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News The Curious Case of Head Transplants and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Head case
If we assume that Hideo Kojima really is being pushed out of Konami, and his employment status isn't just a big viral marketing move, then the luminary may find his role at the company that little more untenable today. Dr Sergio Canavero, a controversial medical professional vying to complete the world's first ever head transplant, has...
News Metal Gear Online Has a Decent Player Count, Supports More on PS4 than PS3
Sounds boss
Multiplayer battles are going to be pretty glorious in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's Metal Gear Online mode, if player counts are anything to go by. On PlayStation 4, the competitive offering will support up to 16 players, while the PlayStation 3 version of the game will support up to 12. With eight players per team on Sony's...
News Metal Gear Solid Voice Actress Backs Away from Kojima Comments
Burke's feeling like a burk
Hideo Kojima has been fired – at least, that was Metal Gear Solid voice actress Donna Burke's read of the situation last week. Konami has since said that her comments were inaccurate, and, writing on Facebook, the Ground Zeroes performer agreed. "I should be more accurate," she said, no doubt with a drawn
News Konami Fired Hideo Kojima, According to Voice Actress
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Veteran video game visionary Hideo Kojima was fired by Konami, according to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes actress Donna Burke. Reports earlier in the year revealed that the legendary developer would leave the Japanese publisher once Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was finished – but there was still the slightest possibility that his...
News Silent Hills Is No Longer a Kojima Productions Project
Well, there goes that
After that stunning debut demo – which was this author's personal pick for Game of the Year – enthusiasm for Hideo Kojima's take on the Silent Hill franchise was sky high here at Push Square Towers. However, following news that the esteemed director will be joining the e
News Sony's Making a Metal Gear Solid Movie
Just show Metal Gear Solid 4 at cinemas
Sony's making a movie for practically every video game franchise in existence – well, that is if you read the news. Not content with ongoing Uncharted, The Last of Us, and Shadow of the Colossus projects, the firm has apparently signed up British writer Jay Basu to work on a Metal Gear Solid adaptation...
News Konami's Recruiting a New Team to Build a Fresh Metal Gear Series
Not like this
Read between the corporate double speak and it's becoming increasingly clear that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has been targeted by a tranquiliser gun, bundled into a cardboard box, and put out with the trash. Following yesterday's rumours regarding an internal power struggle, publisher Konami has now revealed its intention t
Rumour Konami Power Struggle Leads to Hideo Kojima Craziness
War never changes
Just as we were going to press with our report on suggestions that Hideo Kojima has parted company with Konami, our friends at GameSpot posted a slightly more speculative article regarding the inner-happenings at the Japanese publisher. According to the site – via an anonymous source – a power struggle between the organisat
News Has Metal Gear Solid Maker Hideo Kojima Quit Konami?
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The web has gone utterly bonkers today – and not just because Push Square has been offline for the majority of it. While we were playing office charades waiting for our server rack to be fixed, Konami was busy removing references to acclaimed video game veteran Hideo Kojima from virtually every asset under its umbrella. Seriously, it's almost as...
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...
News Metal Gear Solid V Will Get Its Own Themed PlayStation 4, and It's a Beauty
Now in bionic arm red
Well, aside from editor Sammy Barker, who was reportedly sick in his mouth at the sight of it, we reckon that this themed PlayStation 4 is one of the best designs out there. Coinciding with the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Asian territories can look forward to a multicoloured console which comes bundled with...
News Yes, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Sneaks to PS4, PS3 on 1st September
Collector's Edition comes out of hiding
As rumoured yesterday, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will step out of its cardboard box on 1st September. Konami's countdown concluded moments ago, confirming the date for the hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 sequel. According to series creator Hideo Kojima, this will be the last entry...
Rumour Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Sneaks to PS4, PS3 on 1st September
Kept you waiting, huh?
Remember that big Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain announcement? Well, it looks like it's just leaked. The web is currently going gaga over a screenshot from an IGN video, which hints that the latest entry in Hideo Kojima's colossal stealth series will deploy on 1st September on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. This...
News There's Going to Be a Big Metal Gear Solid V Announcement Tomorrow
Get your hopes up
In approximately 23 hours, at the time of writing, there's going to be some sort of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain announcement. The news comes courtesy of the game's official Japanese website, which features a stylish countdown. So, what's it going to be? Well, the obvious bet is that the title's finally getting a concrete...
