1:39 a.m. -- Anoop must be in Metal Gear heaven (Outer Heaven?). He's communicating via a PDA, and he's gone into blackout mode. I assume the presentation is so awesome his head caved in. What do we know? We'll be getting 15 minutes of gameplay footage from the powers that be.
The bad news? It's embargoed until 8 a.m. Pacific time. D'oh. Looks like I won't be coming in to work tomorrow.
1:44 a.m. -- Anoop lives and is uploading images from the event. Booyah!
1:55 a.m. -- Mr. Tanaka Fumiaki of Konami is giving a speech now and showing a video summarizing the Metal Gear franchise.
1:56 a.m. -- Anoop says, "Right now, the video they're showing is going from one game to the other, starting with the original Metal Gear and going through all the sequels. They're on the Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation. Talking about how they had to deal with the switch to 3D."
1:58 a.m. -- Still on the original MGS.
1:59 a.m. -- Now, they're showing scenes from the game's release in Japan ... then scenes from throughout the world. For all the launches. Now, they're listing all the MGS games that were released. Exciting!
2 a.m. -- Now, they're talking about Metal Gear Solid 2. Showing scenes from the TGS and E3 unveilings of the infamous trailers.
2:05 a.m. -- They talked about MGS3, the footage ended, and I'm uploading a ton of Anoop photos.
2:06 a.m. -- Kojima is taking the stage.
2:08 a.m. -- He's just giving a basic introduction and welcoming everyone to the event.
2:10 a.m. --Imaizumi Kenichiro is taking the stage -- Kojima production contents producer.
2:11 a.m. --He's introducing products from the 20th anniversary. Metal Gear Solid Collection! Metal Gear music collection!
2:12 a.m. -- Now, it's time to talk Portable Ops +. Trailer begins -- new stages, new soldiers, new modes.
2:15 a.m. -- NEW GAME! Metal Gear Solid 2 Bande Dessinee! PSP! Trailer is being shown! Full voice in the game!
2:17 a.m. --It's Bande Dessinee, but set in the world of Metal Gear Solid 2. Full voice, and a more advanced digital comic than we've seen before.
2:18 a.m. -- They're showing the MGS4 trailer we've seen before.
2:23 a.m. -- Kojima is taking the stage. He's announcing that Vamp, the guyw ho fights Raiden at the end, has a special voice. It's some guy who's last name is Tsukamoto. "Some Japanese star -- I think he's very famous," Anoop says.
2:27 a.m. -- Now Kojima is going to announce another voice star whom he thinks everyone will recognize ... Mari Natsuki! She's delivering a video message. She will play the role of Eva, a girl who fought snake in MGS3.
2:30 a.m. -- The real-time demo has started from behind Snake's back. It switches to solid eye, then zooms in on troops in the distance -- pmc troops. Now, he's putting on statue-cam camouflague to look like a statue. Everyone laughs.
2:31 a.m. -- Psst. It's Greg. Our first batch of images from the event are ready.
2:34 a.m. -- The PMCs come in, look around, then pass him by. He switches to his regular octo-cam. Kojima shows how it helps him blend into walls and into the floor. He's laying on the floor, camoulauged, and a PMC passes right by him. Snake gets up and surprises the guy, then takes his weapon.
2:37 a.m. -- Now Kojima is showing some combat. Gunplay seems to be handled by Snake appearing on either the left or right side of the screen -- you can switch between the two perspectives.
2:38 a.m. -- After showing a knife fight, he shows snake in a drum can.Snake switches to a drum can, then rolls on the ground to bowl out a couple of enemies. Snake emerges from the drum can dizzy, then throws up.
2:39 a.m. -- But Kojima makes him feel better by viewing a girly mag.
2:30 a.m. -- He shows snake take out a couple of enemies while hiding in a garbage bin. Then, he leads Snake out of the garbage bin. A demo takes over and shows a scene from the original demo with Otacon and the mark ii appearing.
2:43 a.m. --Now Snake can use the Mark II whenever he wants. Snake goes back outside, and there seems to be a war starting. Lots of gunfire between the PMC and the other forces. Kojima makes snake hide behind a car, then call out the Mark II. Snake holds a Sixaxis as you control the Mark II in first person. He leads Mark II to an enemy, then electrocutes him. Kojima then expalins that you can make Snake support either the PFC forces or the other forces if you like. It's up to you
2:45 a.m. -- Now he's showing Snake throwing grenades at enemy forces. And now using a machine gun.
