Konami visited San Francisco with its annual Gamers' Day event, which means: lots of Metal Gear news. They'll be updates on Metal Gear Acid 2, MGS3: Subsistence, and the MGS digital comic for the PSP. Lastly, Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1.

We all know that Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence was going to be full wonders from the moment that it was announced, and if MGS2: Substance was anything to go by, we also knew that it would bring many new features. However, with all the news that we have been given regarding Subsistence, there was a surprise that Hideo had kept from us, untill now, and that surprise is the Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1.

The disk will carry out the seemingly difficult task of bringing all the Metal Gear's together and making sense of the storyline, a task which many fans have tried to do but have failed. The DVD will be split up into five chapters over 30 minutes long and will start from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, followed by Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, and end with Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (in chronological order storywise).

The Extra's DVD will feature many more extra's and should be available by pre-ordering the game around mid-February.

You can also check out the official site for Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1 which features clips from the DVD.

Konami visited San Francisco with its annual Gamers' Day event, which means: lots of Metal Gear news. They'll be updates on Metal Gear Acid 2, MGS3: Subsistence, and the MGS digital comic for the PSP. Next up is details on the North American release of MGS3: Subsistence.

Along side the already known improvements to Snake Eater such as the new third-person camera option, and a fully featured online competitive mode, we now know for certain that there will be a limited edition third disk available with the first batch of the game when it is released. This brings good news for fans that were worried that the 3-disks would be a Japan-only feature.

If you want to get your hands on the third disk containing all the cinematics of the game, cut into a movie-type DVD, then you will need to hurry and get the limited edition packs when they are released.

MGS3: Subsistence hits stores exclusively for the PS2 on March 14, 2006 (North America) and sometime in March 2006 for Europe.

Konami visited San Francisco with its annual Gamers' Day event, which means: lots of Metal Gear news. They'll be updates on Metal Gear Acid 2, MGS3: Subsistence, and the MGS digital comic for the PSP. Next up is news on the MGS digital comic.

We learned earlier of a mysterious MGS PSP project from Kojima Productions, called Metal Gear Solid B.D. - a digital comic book. And now, we learn more about it.

The Metal Gear Solid Digital Comic will feature artwork done by Ashley Wood, who has done work for the Spawn and MGS comic books.

Ryan Payton, international manager of Kojima Productions says, "MGS Digital Comic goes way beyond just clicking through scanned comic book pages. It provides an involved interactive experience as players must investigate the MGS story, link together plot points, and complete the puzzle of the Metal Gear narrative through multiple play throughs."

The release date and price for this product are currently unknown.

Konami visited San Francisco with its annual Gamers' Day event, which means: lots of Metal Gear news. They'll be updates on Metal Gear Acid 2, MGS3: Subsistence, and the MGS digital comic for the PSP. First up is some new timbits on Acid 2.

Acid 2 will feature an arena mode, which will allow you to play some of the best boss battles in MGS history in Acid's card-battling gameplay style. The bosses that you'll be able to fight against include: Liquid Snake, Revolver Ocelot, Fortune, Vamp, The Boss, and The End.

Also, some new content that will be available in the North American version is MGS4-specific cards, such as the Solid-Eye System, and Otacon; though it's unknown what their functionality will be.

Metal Gear Acid 2 hits stores exclusively for the PSP on March 28, 2006.

A few weeks ago we learned of Metal Gear Solid B.D. for the PSP (click here for article) and now Hideo Kojima has mentioned another MGS game for the PSP, this time via his online blog. The working title of the game is just currently "Metal Gear Solid PSP". Kojima says the game will have a "completely new gameplay system" that is only possible on the PSP. Nothing much is known about the title, since it's in very early stages of development. It should be very interesting to see what this new MGS game will be like for the PSP, since it will be like nothing we've seen before.

The February 2006 issue of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (OPM) includes lots of goodies in regards to the Metal Gear franchise.

