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Silhouette shows off Kojima's next game photo

As if three teaser countdowns in a row weren't enough, now we get to be teased some more about Kojima's upcoming game. The image above is the silhouette of a character from Kojima's new game and can be found in PSW. What clues does it give us? About as many as the teaser ads and site do, but dissecting it is fun anyway.

So we have a knife, and a guy with long hair and he might be wearing a jacket. It definitely doesn't look like Snake, but it could be Raiden or Vamp, right? Isn't Vamp a master knife wielder? Then again it could be from Snatcher right? The guy in that game wore a trench coat and this silhouette looks kind of coaty. There are even rumors that it is Guy Savage from Metal Gear Solid 3's easter egg mini-game. The final possibility, and this is the one I'm rooting for, is that it is a character from a completely original game. I'd love to have Kojima jump into something totally new and different. 

That might actually be the case as Konami has an old trailer for a game called Lords of Shadows. If you watch the trailer you'll notice the protagonist (or the man who we assume is the protagonist) looks a lot like the shadow on that page. So have we confirmed the new game here?

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HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:06
HiddenAHB
Is the guy from Lords of Shadow Matt.
I wonder what Kojima doing with a medieval game...
craigbezzle's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:06
craigbezzle
"As if three teaser countdowns in a row weren't enough, now we get to be teased some more about Kojima's upcoming game."

I honestly believe the 2 things are completely unrelated. That silhouette is obviously from the main character of Lord of Shadows, and I bet Kojima is producing/overseeing/fucking around with that project.

But the countdown is most certainly, 100%, for a Metal Gear Solid 5 announcement at E3. Bet on it.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:07
pedrovay2003
Hidden could be onto something... Lords of Shadow is a Konami game set for 2010...
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:10
covah


mmhmm, Lords of Shadow
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:12
HiddenAHB
I found a teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdT27y-w8Og

PS:The Lords of Shadow logo looks like was made on Paint.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:13
pedrovay2003
Well, that settles that.
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:17
Discarded Couch Sandwich
The sillouhete is actually a giant mechanical humanoid robot beast in which a mis-shapen, purple, tentacled alien protagonist resides. My cousin told me this, and he works in japan in the cubicle next to the one that Hideo Kojima works in and once he looked over at Hideo Kojima's computer and saw it so he must be right.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:26
AngelsDontBurn
Screw that, I care more about what's shown on that same page in the bottom left corner. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR! HNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG!
Roager's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:30
Roager
I like that trailer. The camera's all shaky, but the guy has no change. His hair doesn't move, he doesn't move. It's just the camera, and it's awesome.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:35
EternalDeathSlayer
It certainly seems like it's the character from Lords of Shadow, but for some reason I'm not buying that.

I guess we'll know soon enough.
JoZo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:38
JoZo
Kojima teams up to make the next assassin's creed!!??
CallMeRotten's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:42
CallMeRotten
I was wondering what was going on with Lords of Shadow. I remember there being speculation that it was the project name for the next Castlevania but since that other trailer shown at TGS pretty much dismissed that, it's been hush hush since.

Doesn't really seem to tie in with the teaser site though unless Kojima is just fucking with us by giving us false hints to make us keep thinking it has to do with Metal Gear. Or maybe he's working on two games? the man is a master of suspense I tells ya!
killboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 17:53
killboy
If you look at those 2 pictures side by side then it's 100% without a doubt Lords of Shadow. they've even accidently cut off part of the gate behind him and included it in the silhouette
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 18:01
Xhumation
when I see that silhouette and I think about what Kojima's new game could be I think of three words.

Picture not related.
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 18:07
covah
@EDS

It definitely is the character. There are little details found on both that give it away. Such as on the left side of both pictures near his head there is a little thing jetting up on his shoulder, and in between his his arm/side you can see a thing twisting off his gauntlet and his sword.

But I'm really not to sure that THIS is the game that Kojima has been teasing. He might be involved with it, but I don't think it is the one with the site that has the count down going on.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 18:24
Professor Pew
Wake me up in summer 2010 when the game is 3-12 months away?
JynxShot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 23:34
JynxShot
Lords of Shadow looks like Castlevania.
Kojima should team up with IGA and do 3D CV.

