Metal Gear Solid Latest News…

Last week I talked about how the Metal Gear Hype-machine had started turning. Well this week its gone into overdrive! Since Rockstar dropped GTA4, the gaming media have quickly jumped onto the MGS4 band wagon.
Yesterday’s press conference in Japan saw Mr Kojima hail the completion of the last in the Metal Gear titles. He explained how he had nearly given up, but stressed how he ‘had to finish it for the fans’. Oh we love you Hideo!
The presser saw the release of five new trailers. The awesome new theatrical trailer, a two minute game intro trailer and 3 short TV Advert style trailers.

The Theatrical trailer

MGS4 Intro

MGS4 ‘Regain’ Ad

MGS4 ‘Cat’ Ad

MGS4 ‘cellphone’ Ad

In other MGS4 news. It emerged today that the elaborate April Fools joke by Konami, showing Solid Snake running around as Altair from Assassins creed – was not a joke after all. MGS4 players will in fact be able to dress up as Altair, which will be unlocked by performing a certain task! Im not sure what it is, but my guess is completing the game – like in MGS1.

No News – Good News?

After a two week wait for any news regarding COD4 updates, fourzerotwo finally posted on his popular blog. Unfortunately there was no PS3 news 😦 No sign of host migration being fixed and/or no confirmation either way wether or not the new prestige rumours are true or false. fourzerotwo did however hint at a new stat based website to be included in the new IW website to be launched mid-june. This new website will replace charlieoscardelta.com and the current IW website. He also confirmed there would be no changes to weapons or perks after complaints from several players regarding the unfairness of the juggernaut and stopping power perks, aswell as the super-effectiveness of the M16.

When asked if he could reveal if IW were working on COD5, he suprisingly couldn’t comment.

GTA4 News & Updates…

A few bits of interesting info has cropped up over the bank holiday weekend. Instead of getting absolutely trollied, as is traditional in England over this long May weekend, some people decided to hit GTA4 hard.

Liberty City can now be viewed using Google Maps! This handy application shows everything from mission start points to hidden easter eggs. Well worth a look. The map can be found over at IGN.

Liberty City Map

Are their Zombies in GTA4 multiplayer?

..and more importantly, are they Rockstar undercrackes he’s wearing!!

Rumour has it that the PS3 equvilant ‘achievement’ to the 360’s killing a rockstar employee online, is that you play the rest of the game as a rockstar zombie!! Although this hasn’t been confirmed by anyone yet.