Solid Snake

In Real Life

Let’s Watch Solid Snake Read Shakespeare’s Hamlet

3:30PM July 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Well, technically, let’s listen, since the video features only the voice behind Snake (David Hayter) and not the game character’s digital self.

You will really want to skip straight to the Hamlet passage itself, which begins 5:00 in.

It’s a fair effort by Hayter given he’s both in character and taking the piss, but it’s still not my favourite reading of the famous passage itself. That honour goes to this.


In Real Life

Modern War Gear Solid Saga Introduces… Cardboard Gear!?!

5:40AM May 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The ultimate paramilitary crossover continues in the fifth(!) chapter of Modern War Gear Solid, which has already merged the worlds of Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Halo into one ridiculously amusing soup. More »


News

Japanese Super Scribblenauts Features Special Guest Stars

5:00AM January 30, 2011 | Owen Good

Super Scribblenauts was published in Japan by Konami (which also handled the original Scribblenauts). That explains why Solid Snake, in this image tweeted by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, shows up in the game. Snake’s got company, too. More »


While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM December 17, 2010 | Mark Serrels

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you! More »


While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM December 15, 2010 | Mark Serrels

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you! More »


In Real Life

Blizzard Reveals Lolcat, Solid Snake Game Concepts

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10:00AM July 2, 2009 | David Wildgoose

At least, that’s what this whiteboard discovered in the Blizzard office must surely mean. Surely? More »


In Real Life

Naked Snake Figure As Expensive As It Is Orange

8:30PM March 2, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Behold, Medicom’s take on Metal Gear Solid 3′s Naked Snake. He costs US$190, stands 12″ tall, comes with a ton of accessories and will be out towards Christmas. And yes, that really says $190.

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In Real Life

Snake Makes a Solid Tat

8:00AM January 25, 2009 | Owen Good

There seems to be no shortage of the impressive art gamers are both willing to pay for and have etched into their skin.

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Solid Sackboy Hits LittleBigPlanet On Xmas Eve

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5:11PM December 22, 2008 | David Wildgoose

Sony’s confirmed that we’ll be getting the Metal Gear themed expansion for LittleBigPlanet on December 24. Along with a bunch of costumes and a level kit, Media Molecule is also adding a new item – the Paintinator (pictured above) – which lets you “Shoot switches and enemies, or create completely new challenges for other players to test their shooting skills!”Full details, including pricing, beyond the jump… More »


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Turkish Solid Snake Equips Cardboard Box, Sneaks Out Of Prison

12:00PM November 15, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

A Turkish prisoner in a west German jail — well, he used to be in a west German jail — has employed some Solid Snake-style tactical espionage escape action, hiding in a box that was supposed to be shipping stationery supplies and delivered by an express courier. According to the BBC, the 42-year old man jumped from the truck that carried him and his box off prison grounds, escaping through a cut in the truck’s outer tarp.

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