1.5.07 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is rumored to be out in the U.S. January 17th of 2007. Also, a MGS: Portable Ops 2 is set to be released this year as well. MSX Metal Gear maps are still being worked on for this site. 10.17.06 - The forums had to be reinstalled but are back up now, however, without the old database. I've been working on a maps section for the MSX port of Metal Gear and they take a LONG time, but they're coming soon. 6.21.06 - A Japanese only stand-alone re-release of Subsistence is due out soon. Also, the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel is now on sale! This partially animated novel covers the events of Shadow Moses Island once again complete with some voice and noise effects. 12.2.04 - Metal Gear Solid 1 and Snake Eater character profiles finished! 11.17.04 - New Snake Eater section on the site is up! Also, quit reading this and go out and buy the game because it comes out TODAY! 10.1.04 - A day later than I promised, but at last I have posted the Tokyo Game Show Snake Eater trailer! 9/22/04 The annual Tokyo Game Show will begin Friday, September 24th. A new Snake Eater trailer is expected to be released, so stay tuned to this site to get your hands on it in the coming days. 8/24/04 - Today is Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima's birthday! Happy 41st, Hideo! Also, metalgearsolid.com, the official site for Konami's MGS is due to open today. 8/20/04 - Word has it that IGN.com will have a new Snake Eater trailer up today that includes footage of unknown characters and some plot details. 8/19/04 - 8/12/04 - Things are running smoothly now, so I'm finally able to offer the Snake Eater and Metal Gear Acid trailers from E3 to the downloads section. Expect another update Tuesday (8/17). 8/12/04 - Due to personal computer problems that I have now fixed, there has been no update for some time. Now that these problems have been resolved, expect updates very soon, possibly as early as mid-week. 5/18/04 - New Snake Eater footage as well as a New Metal Gear game announced at E3! More information in the NEWS section. Trailers to be added tommorow. 4/30/04 - E3 2004 will take place May 11-13. MGS3 will be covered, so check us out after the E3 for updates. 4/10/04- - Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes has been released in the U.S. and Japan! 3/11/04- - Fixed the Metal Gear Solid soundtrack in the downloads section; all tracks are once again up, including bonus tracks. 2/18/04- - Metal Gear Confidential celebrates it's 4th year in operation this month. Thank you for visiting and supporting the site for so long! Please visit the forums and vote for this site using the Top 30 MGS Sites button below. 1/22/04- - A happy new year to all! Reminisce over the past year with my review of everything that happened in the Metal Gear world in 2003! See the link located at the bottom of this page. 11/23/03- - Not much going on here lately; finished several in-depth biographies for the MGS section. In the meantime, check out this funny Metal Gear parody: http://www.razoric.com/flashtoons.php?filename=metal.swf&width=500&height=400 11/10/03- - New MGS section back online! Metal Gear Confidential is back online! Tokyo Game Show trailers for both Twin Snake and Snake Eater up in the Downloads section. 9/27/03- - Metal Gear Confidential will be moving to its new domain name, www.mgconfidential.com sometime this weekend/early next week. Please note that the site will be down for a few days, so please be patient. 9/5/03- -The poll has been decided! Christopher Fritz narrowly beat out Patrick Laine 65 votes to 62 for the subject of the MGC's next interview. 8/22/03- -A possible leak has been uncovered concerning MGS3: Snake Eater that has sent fans everywhere into a frenzy. Find out more about it in our NEWS section. 8/6/03- -The original MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake to be included in this November's Twin Snakes? Possibility! Check http://www.cubed-3.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=934 for the story. 8/03/03- -As promised before and after much deliberation, the Vanessa Marshall interview is here at last! Check out the Interviews section. Also, MG and MG2:SS soundtracks and all ROM and Emu downloads are up. 7/29/03- -Metal Gear Confidential is back online! We have changed over to a new provider to avoid former server problems. Downloads are not up yet, and forums will be restored momentarily. 6/15/03- - Are Videogames Art? Metal Gear and Hideo Kojima given credit for blurring the lines in article located at www.gamecritics.com/feature/editorial/videogames_art/page02.php. Upcoming interview with Vanessa Marshall exclusive to the Metal Gear Confidential to come soon. 6/5/03- - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes trailers can now be found in the DOWNLOADS section! 5/16/03- -The Metal Gear Solid 3 trailer has been leaked! To find out the name of the sequel and download the trailer, check our news section and forums! 5/10/03- -Major Metal Gear Announcement! Metal Gear Solid 3 will be on display at this year's E3 event. Also appearing will be a second title, a remake of Metal Gear Solid, with the title Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes! 5/7/03- - The updated link of two days ago has been removed. The author of Metal Gear Junkies blatantly plagiarized nearly one hundred percent of another linked affiliate, that of Metal Gear Forever. Metal Gear Junkies has been aptly blacklisted for this shameful and unoriginal con-job. 2/28/03- - The Metal Gear Confidential is pleased to present to you the all new Downloads section! Emulators, games, wallpapers and soundtracks now available! 