Metal Gear maestro Hideo Kojima has announced Death Stranding [official site], the first game from his new studio. It may or may not involve beached whales, crabs with cables coming out their guts, a nude Norman Reedus, a cyberbaby, and mysterious hovermen, going by the cinematic E3 trailer. I am delighted that Kojima’s first game away from Konami seems to be going hard on the weird. Have a gander:

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Here’s yer weekly top ten Steam best-sellers. That being what most tore up the charts last week. Is DOOM still king? What happens to Total Warhammer now it’s actually released? And what in the name of all that’s holy is YouTubers Life? … [visit site to read more]

After laying bare its details at the beginning of the month, the Cloaked in Silence DLC for Metal Gear Online [official site] is out now. On top of three new maps and unlimited access to the upcoming Survival mode, the expansion adds the formidable photosynthesising sniper Quiet to its ranks. Come see her in action:

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Expert sniper Quiet is joining Metal Gear Online [official site] as a playable special character in the upcoming ‘Cloaked in Silence’ DLC, and I’m sorely disappointed in everyone who won’t get into character by humming over voice comms whenever they see an enemy. The add-on will also chuck in three new maps and give unlimited access to a new mode which will only allow non-DLCers a few plays each week. Me, I’m mostly in it to bug teamies by humming away with a crinkling binbag tied round my left arm.

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Sure, you’ve defeated the entire Soviet army in Metal Gear Solid V [official site] by throwing hunks of metal at soldiers’ faces then telling your dog to bite them, but that will only work on actual humans five times – tops – before someone calls the rozzers. But you can now test your sneaking (and face-shooting) skills against actual humans virtually, beyond the base invasion antics. After a week in public beta testing, Metal Gear Online has properly launched on PC, bringing team-based shootysneaks to MGSV.

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