Rockstar Games could officially announce as early as this week before showing the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated title next month.
23.10.2023 - 01:05 / gematsu.com / Nintendo
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC, and Yumeiro Yuram for PlayStation 4 and Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are Alan Wake II and Ghostrunner II for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, every volume in the Hana Awase New Moon series for Switch, and a Steam release of Aquarium. with English language support.
Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save five percent with our one time-use “GEMATSU23” coupon code or multi-use “GEMATSUCOM” coupon code.
The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch titles listed above can be purchased through Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts using prepaid cards:
Rockstar Games could officially announce as early as this week before showing the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated title next month.
Grand Theft Auto VI is easily one of the most anticipated games over the past few years, as rumors continue to swirl about it. Fans have been eagerly waiting for any news about the next installment of GTA, and that could be about to change this week.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC are the highlights of this week’s video game releases.
Famitsu has released the latest weekly data for hardware and physical software sales in Japan, and Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has debuted high in the charts. The collection occupies second and third place with its Switch and PS5 versions respectively, collectively having sold over 37,000 physical units at launch (over 19,000 on Switch, and over 13,000 on PS5).
In August, Konami announced that it would be celebrating the Metal Gear Solid series’ anniversary with a series of ports. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 would bring games that were previously unavailable on modern consoles and PC to a new generation of players. The collection, which was released on Oct. 24, has provided something more than that: It’s made games available that were otherwise inaccessible without older hardware, extremely expensive physical editions, or emulation. It allows players to own these games without fear of them being delisted or vanishing.
Konami has enlisted fan favourite Metal Gear voice actor David Hayter to promote its recent series revival.
Gamers are well aware of the notorious things that the Metal Gear Solid series does well. Still, Hideo Kojima has filled the entirefranchise with awesome details that might go by unnoticed just like Solid Snake would.
It’s not an official theme or anything, but this week’s TV is all about fighting. There’s the two sides of superhero coming-of-age stories on Prime Video alone: the season finale of Gen V and the season premiere of Invincible. Over on Netflix there’s Blue Eye Samurai, a new show about one woman’s quest for revenge in Edo-era Japan, while on Paramount Plus the new Taylor Sheridan-produced show about Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) is sure to bring on some Wild West violence. Throw in Love Island Games, and it seems like no matter which platform you turn to, you’re gonna get some clashes.
Super Mario Bros Wonder has leapfrogged Spider-Man 2 to top the UK physical game charts.
Star Ocean: The Second Story R for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC, and WarioWare: Move It! for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 is out today for the Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.
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.