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IGN: Obviously, the first question that's on everyone's mind is: Why exactly did you feel this was the right time to end the Metal Gear Solid series?

Hideo Kojima: I was supposed to end this in MGS2, you know, originally (laughs). And then I created MGS3, and I said, 'Okay, this is the final one. It's over.' But people said, 'No, there's still not enough answers (in that game)!' As a game design, the story was almost complete in MGS1, 2 and 3, or so I initially thought. But of course, there were some questions that weren't answered, especially with some things after MGS2. I didn't decide that this was the timing – there were a lot of voices saying, 'We want the answer to all of the questions!' That's why as a game, and as a saga, MGS4 is the complete wrap up.

IGN: That actually brings up one important question: You've expanded on the series with Metal Gear: Ac!d, Portable Ops, the Digital Graphic Novel. I was wondering if you had any plans for other earlier tales for Snake or Raiden. Perhaps even some of the earlier adventures of Snake's career?

Kojima: Actually, yes, to answer your question directly. But I can't say if it's going to be a game. Maybe it'll be a novel or a comic – I do have some ideas. However, I have to say that I'm not going to do everything if we were to create it. Maybe I'll just produce or maybe design the game and just act on that role, so I won't be the total creator of that series if it happens.

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IGN: Would you consider these new chapters, stories or projects to be better suited for the PSP, or one of those things that the PS3 can best showcase?

Kojima: I don't know if I should say this, but we found out that Portable Ops, for instance, in Japan especially, has totally different target groups that the MGS series on the console platforms. Namely, the middle school students, from 13 to 15, are really fanatical with the machine itself -- look at Monster Hunter Portable, for instance. So if I were to, I would like to continue with this, to aim at those middle school students because they are so interested with MPO right now. I would continue to try to reach them.

I have a son in that particular age group, the 13-15 year old age group, and he's been with me watching me create the Metal Gear series. But he has always criticized it: 'Oh, Metal Gear is such a s****y game.' Until the point I released Portable Ops. So these kids are really into these handheld machines, and my son is really into Portable Ops as well: the use of the WiFi, the ability to play anywhere, bring it to school, etc. So it seems like the middle school kids are really, really having fun with the PSP. It might not be the Metal Gear series, but I would like to consider this audience because it's very important and new.

Almost two years after Resistance: Fall of Man gave PlayStation 3 owners their first great exclusive shooter, Resistance 2 has arrived bearing more great news. No, humanity hasn't gained an edge in its desperate fight against the alien Chimera (quite the opposite, in fact). The news is that Resistance 2 takes the grand apocalyptic setting and tight, fast-paced action of its predecessor and improves upon it in almost every way. Bigger battles, richer environments, and an outstanding new eight-player cooperative mode elevate Resistance 2 above almost every other shooter on the PS3.

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From the first moments of the single-player campaign, Resistance 2 proclaims its dedication to grandeur. As you crawl from the wreckage of your transport helicopter, you look up to see a sinister, towering machine laying waste to your surroundings, its shiny black bulk standing in stark relief to the smoky blue sky and green Nordic scrub. Environments (and enemies) like these, vividly colored and remarkably big, are prevalent throughout the campaign. Your journey will take you across North America, where you'll visit a fantastic variety of rural, suburban, urban, and alien landscapes. You'll see attention to detail in the plants under your feet, in the towering skyscrapers above your head, and everywhere in between. The scars of the Chimeran invasion clash dramatically against the technicolor mid-century American backdrop, setting a superb stage for exciting action.

And make no mistake, the action is the real star here. The protagonist, Nathan Hale, and his fellow soldiers are run-of-the-mill characters, and the functional story is a bit too vague to be interesting. Intel documents scattered about each level provide intriguing background and foreshadowing, but most of them are hidden away and require too much errant exploration to find. The only time you'll feel any emotional connection to the proceedings is when you stop to listen to the radio. The scattered monologues from radioman Henry Stillman provide a wrenching window into the despair of a nation overrun, and they're the lone narrative highlight.

Despite the lackluster story, Resistance 2's excellent single-player campaign is a thrilling roller coaster ride across dozens of varied locales, each infested with Chimera. Your horrible alien foes run the gamut from tiny chittering scorpions to fanged foot soldiers, from shielded two-story titans to lumbering forty-story leviathans. They come at you in waves of increasing size and intensity; they are quick, aggressive, and accurate, and dispatching them will take skill and persistence. Resistance 2 isn't an easy game, but that just makes your hard-fought victories sweeter.

All in all, Resistance 2 is an excellent game. The stirring scale of the single-player levels is impressive and the pervasive details make them truly awesome. Despite the squandered story, blasting your way through the campaign is electrifying, thanks largely to the deadly weapons in your arsenal. The cooperative multiplayer is a resounding success, and the competitive modes are terrific in their own right. Anyone looking for a superb shooter experience need look no further than Resistance 2.

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Presented as "the console to the next billion gamers', the debut Zeebo is scheduled for April in Brazil, which will be launched with a recommended price of $ 199.

The value should fall as they begin to be marketed in most countries and it is expected

that next year, the price could reach $ 149. The cost of titles for the console will vary between five and 15 dollars, transfer of data included, since the download is done using the same mobile network, in connection 3G. The package includes purchase of four games and a

fifth title available for download. Electronic Arts, Capcom, THQ, Gameloft, Glu and Namco Networks are some of the publishers that will take some of their games in Zeebo.

The news has not yet officially confirmed, but circulates in the international press and information disseminated by a well placed source. According to sources, this new version will be presented during the upcoming E3 in Los Angeles, the Entertainment Software Association's conference held in June and will be marketed by Sony and PSP Go!