News How Did That Metal Gear Rising 2 PS4 Rumour Start?
By mistake, it seems
Do you remember earlier in the year when Sony seemingly teased Metal Gear Rising 2 for the PlayStation 4? Hideo Kojima instantly debunked the rumours, but after years of ruses, we didn't believe him. It turns out that he was telling the truth, though, as Platinum Games has now commented on the speculation, to
News Wait, So Sony Didn't Actually Tease Metal Gear Rising 2 for PS4?
Cut down
The problem with constantly crying wolf is that no one is able to believe a word that you say. Sony seemingly hinted at Metal Gear Rising 2 during a Taipei Game Show montage over the weekend, but speaking with journalist Geoff Keighley, senior producer Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi said that it's not true. Of course, we've been here before with both
News Metal Gear Rising to Serve Up a Second Dose of Revengeance on PS4?
Raiden you wait and see?
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance may have been borderline incomprehensible at points – seriously, what the heck happened during that final boss fight? – but it was yet another outstanding action game from Japanese developer Platinum Games. And, during the Taipei Game Show overnight, Sony has hinted that a sequel to the...
News Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's Release Date Is Edging Ever Closer
Boxed in
Seeing as Hideo Kojima's big Christmas announcement turned out to be a chicken cap rather than a release date, we're still none the wiser regarding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 deploy date. Fortunately, developer Kojima Productions has hinted as part of its weekly webcast that
News You're Not Even Safe When P.T. Is Paused on PS4
Sweet dreams
If you needed a little more proof that P.T. is quite possibly the greatest survival horror game in over a decade, then this clip should do the trick. In it, Twitch user CryoSphereD pauses the Silent Hills demo in order to take a break and interact with her viewers. However, after about two minutes, the release decides that she's had...
News Don't Be a Chicken in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Cluckin' hell
Remember that Christmas Day livestream that Hideo Kojima cunningly revealed as part of a Swedish t-shirt slogan last month? Nah, we were too busy scranning stuffing and reporting on the ongoing PlayStation Network outage in between mouthfuls to pay
Weirdness What if Hideo Kojima Was the Star of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes?
War changes
The best thing about games releasing on the PC is that modders instantly get to work tinkering with the source code. While this isn't our idea of entertainment, said part-time programmers do often come up with some nifty tweaks. And this Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes modification, which puts auteur Hideo Kojima in the lead role, is...
Review PES 2015: Pro Evolution Soccer (PlayStation 4)
A humdinger
With last year’s PES 2014: Pro Evolution Soccer opting to skip the PlayStation 4, Konami has had an extra year to consider its next-gen debut. Against the much more popular FIFA, PES has tended to trail slightly behind EA Sports’ juggernaut in recent years, catering to a much smaller section of the footballing market with its less...
Rumour Did Hideo Kojima Just Announce the Release Date for Metal Gear Solid V?
Kept us waiting
Reporting on rumours surrounding Hideo Kojima's games is risky business. On the one hand, the talented provocateur is infamous for his sneaky teases, but on the other, the leaks are usually completely outlandish. For example, you may recall that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was originally announced as the project of a...
News Here's Your First Look at Metal Gear Solid V's Online Mode
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As promised, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's online mode received its debut trailer at The Game Awards today. The clip itself is something to behold, showing off what appears to be a suitably intense and exciting multiplayer extravaganza in which you and your friends infiltrate hostile bases together. Of course,
News You'll Be Seeing the New Metal Gear Online for the First Time Next Week
Courtesy of Keighley
The always embarrassing VGAs are gone for now, but that doesn't mean that Geoff Keighley fuelled extravaganzas are a thing of the past. Indeed, the showman is hosting his own event, The Game Awards, which will air on 5th December next week. Spruiking the show on Twitter, Keighley revealed that one of this year's patented 'world...
News There's a Champions League Themed PS4 in Japan
Not in Europe, though
For those of you that don’t know, the Champions League is like the Super Bowl of European soccer. The competition sees the continent’s elite compete to be crowned the king of club football – a spectacle that draws millions of spectators every year. PlayStation is one of the primary sponsors of the competition, with...
