Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker comes to the U.S. on May 25th, EU May 28th

Kojima and his team are putting the finishing touches on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the highly anticipated PSP title. According Kojima-san, it is the true sequel to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

As you may know, anything the man touches becomes gold, and surely, if we're to go on what he's delivered in the past, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be another Triple A title.

Get your hands on it in the U.S. on May 25th, 2010, and in EU on May 28th, 2010.

Can't wait for this one.

12/05/09 Ernice Gilbert

Video Thirst: Kojima Ain't Scared For Metal Gear Solid: Rising

This interview is loaded with thirst quenching tidbits, but there are two points that grabbed hold of everyone's attention.

At the 3:45 mark, Hideo Kojima talks about Zone of Enders being on top of his list of games to work on, and the other at 2:40, where a question was posed on whether he feared the Metal Gear franchise being messed up by the younger team. Quench you thirst.

10/16/09 Ernice Gilbert

Kojima Hints at Zone Of Enders in interview, says it's at the top of his list

You never know what a developer will spew when asked questions not from insiders but from regular folks who play their games. Sometimes info is released that should not have, but that's the nature of said interviews, the one being interviewed, many times doesn't have a handle on the questions asked, they are so sporadic.

Yesterday, in an interview with the EU PS Blog, Kojimasan had one of those moments, and had much to share, but when asked about Zone of Enders, he chuckled and then reponded.

"A lot of [people] love Zone of Enders, and we love the title as well, especially at Kojima Productions and we always want to create one for the next gens as well," Kojima said.

"Of course Kojima Productions have a long list of things we want to bring out, and of course Zone Of Enders is on the top of the list."

"However, we have to manage staffing and work around projects so it's not going to be out too soon, but we really are considering it."

Want the full interview? Watch it here.

10/15/09 Ernice Gilbert

Kojima: I'm looking forward to what younger staff creates with MGS: Rising

Are you worried about what the younger Kojima Productions staff will do with Metal Gear Solid: Rising? Are you terrified they might mess up what to this day has been geniusly crafted perfection? Well worry not your heads MGS fans, because the man behind the Franchise is not breaking a sweat.

In an interview with the EU PS Blog, Kojimasan was asked: "when you leave the younger team in control of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, are you afraid they'll spoil it?" To which Kojima responded:

"How I created the Metal Gear Solid series is what I created for the past 20yrs or so. That's the world I created so I want people to expect more of a bigger scope or a bigger world of Metal Gear Solid," he said. "If I pass on to my young staff, I think there will only be a new kind of Metal Gear with their new thinking~new involvement, I kept my world of Metal Gear Solid of the titles that I have presented before, It means I have kind of stepped back as a producer and I'm kind of looking forward actually to what my younger staff will create, a new kind of world or color to the MGS franchise."

See the full thing here.

10/14/09 Ernice Gilbert

Kojima: Peace Walker Will Make You Buy PSP

If there's anyone who should be taken seriously when he speaks it's Hideo Kojima; the man is a legend in his own rights, accomplishing what only few have in the gaming industry. Now he's teasing something that, according to him will make you go out and purchase a PSP.

I have no clue what it might be but I'll be taking some guesses after the interview. Here's Kojima talking to Japanese magazine Famitsu:

"I'm putting everything I want to do on a portable console into this game," Kojima said. "I haven't announced this yet, but there's another feature here that will surprise people, to the point that they will want to go out and buy a PSP right now!"

Okay, here are my efforts:

1. Snake singing a song (Snake Eater).

2. Feature giving you access to special items (guns) in Metal Gear Solid: Rising

3. It'll inject your PSP with nanomachines that'll build you a second analog? (I ripped this one off, too hilarious!)

And there you have it, those are my (minus one) guesses, now it's your turn. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be available for Sony's handheld sometime in 2010.

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10/14/09 Ernice Gilbert

Hideo Kojima on Natal: "It seems like magic"

Hideo Kojima is one of, it not the most respected name in games development. Great men in the industry take notice when he speaks; not only is he full of wisdom, he is also a visionary. Known best for his masterpiece the Metal Gear Solid franchise, the man has demonstrated over the years a genius in game creation that's unheard of. And that's just for starters. It would take several paragraphs to list all of his accomplishments, so I'll simply conclude by stating what many already know, when Kojima puts his hands to work, gamers wait impatiently for the final product.

So when I heard of his excitement for the prospect of creating new experiences on Microsoft's Project Natal, I paused from all else and listened. Speaking during an all-star Natal Panel of Japanese developers, Kojima voiced his stance. Speaking through a translator he said:

"I am very interested in Natal, It seems like magic." Many developers see Natal as a new venue so to speak, by which non gamers will be attracted to gaming systems, just like the Wii before it. He had a lot to say however, and shared even more fascinating ideas with Kotaku. He said:

"I am not interested in making games for casual users, but I'n interested in making games that hardcore users always wanted to play." Read the full interview here. The San wants to make games that are deep and involving on Natal, something he says, like Halo, or Gears of War, even Metal Gear Solid, what ever he creates will give according him, a core experience. "I want to give them something that is a deeper experience with Natal," he said.

The man it seems, is on a mission, Hideo Kojima is out to revolutionize the way we play games all over again, question is, can he pull it off with a motion detecting device dubbed Project Natal? Let us know how you feel.

09/26/09 Ernice Gilbert

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Kojima's last Playstation exclusive?

Kojima and his team are working extremely hard to make the PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker a first class game. We'd expect nothing less from the San himself, but with Metal Gear Solid: Rising being announced as a multiplatform title, and Kojima building strong ties with Microsoft, many have a nagging feeling that Peace Walker might be Sony's last exclusive title from the legend.

A few days ago, Microsoft unveiled some partners who've signed on to make Project Natal a success. Not only was Hideo Kojima a part of that team, but he also had some choice and very positive words to say concerning Project Natal, read about his excitement here.

We live in a time of payouts and behind-the-curtain deals, therefore, it's not far fetched to think about the possibility of all Metal Gear games after Peace walker going mulitplatform. This is exactly what happened with Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Also, Konami is in the games business to make money, and when looking at the Xbox 360, it'd be foolish to ignore the console's userbase of 31 million. Keep in mind, Konami remains Kojima's boss, and at the end of the day, he has to adhere to the company's decisions. However, Kojima was never one to compromise quality, so rest assured even if all his games after Peace Walker go on both the PS3 and Xbox 360, they'll be masterpieces. Metal Gear Solid: Rising will attest to that.

09/25/09 Ernice Gilbert

Hideo Kojima to support Project Natal

Big things are happening at the annual Tokyo Game Show as we speak, and already Microsoft has breaking news. Major Nelson, (that's actually the guy's title), who has become the face of Xbox Live, tweeted big news from Microsoft. Apart from listing some new games which were added to Xbox Live Arcade today, he went on to relay, if true, what is the most interesting news coming out of Japan thus far, concerning the future of the Xbox 360, and the company's ambitious motion technology dubbed Project Natal.

According to Major Nelson, many of the industry's most creative minds have already signed up and pledged their support. They include Capcom's Keiji Inafune, Creator of Mega Man and Dead Rising, Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of Super Monkey Ball. But the most notable of all is the San himself, Hideo Kojima, the creator of the venerable series Metal Gear Solid.

It's great news to know that so many of the leading industry developers and creators are on the Natal train, and with Kojima showing his support, I'm a bit more excited about Natal than I was an hour ago; How about you? Do you think Kojima could deliver something unique for Natal? share your thoughts.

09/23/09 Ernice Gilbert