Sometimes you just have to draw the line. And for Hideo Kojima, he just wishes for a peaceful time when people would stop harassing him about a Metal Gear Solid 4 port to the Xbox 360. Instead, all he wants is for people to see the game as it is and start looking forward to future projects (which I hope we hear about in the upcoming TGS 2008). See, there's more to life than ports and fanboy clamoring. More in the full article.

Ryan Payton has just revealed that he's leaving Kojima Productions. After working on MGS Portable Ops and Metal Gear Solid 4, this guy has clearly made a lasting footprint in the history of video game development. Leaving is always a heartbreaking thing, and though he would have been a shoe-in for development on the so-called MGS5 (which he seems to have already confirmed, to a degree), Payton will be taking it easy for now. Learn more in the full article.

As much as everyone loves Solid Snake, it would piss a lot of people off to see him beyond Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Hideo Kojima knows that and says if there is to be a new Metal Gear game, it would have to come with a new Snake. He says a new Snake is needed for a new era, and we've got the full story on it after the jump.

Hideo Kojima and company have put the lid on the Solid Snake saga with the fabulous Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots more than a week ago, but is the series done for good? Don't bet on it. With the way assistant producer Ryan Payton was talking recently, one can assume that a new prequel may be in the works. Check the full article for new details.

Over at the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots launch party, assistant producer Ryan Payton was cornered and was asked some intriguing questions about what's next for Kojima Productions and their celebrated franchise. Among those queries thrown pointed to Metal Gear Online and supposed MGS remakes for Xbox Live Arcade. His answers chronicled in the full article up next.

The flame was put out even before it started a blaze. Ryan Payton has pretty much confirmed that the circulating rumor on the MGS3 title for the PSP is exactly that -- a rumor. For the backstory and his very succinct reply to this buzz, head on over to our full article.

It's quite sad that the Japanese won't be having a launch party in honor of Konami's opus, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, but for those who live in the US, the show must go on. Konami Online's Brandon Laurino announces the schedule of the Metal Gear Solid launch events for three locations, and you can check them out in the full article.

So why was there a gag order placed on Metal Gear Solid 4 reviews anyway? Ryan Payton clarifies that this is something not to be alarmed about. After all, Kojima Productions did this for your own sake so that you would be able to keep a spoiler-free experience of playing through the game. Payton clarified matters on the install times, supposed 90-minute cutscenes, and what not. Check out the spoilerless details in the full article.

Hideo Kojima let the cat out of the bag, saying that Metal Gear Solid 4 is finally finished. Not much of a formal "goes gold" announcement, but Ryan Payton and Ken Iamizumi lend us more details about the game. They settle the confusion over MGS4 being the last in the series (which it isn't, as you'll soon find out), and talk about the Altair costume that Solid Snake wore during April 1. But what's this about Kojima and Raymond making ends meet, and Snake getting closure?

Producer Ken Iamizumi and Asst. Producer Ryan Payton for Metal Gear Solid 4 shares their favorite parts on the game, as well as a bit of progress report on the special collector's edition. We got the dibs from their video interview at the Konami Gamers' Day 08, which you'll find at our full article.