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Metal Gear Solid Franchise Crosses 33 Million Sold

Spotted on a Korean Ratings Board last week, Konami has confirmed that the Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection is releasing on the PlayStation 3 this June in North and South America. - PSLS

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NastyLeftHook04022d ago

i am proud to have been part of that, congratulations kojima

Tetsujin4022d ago

I'm not sure if they can backtrack this, but I also wanted to know the original Metal Gear sales from the MSX/NES days as well. I know it says "Solid" however I was curious how the previous games did.

darthv724022d ago

I was surprised that Konami did not do a rebirth edition of the original 1 & 2 like they did with their other high profile games: Contra Rebirth, Gradius Rebirth, Castlevania Rebirth.

The legacy collection will be a welcome addition to my selection of PS3 games.

doctorstrange4022d ago

Sales wise, that's like one CoD....

How tragic.

Donnieboi4022d ago

Kojima pro sure made a lot of money. How about using it to bring back MGO servers (some better ones)????

Yeah, i'm obsessive--but it was my one of favorite games of all time -_-

xabmol4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

With a few flaws. Like the sign up BS, the jump glitch, and when they just turned friendly fire off in Survival to stop the invisibility grapple glitch. FF on, is the way MGO is meant to be played!

All the gameplay ideas were amazing though. From how you spawn, to Team Sneak/sneakiness in general, to survival matches at set times throughout the week, to having the option to adjust your camera speed 3 different settings, Normal, 3rd person aim, and 1st person aim.

Also, head-shots actually mean something in this game!

Announce MGO2 already! Please, Kojima?

BlaqMagiq244021d ago

Agreed. I'd rather play MGO than Call of Duty any day.

ftwrthtx4022d ago

That's a lot of sales, but other franchises sell that many with just one release. MGS going multi-platform will definitely boost sales though.

Soldierone4022d ago

what other franchise sells that many with one release?

BiggCMan4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

Only one or 2 Mario games have sold that much with one title, otherwise that is a false statement. He may be thinking of Call of Duty, which I don't believe has reached 30 million with one game, but I could be wrong.

Wedge194022d ago

Woo! Good ol' MGS. One of my earliest true "Gamer" games was the original MGS.

fsfsxii4022d ago

"V for victory" Deserves even more

MilkMan4022d ago

Thats good news. but I would have thought that this series was closer to like a billion. With over eight games and all.
I'm really surprised.
Guess its as niche as it gets.

BiggCMan4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

A billion copies of Metal Gear games sold?? A billion copies of any series is absurd, I don't even think Mario is close to that. I want what you're smoking NOW!

Also, MGS4 sold over 5 million on it's own, i'd hardly call that niche. It just has a big fan base.

MilkMan4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

Wait, wait, wait.

I'm not saying a billion copies sold. Or trying to troll or anything.

To illustrate what I am saying, SONY had stated that the God of War series has made over a billion dollars in sales total, that was before releasing Ascension.

What I was trying to say is, that I assume that MGS has been around longer and (perhaps) more popular than GoW and I was surprised to read that its only sold 33 mil combined.

That seems AWFULLY low.

In fact, I find it hard to believe.

UPDATE: Never mind I read it wrong. I thought it read 33 million in total assets. Its 33 million SOLD. Yeah this brings it well over a billion.
Sorry for the mix up.

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 1h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken21h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 12h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken21h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.