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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 22:53 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN. The bundle features the full game and all downloadable content which includes Cyborg Ninja Armor Skin, MGS4 Raiden Skin, Commando Armor Skin, White Armor Skin, Inferno Armor Skin, VR Missions and side stories, “Jetstream” and “Blade Wolf”. The edition will run you $74.99.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 13:48 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be released on PC, according to Hideo Kojima speaking during his HideRadio podcast. Platinum Games creative producer Jean Pierre Kellams also confirmed the news on Twitter. This is all that’s known at the moment, but as more details are announced, we’ll be sure to update you on the matter. Thanks, Joystiq.

Wed, May 15, 2013 | 10:05 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Blade Wolf DLC gets Western launch trailer

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance publisher Konami has released a new trailer for the launch of Platinum’s DLC across Europe. It shows Blade Wolf hacking up enemies with his chainsaw tail, all to a kick-ass J-Rock soundtrack. Get on it.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 10:55 BST

Metal Gear Rising Blade Wolf DLC trailer released

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Konami’s Japanese arm has released a trailer for the ‘Blade Wolf’ downloadable content for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

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Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 06:53 BST

The Wonderful 101 probably isn’t very long

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Director Hideki Kamiya has hinted that anticipated Wii U title The Wonderful 101 isn’t an incredibly long experience.

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Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 12:07 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Blade Wolf DLC out May 9, gameplay screens inside

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance developer Platinum Games will release its second playable boss DLC on May 9, this time starring Raiden’s four-legged pal Blade Wolf.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 11:28 BST

Platinum Games head laments studio’s weak sales, wants renewed focus going forward

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Platinum Games president Tatsuya Minami has rated his team’s performance over the past five years in a new interview, and has expressed disappointment in the studio’s sales. He has also laid bare aims to expand the company’s focus moving forward.

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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 09:43 BST

Metal Gear Rising: JetStream Sam DLC releases today

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance developer Platinum Games will release its JetStream Sam DLC today on PS3 and Xbox 360. The content lets you play as the game’s boss in a new mini-campaign and should be rolling out in your territory from today.

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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 | 15:21 GMT

Bayonetta 2 Wii U exclusivity was only way it could happen, says Kamiya

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Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive and that has a lot of people pissed off. So whenever I see people complaining I can’t stop myself from telling them that Sony and Microsoft didn’t want it on their formats. Nintendo saved Bayonetta 2. Platinum head Hideki Kamiya has once again stressed that fact to make sure you understand.

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Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 01:04 GMT

MGR: Revengeance boss DLC coming in April

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Konami has confirmed an April release for two new Metal Gear Rising: Revengeace DLC packs featuring playable boss characters.

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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 09:36 GMT

Okami 2: Platinum Games wants you to ask Capcom for a sequel

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Okami was originally developed by Clover Studios, whichlargely went on to become Platinum Games. Now you know the history, Platinum head Hideki Kamiya is now asking fans to poll Capcom to make Okami 2 a reality.

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Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 12:38 GMT

Metal Gear Rising DLC lets you play as bosses

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has a busy DLC slate moving forwards. Platinum Games has detailed new content packs that will let you play as JetStream Sam and LQ-84i – the first boss that kicked many asses in the game’s demo. Also, Snake’s back! (Sort of).

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Fri, Feb 22, 2013 | 12:18 GMT

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not my GotY

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance may be the victim of Brenna’s lofty pre-release expectations, of which it fell just a tiny bit short.

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Wed, Feb 20, 2013 | 13:08 GMT

Kojima on Metal Gear Rising: “I didn’t think we’d have it go this well”

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has surprised series creator Hideo Kojima, shattering his cautious view of collaborations. He revealed that the experience of teaming up with Platinum Games worked perfectly. I can’t blame him, as the game received a string of high review scores yesterday.

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Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 20:19 GMT

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s final trailer was “cut” by Hideo Kojima

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has a new trailer, and it was directed by Hideo Kojima, so expect it to be a bit mental -in a good way. Game’s out today in North America, in Europe on February 21 and in the UK on February 22. Review scores are through here.

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Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 13:17 GMT

Metal Gear Rising: watch us destroy Metal Gear RAY here

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance launches Stateside today, and what better way to celebrate than hurling an 100-foot tall RAY mecha around like a rag doll? Watch Sam Clay get Raiden’s hands dirty right here.

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Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 13:45 GMT

Metal Gear Rising reviews begin, get all the scores here

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance review scores are appearing online. We’re collecting them all here.

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Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 04:39 GMT

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance AU release date pushed back

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In Australia, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has been delayed from an expected February 21 launch to February 26. A local representative told Kotaku that the change is down to a “last minute shipping delay”, and steps are being taken to prevent similar problems with future titles. The Platinum Games hack-and-slash effort hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox in the US on February 19 and Europe on February 22.

Sun, Feb 17, 2013 | 23:59 GMT

Revengeance programmer modified game engine to match trailers

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s engine was built to match promotional trailers for the game, not the other way around.

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Sat, Feb 16, 2013 | 18:08 GMT

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance gets the cinematic trailer treatment

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Can’t wait for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to release next week? Well calm down there wanna-be Raidens: you’ll be able to step into his cyborg suit soon enough. To tide you over, have a look at the cinematic trailer below. We think it’s new. It may not be though, as there’s been so many released for the title of late. Enjoy, regardless. Thanks, Evil Avatar.

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