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Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News Metal Gear Rising Fans Handed New Artwork Instead of a Remaster
10th anniversary fails to deliver
The 10th-anniversary event for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance came and went overnight, and how do you like some new artwork from the game's creators instead of a PS5, PS4 remaster? Indeed, PlatinumGames has put together a blog post where you can get a look at some new drawings based on the PS3 title along with a...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Metal Gear Rising 10th Anniversary 'Event' Teased
Jack's back
In case you didn't know, it's the 10th anniversary of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance a few weeks from now, on the 21st February. And guess what? Developer Platinum Games is now teasing an "event" for the big day. Naturally, there's already a lot of speculation over what this is all about. Just the other week, Raiden's voice actor,...
Tuesday20th Apr 2021
News Konami Registers Trademarks for Metal Gear Rising and Castlevania
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A quick little story that's being passed around online: Konami recently registered trademarks in Japan for both Castlevania and Metal Gear Rising. At first glance we would assume that this is just the publisher renewing its properties. After all, the two trademarks have little to do with one another — but it's got people talking regardless. The...
Monday9th Mar 2015
News Metal Gear Rising Celebrates its Second Anniversary with an Amazing Stop Animation Video
Jack's back
Last month, the internet was in an uproar about a supposed sequel to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, after a '2', which was printed in the same font as the game's logo, was spotted in a Japanese PlayStation montage. As it turns out, the mysterious number was actually referring to the PS3 title's second anniversary. The celebrations...
Friday11th Oct 2013
News Remember Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance with Staggering EU PS Plus Refresh
Raiden you subscribe?
PlayStation Plus is just getting silly now. Every month we expect the quality of the service to take an overdue plunge, but it somehow manages to defy our expectations every single time. That’s certainly the case in November, with the platform holder lining up an absolute screamer of a selection for European subscribers...
Tuesday12th Feb 2013
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Is Having the Worst Day
Feelin' like a freight train
Ever had one of those days where everything seems to go wrong? Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance understands you. Y'see, the swashbuckling spin-off is being marketed as the perfect antidote to a particularly bad run of luck. But is it as effective as listening to Limp Bizkit on loop? You'll be able to find out for yourself...
Tuesday5th Feb 2013
News Konami Augmenting Metal Gear Rising with Exclusive DLC
Virtual reality
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance may be steering Konami’s classic stealth series in a more action oriented direction, but it refuses to overlook the mainstays from the legendary franchise. As such, the publisher has confirmed that, like its predecessors, the title will boast a slew of VR missions – and many of these will be...
Saturday19th Jan 2013
News Latest Metal Gear Rising Trailer Cuts Bosses Down to Size
Sharper than a razor cut
The antagonists of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance certainly seem to talk a good fight, but are they a match for Jack the Ripper in the ring? This brand new Japanese trailer focuses on four of the boss battles from the upcoming Platinum Games developed brawler, and it certainly lives up to its tagline, ‘Lightning Bolt...
Tuesday15th Jan 2013
News Metal Gear Rising Demo Serves Sweet Revengeance Next Week
A cut above
The long awaited demo for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will finally chop the PlayStation Network into tiny little pieces on 22nd January, developer Platinum Games has announced. It’s the same gameplay teaser that was originally included with copies of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection last year. You can read our thoughts on the...
Saturday15th Dec 2012
News Metal Gear Rising's North American Box Art Is a Cut Above
Chop, chop
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s international box art is great – but clearly publisher Konami was concerned that North American consumers wouldn't take to the close-up of protagonist Raiden’s robot face. As such, the company has produced a brand new image showing the aforementioned cyborg slicing an adversary in half. We suppose...
Friday14th Dec 2012
News Metal Gear Rising Readies Its Revengeance Next Month
Holding out for a hero
A super stylish demo for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will chop the PlayStation Network into pieces next month, publisher Konami has announced. The swashbuckling short is the same snippet that was included with copies of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection in November. The demo is already available in Japan, but is...
Tuesday4th Dec 2012
News Special Metal Gear Rising PS3 Adds a Splash of Blue
Cut and take it
We think it’s safe to say that custom console redesigns just don’t work as well with the PlayStation 3 Super Slim. Previous hardware bundles for Yakuza 3 and Ni No Kuni have prompted stunning new styles – making this Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance tie-in look bland by comparison. The console – due out on 21st February in...
Thursday25th Oct 2012
News Check Out Metal Gear Rising's Slick Special Edition
Style guide
You’ll be able to purchase Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in a variety of guises in Japan next year. Konami has announced that the title – which will launch as a PS3 exclusive in the region – will be available in vanilla, Premium Package, and Premium Package Konami Style editions overseas. The Premium Package will set you back...
Friday28th Sep 2012
News Metal Gear Rising's Special Edition Includes a Lamp
Light up the dark
Collector’s editions have become pretty predictable over the past couple of years – but the Metal Gear franchise refuses to comply. Konami has tossed aside usual conventions, announcing that the premium package for its upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will ship with a lamp based on Raiden’s sword from the main game...