1/15/03- - With the holidays from both the past month and this month, no progress has been made on the site except in the area of the forums; the MGC may be on hold for a few more weeks at the least. Enjoy your holiday breaks everyone! 12/22/02- - In The Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth, the book by Nastasha Romanenko, has been published in the MGS2 section. What used to be only found on the MGS2 disc is now exerpted in its entirety for your online viewing pleasure. MGS soundtrack still to come whenever I get around to it. 10/26/02- - A remixed version of the Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake soundtrack in MP3 form can now be found in the MG2:SS section under its downloads section. 10/19/02- - Site now relocated to its new host. Reason for moving was that our host was able to have more features if everything was transferred to this new account. Get ready for the downloads to explode; in the coming weeks, soundtracks and videos will be added to the site. 10/12/02- - This site is scheduled to move to its new host within 48 hours. The new URL is not yet known, but be assured when we do move, a forwarding service will be in place to point out the new URL. 10/8/02- - Today marks the first day of the Tokyo Game Show, and the first confirmation from series creator Hideo Kojima on Metal Gear Solid 3. Trailers and demos are still a long way off yet, but they're definately coming. 9/20/02- - As promised, I've been working very hard on the MG - NES section and it is now complete! A brand new section for you to gaze upon, and VERY DETAILED. I think you will be quite pleased. Use the links to the left to find it. 8/27/02- - Currently, plans for an overhaul of many of the older sections of the site are under way to make the site more compatible with the newer sections' layouts. Metal Gear for NES will be the first to get this new makeover. 8/21/02- - Searching for new material, I've dredged up an old interview with Kazuki Muraoka, the Sound Effect Supervisor on MGS. Go check it out in the Interviews section. 8/9/02- - For all you minipoll minions who voted in my last minipoll, here's to you. You voted for character bios? You got 'em! All of Dead Cell is layed out prettily in the MGS2 section. Very detailed. Over. 7/13/02- - Plans for yet another Metal Gear Solid 2 adaptation. Experience character models in different environments and slightly alter their appearance (sunglasses, dresses, etc.). VR Missions included. Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 it is called, is only a Japan release so far. Details: http://gamers.com/news/1187582 4/16/02- - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake section up with more Zanzibar Land than you can handle! Check it out below. Thanks go out to Laconic Link from the forums for providing the scripting code. 4/8/02- - Switch to new host complete! Site no longer crashes (infinite bandwidth). I hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on hari-kiri rock. I need scissors! 61! 3/18/02- - (Nearly) all Links down. I'm sorry to not have noticed this earlier and informed you, the viewers, but the Linkcounter system is not working at this time. In bigger news, Metal Gear Solid 2 is released in the UK today! 3/8/02- - Very big news! Konami has recently let it slip that a Metal Gear Solid 3 has began initial planning two weeks ago. The release date is a 2003-2004 timeframe for the PlayStation 2. Director of the series Hideo Kojima will not head the development, but may contribute to the story. That man never rests, does he? 1/30/02- - More artwork added; one of the Metal Gear Ray, and one of Raiden, both inked by me. MGS2 Premium Pack's status is unknown, but Konami is currently holding them from shipping. Many online retailers will now stop offering pre-orders for limited edition packages in the future. 12/28/01- - A few pieces of art added to the Artwork section.Premium Package still hasn't arrived! The script for MGS1 is going to take longer than I thought; first disc's contents is nearly complete, but not yet posted 11/5/01- - The <a href="mgs2sol.html">Metal Gear Solid 2</a> page has been completely redesigned in antipication of Metal Gear Solid 2, if you haven't noticed. Also, a Spoiler-Free voice clip of Snake and Otacon from the English version of MGS2 has been posted in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/downloads.html">Downloads</a> section. 11/1/01- - There will be a Metal Gear Solid 2 Premium Package released exclusively in Japan that includes a 100-minute "making of" DVD video, (possible) CD soundtrack, 70 page artbook and of course, a limited edition copy of MGS2:SOL. Try shopping online for your own copy, valued @ $105 U.S. dollars. Remember, it most likely is completely in Japanese and must be imported. 10/9/01- - Check out the <a href="Kojima-int4.html">Hideo Kojima interview</a> from <i>Electronic Gaming Monthly</i> magazine; his first since last May. Lots of MGS2 spoilers inside! 9/21/01- - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty due out in Japan on December 13; exactly one month after the U.S. release, November 13. 9/3/01- - IP address # 24.49.112.134 has been <b>banned</b> from the polls due to abuse (voting 200+ times!) Can you guess where this person voted? 