Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has clarified a few development aspects of Metal Gear Rising on Twitter tonight (1, 2, 3). PlayStation 3 is the lead platform for Rising, as it will be for all titles developed at Platinum Games. Bayonetta was developed on Xbox 360 at Platinum Games, then ported to PlayStation 3 by Sega. After the bad reception, Platinum Games redesigned its engine for multiplatform development. With Vanquish, PlayStation 3 … [Read more...]
Hideki Kamiya, creator of Devil May Cry and director of Bayonetta, isn’t directing Metal Gear Rising. Though, he was Kojima Productions boss Hideo Kojima’s first request upon signing the company to the Metal Gear Solid spinoff. “The first thing I told Inaba when we started to work together on Metal Gear Rising was that I wanted Kamiya to direct the game,” Kojima told EGM. “But then Inaba told me, ‘If you work with Kamiya, you … [Read more...]
How did Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance come to be? A new video interview with Kojima Productions and Platinum Games staff reveal the entire story: a game canceled, revived by Japan’s greatest action game developer. Discover the initial team’s struggles, the Platinum approach, and the evolution to today’s Metal Gear Rising. We’ve taken the liberty of transcribing the entire interview (2600+ words!) in case you don’t … [Read more...]
Konami has released an extended Video Game Awards trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, following confirmation this weekend that Platinum Games is developing. The video, 20 seconds longer than the original trailer, adds new scenes. Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba said on Twitter this morning that it promises to “love and respect” the franchise. “I know reaction to the new trailer is mixed. Yet I also believe our … [Read more...]
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not part of the Metal Gear Solid series, thus the absence of “Solid” from the title. It’s a spinoff action game. If you want a new stealth-focused entry in the Metal Gear Solid series, Kojima Productions boss Hideo Kojima suggests you wait for a true sequel. “For those that hope for a stealth style MGS, this will definitely appear at some point, so please wait for a true sequel,” … [Read more...]
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