2:46 a.m. --Snake is actually working with some characters now, presumably the side Kojima decided to support for the demo.
2:46:30 a.m. -- The demo is done.
2:47 a.m. -- Now, they're going to introduce Metal Gear Online.
2:48 a.m. --The producer of MGO, Mr. Matsuha, is taking the stage.
2:49 a..m. -- MGO will be playable by up to 16 people. Today, they're going to show 6 x 6 -- a total of 12 people.
2:50 a.m. -- The basic concept of MGO is hide and seek -- make sure you don't get seen.
2:51 a.m. -- They're set to begin the demo. They have a new system, called -- I think -- the SOKKU system. It allows you to more clearly get information about your ally characters. This system allows you to see the position of your allies, even through walls. They show up as blue figures. You can even see them when they're in the cardboard box.
2:53 a.m. -- The effect of the characters being blue looks really cool -- they flash blue and black, like they're made of a bunch of blue boxes.
2:54 a.m. -- "I can't stress enough how cool this new gameplay system looks," Anoop writes. "You can see your allies totallly far away, even through many walls."
2:55 a.m. -- When you die, you can select your weapon and get thrown back onto the battlefield.
2:57 a.m. -- Kojima climbs up a ladder (GREG: In the game, people!), kills someone and then jump back down. He also stresses that you can just throw a grenade up there if you want. If you kill an enemy, you can tap into their information system. You're then able to see the enemies -- if you're the blue team, the enemies show up as red.
2:59 a.m. -- Closed beta will run 8/20 to 9/3. They will accept applications from 7/24 to 8/6. It's closed beta, limited to 3000 people. Check the Kojima Productions website for more info. The live demo is finished.
3:00 a.m. -- "Kojima gets a communique on his cell phone!" -- Anoop
3:01 a.m. -- He announces Metal Gear Solid Mobile for cell phones. It's a game set in Metal Gear Solid 3 world. The game is in full 3D. It will be through EZweb and be included on a particular Sony Ericson model as default.
3:02 a.m. -- Kojima shows a special Metal Gear Solid-themed cell phone.
3:03 a.m. -- They're going to go on to part 2 of the event shortly -- a talk show with Kojima.
MGS online sounds cool, Video will be up about 3-4 o'clock i guess.
The bad news? It's embargoed until 8 a.m. Pacific time. D'oh. Looks like I won't be coming in to work tomorrow.
1:44 a.m. -- Anoop lives and is uploading images from the event. Booyah!
1:55 a.m. -- Mr. Tanaka Fumiaki of Konami is giving a speech now and showing a video summarizing the Metal Gear franchise.
1:56 a.m. -- Anoop says, "Right now, the video they're showing is going from one game to the other, starting with the original Metal Gear and going through all the sequels. They're on the Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation. Talking about how they had to deal with the switch to 3D."
1:58 a.m. -- Still on the original MGS.
1:59 a.m. -- Now, they're showing scenes from the game's release in Japan ... then scenes from throughout the world. For all the launches. Now, they're listing all the MGS games that were released. Exciting!
2 a.m. -- Now, they're talking about Metal Gear Solid 2. Showing scenes from the TGS and E3 unveilings of the infamous trailers.
2:05 a.m. -- They talked about MGS3, the footage ended, and I'm uploading a ton of Anoop photos.
2:06 a.m. -- Kojima is taking the stage.
2:08 a.m. -- He's just giving a basic introduction and welcoming everyone to the event.
2:10 a.m. --Imaizumi Kenichiro is taking the stage -- Kojima production contents producer.
2:11 a.m. --He's introducing products from the 20th anniversary. Metal Gear Solid Collection! Metal Gear music collection!
2:12 a.m. -- Now, it's time to talk Portable Ops +. Trailer begins -- new stages, new soldiers, new modes.
2:15 a.m. -- NEW GAME! Metal Gear Solid 2 Bande Dessinee! PSP! Trailer is being shown! Full voice in the game!
2:17 a.m. --It's Bande Dessinee, but set in the world of Metal Gear Solid 2. Full voice, and a more advanced digital comic than we've seen before.
2:18 a.m. -- They're showing the MGS4 trailer we've seen before.
2:23 a.m. -- Kojima is taking the stage. He's announcing that Vamp, the guyw ho fights Raiden at the end, has a special voice. It's some guy who's last name is Tsukamoto. "Some Japanese star -- I think he's very famous," Anoop says.
