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Briefly: Many gamer’s most anticipated E3 moment was the reveal of the new trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid V.

After seeing said trailer, it’s safe to say that this game is worthy of our anticipation.

The video opens with a vulture picking on a freshly-deceased body, and it quickly delves into something much more sinister. There’s lots of blood, a funeral, and more. I don’t want to ruin things too much, so just take a look below, and let us know what you think!

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain hits PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One someday. I’ve been a huge fan of the series since I was eight years old, so it’s safe to say that I can’t wait for this one.

Briefly: The short-ass game with a ton of replayability, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is about to get some new content.

At launch, Sony and Microsoft platforms each had an exclusive mission. In celebration of over 1 million copies sold, a new title update will unlock and allow all users to access the Déjà vu and Jamais Vu missions, regardless of the platform you’re playing on!

Originally launched exclusively for PlayStation platforms, the Déjà vu mission, often referred to as a “throwback” mission, is based on missions from the original METAL GEAR SOLID game and lets users play as a pixelated, low polygon Solid Snake. To progress in the mission, players must recreate the key scenes. As a reward, players will see flashbacks to the previous game.

“Jamais Vu”, the Xbox platform exclusive mission, references the 1988 game, “SNATCHER,” the second video game written and directed by Hideo Kojima. In the mission, the menacing bioroid “Snatchers” are dropped into Camp Omega to kill and steal the identities of everything they come in contact with. To kill off these enemies, players need a hero other than Snake—enter Raiden, the superhuman ninja cyborg from previous METAL GEAR titles, including most recently METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. This time, Raiden dispenses with his High-Frequency Blade in favor of heavy weaponry to completely annihilate the “Snatcher” threat.

Have you picked up the title yet? What are your thoughts on the game? Are you looking forward to another mission? Sound out below!

Briefly: As short as Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is (I finished the main mission in 90 minutes, though there are still side missions to complete), it’s also everything that I was hoping it would be. The game is truly the evolution that the Metal Gear series needed, and secured the franchise’s place as the king of stealth action games. I was sure worried about the new camera and viewpoint, the lack of radar, and a multitude of other removals/additions, but, as a life-long Metal Gear fan, I’m very impressed.

The game is also freaking gorgeous.

The story is convoluted as all-hell (in classic MGS style), so if you’re a newcomer (or even if you’re not) the game may not make a lot of sense, but it’s still well worth picking up.

You can take a look at the launch trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes below, and be sure to let us know if you plan to pick it up!

Gamers can attest to the fact that games seem to be dropping in price sooner and sooner, but to drop before the game is released? Well, that’s exactly what’s happening with the physical Xbox One and PS4 versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which will now retail for $30 as opposed to its original $40 tag.

Acting as a prequel to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Ground Zeroes will set up Big Boss’ characterization heading into the main story, further detailing his decent into the vengeful antagonist he became in the previous Metal Gear titles. So why is the price being reduced? According to publisher Konami,

“[the price drop will] provide as many people as possible an opportunity to experience [Ground Zeroes]”

If you ask me, it probably has more to do with the backlash over the idea that the game is VERY short. Either way, our pockets win this time.

Does this affect your decision to pick up the game? Which system are you getting it for? Check out Konami’s comparison video and let it help you decide which one to get, assuming you can see a difference. Ground Zeroes will release on March 18th with The Phantom Pain following it in 2015.

Source: Gamespot.com