Weirdness This Minecraft Remake of P.T. is Almost as Scary as The Original
Block party
It was only a matter of time before a crafty fan remade Hideo Kojima's harrowing P.T. demo in Minecraft, and, as usual, the enterprising community has outdone itself. All of your favourite moments are represented here: the famous looping hallway, the embarrassingly dirty bathroom, and, of course, the lingering sense that downloading this...
News Wait, Metal Gear Solid V and Silent Hills Are Set in the Same Universe?
See the sequels cross over
Why does Hideo Kojima have to be so darn awesome all of the time? With the auteur taking the reins of the upcoming Silent Hills, it’s no real surprise to see the reboot crossing streams with the hotly anticipated Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – but we didn’t expect it to happen quite so soon. In the video...
News This Woman Likes Silent Hill Way More Than You Do
No argument here
This particular author may be penning this article while proudly wearing a Pyramid Head t-shirt – we kid you not – but we’ll happily concede that there are much bigger Silent Hill fans in the world. One such person is Whitney Chavis, who’s just won the Guinness World Record for the biggest – and probably only – Silent...
TGS 2014 There's a Rumble in the Jungle in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Footage
Snake eater
As part of a Tokyo Game Show presentation to the press, Konami has revealed new footage from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Confirming that the desert isn’t the only section of the game that Kojima Productions has made, this new 20 minute clip shows protagonist Big Boss busting baddies in a thick, jungle environment. As with...
TGS 2014 P.T. Trailer Will Make You Run for the Silent Hills
No one can hear you scream here
Not content with releasing the scariest PlayStation 4 game to date, Hideo Kojima has followed up with a Silent Hills teaser trailer based on this year’s P.T. demo. The video shows a familiar corridor with more junctions this time, and we’re quickly treated to footage of decapitated heads, maggots, and, well,...
Live Watch the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Pre-TGS Stream Right Here
Snake? Snaaake!
There’s yet another major gaming convention right around the corner, which means that Kojima Productions auteur Hideo Kojima (fresh from four hours sleep) is preparing to show a little more of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The latest Kojima Station broadcast – which is set to go live from 11:00AM BST/06:00AM EDT/03:
News Don't Look Now, But PS4 Demo P.T. Has Been Downloaded Over 1 Million Times
Shudder
Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference earlier today, where he announced that P.T — the playable teaser of Silent Hills — had been downloaded over one million times. The statistic is actually rather impressive when you stop to think about it. It was only at Gamescom that
News Silent Hills' Latest Easter Egg Is Quite Literally Out of This World
Twilight zone
Incredibly, people are still pulling secrets out of last week’s Silent Hills playable teaser. Considering that the demo was built by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, it’s perhaps no real surprise – but this latest Easter egg maintains a long running tradition. If you’ve played a Silent Hill game before, you’ll know that...
Rumour Silent Hills May Not Scare You Silly Until at Least 2016
But will it be third-person or first-person?
If you’ve just managed to work your way through the P.T. demo, then you may have a couple of years left to settle your nerves and dry clean your clothes prior to the release of Silent Hills, as director Hideo Kojima has hinted that the game may not be ready until 2016. That’s according to
News Is Horror Sequel Silent Hills a PS4 Exclusive?
Scream in silence
The whole Rise of the Tomb Raider mess appears to have caused some confusion in the console exclusives space, so let us teach you a very valuable lesson: if Sony doesn’t scream ‘Only on PlayStation’ after revealing a project, then it’s going to end up elsewhere. Firms may use doublespeak to confuse their message – we saw...
Soapbox Why P.T. Has Me Petrified at the Prospect of Silent Hills
Hell hath no hallway
Hideo Kojima wants to loosen our bowels with his upcoming Silent Hill sequel for the PlayStation 4, and he’s not messing around. I’ll concede to diving headfirst into the recently released P.T. (or Playable Teaser) demo yesterday in a bullish mood, expecting the tense but
Gamescom 2014 Silent Hills' Special Edition Should Come with a Clean Pair of Pants
Kojima reckons your current ones are going to get messy
Silent Hills [Plural – Ed] is official. The game was announced in a cryptic manner during Sony’s big Gamescom 2014 press conference yesterday, courtesy of a PlayStation 4 demo available now on the PlayStation Store. It’s being helmed by
Live Watch the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Gamescom 2014 Preview Show Right Here
Box clever
Once more with feeling. Gamescom 2014 is far from over, but this is the last livestream of the week, we’re afraid. Join us as Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley open the cardboard box on PlayStation 4 title Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain from 19:00PM BST (11:00AM PDT/14:00PM EDT). [liveblog=mgs5_ps4_gamescom14]#MGSVTPP...
