The Last of Us and Metal Gear Solid star Troy Baker will lead a star-studded lineup at the Golden Joystick Awards

Something's off about . New footage revealed at the Xbox Partner Preview on October 25, 2023, doesn't show off its best side. This trailer, announced as a "" at the game's graphical prowess, is the second one to be released for the game so far. This marks the first major new release in the franchise — even if it is a remake — since creator Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami and the subsequent disaster that was .

Konami has fixed one of the more glaring issues with the Master Collection version of Metal Gear Solid 1. When the game hit Steam three days ago, players were supposed to be able to download different language packs—Japanese, US English and what-have-you—via the game's launcher. Unfortunately, the relevant Steam pages were inexplicably AWOL, making international versions of the game inaccessible.

This week saw the release of Metal Gear Solid: The Master Collection, which makes one of the great gaming series available once more on contemporary platforms. It should have been cause for great celebration but… oh dear, oh dear oh dear. These compilations are more complex and harder work than we the audience often assume but, even so, it's striking that Konami sent out its crown jewels in anything less than fully polished condition.

We've gotten our first look at in-game footage from the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake - or Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, if you prefer - but while the game looks like a gorgeous modernization, some purists feel that it's losing something from the original.

It took a modder just hours to make a tool that would render Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 at higher resolutions.

We’ve all been there in Metal Gear Solid 3—brand new game mechanics—and just taking in the new car smell can be daunting for those new to tactical espionage missions in the jungle. But first, we have to locate that pesky backpack.

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Finding the president in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a challenging mission, and we’ve only got one lead to locating him. Though there are many hostages in the room, Raiden only has eyes for one: Ames.

Fatman is not only the emperor of bombs; he also looks like one in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. After defeating him, you find out about his plans to blow up the entire Shell.

Though Raiden is pretty good at stealth, finding and disarming bombs in Metal Gear Solid 2 won’t be easy. Despite receiving training from defusing expert Stillman, Fatman appears to have outshone him as the emperor of explosives.

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection is here, and that can only mean two things. One, that this series probably deserves stewardship from a company willing to spend any money at all on creating decent, modern PC ports for it, and two, that it's time to pore over its various data files with a fine-tooth comb. 

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1 is now available worldwide, and already fans are discussing the possibility of a second.