Metal Gear Solid 4 preview for PS3

Next spring will see the arrival of the fourth instalment of the Metal Gear Solid series (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to give it its full name) - the franchise has been around for twenty years now, so the big question is how will this new outing stand up to next-gen technology? Well, we've had a first look at the game, and from what we've seen, it's looking like a tour de force of gameplay and graphics alike. We've got two full pages of news and pictures from the development of Metal Gear Solid 4 - read our eyes-on preview to get all the latest on this amazing game now!

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Metal Gear Solid 4 preview for PS3

20 Years. No, that's not the cumulative length of cutscenes in Metal Gear Solid 1- 4 (although we're sure it's not all that far off ), but rather, the number of years the Metal Gear series has been around for.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, Metal Gear head honcho, Hideo Kojima has arranged a number of events to kick start the old hype machine, revealing allnew gameplay aspects of his latest creation...

As the lights dimmed, the screen lit up with a scene of total devastation, with Snake perched on a ledge in what we're told is a war torn Middle Eastern town. Helicopters flew overhead, and there were crumbling buildings everywhere you looked – full of perfect hiding places for a Metal Gear game. As we're busy admiring the scenery, Snake pulls up the Snake Eye to survey his surroundings, and spies a troop of soldiers heading towards our hero