NO FUCK THAT GIMME ZOE3
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/23/2009 23:38
Kyousuke Nanbu
I'm sure it will be just as preachy and overrated as the MGS series.

Kojima should just go away, he can't write for shit. Retire with his millions of dollars.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 00:05
Corak
"I'm sure it will be just as preachy and overrated as the MGS series.
Kojima should just go away, he can't write for shit. Retire with his millions of dollars."

That may be the single best thing I've ever seen written here or anywhere else, bravo good sir, you make the world go round with your insightful and well worded comment /endsarcasm.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 00:09
Los255
"I'm sure it will be just as preachy and overrated as the MGS series."

lol.jpg
Mentok the Mindtaker's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 01:06
Mentok the Mindtaker
Kyosuke you make it very hard to hold back fon-boy like rants
Loogibot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 01:31
Loogibot
Mentok: I know exactly how you feel.
Anyway, screw all of this, I'd much rather a new IP, MGS5 or (much poreferably) ZOE3. Come on Kojima, give us the usual, "Well, I know the last game was supposed to be the last, buuuuuut..."
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 01:33
MrSadistic
I liked Kyousuke Nanbu better when he posting as Cotton McKnight.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 03:31
fetusmilk
hmmmmmmmmm a kojima directed castlevaina game? im soooooo down for that.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 04:31
Mr Wrighty 987
looks like Lords of Shadows but i dont trust PSW
EdgyDude's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 06:52
EdgyDude
Based onf silouhette alone, it IS lords of Shadow, no doubt, but the teaser site has a somewhat different feel, especially with the '5' (or 'S') blinking in the background and a semi confirmation in a japanese 7-Eleven DB (here's the link, if anyone knows Japanese http://psp.ign.com/articles/985/985429p1.html). So if Kojima is actually doing 2 games, that'd be beyond my best initial expectations, even better if one of them is new 3D Castlevania
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 07:43
Cowboy TTop
If this is Lords of Shadow, I'd welcome it with open arms. I feel MGS is still good, but Konami need a break from it. A side story series would be a good and much needed direction to go.

And if its something totally new altogether, then I'm all for it still.

I still want some more Ring of Red, though. Lol.
CharleyTony's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 08:42
CharleyTony
After seeing that Lord of Shadow picture its obvious its that game/franchise.

At first, I thought that it could have been something Castlevania related. Kojima could have been brought in to help make a good 3-D Castlevania. That guy can really make a great action game with great cut-scenes even when the story is a little on the crazy side...
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 10:29
manasteel88
still think its boktai that's being counted down. They're just implying that Kojima has worked on this game...not that it's the one being counted down.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 12:15
Black Nexus
@ Kyosuke
Does anything in the world not trigger these anger spasms of yours?

anyway its kojima, it will be epic, full of interesting characters, won't make a bit of sense and I will probably love every minute of it.
Blasto's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 13:26
Blasto
Could someone kick Kyousuke Nanbu in his troll face, please?

Seriously Kyousuke, you're one of the bitchiest e-cunts I've ever seen and I hate you. Please disappear from the face of the Earth. Thanks.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 13:27
Dexter345
It's like playing Fronz's Monday Mind Teasers, except nobody knows the answer!
downsouthhustla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 16:59
downsouthhustla
Lords of Shadow and Castlevania seem one and the same, esp. with Konami @ the helm. On a separate note, I saw gamefork said that Kojima Productions had 2 games ready for E3, both were 360 bound, and 1 was MGS4 + Oxide. Not sure of the other. If you believe him, maybe this is the other game. Who teh hell knows...
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 19:41
Crunshii
guys... another possibility yall might be missing.

bluki's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2009 21:38
bluki
crunshii: keep the hope alive brotha!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/25/2009 01:42
Chronic Logic
Metal Gear?!
Jozilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/25/2009 01:56
Jozilla
Okay honestly, if Kojima announces another MGS I will shed a single tear of hapiness and proceed to do so on multiple occasions until its release. I have butterflies in my stomach just thinking about the possibility! I was very disheartened when I was told MGS4 was to be Snake's last stand
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