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Konami Releases PlayStation 3 Exclusive VR Missions for Metal Gear Rising

It’s no secret that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance can feel a bit on the short side. But for those of you looking for more, Konami has you covered. Exclusive to the PlayStation 3, Konami recently released the VR Missions DLC Pack, consisting of 30 different missions for players to test their skills on. And, if the

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Outsourcing works as a partnership – not a hand-off

Why did DmC: Devil May Cry fail and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance succeed? What can we learn from the stark contrast of these two very different attempts to outsource popular franchises? You might argue, of course, whether the former failed at all. After all, the aggregate scores on Metacritic place the two roughly in the

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[Review] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3/X360)

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Developer: Platinum Games Release Date: February 19, 2013 ESRB Rating: M Pg! Score: 9 There was no shortage of skepticism when Kojima Productions handed off Metal Gear Solid: Rising to Platinum Games and rebranded it as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. While not uncommon for publishers to outsource popular franchises after creative teams

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Raul Valle

Looking Back: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3/X360)

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Developer: Kojima Productions Original Release Date: November 8, 2011 ESRB Rating: T-M Over the last several months and years, there have been several games that for some reason or another slipped by us here at Pixelated Geek. So as a result of those games that ended up going un-reviewed, I welcome you

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New Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Gameplay Trailer – Jack the Ripper

With only a month left until release, Konami has released a new Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer. Titled “Jack the Ripper”, the new trailer showcases a new unmanned weapon type for Raiden to fight. Story-wise, the trailer focuses on Raiden’s descent into a more bloodthirsty persona, Jack the Ripper, his nickname from child soldier days

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Trailer Park – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer #2

What’s this?  That’s right, Trailer Park is back with a vengeance…or should we say Revengeance? We may have been gone for a while, but what better way to celebrate our return than to take reopen our discussion from our first episode?  It’s time for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance yet again.

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E3 2012 – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Hands-on First Impressions

To say I’ve been skeptical about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would be an understatement.  That isn’t to say I think it’s going to be a bad game, mind you, but since development of the title shifted from Kojima Productions to Platinum Games, one big concern has plagued me. Does Revengeance fit within the Metal Gear universe? I figured

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Trailer Park – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Welcome to the first episode of Trailer Park, a new show where we take a look at, analyze, and discuss new trailers.  And for our inaugural episode, fellow writer James Trauben and I discuss something that’s been bothering us for quite some time. With a brand new year comes brand new things, and something big

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Metal Gear Solid 5 Announced

Looks like it’s time to get back in the cardboard box. Metal Gear Solid 5 has been officially confirmed, and Hideo Kojima’s at the helm.

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