First off, the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer from the Tokyo Game Show of 2005 is included on their disc. This trailer comes in full, consisting of the discussion on the Cell Processor between Otacon and Snake, which has often been removed from most trailers found on the Internet. This is a must-buy, even if you have it downloaded on your computer. The trailer is crisp and equipped with subtitles, and nothing is quite as nice as watching it on your own TV.

Second, there is a massive three-page interview with Hideo Kojima. What is more interesting is that the interview has nothing to do with Metal Gear at all, but is specifically about Hideo himself as a person. It is a fantastic read, revealing an interesting look into him that may not always be found on his blog.

Finally, there are six pages devoted to MGS3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Acid 2.

Nothing new is revealed on Subsistence in particular. The article just discusses how much an improvement the controllable camera is, along with some information on the hidden Rumble Roses characters. Every character in Metal Gear Online has their own special move, and their's is supposedly a suplex.

In between the articles on Subsistence and Acid, is a tidbit from their interview with Hideo Kojima, discussing Raiden in his current roles, and his future one in MGS4.

The article on Metal Gear Acid 2 discusses the inclusion of the "real-time" aspect, along with the new "Arena" mode which lets you fight bosses from previous Metal Gear Solid games, including Ocelot and Vamp. Defeating these tough bosses will earn you special cards. It also goes more in-depth on the "Solid Eye" device that ships with every game. Placing this device on top of your PSP will initiate "Theater Mode", which lets you watch movies such as the MGS4 trailer, or short movies of 3D girlie magazines, which you can unlock with various cards. The article is followed by a page fully devoted to some beautiful screenshots of the game.

MGS3: Subsistence has already been released in Japan and Famitsu magazine gave Subsistence an amazing score of 39/40, which is quite a feit since Famitsu is known for being tough with its reviews. As for us in North America and Europe, Subsistence is about 3 months away. The confirmed release date for North America is March 14th, while the day is still unknown for Europe, but will also be out in March.

GameSpot has also updated with some new videos featuring the online and single-player modes with the brand-new third-person camera angle, and it's looking great. Click here to check out the videos.

Recently, Hideo Kojima mentioned to Famitsu magazine about a new Metal Gear title for the PSP - Metal Gear Solid B.D. Kojima Productions calls this project a "digital comic", with limited interactivity as it tells a story of the legendary Solid Snake. Graphic novel master Frank Miller ("Sin City") is to be expected to be involved with the project.

This week (12.12.05 - 12.16.05) 1UP.com will be presenting a behind-the-scenes visit with Kojima Productions. By giving us new information on MGS3: Subsistence, MGA2, and MGS4! Everyday they'll feature a new article, with new screenshots and/or videos. So, get ready for a Metal Gear blowout this week!

Monday: Metal Gear Acid 2 Preview - Screenshots | Videos

Tuesday: MGS3: Subsistence Preview - Videos

Wednesday: Kojima Retro/Active - Kojima Productions

Thursday: Metal Gear Solid 4 101 - E3 Trailer | TGS Trailer

Friday: Hideo Kojima Interview - 1UP Podcast

Are you planning on getting Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, well you better be prepared for Persistence and Existence, the name given to the two bonus discs to be included with the game.

Although, Disc 3 will only be available with the First Edition of MGS3: Subsistence on sale, whether this means only in Japan or everywhere, is yet to be seen, although it's more likely to be the First Edition released everywhere.

To see what's included in the discs visit the Subsistence, Persistence & Existence Portal pages for more information.

In one of Hideo Kojima's latest Blog entries, he mentions that MGS4 will feature a completely new gameplay system that will likely be an industry first. The new gameplay system is under the code name of "XXXX", and it's currently unknown of what exactly it is. He also says that if this system is implemented correctly, it will give a different flavor from Metal Gear Solid.

Also, if you take a look at the below image, you can see Snake's MGS4 character model: