1UP has MGS, all week long.

I know it's been two days, but better late than never.

1Up has a great line-up this week for MGS fans as they delve into everything Metal Gear related... well almost. They started off Monday with a rundown of Metal Gear Ac!d 2 with director Shinta Nojiri. The interview includes tons of great info about Ac!d2: improvements, additions, pics of half naked girls getting soaked with water and... sorry, just making sure you're listening, but, ya they talk about some of that too. Aside from that, they talk about how they want Ac!d to grow into its own mini, handheld franchise, different than that of the console versions.

Tuesday, 1UP covered Metal Gear Solid: Subsistence, with all the ins, outs, in betweens... ins, you know, everything. They highly praised its online features, Metal Gear Online(MGO). Kojima Productions added some MGS refinements to well known online games such as "Capture the Frog", where players search the map for the green frog and return to their base to score a point.

Wednesday, that's today, they'll be breaking out thee ol' ham factory. ??? They're going to bring us all up to date on everything that Hideo Kojima has ever done, ever!

Thrusday, I have an exam in the morning, but aside from that, it's all MGS4, all that time, well at least for that day, then maybe nothing for a couple days, who know? The trailers, the characters, the details, the non-details, and maybe more. And then Friday, well that's the big day, the day when the man himself, Kojima talks about a whole buncha stuff, like the 360, Raiden, Rumble Roses, and working with Team NINJA's Itagaki. And then, a special MGS edition of the 1UP show. I've never seen the 1UP show. Have you seen the 1UP show?

So ya, make sure to tune in to 1UP everyday to catch what's new.
1UP presents Solid State

Ya it's been a while, now shut up and listen!

First of all, Microsoft has some of the best marketing ever. I wasn't a big fan of the original XBOX but appreciated its gaming and online community. I haven't bought a 360 and don't plan to for atleast another 6 months. I probably won't ever buy one and that's ok with me. Watching all the cool stuff that Japan is getting is making me jealous. Fully colored systems, an awesome XBOX 360 Lounge ; I want to live there. Nizar is very impressed with Microsoft and their marketing/advertising.

There are many Japanese gamers who won't be getting a 360 because they're either not impressed, or just want to stick with the "Japanese system only" bandwagon. Let me tell you, if I lived in Japan, I'd so be getting a 360 just because no one else would be. But fortunatly, there have been goobles of pictures of lines forming to buy the 360 at launch. I'm kind of just babbling on now so I'll stop.

Wait, hold on, I'm not done. I don't really like their line-up though. I mean ya, there's some good games like Call of Duty2 and Need for Speed, even DoA is nice, but I would have to wait until there was a solid game shelf to choose from.

Oh ya, we're really sorry for not updating in so long. Like Amy said, we've bought a Gamecube and we both have been playing Animal Crossing: Wild World. Animal Crossing is a great game by the way. And plus, Amy's grandma broke her ankle and she's been at her place all the time. But, be sad not, once exams are finished, we'll be back at it again. I also want to talk a little about the PS3 and MGS4, but I have to go, so I'll do that next time.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Unconscious

I've found some bad news guys. Well, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence was first announced to be released on November 14th, and they then pushed it further back to December 22nd. Now, Konami has gone and moved it to March, or at least Q1 of 2006. I've been waiting to buy this game for a long time and now it seems I'll just have to satisfy my MGS need with Metal Gear Acid 2.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence includes the original MGS3 Snake Eater game, and also the game with 3rd person view. Along with that, they've put in a theater and movie mode which enables you to watch all the cutscenes whenever you want. Metal Gear Online is a new feature that allows you to play with others in online multiplayer games and skirmishes. Duel mode lets you play through all the memorable boss battles. With all of this, the three disc set also includes the original MSX2 versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear2: Solid Snake so gamers can play through the whole MGS story.
Delays and push backs seem to be a part of everyday life now, whether it be a game or a console *cough*cough*PS3*cough*.

No "Hot Coffee" for Toni, maybe he's into guys.

I was playing GTA: LCS last night and at the end of one mission, Rockstar made reference to the whole "Hot Coffee" deal. I though it was pretty funny for Rockstar to poke fun at the matter. But unlike CJ, Toni doesn't "come inside for some coffee."

Playing Liberty City Stories, I've enjoyed the game so far. They've brought back all the things that made me, and everyone else, love GTA. Some gamers, including myself, are probably disappointed that Rockstar cut out many of the things they'd built up till San Andreas. Things like lack of character customization don't turn me off as much, but simple things like dying in water again get irritating, but it's nothing I can't live with it. Fans of the series will happy to again hear the delights of the radio, as it features new DJs, new music, and most of all, new commercials. If you loved GTA3, or just love GTA, you might want to pick up a copy. Running through the street of Liberty City again can bring back great memories. Refinements to the scenery and cityscapes add a little spice, so it doesn't feel completely the same. The controls are slightly different and in some cases, a little difficult (i.e. drive-by's, side and rear views).

With new characters, new missions, new gangs, and new cars, this same old lovable, crime ridden city is better than ever.

I don't buy things in plastic, sometimes.

So, I'm in Walmart with Amy about to buy the Teal Nintendogs DS bundle, and I couldn't help but notice the PSM with "Playstation 3 Uncovered!" on the cover. The magazine was in plastic, and I didn't want to buy the magazine, but I'm wondering if the info they're giving out is really news or stuff I already know. Also, they had info about MGS4 and the new GTA, which I'm very excited about. Many sites and news blogs are all talking about the PS3 being released in 2007, maybe late, late 2006, which made me angry at first, but then I realized that I would be playing Amy's Revolution for the whole time I'm waiting. So I guess it's all good.

If anyone has PSM, what is this "Secret Launch Date" info?

Hideo did what in the who now?

Game Informer recently had an article which stated that Hideo Kojima, the genius behind the Metal Gear franchise, is collaborating with the Metal Gear Acid team to create a title for the Nintendo Revolution. At TGS, where the Revolution controller was first unveiled, Kojima was one of the developers there who praised the controller and was excited to see the many possibilities it would bring.

We know Nintendo will come out with great, fun games with their new technology, and with all the potential the new controller has, it's hard to imagine what great ideas Kojima has thought of. Although the Revolutions title isn't going to be a Metal Gear related game, as a huge Hideo Kojima fan myself, I'm very eager to see what he and the team comes up with.

In the past, his games have had the same great feel, with in depth storylines, great emphasis on character development, and have been graphically beautiful. They have also in some cases, had the same characters. Meryl, from Metal Gear Solid (1998), first made her appearance in Policenauts (1994), one of the games Kojima worked on after the original Metal Gear games (1987-1990). The metal gear term and metal gear related droids also played a part in Kojima's Snatcher (1988). References to Gillian Seed, also from Snatcher, were made in Metal Gear Acid (2005); Gillian Seed was a character card the player obtained in the game.

I doubt that Hideo would bring a Metal Gear character, or even one from another one of his games, to his Nintendo Revolution game, but you never really know.