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Japan nabs special Metal Gear Rising PS3
The two new Metal Gear Rising announcements are for Japan only, accessible at different levels of difficulty for fans outside. The easiest to acquire is the demo, which will be available on the Japanese PlayStation Store on December 13 for those who don't already have it from the Zone of the Enders HD Collection. Getting that is as simple as creating a Japanese PSN account, or waiting for the inevitable western release.The special edition Metal Gear Rising PS3 will be a bit harder to get your hands on. The 250GB system, with a special controller, copy of the game, and a few exclusive downloads, will retail in Japan for ¥31,960 ($390), but it'll likely more to import one.It's easiest of all to watch the new Japanese trailer, featuring lots of ninja technique demonstrations. It's embedded after the break.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance screens remind us Raiden is still doing his thing
After all the hubbub over Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes in September, Raiden's here with his shiny sword and even shinier cyber-suit to remind us Metal Gear Rising Revengeance arrives in just a few months, ginormous mechs and all. %Gallery-171598%
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance pre-order at GameStop lets you dress up like Gray Fox
Wait, you've only got one suit of robotic armor in your closet? What are you, some kinda poor? GameStop is offering to double your wardrobe with the Cyborg Ninja costume – if you pre-order Metal Gear Rising Revengeace.The GameStop-exclusive skin (for now, anyway) is modeled after the Cyborg Ninja suit worn by Frank Jaeger (AKA Gray Fox) in the original Metal Gear Solid. Not only does the ensemble have nostalgia going for it, there's also the benefit of not being able to see Raiden's face for an entire video game – you know, in case you've seen enough of Raiden's skin to last a lifetime.
Japan's Metal Gear Rising premium edition trades lamps for toys
It may not include a lamp, but Japan's Metal Gear Rising Revengeance "Premium Package" is pretty appealing. The ¥9,980 Premium Package comes with a special steelbook, a soundtrack, an artbook by art director Yoji Shinkawa, and a fun little figure of an enemy that can break into two pieces and stick together magnetically, so you can make it appear to be cut up as if by a sword.The ¥12,980 Premium Package Konamistyle version throws in a Raiden figurine. You can stick his sword to his little foot! Both ship (in Japan only) on February 21.
Metal Gear Rising collector's edition includes a Raiden sword lamp
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will also have a limited edition, adding a soundtrack, a special package, and a "high frequency plasma lamp" designed to resemble Raiden's sword to the offerings. It's due on the same February 19 release date as the normal version.A price has yet to be announced, but what price could you put on a major award like this?Update: Konami has posted a clearer picture of the lamp.
Getting some wet work done in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The thirty minutes or so of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance that I played at the Tokyo Game Show were entirely in Japanese. I had no idea what was going on in the story (not that I ever really know what's going on in a Metal Gear game anyway), and the purpose of my mission was never clear.With the narrative out of the picture, I was left only with the gameplay itself. Thankfully, based on what I experienced of the Kojima Productions / Platinum Games collaboration, that was more than enough.%Gallery-166124%
Slicing into Metal Gear Rising with Platinum's Kenji Saito and Kojima Productions' Yuji Korekado
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance had a huge presence at the Tokyo Game Show this year, and we made it a point to snag a few minutes with the game's team. In the interview above, we chat with Rising's director at Platinum Games, Kenji Saito, and producer at Kojima Productions, Yuji Korekado. In the interview, we discuss how Platinum reacted when Hideo Kojima offered them the game (after canceling the project internally) and just how much collaboration there is between the two studios.
Metal Gear Rising downloadable on PSN in Japan, new trailer
In normal Metal Gear games, you get by cameras by sneaking under them, or deploying a chaff grenade to disrupt their electronics. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's idea of "stealth" just involves jumping up ten feet in the air and cutting the security camera in half. Why didn't Snake ever think of that?Along with this trailer, the Japanese website reveals that the game will be released as both a retail game and a PSN download in that region. It won't be available through Xbox Games on Demand, of course, because there is no Xbox version in Japan.%Gallery-166124%
Zone of the Enders HD Collection out October 30, with Metal Gear Rising demo
Many people bought Zone of the Enders back on the PS2 solely for the included demo of Metal Gear Solid 2, the game that would go on to introduce Raiden to the world. Get ready for serious deja vu.Zone of the Enders HD Collection, which features graphically improved versions of both Zone of the Enders and its sequel, will come with a demo of Raiden's next appearance, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, upon its newly announced October 30 release date on Xbox 360 and PS3. The demo will be available with the retail collection (and released later on its own), so keep that in mind if you're weighing the decision between packaged and digital versions.
