Metal Gear Solid at 25: ‘It played a big part in making games grow up’
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March 2020
Now's the time – 15 epic video games for the socially isolated
From dark dungeons and the streets of Tokyo to enchanted forests and distant planets, here are the 100-hour games that you may finally have time to master
November 2019
Death Stranding: Hideo Kojima on making the year's most divisive game
It has baffled gamers with its Brexit analogies and babies in jars, but the Japanese auteur says he’s just trying to bring humanity together
September 2019
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Want to build worlds, become a crime kingpin, get lost in space, or enter the afterlife? Then our countdown of the 50 best games of the era has something for you
December 2015
The 25 best games of 2015: top five – hulking monsters and epic quests
Blood, sand and chaos – our five favourite video games of the year
October 2015
Metal Gear Online review: a balloon party that needs more air
What this online update adds after Konami’s superb Phantom Pain is negligible, leaving you with a multiplayer that lacks depth
September 2015
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Tech Weekly presents Updog - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Meme
In our podcast dedicated to internet memes and all things digitally viral this week we tackle Metal Gear Solid V where sheep theft is rife and memes become meta-memes
April 2014
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes review – 'a promise of what to expect from Phantom Pain'
Impressive range of options and an effective political statement, but this is really still just a demo for Phantom Pain, writes Jordan Erica Webber
March 2014
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes review – 'meticulously designed'
Hideo Kojima offers a mouthwatering taste of what to expect from MGS V's full release, writes Will Freeman
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes review
PS3, PS4, Xbox One & Xbox 360; Konami; £19.99-£22
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes review
One of gaming's most thought-provoking series takes the topic of Guantanamo head-on, and its verdict is devastating. By Rich Stanton
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