Konami, Japanese publishers of the world-famous franchises Metal Gear and Castlevania, have reported a profit of 245% in Q1 of  their foscal year, as compared to the same period of last year, confirms 1UP.Konami has attributed this huge improvement to the newly released Metal Gear Solid game on the PSP, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, which sold 147 million units in this period (April to June... more.

Metal Gear Solid games are famous for heavily convoluted plot, dramatic sequences and some of the most amazing boss fights. But there is one more area where the series has excelled too. There have been many instances throughout the 20 year old history of the franchise where the player’s heart has been touch or got so driven by the moment that we actually started feeling a part of the game. Let m... more.

Konami just told Eurogamer that no date has officially been announced for Konami's next Castlevania 3D title, which is due for release on the XBox 360 and the PS3. A Konami spokesperson says the October release date should be dismissed as mere "speculation".Konami's playng smart, not releasing Catlevania: Lords of Shadow in October, as there will be several other huge (as in HUGE) releases thi... more.

After a lot of subtle, and often downright tantalising, hints as to what his next proeject may be, Kojima has finally made a clean breast of it, reports Chiyomaru Shikura, boss of Japanese media company 5pb, and longtime Kojima collabortaor. Apparently, Kojima's next project is not a Metal Gear game. The next Kojima project is, rather, an adventure game that the developer is designing, which will ... more.

First of all, thanks a ton, CVG!Hideo Kojima has expressed his desire to see a co-op system for games on the upcoming Nintendo handheld, 3DS.Kojima's comment came as part of a round-robin reaction to 3DS by the who's who of Japanese development. Other talking heads included Suda51 and Capcom's Yoshinori Ono."I directed the E3 demo. It was based off Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, but t... more.

In an interview with Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain CEO Hirokazu Hamamura, the man, the legend, Hideo Kojima said that his next project "might be Metal Gear Solid 5.""The next project is amazing," he said. "The plan is pretty much solidified. Although recently, it has wavered a bit."When asked if this "next project" is Metal Gear Solid 5, Kojima said, "For the next game I make, it's eithe... more.

Whereas it's clear by now that MGS: Rising, the hack and slash action adventure based on the ninja from MGS2, Raiden, is not the next instalment in the Metal Gear Solid series, but rather a spin off, producer for the game Shigenobu Matsuyama has stated that, much like Metal Gear Solid before it, Metal Gear Rising could spawn an entire series of its own.Speaking in an Enterbrain web broadcast, ... more.

So, remember when Kojima said he was through with the Metal Gear series, and that this game would be his last in the classic franchise? What's that? Which time am I referring to? Oh, it doesn't matter, you get the point. Well, Kojima has just contradicted himself (again), and come out clean- he will continue to make more Metal Gear games. Joy.This unrestrained admission comes on the heels of t... more.

The remake to the praised Metal Gear Solid title- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater- has been slated for a 3DS release, with full blown 3D graphics (well, duh). Not much, in fact nothing at all, has been told about the game, only a few screenshots were revealed. They can be found below. More images can be found here, at IGN.These screenshots have been taken from the 3DS version of M... more.

The 3DS stole the show today at L.A in Nintendo's E3 conference. While it wasn't exactly demonstrated for the general public, a hell lot of launch titles and 3rd party support were announced for the 3DS.First off, Kid Icarus: Uprising was announced, which, it turns out, is actually the secret title Project Sora. A trailer was shown, which featured super-cool graphics and awesome gameplay. Here... more.

The voice actor of Snake since the first Metal Gear Solid game on the PlayStation to the PSP title Peace Walker, David Hayter may not be involved in the next, much anticipated Metal Gear Solid project- Metal Gear Solid: Rising. He recently told MTV Multiplayer that he hasn't yet been signed up for the game.He said, "I don’t know if I’m doing Metal Gear Rising. Nobody’s contacted me about... more.

With many games moving on the big screen, such as the recently announced Mass Effect movie, many fans were wondering what's going on with the Metal Gear Solid movie, David Hayter (voice actor of Snake) has the answers.After Hayter was a guest-blogger at the MTV's Movie BlogThey’ve been trying to work out a deal between [creator Hideo Kojima] and [Sony],” said Hayter“A couple o... more.

On January 30th, we stole your attention with news regarding a fan made video consisting Metal Gear Solid. MGS fans all over the world loved the video. Many viewers passed their thoughts through comments, some even said that the video brought a tear to their eyes! Many of the viewers requested a downloadable version in order to watch the video on their HDTV's.. Well my friends, your wishes ... more.

Hideo Kojima has said that he believes that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will bring in a new kind of crowd.“The next MGS… “RISING.” this game will create new users, be developed by the new generation, a new MGS,” Kojima tweeted.“But on the other hand, [Peace Walker] is made by Hideo Kojima, a new but classical MGS. PW is a new type of game design and experimental for future end... more.

Konami has released its financial results for Q3 2009, and revenue was seen to take a dramatic drop of 18.4% or ¥190.9 billion.This is despite 'strong sales' of Dance Dance Revolution and 'game content for overseas consumtion' in Saw, the developer took a massive financial hit in Q3 last year.The excuse? 'Due to the absence of major titles, such as last year's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns... more.

Metal Gear Solid is one of the best franchises in video games history to date. Besides being my personal favourite, Metal Gear Solid is the pinnacle of storytelling and technical achievement in video games. We at GamingBolt revisit some of the moments which were actually responsible for making the franchise great. The series is full of stunning moments so it would be impossible to list all of them... more.

Well we have an update that might please Metal Gear Solid fans. We all know that a Metal Gear Solid movie has been in works for some time now. But we have had no information of any sort till now. Paul Anderson, the director of video game-to-film adaptations such as Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat has announced that he is at least interested in directing a MGS film.How he goes about it remains ... more.