There’s been a little bit of confusion as to whether Metal Gear Solid V is one thing or two things. Ground Zeroes was apparently its own entity and then it wasn’t, as was The Phantom Pain which became the only thing and now it’s not the only thing. Well, Konami has offered some clarification regarding the situation.

UPDATE: Hideo Kojima has said that Ground Zeroes is a prologue to The Phantom Pain. ORIGINAL: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain are the same thing and have been revealed as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at GDC 2013. FOX Engine showcase below. Mind-blowing. Music courtesy of female-fronted Garbage.

Another day, another Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance video.  Or, in the case of today, another three Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance videos. To underscore the recent release of the demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Network, Konami have released three gameplay videos for the highly anticipated Platinum Games hack and slasher. Each of the three ‘overview’ trailers showcases a different facet of the game, showing off the different attacks Raiden [...]

Oh, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, I think I’m going to love you very much.  Or hate your guts.  A lot. The reason for my duplicity is simple; Konami and developer Platnium Games have just released a trailer for the game which pays special attention to some of the boss encounters you’ll have.  Now, I relish a challenge (usually) but these guys just look like they’re going to punish anybody who doesn’t [...]

Jealous of your friends who got a Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo with their purchase of Zone of the Enders HD Collection? Well, soon you’ll be able to stow that jealousy as Konami and developer Platinum Games have confirmed that a demo for the hyper-kinetic hack and slasher will arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Network on January 22nd. To celebrate the news, the powers that be [...]

The undoubted highlight out of all of the trailers that were shown at the 2012 Spike Video Games Awards, was this mysterious little number. Titled ‘The Phantom Pain‘, the game is made by just-popped-up Moby Dick Studios and appears to show the main character with a hook arm, struggling to move his atrophied body out of medical facility which is under attack by various suited heavies. With lots of crawling around, a [...]

Its been a while since we last saw anything on MercurySteam‘s sequel to Castevania: Lords of Shadow, and while this newest trailer continues to show that the developer are holding their cards close to their chest, it nevertheless shows off a badass chunk of story in lieu of any actual gameplay. Oh, and is that Robert Carlyle as Dracula/Gabriel Belmont? Why yes, I think it is.  Have a glance at the [...]

Two new, and really quite insane, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance videos have been released today by publisher Konami. Showing off a hugely frenetic sewer battle and a frankly balls-to-wall scrap with Metal Gear Ray, I’m just struggling to think what else developer Platinum Games can do to convince the fence-sitters and disbelievers out there of just how excellent this game will be. Not convinced yourself? Take a wander over the jump. [...]

Since its announcement, the MercurySteam developed Castlevania Mirror of Fate hasn’t had a whole lot of exposure. Well hopefully this newest trailer, showcasing the story of the game, will mark the opening of the media floodgates so to speak as the Castlevania franchise makes its debut on Nintendo‘s 3D handheld early next year. Again, this is certainly one to keep an eye on if the developer’s home console effort, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, [...]

Some good news out there for us Limited Edition consumer whores! Konami announced that both Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Zone of the Enders HD Collection are getting fancy Limited Editions! Because people like me can’t be happy with just a game. No. People like me? We need art books and soundtracks and trinkets and all that other happy horses–t. We cannot be pleased with JUST a game… Anyways, Zone [...]