Metal Gear Solid: Rising coming to the Xbox 360

by: John - posted: 6/1/2009 2:21:00 PM

The wait will be over for a Metal Gear title to hit the Xbox 360 as Konami and Kojima announced Metal Gear Solid: Rising will be coming to the Xbox 360 at the Microsoft Press Conference.  The game will feature Raiden and I think saying he's a popular character from the Metal Gear universe in the PR might be embellishing a little bit. I don't know many that do like Raiden at all. With that announcement, I wonder what Kojima will say at the Sony Press Conference tomorrow about the game as I'm sure it will be hitting the PS3 as well.

KONAMI ANNOUNCES THE FIRST METAL GEAR SOLID® TITLE FOR THE XBOX 360® METAL GEAR SOLID®: RISING

Raiden Stars in the First Metal Gear Solid Game to Hit the Xbox 360®

El Segundo, Calif. - June 1, 2009 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that Metal Gear Solid: Rising is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft - the first Metal Gear Solid game to launch on the Xbox 360®. Raiden, one of the most popular characters in the Metal Gear Solid universe, will star in the all-new title from Hideo Kojima. Raiden first debuted in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system as a playable character and appeared as a non-playable cyborg in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

"The Metal Gear Solid series is one of the most highly acclaimed video game franchises of all time," said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "With Metal Gear Solid: Rising, the Xbox 360 community will finally get a chance to enjoy the action and excitement that this popular franchise is known to offer."

Metal Gear Solid: Rising is scheduled to be released on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. For more information on Konami, please visit: http://www.konami.com.