The new version of the console will be available in two versions, 8 and 16 GB and come to Japan first and then to the United States and other markets. The official launch will be in September and the arrival to the American continent will happen only in the autumn. To emphasize that the news about a new portable console from Sony comes shortly after rival Nintendo release a new version of its DS to DSi. The line to the Nintendo DS has already yielded sales of 100 million units by the end of last year. The Sony sold by the same time half the equipment that the competitor.

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Wii is the console that sells more quickly if In just over two years, the Nintendo Wii has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, made him a warrant for the console that sold more quickly.

According to Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo. The console remains an attraction to one kind of audience that

until very recently had not bet on any console. The controller indicates that 20% of households with Wii in the United States, about 3 million people, chose the Nintendo console as the first option, since it did not have any equipment of this nature at the time of purchase. The DS has also been highlighted, having sold over 100 million units. Already the DSi, which goes to the market in November last year in Japan, has sold more than 2 million copies of the console. The numbers should increase significantly as of next month, when the console arrives in Europe (April 3) and the United States (April 5).

Two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA is bringing the fight to the enemy’s home world of Helghan. Taking the role of Sev, the battle-hardened veteran of the special forces unit known as the Legion, players will embark upon a mission to the planet Helghan to capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the enemy’s war machine to a halt. For Sev and his squad, the invasion of Helghan is just the beginning. Tasked with securing Pyrrhus, the Capital City, the team quickly discovers that the Helghast are a formidable enemy on their home planet. Not only have they adjusted to the planet’s hostile conditions, they have also harnessed a source of power from the environment that can be used against the ISA. Sev and his team soon discover the fight is greater than simply addressing the enemy forces; the Legion must also learn how to handle the effects of the fierce enemy planet.

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6.Top 10 Games-PC

1. 01 World of Warcraft2. 02 Fallout 3

3. 03 Left 4 Dead

4. 04 Diablo II LOD

5. 05 The Last Remnant

6. 06 Maple Story

7. 07 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

8. 08 Team Fortress 2

9. 09 Empire: Total War

10. 10 Neverwinter Nights 2

Top 10 Games-PS31. 01 Resident Evil 52. 02 Wolverine

3. 03 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

4. 04 DW: Gundam 2

5. 05 Street Fighter IV

6. 06 Fallout 3

7. 07 Metal Gear Solid 4

8. 08 Killzone 2

9. 09 Grand Theft Auto IV

10. 10 Final Fantasy XIII

Top 10 Games-PSP1. 01 DW: Strikeforce2. 02 Monster Hunter Freedom 2

3. 03 Dissidia: Final Fantasy

4. 04 Crisis Core: FFVII

5. 05 Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny

6. 06 Monster Hunter Freedom U

7. 07 Patapon 2

8. 08 Phantasy Star Portable

9. 09 FF Tactics: War of Lions

10. 10 Tales of VS.

Top 10 Games-XBOX 3601. 01 Fallout 32. 02 Resident Evil 5

3. 03 Wolverine

4. 04 Fable II

5. 05 Street Fighter IV

6. 06 The Last Remnant

7. 07 Halo 3

8. 08 Left 4 Dead

9. 09 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

10. 10 UFC 2009 Undisputed

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Patric ready to sign by the embodied

The side of the São Caetano now in Lisbon to perform medical tests and sign contract with the club's Light. The player will be the first embodied strengthening for next season and expressed great anxiety to start playing. It is recalled that at the end of last week, Rui Costa have confirmed that the recruitment of Patric soon to be, statements of which joined the confirmation of coach Quique Flores, who said the defense would sign for Benfica.

Meireles renewed yesterday, clause is 30 million

Raul Meireles official yesterday to renew the contract with FC Porto, which now extends until 2013 and is shielded by a clause of 30 million, identical to that of Bruno Alves and Lisandro. It added one more year on the last link, which was signed in January 2008, as THE GAME reported. The player, who completed 26 years in March, will, of course, the pay date, when the market starts to move, and there is public interest: the Everton of England, among others, never hid it monitors closely the evolution of Meireles. In this way, the player sees the value and also recognized the growing importance in the team.

Veloso returns to stir the English market

Veloso returns to stir the English market The Portuguese international is already shaking the market for transfers when no less than a month to the end of the season, the day on Thursday was marked by reports of UK giving an account of the interests of the emblems of the Premier League in the competition médio.Desta made, the newspaper "The Sun" that moves with the interests of Manchester City in the 24 shirt unfair, is

not confirmed to THE GAME by Paulo Barbosa, the average entrepreneur, who also denied having made the statements cited by that journal britânico.No Winter Market, Miguel Veloso was next to join in Bolton, but the proposal of the "Trotters" failed to claim the SAD leonina, invalidated the deal at the time. Still, the interest does not falter and it is very likely to return to the load on defeso.O Manchester City is another of the clubs in the Premiership with esquerdino on the agenda, but the official FIFA Paulo Barbosa - quoted by "The Sun" as the study and ensuring there is a supply agreement with the lions for the sale of the athlete -, denied having made such statements: "It is true that you said. Moreover, the season is not over, it is premature to say something about this." The player will leave,

however, may precipitate the scenario of the exit, with England as most likely destination.

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The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010… …did not exist in 2004

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist… using technology that haven’t been invent.

1 in 4 workers has been with their current employer for less than a year.

1 in 2 has been there less than five years.

1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S last year met online

If MySpace were a country, it would be the 5th – largest in the world (between Indonesia and Brazil)

The first commercial text message was sent in December of 1992 and today, the number of messages sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of planet.

By 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capabilities of the human brain.

During this “did you know” 395 babies were born in India, and 694,000 songs were downloaded illegally.

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