2:27 a.m. -- Now Kojima is going to announce another voice star whom he thinks everyone will recognize ... Mari Natsuki! She's delivering a video message. She will play the role of Eva, a girl who fought snake in MGS3.
2:30 a.m. -- The real-time demo has started from behind Snake's back. It switches to solid eye, then zooms in on troops in the distance -- pmc troops. Now, he's putting on statue-cam camouflague to look like a statue. Everyone laughs.
2:31 a.m. -- Psst. It's Greg. Our first batch of images from the event are ready.
2:34 a.m. -- The PMCs come in, look around, then pass him by. He switches to his regular octo-cam. Kojima shows how it helps him blend into walls and into the floor. He's laying on the floor, camoulauged, and a PMC passes right by him. Snake gets up and surprises the guy, then takes his weapon.
2:37 a.m. -- Now Kojima is showing some combat. Gunplay seems to be handled by Snake appearing on either the left or right side of the screen -- you can switch between the two perspectives.
2:38 a.m. -- After showing a knife fight, he shows snake in a drum can.Snake switches to a drum can, then rolls on the ground to bowl out a couple of enemies. Snake emerges from the drum can dizzy, then throws up.
2:39 a.m. -- But Kojima makes him feel better by viewing a girly mag.
2:30 a.m. -- He shows snake take out a couple of enemies while hiding in a garbage bin. Then, he leads Snake out of the garbage bin. A demo takes over and shows a scene from the original demo with Otacon and the mark ii appearing.
2:43 a.m. --Now Snake can use the Mark II whenever he wants. Snake goes back outside, and there seems to be a war starting. Lots of gunfire between the PMC and the other forces. Kojima makes snake hide behind a car, then call out the Mark II. Snake holds a Sixaxis as you control the Mark II in first person. He leads Mark II to an enemy, then electrocutes him. Kojima then expalins that you can make Snake support either the PFC forces or the other forces if you like. It's up to you
2:45 a.m. -- Now he's showing Snake throwing grenades at enemy forces. And now using a machine gun.
2:46 a.m. --Snake is actually working with some characters now, presumably the side Kojima decided to support for the demo.
2:46:30 a.m. -- The demo is done.
2:47 a.m. -- Now, they're going to introduce Metal Gear Online.
2:48 a.m. --The producer of MGO, Mr. Matsuha, is taking the stage.
2:49 a..m. -- MGO will be playable by up to 16 people. Today, they're going to show 6 x 6 -- a total of 12 people.
2:50 a.m. -- The basic concept of MGO is hide and seek -- make sure you don't get seen.
2:51 a.m. -- They're set to begin the demo. They have a new system, called -- I think -- the SOKKU system. It allows you to more clearly get information about your ally characters. This system allows you to see the position of your allies, even through walls. They show up as blue figures. You can even see them when they're in the cardboard box.
2:53 a.m. -- The effect of the characters being blue looks really cool -- they flash blue and black, like they're made of a bunch of blue boxes.
2:54 a.m. -- "I can't stress enough how cool this new gameplay system looks," Anoop writes. "You can see your allies totallly far away, even through many walls."
2:55 a.m. -- When you die, you can select your weapon and get thrown back onto the battlefield.
2:57 a.m. -- Kojima climbs up a ladder (GREG: In the game, people!), kills someone and then jump back down. He also stresses that you can just throw a grenade up there if you want. If you kill an enemy, you can tap into their information system. You're then able to see the enemies -- if you're the blue team, the enemies show up as red.
2:59 a.m. -- Closed beta will run 8/20 to 9/3. They will accept applications from 7/24 to 8/6. It's closed beta, limited to 3000 people. Check the Kojima Productions website for more info. The live demo is finished.
3:00 a.m. -- "Kojima gets a communique on his cell phone!" -- Anoop
3:01 a.m. -- He announces Metal Gear Solid Mobile for cell phones. It's a game set in Metal Gear Solid 3 world. The game is in full 3D. It will be through EZweb and be included on a particular Sony Ericson model as default.
3:02 a.m. -- Kojima shows a special Metal Gear Solid-themed cell phone.
3:03 a.m. -- They're going to go on to part 2 of the event shortly -- a talk show with Kojima.
MGS online sounds cool, Video will be up about 3-4 o'clock i guess.