Thursday20th Sep 2012
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Carves Out a Slot on PSN
Digital love
Sony’s getting really aggressive with regards to digital releases. An increasing number of blockbuster titles are hitting the PlayStation Store at the same time as retail – including the likes of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Konami has confirmed that the swashbuckling spin-off will hit the PS3’s digital storefront in Japan on...
Wednesday19th Sep 2012
News Metal Gear Rising Demo Includes Free Copy of ZoE HD
Couldn't resist
We know it’s the oldest “joke” in the book, but we still remember when people purchased the original Zone of the Enders just to play the demo for Metal Gear Solid 2. As such, it’s funny that the visually re-mastered Zone of the Enders HD still can’t seem to escape from the shadow of Kojima Productions’ other more popular...
Friday31st Aug 2012
News Kojima Productions and Platinum "Clash All the Time" Over Metal Gear Rising
From conflict comes perfection
Speaking in a recent interview, Kojima Productions' Yuji Korekado has admitted that his company and Platinum Games have clashed several times during the production of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. However, far from presenting these tussles as a negative thing, Korekado was quick to point out that the process has...
Tuesday21st Aug 2012
News Metal Gear Rising Vita Cut Loose Due to Power Limitations
Sharp pain
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not coming to PlayStation Vita because of hardware limitations, according to creative director Yuji Korekado. It may be the most powerful handheld on the market, but it’s still not competent enough to deal with Revengeance’s complex cutting technology. “As of now we aren’t considering a Vita...
Wednesday15th Aug 2012
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Cuts PS3 on 19th February
Razor sharp
Konami has randomly stabbed a pencil into a 2013 calendar and concluded that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will release on 19th February in North America and Europe. Japanese gamers will get to experience Raiden’s latest adventure on 21st February. The date was accompanied by a new trailer, which, well, repurposes most of the footage...
Saturday21st Jul 2012
News Cut Your Way Through This Metal Gear Rising Trailer
"Oh my car"
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance protagonist Raiden knows exactly what to do with a blade. In this brand new gameplay trailer, the cyborg ninja is shown chopping up an abandoned vehicle like a boiled vegetable. Our thoughts go out to the unfortunate owner of the carefully carved car. The Platinum Games developed slasher is due out early...
Wednesday11th Jul 2012
News Metal Gear Rising and ZoE HD Join Eurogamer Expo
Konami commits
Konami is bringing big guns Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, PES 2013 and Zone of the Enders HD Collection to this year's Eurogamer Expo. The host also teased another incredible announcement from Konami, so if you're a fan of the publisher and its top talent you might want to book those tickets soon. Konami's fare joins other high...
Tuesday19th Jun 2012
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance DLC Plans Teased
War never changes
Raiden might not be the only playable character in Platinum Games’ upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. In an interview with GameTrailers, producer Yuji Korekado explained that the developer is planning DLC for the slash-heavy spin-off that will “maybe let you play as a different character or experience different types of...
Friday1st Jun 2012
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer Is a Cut Above
Zan datsu
We probably don’t need to convince you to watch this Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer, but we’re going to anyway. Towards the end of the video, protagonist Raiden runs up a wall, leaps into the air, and cuts a helicopter into a dozen pieces. Yep. Revengeance still has a long way to go before it proves its worth to hardcore Metal...
News Metal Gear Rising Demo Included with Zone of the Enders HD
Temptation
Zone of the Enders is destined to live in Raiden’s pronounced shadow. Just like Metal Gear Solid 2 before it, Hideo Kojima has revealed that the upcoming Zone of the Enders HD Collection will include early access to the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo. If you don’t want to buy Zone of the Enders, the demo will be made available...
Thursday24th May 2012
News Use the Konami Code for a Metal Gear Teaser
You know how it goes
We'd almost forgotten about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, but we'll never forget the Konami Code. Combine the two and you have a small morsel of a pre-E3 teaser video. Head to the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance site, type out the Konami Code in the command box and press enter to unlock a video of the demo's title screen. We...
Saturday5th May 2012
News New Metal Gear Rising Teaser Looks Through Raiden's Eye
Hmm
Konami’s back with another baffling Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance live action teaser. This time the footage plays out from the perspective of protagonist Raiden’s, erm, eye. We wished we could glean some meaningful information out of the video, but it just looks like 60 seconds of bad acting to us. Feel free to share some more meaningful...
Thursday26th Apr 2012
News Metal Gear Rising Teaser Gets Cryptic
Snake it right
This live-action Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer has it all: blood, intrigue and injections. The teaser appears to show a man in military uniform being questioned and subsequently killed. Pretty brutally, we hasten to add. It concludes with the date 30th April. While our attention has certainly been piqued, this is far from a...