8/27/01- - New artwork of Decoy Octopus added to the artwork section, check it out!: <a href="artwork.html">Decoy Octopus artwork</a> 8/14/01- - Profiles of <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/naomifile.html">Naomi Hunter</a> and <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/merylfile.html">Meryl</a> put up in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/mgsolidwalk.html">Walkthroughs</a> section. 7/23/01- - Submitted artwork now on display in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/artwork.html">Artwork</a> section. COMING SOON: In-depth dossiers of each character from Metal Gear Solid will be included in the MGS walkthrough page with clickable picture links to each character's bio. Typed out an old interview with Takashi Mizutani, CG Artist for MGS. 6/24/01- - A link to great detailed maps of Metal Gear (NES version) added <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/metalgear.html">here</a>.............................. A new section for Metal Gear Solid 2 Weapons with pictures and descriptions added in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/weapons.html">Weapons Archive</a>. 6/3/01- - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty @ E3. New revealing trailers released; consult www.ign.com for the trailer divided into segments or www.konami.com for the full uncut version. 5/22/01- - Site updated as of 5/5/01.........all links checked and all pages updated and reformated. 5/5/01- - Confirmed: David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake, will be returning to do the part of Snake for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Also returning are Christopher Fritz, American voice actor for Hal Emmerich and Patric Laine as Revolver Ocelot. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty shipping date confirmed as November 13th, 2001. No delay's in shipping date expected. To pre-order your copy, go to the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/mgs2sol.html">MGS2:SOL</a> link listed below. The Metal Gear Solid Walkthrough is now complete; just some tweaking to be done...............................Metal Gear Solid 2 rumors are about that U.S. consumers won't get a copy of the game until Christmas possibly, meanwhile PS2 sales reach the 10 million mark worldwide. Need your Metal Gear fix sooner than X-mas? Too bad! 3/30/01- -New drawings in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/artwork.html">Artwork</a> section, one of <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/mantis.jpg">Psycho Mantis</a> and the other a neat <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/lsssnake.jpg">Liquid Snake & Solid Snake</a> collaboration. 2/18/01- -Site has been <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/updates.html">updated</a> as of 2/18/01. All links fixed. 2/1/01 - -It's hard to get started again after the Holidays, what with all the time off and all, but now it's back to normal. I will be working on the Metal Gear Solid Walkthrough and try to post some sound files up, seeing that they have been in demand lately. 1/6/01 - -New interview with <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/Shinkawa-int.html">Yoji Shinkawa</a>, the Mech/Character Designer of Metal Gear Solid in the <href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/interviews.html">Interviews Section</a>. Also, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty due out in Fall of 2001. 12/12/00 - -New artwork of <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/Ocelotsketch.gif" target="resource window">Revolver Ocelot</a> in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/artwork.html">Artwork</a> section..................Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty due for both the PS2 and X-Box consoles. The name for the X-Box title is slated as "Metal Gear Solid X" for now. How horrible does that sound? 11/10/00 - -A new <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/Kojima-int3.html" target="resouce window">Hideo Kojima interview</a> taken respectively from <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com">Game Informer Magazine</a> in the <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/interviews.html">Interviews</a> section about Kojima's thoughts on the future of gaming. Enjoy this as well as the other two interviews with him posted there! 11/5/00 - -Got a new interview on the site with <a href="http://madjackyl.tripod.com/interviews.html">So Toyota</a>, the Motion Director of MGS. 7/27/00 - -The sequel to Metal Gear Solid now has an official name - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Plenty of screenshots in the MGS2:SOL link above........................New artwork section put up.....yes, I drew them. 5/8/00 - -Found at DailyRadar.com: Sequel to Metal Gear Solid due out on Playstation sometime next year is scheduled to make it's debut at this year's E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo).....The game will debut on May 10, 2000 at the E3. 4/20/00 - -Rumors of a Metal Gear Solid sequel have surfaced, with a possible setting for the plot, as well as a two-character playable story.... Also, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel for the Game Boy has been renamed for it's upcoming release onto US shores. It will bear the name "Metal Gear Solid" instead....how confusing. 2/14/00 - -The creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima, has recently announced that indeed the sequel to Metal Gear Solid will be on the Playstation2." BACK