News Unsurprisingly, Metal Gear Solid Still Sells Best on PlayStation Platforms
PS4 version of Ground Zeroes triples Xbox One numbers
Series creator Hideo Kojima may like popping up during Microsoft press conferences, but Metal Gear Solid will always belong on PlayStation platforms. As part of Konami’s latest financial report, the publisher has revealed that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes sold three times as much on the...
News News Network Mistakenly Uses Metal Gear Solid Screens in Child Soldiers Report
Raiden people use their brains?
Kojima Productions, the Konami subsidiary responsible for the Metal Gear Solid series, has proudly flaunted the photorealistic elements of its internally developed FOX Engine over the past few years – but it’s received its biggest vote of confidence yet courtesy of a cock up during a news broadcast. In a harrowing...
Video Will David Hayter Star in PS4's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain After All?
Solid theory
Metal Gear Solid overlord Hideo Kojima loves a good ruse – and we reckon that he’s up to his old tricks again. David Hayter, otherwise known as the voice of Solid Snake and Big Boss, may have been rather publicly ‘replaced’ by 24 star Kiefer Sutherland in his familiar role, but is this just another Phantom Pain-esque troll from...
News You Can Toggle the Length of the Grass in PES 2015 on PS4
Well, it is a new generation
Every year, sports game developers scratch their heads over what they’re going to slap on the back of the box for their latest annual update. However, the folks over at Konami have concocted a true corker for the upcoming PES 2015: Pro Evolution Soccer on the PlayStation 4 – adaptable grass lengths. It’s all part...
News Pro Evo Soccer 2015 Will Stride Onto The Next-Gen Pitch On June 25th
First gameplay reveal is coming this month
Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series was once the toast of the footballing world, effortlessly beating its bitter rival FIFA with a combination of slick skills, stunning visuals and intense realism. However, in recent seasons the franchise has lost its match fitness, while EA's famous brand has gone from...
Feature Five Reasons Why Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Should Be on Your PS4 Wishlist
There's no Snake oil here
Konami just wrapped up a live broadcast of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s behind-closed-doors PlayStation 4 gameplay demo from E3 2014. Originally shown to journalists in Los Angeles last week, the footage showed protagonist Big Boss storming a sandy base, recruiting some troops, and rescuing a hostage. It all...
Live Watch Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 2014 Demo Right Here
Live on PS4 today @ 11AM UK
Eager for a chance to ogle some of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s gameplay on the PlayStation 4? Konami is streaming last week’s E3 2014 gameplay demo – and we’re giving you front row seats to the show. Tune in for all the action from Hideo Kojima’s latest cinematic hit...
E3 2014 This Sheep Won't Be the Only One Flying in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Woolly jumper
We love to have a little fun with our games here at Push Square, and a first look at Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's gameplay shows our antics won't be limited to killing guards while they drool over naughty magazines. Over on Konami's YouTube channel, dedicated fans were able to get a sneak peek at the exclusive 30 minute de
E3 2014 Metal Gear Solid V's Latest Trailer Is About As Epic As You'd Expect
Planet Kojima
Never one to shy away from the most bombastic, outrageous promotional trailers that you can possibly imagine, Metal Gear is a series that's always drowning in emotional and downright ridiculous story telling. Unsurprisingly, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 offering lives up to the franchise's pedigree. With a wailing...
Review Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels (PlayStation 3)
Pick a card
Trading card games are everywhere these days, mostly thanks to smartphones and the free-to-play model. Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels looks to present the genre in a more traditional way. With thousands upon thousands of cards available to collect and utilise in battle, as well as both single player and online modes, it’d be easy to spend...
News You Can Download Free DLC for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Right Now
Raiden solo
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a short game. Or at least, that's what some people would have you believe. Others would argue that the tactical title provides hours upon hours of replay value, and a robust set of challenges to complete. Whatever your stance, we're pretty sure that no one will be complaining about the title's...
