Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has explained the origins of Solid Snake's name. Taking to Twitter, Kojima revealed how he came up with the protagonist's title and how this in turn led to ...

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Hideo Kojima just can't quit Metal Gear Solid. While little is known about Metal Gear Solid 5, it appears likely that it will somehow involve its iconic gravely-voiced star, Snake.

“About Metal Gear Solid 5 — there will be a return to a focus on espionage and infiltration,” Kojima said. “We have not yet finished with Solid Snake despite [MGS4’s] ending.” ...

But, he has said as far back as 2012 that Snake was not based on the character. The next Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid 5, stars yet another Snake: Big Boss, otherwise known as Naked Snake.

Against Solid, there was his contrast in Liquid. The fight between solid and liquid. That is MGS.” Kojima then elaborated, “As it was decided to develop a sequel, a third Snake was needed.

Both Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain will focus on the older Snake. One of the reasons why creator Hideo Kojima returns to Big Boss is that he finds it ...

But before Kojima made games with Norman Reedus, he made the story of Solid Snake and those connected to him. One of the crowning achievements of that story was Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

Kojima Productions has 'disbanded,' says Solid Snake's Japanese voice actor - SiliconANGLEKonami “will be conducting auditions” to replace Kojima The Metal Gear Solid franchise was supposed to ...

While Kojima didn't end up getting the rats he wanted, there appear to be references to his ambitions in later Metal Gear Solid games. For example, in Metal Gear Solid 4, Snake refers to rats as ...

Hideo Kojima explains Solid Snake codename in Metal Gear The snake is the most appropriate symbol for stealth, according to Kojima. By Liam Martin Published: 06 March 2014 ...

Speaking at the Eurogamer Expo in London today, Hideo Kojima has shed some light on the casting process for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, which is to be produced by X-Men and Spider-Man's ...