Tag archive: Metal

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it is briefly resurrecting an 80 GB configuration of its PlayStation 3 video game console as part of a limited edition bundle tied to the upcoming game title Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. The “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” PlayStation 3 Hardware Bundle will feature a white-boxed 80 GB PS3 with a Dual Shock 3 rumble-enabled controller, and will include the… Read More

Audio gear maker JVC has decided that if you can't bring ears to metal, they might as well bring metal to listener's ears with their new HA-FX300 high-end "bi-metal" earbuds. The FX300s incorporate a range of sound-enhancing technologies designed to make these a distinct improvement over your average set of in-ear canal devices, including an aluminum evaporation diaphragm, and a steel-and-brass drive unit that… Read More

Sony's PlayStation 3 video game platform has just been dealt another blow by game developer Konami, which has announced that the lon-gestating fourth chapter in the Metal Gear Solid game series, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, won't ship until the second quarter of 2008. In a brief statement (Japanese), Konami said the game was being held back to make “further improvements,” but did not cite any specific… Read More

Under the flag of their new studio “Eat, Sleep, Play,” two seasoned game developers have signed on with Sony to produce content exclusively for the PlayStation platforms. Although specifics on the contract weren’t announced, David Jaffe and Scott Campbell have committed to multiple years and multiple titles with Sony. The duo have worked with Sony and each other in the past at SCEA’s Santa Monica Studios.… Read More

Showbiz trade magazine Variety is reporting that Sony Pictures and game maker Konami are getting ready to make a theatrical movie based on the Metal Gear video game franchise. The Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid video games are stealth action titles in which players guide a covert operative through a maze of guards, traps, secret bases, and hidden lairs, while taking on bosses, engaging in a few fights here and there, and eventually… Read More

Metal Gear has always been one of Konami's most important properties. It started out in 1987 with the classic first title on the NES, and since then has ballooned into a hugely popular franchise thanks to the Metal Gear Solid games. In the past few years Konami has started a tradition, showing some flashy new Metal Gear Solid trailer at each E3, a trailer that will attract hundreds to their booth whenever it rolls, and this year is… Read More

The V602T is available in both “metal” and “ceramic” textural variations for different expressions rather than the common colour variations found with mobile handsets today. The metal variation features dimples on the exterior, and the ceramic version has a grooved finish that is reminiscent of porcelain*. As a point of unity, both variations use the “super oval” design concept. With the common… Read More

Last week, a Nintendo official release schedule for the USA confirmed that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle has indeed slipped back into early 2004, threatening a repeat of last years fiasco where the Cube had a dismal Christmas in Europe due to a lack of hit software. Meanwhile one of the Xbox' biggest hitters for the festive season is also gone, with Big Blue Box' Fable slipping to Spring 2004 according to comments made by… Read More

Continuing to broaden the Nintendo GameCube library, Konami and Nintendo today announced Konami will publish a new Metal Gear adventure exclusive for Nintendo GameCube. Metal Gear Solid The TwinSnakes combines the thrilling story of the original Metal Gear Solid game with the jaw-dropping graphics and unparalleled gameplay found in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The game is scheduledto ship later this year in North America and Europe,… Read More