody young that maybe has more abilities than I do….It would even be good if a foreign production team even did it.”

So, who would you like to see give 8-bit Snake a modern makeover? We’re thinking Rocksteady. After Arkham Asylum, just imagine what the developer could do with Metal Gear’s blend of stealth and action.

Konami announced today that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has joined the PS3 Greatest Hits Collection.

On June 16, the game will be made available at retail for the new price of $29.99.

Press release is after the break.

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The teaser site over at Kojima Productions is scheduled to reveal what is in store for us later this evening, but that has not stopped a Japanese 7-Eleven e-Commerce database from claiming it’s a Metal Gear game.

Its listing mentions upcoming issues of trade magazines offering coverage of the MGS games, specifically pointing out Famitsu PSP+PS3.

Other than implying that the game is Sony only, the listing also mentions that the magazines are slated to hit retail on May 30.

Over on the Kojima site, there’s just over six hours left before another bit of tease is added, or we get a full reveal.

Maybe it will at least shed light on the “5″ that pops up with the lightening. Or it could be an “S”.

We don’t know, really. But it’s killing us.

Thanks, IGN.

Konami has posted record sales figures for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, with total sales reaching $3.24 billion which is a y-o-y increase of 4.2 percent.

Net income fell 40.7 percent ($114m) over last year, but revenue in the Digital Entertainment division increased 4.9 percent to $1.96 billion.

Worldwide, Metal Gear Solid 4 stood at 4.75 million units with Metal Gear Online claiming 1.3 million registered users, and the Pro Evolution Soccer series sold over 8.48 million units.

More numbers and figures are posted on Gamasutra.

The teaser site for Kojima Productions is live.

Shows a moody looking field under rolling clouds that look a bit angry.

May 18 is the reveal day, hopefully it’s something spectacular.

Joystiq noticed that the webpage source code lists keywords “MGS” and “Metal Gear” in the meta description. We’ll soon find out what it all means.

Start the nail-biting now.

Hideo Kojima will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2009 Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC next month.

The gong “recognizes the career and achievements of developers who have made an indelible impact on the craft of game development,” with previous winners being Sid Meier, Shigeru Miyamoto, Richard Garriott, and Will Wright.

“For years, Hideo Kojima’s contributions to game development have broken new ground and inspired the community to think about creating games in never-before-imagined ways,” said Meggan Scavio, event director of GDC.

“From giving birth to the stealth action game genre to showing game makers how to interact with their players by breaking the ‘fourth wall,’ Kojima’s achievements make him an obvious choice for an award.”

Kojima is keynoting GDC this year with a talk titled Solid Game Design: Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible.

Konami’s labelled this morning’s green Metal Gear teaser as “speculation” and has refused to comment on the matter.

“I am afraid that Konami does not comment on speculation,” said a spokesperson to videogaming247.com earlier today. “Sorry, but that is the standard line.”

The teaser showed a green message, which has obviously fuelled speculation of an Xbox 360 SKU.

More soon. Maybe.

By Mike Bowden