Some More MGS4 factoids

Release Dates:
US: TBA 2007
Japan: December 31, 2007

One Interesting Box Cover. . (i couldnt get the image to upload) http://ps3.ign.com/objects/714/714044.html

PS3 Release Date:
rumored to be Spring of 2006.
LIST OF GAMES COMING OUT FOR PS3:http://ps3.ign.com/articles/618/618430p1.html

A Quick List of other Interesting games coming out soon...

PSP

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 10/24
Viewtiful Joe: VFX Tour 11/1
Daxter 11/1
Tokobot? 11/1 I may need more info…
Ape Escape Academy 11/1 ditto
Infected 10/24 perhaps…
Worms TBA
Metal Gear Ac!d 2 NOVEMBER
Burnout Legends OUT NOW


Playstation 2

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects 10/1 im not so sure…
We Love Katamari OUT NOW
Cowboy Bebop 10/11 I wonder if it’s true…
Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge 10/11
Crash Tag Team Racing 10/11 eh..
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland 10/11
Soul Caliber III 10/23
Bully 10/24
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 11/1
Star Wars Battlefront II 11/1
Jak X: Combat Racing 11/1
Shadow the Hedgehog 11/1
Gun 11/1 rent.
Resident Evil 4 11/1
Ratchet: Deadlocked 11/1
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 11/14
Okami 11/14
King Kong 12/14 PSP: nov 22
The Matrix: Path of Neo November 8
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure 9/13
Ultimate Spider Man OUT NOW
Shadow of the Colossus October 15
Burnout Revenge OUT NOW
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves 9/27


PC
Fable: The Lost Chapters OUT NOW
Black and White 2 10/4

NOTE: the release dates that are the first of a month almost always mean that it is due sometime in that month, and not necessarily on the first day.

Konami said to Buy Capcom

RUMOR #2: Konami is buying Capcom.

Source: An article on the Bloomberg financial news service.

The official story: See below.

What we heard: Late last week, excitable industry watchers picked up on the Bloomberg article as heralding another union of two major Japanese game companies. Consolidation has been a trend during the last year, with Sammy buying Sega, Bandai merging with Namco, and Square Enix making a $600 million bid for Taito. The Bloomberg piece outlines a similar scenario, with Konami, which bought HudsonSoft in April, acquiring Capcom. "The company [Capcom] is in a difficult situation financially," said analyst Hiromu Takada, who speculated that the company is ripe for a takeover. Several other analysts weighed in with their opinions, with one saying that cash-flush Konami is in "attack mode." But opinions, albeit informed ones, are all the Bloomberg article contains. It's completely speculative, outlining possible scenarios, not any done deals. That said, neither company would confirm--or deny--that merger talks were happening, though Capcom gave GameSpot a statement that left the impression it was not for sale. "Capcom has not been involved in any merger or acquisition in its 20-year history," said a rep for the company. "Talk of a merger with Konami is based on an analyst comment that Capcom would be a likely candidate for acquisition or merger. Capcom treats this as a rumor, and we make it a policy to not comment on rumors."

Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus...for now.

more information on http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/20/news_6133951.html?tag=nl.e513

Some Astonishing News Found on Gamespot

TGS 2005: Kirby creator to make Metal Gear Solid 5?

Director Kojima jokingly gives a welcoming invitation to Masahiro Sakurai to develop series' fifth installment.

TOKYO--Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima announced during the Tokyo Game Show that he plans to retire from the series after the release of MGS4: Guns of the Patriots. And he might have already found his replacement.
During an additional Metal Gear Solid stage event at Konami's booth, which featured a guest appearance by Masahiro Sakurai, Kojima jokingly stated that one of the future plans for MGS is to have the famed creator produce the fifth installment in the series. While Kojima's statement of course was not completely serious, he acknowledged the former Hal Laboratory developer as one of the few great video game designers still left in Japan. Sakurai is a big fan of the Metal Gear series as well, so while he might not necessarily become MGS5's producer, this indicates some possibility that he might get involved with the espionage action series in one form or another.
On a more serious note, Kojima also disclosed during his stage show two core plans involving the future of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. For one, he plans to develop more games that are unique to handheld gaming machines, and secondly, he wants to expand MGS in the online gaming sector.
By Staff -- GameSpotPOSTED: 09/18/05 10:28 PM PST

more info go to http://www1.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/18/news_6133825.html

Kojima Productions Release Downloadable MGS4 Trailer

no, this isnt the silly trailer shown at E3. this is the actual video where all those wonderful screenshots came from. this game looks like it could be one of the greatest games of EVER MADE. you must check this out:http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/japanese/mgs4_04.html.
screenshots available at:http://www1.gamespot.com/ps3/adventure/metalgearsolid4/screenindex.html. btw there are TWO pages of screenshots so dont forget to check out the next page.