Gizmodo: metal gear

Metal Gear Solid iPhone Covers Are Great, But We Want Hideo Kojima's Face

Jason Chen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima loves Apple, so it's fitting that he made somebody create all these Metal Gear Solid iPhone skins. He even made one with his face on it.

The Kojima skin is a one-of-a-kind, and just like Kojima's real skin, the only way you're gonna be able to get one is if you assault him with a knife. The real ones cost about $47 each at Soft Bank and Apple stores in Japan. [Famitsu via Kotaku]

Metal Gear Solid Touch For iPhone Trailer Has Me Worried

John Mahoney — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:40:00 EST

Metal Gear is one of my favorite game franchises of all time, and it's arguably the biggest making its way to the iPhone. I'm excited, but I don't know about this trailer.

From the smidgin' of gameplay footage we see there at the end, it kind of just looks like Time Crisis with Solid Snake—I see some strong signs of duck-and-cover shooting, which as we've already found out with Time Crisis Strike, feels like cheating at Duck Hunt by putting the gun barrel against the TV.

Konami's rolling out a version with the first 12 stages by this spring, following up with the rest of the game (8 more stages) as a free update later. Let's hope there's a bit more innovation than what we can see here. [Metal Gear Solid Touch]

Custom Metal Gear Solid PS3 Back on eBay, Still Blows Minds for Child's Play Charity

matt buchanan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:20:00 EST

The awesome custom Metal Gear Solid PS3 created by our supremely talented modder buddy Ramon is back on eBay after its previous buyer didn't pay up, and it's just as mind-blowing as it was then: Signed by Hideo Kojima, it's painted with carbon fiber and midnight black using a digital camouflage technique and has laser-cut stainless steel marquee artwork illuminated by micro LEDs, and comes with a bunch of other rare Metal Gear, uh, gear. We've got a huge gallery to ogle, bidding starts at $300 and 15 percent of the proceeds go to Child's Play. Go bid! [eBay]

Lightning Review: Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset

Jason Chen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:40:00 EDT

The Gadget: The official Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset, which takes its design cues from stuff Snake actually wears in the game, like his Solid Eye and that body suit made for sneaking.

The Price: $59

The Verdict: Passable only for gigantic MGS4 fans. Here's what we found. First, it's very uncomfortable to wear for more than 15 minutes at a time due to the shape of the ear-piece. It loops behind your ear and basically pinches itself in place. The back of the plastic part jabs into our ear painfully if worn too long. Not good.

When paired with the PS3, we got significant feedback and static when we were sitting on our couch, which didn't get better as we moved closer to the PS3. The guys on the other side claimed that the headset generated a noticeable amount of echo. The incoming sound quality wasn't that great on our side either. In comparison, the Callpod Dragon Bluetooth headset we synced with the PS3 sounded fine, with no echo and very little static. It was slightly better if you turned down the volume via the earpiece, but still nothing we'd call "great" or even "good."

On a side note, it's not that great for cellphones, seeing as it gets very staticy if you move beyond a few feet away from your phone (we tested it with the iPhone). So there's no redeeming it there either.

Still, if you're a huge fan of Snake and can make do with the uncomfortable form factor and lousy sound quality, here's a headset that kinda makes you look like Snake, provided you grow a moustache and/or a mullet.

[Newegg]

Metal Gear Solid 4 Watch Says It's Time For Snaaaaaaake!

Jason Chen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EDT

Not only are we gigantic fans of the Metal Gear Solid series as a whole (we're guts deep in the latest saga right now), we're also big fans of being able to tell time. That's why this limited edition MGS4 watch, given to preorder sales at UK's Gamestation, is so damn fantastic. There are only 500 of these Hideo Kojima-endorsed watches in the entire country, which makes us sad. Preorder yours now if you're a Brit and you like the action stylings of Solid, Liquid, Naked, Solidus and Old Snake. [Gamestation via Kotaku]

First Live Shots of Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset

matt buchanan — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:00 EDT

We've been dreaming of using the Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth headset for secret pantsing missions every since we laid eyes on it. Other than these new shots that will probably self-destruct soon, no new details we didn't already know: Bluetooth 2.0, eight-hour talk time, 160 standby, drops on June 12 with the game itself. Peek another shot below, or head to IGN for a few more.

[IGN via Max Console]

Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth Headset Takes Crown For Best Headset Ever

Jason Chen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:00 EDT

This is, without a doubt, the absolute best Bluetooth headset ever made by human hands. We have no idea whether the battery life is acceptable, whether the noise reduction is adequate, or whether it even fits well over our ear. What we do know is that it's a Metal Gear Solid 4 headset, which means it belongs to Snake. SNAKE! This alone makes it worth our $59.99. Look for a simultaneous release on June 12 with the MGS4 game on PS3. Again: best headset ever. [Kotaku]

Badass Steel Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Is US Bound (!)

matt buchanan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:18:15 EDT

Originally thought to be another one of those obscene Japan-only gamer perks, the limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 gun-metal grey PS3 is going to be infiltrating the US after all. But it might easier to procure an actual Metal Gear than one of these babies—the official Playstation blog warns that the package is going to be a "VERY, VERY Limited Edition bundle!" [Playstation Blog via Kotaku]

80GB PlayStation 3 Not Exactly Discontinued, Just Bundled With Metal Gear Solid 4

Jason Chen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:15:00 EST

The fact that stores everywhere, including Sony's own SonyStyle, were dropping the 80GB seemed to point to a conclusion that the 80GB was on its way out. Not exactly. As we found out today, the 80GB version is going to be back on June 12, but it's going to be packed with a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 and a DualShock 3 controller. All this for the same price of $499. Yes ma'am. [Kotaku]

Metal Gear Solid Kubrick Figures Make Us Go !

Jason Chen — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:20:49 EDT

Seen at this year's Comic-Con, these Metal Gear Solid Kubrick figures are probably the best things we've seen yet in LEGO-ish form. The Kubrick block figures will have Snake and Grey Fox from #1, Naked Snake from #3, and Old Snake and Robot Ninja Raiden from #4. La Li Lu Le Lo. [Figures via Toys R Evil via HypeBeast]