OMG Metal Gear

Any takers? It's since been fixed, but this price was all too real earlier today on Amazon. Then again, if any game were worth a whole grand, it just might be Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Hideo Kojima has ideas for the Metal Gear Solid franchise beyond the upcoming Rising and Peace Walker, but he doesn't want Kojima Productions to use any of them because he doesn't want to be involved.

The Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun makes an appearance in both the original Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This big chugalugalug machine gun is not to be taken lightly.

The original Metal Gear Solid hit the North American PSN last week, almost eleven years after it first debuted on the original Sony PlayStation. Gamepro's Dave Rudden immediately posed the question of how gamers will find Meryl's codec number with no box. I don't know, Dave. I don't know.

But let's find out!

The day is here, folks. Though originally announced for yesterday, June 17th, the original Metal Gear Solid will hit the PlayStation Network today for $9.99. That's a pretty sweet bargain for one of the best games of all time. To those who purchase it, feel free to share your nostalgic experiences in the comments.

Hit the jump for the full press release.

In an interview with Japanese gaming magazine Dengeki, Hideo Kojima further clarified his involvement with the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the Sony PSP and Metal Gear Solid: Rising that's coming to the Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, and PC.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising and its "lighting bolt action" will supposedly feature much more action than its predecessors. While the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots engine was fantastic, it's apparently a little too stealth-based for lightning bolt action. Because of this, Rising will be getting a brand-spanking-new engine created from scratch. Kojima Productions will really have to work their asses off to top Metal Gear Solid 4, that's for sure.

This upcoming Tuesday, June 16th, Metal Gear Online will recieve the 1.33 patch and the Shadow Moses map. Now you can run around and shoot your buddies at one of Snake's original stomping grounds.

That patch will hit on June 16th, and on June 17th PS3 owners will get some more Shadow Moses goodness when Metal Gear Solid hits PSN.