Konami reveals Tokyo Game Show lineup, no Ground Zeroes yet
Konami announced its Tokyo Game Show lineup today via a new portal on its site. Sadly, the 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance isn't going to make it.The PS3 version remains very much alive and kicking and joins Silent Hill: Book of Memories, Zone of the Enders HD, and Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops as the publisher's highlights. There's no sign of newcomer Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes at the moment.The Tokyo Game Show starts next week, running through September 20-23.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's Xbox 360 version cancelled in Japan
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is now PS3-only in Japan following the Xbox 360 version's cancellation. Kojima Productions announced the news today via its website. There the company apologized for the cancellation but didn't give any reasons for it. The 360 version, as Konami confirmed to Eurogamer, remains scheduled for release outside of Japan.It's odd to reflect on a game being cancelled for the platform it was first announced on, but the news isn't surprising given the 360's poor sales in Japan since then. As our latest Stiq Figures show, the console only shifted 875 copies last week compared to the PS3's 12,433. Also, while the PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection entered Japanese charts in fifth last November, the Xbox 360 version didn't even register in the top 20. While we understand where Konami's coming from, the cancellation of such a high-profile game can't help the console's chances in Japan one bit.
Grab Sony's HMZ-T2 head-mounted display and play these games at Tokyo Game Show
Forget about that messy Oculus Rift, business -- Sony's got a properly futuristic looking (and shiny!) head-mounted display for gaming, too, and it's gonna make another public appearance at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Of course, Sony's effort doesn't also offer head tracking, but, again, it's much nicer looking, so we're willing to excuse major technical differences. A whole litany of games will be playable with the HMZ-T2 device at TGS, from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to Assassin's Creed 3 (some games are only demoable with the HMZ device, oddly). As we learned earlier today, the HMZ-T2 goes on sale (in Japan at least) this October for nearly $900. That Oculus Rift is starting to sound much more appealing, eh?
Kojima would 'really like' to make a Metal Gear Rising sequel with Platinum
Speaking during the Metal Gear 25th Anniversary panel at this year's PAX in Seattle, Konami kingpin and Metal Gear mogul Hideo Kojima gave a bit of insight into the future of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as a series, as well as his continuing relationship with Platinum Games."First of all, I'm not a huge fan of spin-offs," Kojima said. "But as far as Rising is concerned, if it works out well, I'd really like to work with Platinum again to make a sequel."Kojima also said that he'd "really love to make" a game with The Boss as a main character, but that it would be part of the main series if it were to ever happen, rather than a spun-off title like Rising. Kojima couldn't comment on whether Platinum Games would be involved with that game's hypothetical production, only that he's "really loving working with Platinum."
Pre-order Metal Gear Rising at PAX, get a T-shirt
If you're at PAX, you can easily get a new t-shirt to cover your shiny cyborg torso and all of your pneumatic sinews. All you have to do is pre-order a copy of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance at the Konami booth, and you'll be rewarded with a t-shirt exclusive to the event. The pre-order will be fulfilled by Amazon, so you won't have to ... go find the booth again in February or something.We have yet to see a picture of the exclusive item. You'll just have to be surprised (!) at the booth.
PC port for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to be considered after console versions ship
A PC version of Metal Gear Rising has always been on the table, even before Platinum Games took over the project and re-dubbed it Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. For now, however, the developer and its collaborator, Kojima Productions, are adopting a wait-and-see attitude before adding a third platform to the list."Right now, honestly, we are doing our best to complete at the same time the PlayStation 3 version and the Xbox 360 version," Kojima Productions creative producer Yuji Korekado said to Eurogamer. "For the PC version, we will contemplate making it or not once we reach this goal of completing the PS3 and 360 versions." Korekado added that, should a PC version even happen, it would launch after the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions carve out their spot on store shelves on February 19, 2013.
Metal Gear Rising seeks Revengeance Feb. 19 in North America [update]
Hideo Kojima, acting as his own PR, tweeted an image of the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance website, which features a new trailer and a Feb. 21, 2013 release date for Japan.Update: A Konami Japan press release gives a Feb. 19 release date for North America and Latin america. And a European version of the trailer (above) provides release dates for PAL regions: Feb. 21, except for UK & Ireland, which get the game Feb. 22.%Gallery-162460%
Raiden makes julienne guys in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance tutorial
Raiden slices! He dices! He ... rips electro-spines out of cyborgs!
These aren't the Metal Gear Rising screens we would have picked
In motion, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a visual feast of explosions, gracefully arcing swords, and watermelons. In these screens, it's ... not that. We like the version we remember a lot more than the version with a guy clipping through a cardboard box.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Castlevania: LoS sequel publicly playable at Gamescom
Konami is bringing some treats to Germany's Gamescom this August, whipping up playable versions of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for attendees. The company will also have a studio on the show floor, where it will broadcast news, interviews and other content; all available through various social media networks.Gamescom will be the first time the public has the chance to cut up the competition in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which will be avaiable "in the beginning of 2013" for Xbox 360 and PS3. This fall's 3DS game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, which takes place 25 years after the events of the console Lords of Shadow, will also be available in a "playable version".There's also a soccer game called PES 2013. You know, if Europeans would be into such a thing.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance DLC planned, could be new playable character and mission
Platinum Games may give players a chance to put down Raiden's sword in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Around the 2:48 mark in the Game Trailers E3 interview above, Platinum producer Yuji Korekado (through his translator) suggests the possibility of other playable characters.Specifically, Korekado mentions DLC, which he confirms the studio is planning for post-launch. "Right now we don't have any plans for online competitive play; however, we do have some plans for download content for after the release of the game, that will maybe let you play as a different character or experience different types of missions." We sincerely hope the character is Old Snake and the mission is to do some skateboarding.
